I stopped into Toys R Us (TRU) the other morning to see if their shelves had been restocked. Christmas shoppers and natural disaster-related supply chain shortages (at least here in BC) had left them perpetually empty. Part of the reason for the trip is that I needed to pick up some polybags for the Brick Alliance Polybag Project, a year-long
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This morning, we shared the news concerning the return of the VIP collectible coins. Those hit the VIP rewards center on January 11, 2022 at 9:00 am. Hot on the heels of that reveal, we also learned of the January 2022 promotions at the LEGO® Store. Interestingly, this news is coming at you much later than in the past. Previously,
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The LEGO® Group released three sets this year to commemorate the upcoming Chinese New Year. Additionally, they sent True North Bricks all three for review. We have already looked at the Lion Dance BrickHeadz character, as well as the Lunar New Year Traditions set. Today, we delve into the largest of the three, Lunar New Year Ice Festival. Interestingly, as
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The Chinese New Year sets joined the international offerings catalog from the LEGO® Group a few years ago. Prior to that, the sets sold only in the Asia Pacific market. The annual additions to the theme are now one of my most anticipated announcements for the January releases. Consequently, I was thrilled when the LEGO® Group offered me this year’s
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The annual addition to the Winter Village Collection is a popular set every year. This year’s Santa’s Visit is no exception. As I write this, the set has sold out online. Luckily, I received a copy earlier on from the LEGO® Group. With Christmas rapidly approaching, we now take a closer look at the set. Incidentally, this is one of
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The approaching Holidays always bring great new seasonal LEGO® sets to store shelves. This year, one such set is Santa’s Sleigh (40499). After the 2020 Elf Clubhouse introduced the reindeer figurine, fans went wild. People ordered it like nobody’s business on Bricks and Pieces, and the figurine frequently sold out as soon as it appeared online. The reindeer was such
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The Spring Lantern Festival (80107) is a beautiful set chock full of detail and colour. This lovely build recreates a traditional Asian garden featuring plenty of accurate details. The brick-built fun includes moon gates, pavilion, pond, bridge, and a light-up ox lantern. Adding to the accuracy and fun are plenty of buildable lanterns, Chun Lian banners, rabbit lantern and 8
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The LEGO® Group recently announced the 2022 Chinese New Year sets. I’ve been rather remiss in that I have not yet reviewed the 2021 sets. In order to remedy that and celebrate the 2022 reveals, this week True North Bricks is reviewing both the Story of Nian (80106) and Spring Lantern Festival (80107). Today, we begin with the former. NOTE:
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The LEGO® Group recently participated in the fourth annual China International Import Expo. They revealed seven new sets from three themes. The reveals include the 2022 Chinese New Year sets celebrating the Year of the Tiger. Additionally, the announcement included one Monkie Kid reveal, and four new Super Mario sets. These are in addition to the Super Mario sets announced
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