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Looking ahead to 2014

January 2, 2014 By Jay Ong 7 Comments

Happy New Year!

New Years are all about brand new beginnings, aspirations and new dreams to realize – but it’s extra special for Lego fans as it means that we get to anticipate and mess around with new toys! 2014 is going to me a MASSIVE year for Lego, especially with The Lego Movie hitting cinemas in just a few months (February 7th for the US and April 3rd for us here in Australia) .

I think this movie will be a huge hit (think Despicable Me levels) and will draw in both old and new Lego fans into the fold. It also helps that the movie sets looks nothing short of incredible. Speaking of sets, here are some of the sets I’m most excited about in 2014.

Lego Movie Sets

Lego Movie 70807 MetalBeard's Duel

 

70807 – MetalBeard’s Duel AU$49.99

The sets being put out for The Lego Movie is every Lego fan’s dream come true. Unencumbered by themes and handed a blank canvas, the Lego designers have really gone all out with the set designs; cranking up the creativity and wacky designs to 11.

First the good news. The Lego Movie sets are already available for purchase in Australia through Lego’s official online store Shop @ Home. With free shipping on orders over AU$150, it’s not that bad a deal especially since you get to collect VIP points.

The bad news, if you want to pick them up from your local store (especially at a discount), word on the street is that we’re only getting a March release for the movie sets.

Lego Minifigures Series 12

 

To cushion the blow, at least we’re getting the Series 12 minifigures which comprise of characters from the movie in January (this month!).

Lego Movie 70810 Sea Cow Leaked

I’m super excited about the leaked set, MetalBeard’s Sea Cow – a gargantuan steampunk inspired pirate ship which will debut sometime in the second half of the year. I’ve always been a fan of Pirate ships so I cannot wait for this one. MetalBeard’s Sea Cow will most likely be the biggest pirate ship that Lego has designed, comfortably eclipsing the Imperial Flagship by more than 1000 pieces. This is a must-buy for me.

Update: An incredibly clear picture of the back of Metalbeard’s Sea Cow box has turned up on Reddit, days before it’s scheduled to be sold to LEGO VIP Members (17 February is the supposed date), so not long now!!!

Lego Movie Metalbeard's Sea Cow Back

Lego Movie 70814 Emmet's Construction Mech

 

Emmet’s Construction Mech also looks like a great pickup. For one thing, it’s massive as well. I have a soft spot for mecha-inspired Lego so it’ll be hard to say no to this guy.

Lego Movie 70816 Benny's Spaceship

Lastly, the leaked set that has sent Lego fans into a frenzy is Benny’s Spaceship. A 900-piece love letter to classic Space lego (and by classic I mean 1970s classic). I expect this set to fly off the shelves. Definitely adding this to my collection as well. Who doesn’t love classic Space Lego??

Super Heroes

Lego 76012 Batman the Riddler Chase

76012 – Batman: The Riddler Chase

2014 is shaping up to be a great year if you’re into Super Heroes (who isn’t?) with The Flash finally making his debut as a minifig! Finally, we’ll be that much closer to being able to complete a Justice League lineup!

Lego 76017 Captain America vs Hydra

On the Marvel side of the tracks, we’ll be getting some sweet new minifigs as well. In the small Captain America vs Hydra set, we finally get a Red Skull minifig, an iconic archenemy to Captain America.

Lego 76018 Hulk Lab Smash

Last but not least the Hulk Lab Smash set, featuring none other than PURPLE PANTS HULK. In the previous Hulk Helicarrier Breakout set which was based on the Avengers movie, our dear angry green friend only had tan pants. I’m glad that Lego took the time to give us his comic book version with the purple pants.

The Australian release date for 2014’s Lego Super Heroes sets should be sometime in February for the DC ones and March/April for the Marvel ones.

Yup, you do not want to piss this guy off.

Disney Princess

Lego 41050 Disney Princess Ariel's Amazing Treasures

You probably know that I’m quite a big fan of the Friends theme. I am also a huge sucker for Disney movies so the next evolution for the Friends minidolls – Disney Princesses is an absolute winner in my book. Who wouldn’t want to collect and build iconic scenes and structures from Disney classics such as Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Tangled and Pixar’s Brave?

Lego 41054 Disney Princess Rapunzel's Creativity Tower

The sets retain the use of bright pastel colours that Friends did oh so well and took it up a notch with the fairy tale theme. The minidolls and supporting characters (like Flounder from the Little Mermaid or Pascal from Tangled) look really well designed, as are the huge variety of new parts and elements included. These are going to sell so well with young girls and Disney fans.

Lego 41055 Disney Princess Cinderella's Romantic Castle

Yes, owning Cinderella’s Castle is pretty high on my list of priorities this year. The Disney Princess sets should hit Australian shelves sometime in March.

Cuusoo

Lego 21140 Cuusoo Curiosity Rover

21104 – Mars Curiosity Rover AU$49.99

I’m a pretty big nerd so I’m looking forward to owning a Lego version of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, fondly known as the Curiosity Rover. Curiosity is currently scurrying about the Gale Crater on the planet Mars digging up information, performing research and doing all sorts of sciencey magic on the Red Planet. Interesting tidbit about the set, it was designed by real Curiosity Rover engineer, Stephen Pakbaz. You can buy your very own brick version of Curiosity from Lego’s Shop @ Home website, linked above.

Modulars

Lego 10243 Modular Parisian Restaurant

10243 – Parisian Restaurant AU$249.99

I recently got myself a Modular set (the Fire Brigade) and I anticipate buying several more as I expand into more ‘adult’ Lego sets this year. The Parisian Restaurant is now available on Shop @ Home and looks absolutely stunning. I don’t think I’ll pick this one up this year (going to try and collect the previous modulars first) but I’m definitely excited about this set. If I win the Lotto, I might just pick this one up.

That’s it for my 2014 preview. I didn’t mention any City sets as I felt that the new 2014 ones were pretty pedestrian and dull and I doubt I will be picking any up. However, rumors are swirling around due to leaks by Brickfan which reportedly have the list of Summer (Northern Hemisphere) sets for 2014. It looks like we’re getting Arctic themed City sets (would be awesome if true!), a couple of Ninjago Rebooted sets, more Ninja Turtles and Friends as well as Agents! I hope the Agents rumour is true because the theme was so much fun.

Thanks for reading! It certainly looks like 2014 is going to be a great year to be a Lego fan but also a very poor one for our wallets!

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cuusoo, dc super heroes, disney princess, lego 2014, marvel super heroes, ninjago, series 12, the lego movie

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  1. Christine says

    January 11, 2014 at 3:17 PM

    Hi Jay,

    I’m new in Lego. Having say that, i would like to start building up Modular collection. Mind to share with me where can I get the Modular collection in Malaysia with reasonable price? I tried to buy online from lego.com, however it seems they do not ship to Malaysia.

    Your reply is highly appreciated.

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    • Jay says

      January 11, 2014 at 11:44 PM

      Hi Christine

      Welcome to Lego! Great that you want to get started on your modular collection! If I recall correctly, Brick Boy Toys http://brickboytoys.blogspot.com carries the modular sets. You can also try Brick Sanctuary https://www.facebook.com/BrickSanctuary as well.

      Yeah, unfortunately they don’t ship to Malaysia. I have a feeling that they’ll support Malaysia and other South East Asian countries soon though. LEGO are currently pushing heavily into Asia as it’s the source of their largest growth.

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      • Christine says

        January 20, 2014 at 3:23 PM

        Thanks Jay for sharing!

        Do you find the modular sets are cheaper at Legoland Malaysia?

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        • Jay says

          January 21, 2014 at 9:54 AM

          Hi Christine.

          I haven’t been to Legoland Malaysia since their Grand Opening, so I’m not too certain on their current retail pricing but it wasn’t too different compared to Toys R Us or specialty shops like Brick Boys.

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          • Christine says

            January 21, 2014 at 5:05 PM

            Thanks for the heads up. I am planning to go Legoland Malaysia during the Chinese New Year holidays. Hopefully the crowd is manageable!

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  2. Nick says

    January 2, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    Morning Jay!

    Nice intro to 2014 🙂 . I think the Lego movie is the perfect way to bolster sales and spur te creativity of Lego designers. Considering your comments about this years city sets, one might say that the designers were either a little creatively-stagnant or just struggling to re-invent the iconic city theme. If those designers got any input into the movie designs, I’m sure they were very happy people.

    Despite some ‘meh-factor’ with city, I picked up some of last years sets including the recycling truck, flatbed truck and the cement mixer. Mainly because I got the family house 31012 for Xmas and bought a second one to transform it into a mansion. I thought a few essential services were required for the dwellers of the mansion to live comfortably! PS – the cement mixer is required for the house construction (and will be needed for pagola and hot tub and of course potential renovations into the future! The flat bed was needed because let’s face it, that yellow car ain’t no Toyota and may be needed for when it breaks down.

    Metalbeard’s Sea Cow looks like a really interesting set making use of a variety if elements. It’s understandable why it’s near the top of your list! I’m pretty excited about the Parisian Restaurant and particularly the use of white croissant elements on the facade of the building. I think it’s REALLY important that Lego make good use of existing elements for multiple purposes. It’s good to know you can slap on a cement-covered croissant when you’ve run out of fancy bricks 😉

    Peachy keen for series 12 minifigs and riffling through bags for that rare minifig!

    Keep up the brilliant blog. I’m really enjoying it.

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    • Jay says

      January 2, 2014 at 11:32 AM

      Morning Nick!

      Last year’s Creator Family House is pretty sweet. I’ve been eyeing it myself! I guess with City it’s a little hard to deviate from things that sell well (Police/Firemen sets) and there’s only so few things you can do with a town theme. I do wish we had more “civilian” style buildings like restaurants, garages or shops but Friends seems to be covering that niche pretty well!

      Yeah, the Parisian Restaurant’s interiors are pretty neat as well. I love the use of cement pastry too!

      Reply

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