Ninjago 2014: Cryptor Minifigure Leaked

Hello people, I know i'ts been a very long time since my last post, but I've been busy (like everyone) and didn't have much time to work on my posts here, but here you go:

In case you didn't know, the popular Lego Ninjago theme ended earlier this year, or did it. Nope, it didn't.:-)
It appears that it will focus on... Robots? We'll have to wait for set images for that.

Here we have the first minifigure and the first material object to prove it's reality that was leaked by an ebay seller who mysteriously owns one...
The minifigure's name is Cryptor, he appears to be leaving Garmadon back with his bones as the new main villain.

To me he looks great and I don't see any of his pieces that couldn't be used for a MOC. He has a silver arm, a great shoulder armor piece, great ninja meets robot torso and legs, and a great head as well.

And to clear up any confusion, this minifigure is 100% genuine Lego and is not custom-made whatsoever, which we know from this:

This image was posted on the official Lego Ninjago Facebook page earlier today (9/24/2013) with the message: "Lego Ninjago is about to embark on the next chapter. Are you ready to reboot?" Heck yeah, I am!

This is the Lego Spy, out.

10237 Tower of Orthanc

Finally, some news! Today we have 10237 Tower of Orthanc for The Lord of the Rings. It will be available for $199.99 USD during July of this year (2013). The set will include 5 minifigures a buildable (there's a new word for you) Ent and a tower. But this is no ordinary tower, I think this thing has got to be the tallest Lego set in history. The Tower of Orthanc looms over other Lego towers at an amazing 28" (inches) tall! The five included minifigures are: Saruman, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, an Uruk-Hai, and the "Orc Pitmaster" (as according to the official press release). Speaking of the press release, here it is:

Finally, collect one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic buildings of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Tower of Orthanc! Build all 6 highly detailed floors filled with fascinating movie-related details including the attic, library, alchemy room, Saruman’s throne room, entrance hall and dungeon. This exclusive model stars in some of the most iconic scenes from The Lord of the Rings movies. Swoop down with the Great Eagle and rescue stranded Gandalf the Grey from his tower-top prison after his defeat at the hands of the white wizard, Saruman. Build the powerful, tree-like Ent, with poseable limbs and cool swinging arm function, then attack the Uruk-hai and Orc Pitmaster while Saruman and his servant Grima Wormtongue take refuge high in the tower. The Tower of Orthanc is a must-have model for any The Lord of the Rings collection! Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, an Uruk-hai and the Orc Pitmaster

The rest can be viewed here at Brickset.
It's mostly a bunch of buildable and poseable Ents (seriously Lego?). Anyway, in my opinion, this set looks great... Until your eyes drift down to the price tag. I know this set is probably worth about $200 but it might be kind of annoying for any people out there who are trying to collect all of the Lord of the Rings theme (I know one of these people personally as a matter of fact).
There are several other Lego-submitted photos of this set at the Brickset Flickr photostream:
-Flickr (Brickset)-

This is the Lego Spy, out.

Minifigures Series 11, Mr. Gold, Superman, Lone Ranger, and Star Wars!

Hi everyone! I have been sick for a few days now so I wasn't able to post anything new, but hopefully this is new enough.
- Minifigures Series 11
It's official, Minifigures Series 11 will be released later this year, 2013. It was revealed by the French Amazon website (no pictures yet) along with a brief, roughly translated, description:

"With 16 new figures in Series 11 Special, the LEGO collection continues to grow. Each figure is packed in a bag 'mystery' and accompanied by special accessories, a base and ask for a booklet. Inspired by movies, sports, history or everyday life, this collection includes: a scientist, a female robot, evil, a jazz man, an elf, a policeman, a Bavarian woman, a waitress, a scarecrow, a barbarian, a welder, a mountaineer, a grandmother, a warrior tiki man and gingerbread."

These weren't the expected minifigures but I'll have more information in the near future most likely.

A picture of the infamous creature.

- Mr. Gold or should I say Mr. Ripoff? (4/16/2013)
Mr. Gold... Yep... It's him, he's struck his first blow on ebay. I don't know who bought these or why they did, but there were two Mr. Golds sold by the same person on ebay today (4/16/2013) for €999.00, in other words: $1,307.09 USD! What!? That's over one thousand dollars! What's with this person!? I must have missed something because I didn't think Mr. Gold was made of real pure gold. I thought it must have been some sort of gold coating. I mean... No, I'm done with this.


- 76009 Superman Black Zero Escape
This is just a new set I kind of like. Here's a picture: -Brickset- for alternate pictures

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- Lone Ranger
All of the Lego The Lone Ranger sets are available at Lego.com now!

- Star Wars
Some high resolution pictures for the new summer sets. Pictures: -Brickset (flickr)- -World of Games-

This is the Lego Spy, out.

Lego to open factory in China + 70014 Picture + New search box @ Lego Spy!

Lego Factory
A while ago Lego announced that they would be opening a factory in China. I didn't really post information on it here because there wasn't really much information. But today (4/11/2013) I stumbled upon an article at a website called The Wall Street Journal (I won't bother posting a link here because you have to pay. So stupid.) with an article on this subject. Just take my word for what I'm saying here because unless you have signed up for TWSJ you will have to believe what I say. Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego, stated that the factory in China, "will not be producing products for North America and Europe" and that the profits they have had in Asia have been going up by about 50% annually and that's why they have decided to establish the factory there. I feel... Relieved I suppose that the products won't be shipped to North America and Europe but instead will be continued to be produced in Lego's previous factories.

70014 The Croc Swamp Hideout (The Legends of Chima
Now we have a new image for 70014 The Croc Swamp Hideout. As far as I can tell, the set is an over sized  crocodile ready to swallow you whole! Not exactly but that's what most of the set is, a large crocodile head, in a swamp, apparently a hideout. As you can probably tell from that, I'm not crazy about The Legends of Chima but I see how it would appeal to a fan of the theme. Pictures: -Eurobricks- -Brickset-

This is the Lego Spy, out.

PLUS! Check out the new search box to find an article you're looking for! (It should be on the left side of this page)

Preliminary Image for 75024

Yeah, this is it, the best picture...

Yesterday, a German website (eggersmann-modellautos.de's page has a 404 error, for a good picture: -Groove Bricks-) revealed the first image of the remaining two Star Wars sets without images: 75024 HH-87 Starhopper (The other set is 75025 Jedi Defender-Class Cruiser). Then The set is really hard to see so there isn't much to say for it yet but I guess it includes a disguised Obi-Wan Kenobi, Cad Bane, and a Nikto Guard. The coloration look pretty nice too and should be great for MOCs (My-Own-Creations if you're new to that abbreviation)! This set will be somewhere around $30-$40 USD. This is the Lego Spy, out.
For picture: -Groove Bricks-

DC Super Heroes

Finally we get a picture of one of the new Superman: Man of Steel Lego sets (other than 76002, which is late news). We have 76003 Battle of Smallville today and it looks great! They details are great, the minifigures are especially wonderful, and some great pieces for MOCs too! The minifigures (as stated before)... They're just amazing. The enemies armor look great for MOCs, the helmets are epic, and those new guns are so cool! Superman looks nice too, with his shining armor and fire red cape! And the army guy, well, we'll skip over that... (He's bald! What an outrage!) The vehicles are great too with lots of rare and uncommon pieces (418 pieces included), and for $50 (USD), you can't spend your money on a better set right now in my opinion! Links to better pictures: -Flickr- -Brickset-                      

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Also, today we have 76002 Superman Metropolis Showdown which I thought was going to be another stinking $20 ripoff. But no! It will be sold at $12.99 (USD)! I think most people thought it was going to be $20 so thank goodness it's not! This set (considering the price) is really nice! I mean, seriously, 119 pieces for a $12.99 set is unheard of! Therefore I believe I will be getting bothe of these new Superman sets! This is the Lego Spy, out. Links to better pictures: -Flickr- -Brickset-

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Galaxy Squad Pictures

Here are just a few new pictures of the new Galaxy Squad sets scheduled for this Summer (United States).
The new sets look great, prices too. One exception: 70708 Hive Crawler, the price seems a bit steep in my opinion ($69.99 USD).  The other problem with it is that, unfortunately, It's my favorite set :-(  For review, the sets are:
     Set                                               Price*
 • 70706 Crater Crawler                       $19.99 USD
 • 70707 CLS-89 Eradicator Mech        $39.99 USD
 • 70708 Hive Crawler                          $69.99 USD
 • 70709 Galactic Titan                        $99.99 USD
*All prices subject to change
Click here to view the four new pictures: - Eurobricks - Brickset -
This is the Lego Spy, out.

Galaxy Squad Update

These so called scorpions shown at the German Toy Fair are actually Mosquitoid/Buggoid larvae. At the German Toy Fair they were sitting on the table portrayed as a sort of scorpion looking creature (pic 1.). But shown in the picture below (pic 2.) (from 70708's box art) they are obviously flying insect-like animals. So any opinion I had about the ant from Indiana Jones is automatically canceled out. :-) Sorry for confusing anyone!

(pic 1.)

(pic 2.)

Lone Ranger Pictures!

It's been awfully quiet recently with Lego news hasn't it! Well we finally have a little something, this time it's Lego Lone Ranger pictures! We get three images, two for 79111 Constitution Train Chase and one for 79108 Stagecoach Escape ($29.99 MSRP). This is the Lego Spy, out.

Lego Spy February Forecast:

Sunday, February 10 - ?: Toy Fair 2013

Sunday, February 17: OSR Lego Indiana Jones 7625 River Chase

Before end of February: Lego Galaxy Squad 70701 Swarm Interceptor Review

Constitution Train Chase (full set) (click to view larger)

Constitution Train Chase (accessories) 

Stagecoach Escape (full set)