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)

Laval's Journey Update

Hi, I just thought I'd mention that Lego Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey is now available at www.amazon.com for Pre-Order at a price of $29.99 USD. Here's the description at Amazon:

• Discover and unlock more than 60 characters, each with their own unique abilities.
• Knock down LEGO walls with Laval's powerful roar, glide across the skies with Eris the Eagle, use Gorzan the Gorilla's super punch, or dig tunnels with Worriz the Wolf!
• Explore in the vast lands of Chima from the murky Croc Swamp to the peak of Spiral Mountain
• Collect Chi Droplets in order to "Chi Up" and reach secret areas of the game and access hidden collectibles. Or, unlock the Chi-play mode extra to play the game with an unlimited amount of CHI.
• Experience an all-new LEGO story featuring 15 levels

That's it for now, and, as always, this is the Lego Spy, out.

Note that this is a preview hosted at Amazon.com
It is by no means what the box will look like.

Polls

Hi everyone, I just thought I'd mention that it is absolutely OK to enter the poll on the right side of this page, so if you're just checking up on news and such or just visiting the website on Blogger just click your answer and click enter poll. There is no trick, I swear, you don't have to be logged into anything, your computer won't be bombarded with ads or anything, just click twice: done. The final votes will be posted at the end of the poll so everyone can see the results! The current poll now (as of 4/6/2013) is "Who is your favorite Series 10 minifigure? 3/4". After that I'll have the last part of that poll (Part 4/4), and it will be cool to see everyone's opinions on that! Also I thought I'd mention that Minifigures Series 10 is now on the Lego website here! Anyway, this is the Lego Spy, out. Happy polling!

Confirmed: Lego to discontinue 9516 Jabba's Palace in 2014!

It's true, Lego's Jabba's Palace will be removed from purchase on all major websites and from stores across the world. Nope, this isn't an April Fools joke. Following after the racist claims by some Muslims, Lego CLAIMS something like this:
 Lego: "Yeah yeah yeah, Jabba's Palace was scheduled to be discontinued in early 2014 anyway." Lego Spy (me) makes unconvinced look. Lego Spy: "If that's so, what about the other Star Wars sets from 9516's wave?" Lego: "Er..." (View Update)
Seriously, what about the other sets from that wave? I love Lego and all but it seems like something's going on. Anyway, it's unfortunate, but, it's Lego's choice so I guess we have to live with it. This is the Lego SPy, out.
*Coincidentally, 9516 Jabba's Palace is the number 2 top selling item on the United States Lego Shop website! (As of: 4/4/2013)
UPDATE 4/6/2013: Gosh! I hope Lego doesn't decide to discontinue all of Jabba's Palace's wave!