Bricktober 2020 | A Fun Fair Experience

Bricktober has been synonymous with Pinoy LUG since 2014, and did you know that the first Bricktober promotion that is exclusive for Toys R’ Us in the Philippines has been around since 2009?

That is certainly a trivia that ties together both Pinoy LUG and Bricktober, which makes sense for this special review in collaboration not only with Toys R’ Us but also with Ban Kee Bricks in giving you a sneak peek at Fun Fair sets!

LEGO® City | 60253 Ice Cream Truck

03.12.2020 - Ice Cream Trucks are unfamiliar in Filipino roads they are rarely seen now, but probably back in the day they were a common sight that roam around local suburbs or barangays. But due to residential towns in Manila are not that big and well-organised like suburbs they are not as familiar as the ice cream carts. LEGO of course has produced one set for its CITY range that takes inspiration from actual modern age Ice Cream Trucks that still exist in Western countries. If you’re into populating your very own city diorama this set might be something to look at…

“LEGO® Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V”: Isang Suring-basa sa wikang Filipino.

Magandang araw! Kamusta mga dabarbricks! Ako si Leslie Araujo, Ambasador ng PinoyLUG (Pinoy LEGO® User Group)  mula sa Pilipinas. Batid ko ang pagkasabik at kuryosidad ninyong lahat sa suring-basa na ito nang “LEGO® Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V” sa wikang Filipino.

LEGO® Ideas | 21304 Doctor Who

01.02.2017 – Doctor Who is one of the longest running series in British television. It’s popular in selected countries that include Australia, where Whovians (known for Doctor Who Fans) can’t get enough of The Doctor. The popularity of Doctor Who would eventually produce a slew of merchandise and LEGO® is not far behind when they unveiled the LEGO® Ideas set in December 2015. This is based from the fan-design by Andrew Clark that has been popular to Whovians out there after its official release.

NEXO Knights: 70317 Fortrex!

The Fortrex is a rolling headquarters for the NEXO Knights formerly King Halbert’s "Ye Old Royal RV" which was commissioned to the team. It is the essential vehicle turned battle station of the heroes who are after Jestro. LEGO® produced an entire new line for the NEXO Knights a combination of technology and magic, which by some says it was inspired from a classic 1980s cartoon like Visionaries and some sci-fi and fantasy elements. The Fortrex however is entirely a concept that mashes up LEGO® discontinued LEGO® series and you’ve got NEXO Knights. I wasn’t that excited when LEGO® came out with the NEXO Knights Theme. For one, I felt that it was a lame attempt to cross-breed the Kingdoms/Castle and Space themes. Also, the feel is reminiscent of the late 80s cartoon Visionaries, with the hologram staves and chest sigils replaced with the NEXO Powers in the NEXO shields.

LEGO® Ideas: 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse!

The Ghostbusters Firehouse is one of the iconic places that you have seen in the various medium that featured ‘The Ghostbusters.’ From the live action films, animated series to the comic books it’s a fixture of what makes its known. If you’ve been a Ghostbusters fan since the original film in 1984 it’s probably one of those places you want to see in the real world. LEGO® however has taken the headquarters of the Ghostbusters and turned it into an actual set courtesy of one fan submitted in through LEGO® Ideas.

LEGO® City: 30315 Space Utility Vehicle!

LEGO® has produced various iterations of Space themed sets and most of them during the early days are basically inspired from Science Fiction.

But during these past years the Space themed sets are now close to reality and its initial sets for the 2015 sub themed are now part of the CITY series that includes the Space Utility Vehicle!

LEGO® Creator: 31035 Beach Hut!

If you missed yesterday’s festivities with Pinoy LUG there will be future gatherings. For now we take a look some of the sets that were opened and built during the event. One of the them is the LEGO® Creator set 31035 Beach Hut, which was released for the 2015 line that has some interesting pieces and minifigures you’ll want to check it out…

DC Super Heroes: 30300 The Batman Tumbler!

The DC Universe is expanding its world through the DC Comics Super Heroes line. It has been part of LEGO® since the first Batman set was introduced and this was the Pre-Super Heroes sets and has continued to promote the Dark Knight film in 2008.

Then came the Super Heroes line with DC Comics and rival comic book publisher in Marvel that quickly have their own sets when the Avengers was about to his the cinemas in 2012. But slowly the line for DC Comics is slowly building its way and one of the quick builds that was released as part of the 2014 Super Heroes is The Batman Tumbler!

Unbox Build: LEGO® Creator Shuttle Expedition!

LEGO® has been at the forefront in building realistic sets that actually existed. From buildings to vehicles the pioneer construction brand toys has them. They also produce the same theme but much improved build that was not included in the previous release. For those who dreams of traveling in space LEGO® have the Shuttle Expedition 10231!

Unbox Build: LEGO® VW T1 Camper Van!

It’s "Throw Back Build Day" and at Pinoy LEGO® Users Group we’re not only interested to share you what’s new from the pioneer of construction toys. But also we look back at some interesting sets that you might not have heard or seen in person.