LEGO Official Annual 2011

  • LEGO Official Annual 2011

    Posted by Huw, 15 Aug 2010 16:19. Filed under Book review.

    LEGO Annual 2011

    We first mentioned this book back in May and at the time it emerged that annuals are not known of or published in the USA. So, for those who have no idea what one is, they are books published once a year which, to quote bluemoose, are 'a staple of Christmas morning here' in the UK. They are usually aimed at kids and this one, the first LEGO annual to my knowledge, is no exception.

    It is now available from Amazon.co.uk, priced around £5. It's produced by Ameet, a Polish company, and published by Ladybird. They were also responsible for these Atlantis books.

    It's an A4 hardback consiting of 60-odd pages of puzzles and games for small kids. It's very colourful and has some great artwork in it, including of the series 2 minifigs, but beyond that there is nothing in it to interest anyone over about 8.

    LEGO Annual 2011

    In fact, I wouldn't bother even to tell you about except for its one redeeming feature: its cover. As you can see from the larger version of the photo above the '2011' numerals are actually made from yellow 1xn plates, set into a plastic frame which keeps them in position.

    If you aspire to be 'LEGO book complete' then it's worth buying, particularly as it's only a fiver, but if not, I wouldn't worry. If you're in the USA, where it isn't even listed on Amazon, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it...

    Stay tuned for another book review in a few days, written by a guest contributor!


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Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Aug 2010 16:55

Can you remove the LEGO plates from the cover, or not?

Posted by Doctor Sinister in United Kingdom, 15 Aug 2010 17:31

^ I have not, but yes you can. They are housed in a plastic two-sided bubble pack.

Dr. S.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Aug 2010 17:48

@Dr. S.: Ok. What's the colour of the plate that's underneath the visible plates? Do you know?

Posted by ndb in United States, 15 Aug 2010 17:49

How much Hero Factory content is there?

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 15 Aug 2010 18:16

@Alemas, It's not a plate, it's printed.

@ndb, about 10 pages.

Posted by I like Lego in Canada, 15 Aug 2010 18:53

I wonder how much this would fetch on Ebay.

Posted by Anoflix in France, 15 Aug 2010 20:38

Available in France (Amazon : http://www.amazon.fr/LEGO-Official-Annual-2011-Ladybird/dp/1409306658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1281918600&sr=8-1 )
costs 9.65€ = 8£ = 12.3$
Too expensive ! I'm waiting for my 8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer !!

Posted by ceroknight in Canada, 16 Aug 2010 01:14

i wonder what the 2012 one will look like....

Posted by aquafreak125 in United Kingdom, 16 Aug 2010 06:39

Looks like another great annual....I'll probably pick it up in the christmas holidays..

By the way amazon UK has a sale on the summer 2010 star wars sets:

Plo Koon's Fighter: £22.49
Wampa Cave £31.49
General Greivous' Starfighter: £40.49
palpatine's Shuttle £53.99
Slave I: £71.99
Clone Turbo Tank: £89.99

Hope this helps =)

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 16 Aug 2010 08:47

@I like lego, On ebay? £2 or so, as it's only £5 new
Doesn't the US have the Beano/Dandy? Because they make an annual every year?

Posted by Murdoch17 in United States, 16 Aug 2010 14:54

Has anyone noticed that Toy's R Us has the new CITY Advent calander? http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4057230&fromWidget=TRU%3ACategory%3AWhats+New

Posted by voyanui8768 in United Kingdom, 16 Aug 2010 15:18

I picked this up for free in a 3 for 2 offer at Waterstones. Nice for free but I'd never pay the full £7.99 RRP.

Posted by Doctor Sinister in United Kingdom, 16 Aug 2010 18:13

^ Me too.

Dr. S.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 16 Aug 2010 18:41

Small bug: http://www.brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Video%20Games&year=2006 Look at the right sidebar, and there's written "2006 (33 sets)", yet there are WAY less sets! Why is that?

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 16 Aug 2010 18:44

Another bug: http://www.brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Books Doesn't need an explanaion. :P

Posted by hewman in Australia, 16 Aug 2010 20:54

Thanks Huw, I was struggling to find any reviews on this, and now I know I definitely don't need it.

Posted by Leela in Poland, 17 Aug 2010 06:05

It's funny that it's made by a Polish company but we don't have it in Poland - but we don't have the tradition of annuals either :) Ameet has two new books with minifigures:
firefighter http://ameet.pl/prod_1196.html
construction worker http://ameet.pl/prod_1229.html
it has a minifigure with accessories, a poster, games and puzzles, comics and stories and really nice graphics. I guess it will be published in other countries too?

Posted by mysterygoo in United States, 17 Aug 2010 11:10

This one website i found while browsing the web has already gotten the series 2 minifigs and showed us all the pieces. and the guys up close.

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 17 Aug 2010 11:22

@Alemas, thanks both issues are now fixed.

Posted by chaucey in New Zealand, 18 Aug 2010 07:07

The annual is available cheaply through book depository if anyone is looking for it.

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