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Today's random set is 7753 Pirate Tank, released during 2009. It's one of 36 Star Wars sets produced that year. It contains 372 pieces and 3 minifigs, and its retail price was US$39.99/£34.99.
It's owned by 5,810 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $181.10, or eBay.
A new Creator Halloween set has been revealed by LEGO!
40772 Celebration Series: Luminous Ghost will be a gift-with-purchase, presumably starting on September 27th, although the spend threshold is not yet known. We will let you know more details as we are able.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments, and view more images after the break...
Today's random minifigure is uagt014Astor City Scientist, a Ultra Agents figure that came in one set, 70163 Toxikita's Toxic Meltdown, released during 2014.
Our members collectively own a total of 3,175 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $8.30.
We are approaching a busy time of year for LEGO events in the UK, with one of the biggest and best, the Great Western Brick Show, taking place at the STEAM museum in Swindon on the 11th and 12th of October.
This year's show will be bigger than ever, with displays spread throughout the museum, plenty of hands-on activities, and a dozen or so traders in attendance, selling everything from individual minifigs to vintage 1960s and 1970s sets. Tickets are available from the official website.
Then, on the 1st and 2nd of November, the Shildon Brick Show takes place at the Locomotion museum in the town. Entry is free, but you need to book tickets in advance.
Two weeks after that, on the 15th and 16th November, the Bristol Brick Show will be held at the Gloucestershire county cricket ground.
I will be attending all three, collaborating in the Great Ball Contraption display, and I look forward to seeing some of you there. I may have some Brickset 1x8 bricks to give away, so be sure to come and say hello!
As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations we've been conducting a knockout competition to determine which set you think is the best one released during the last five years, a period that has seen a massive increase in both the number of adult-oriented sets, and their average size.
Perhaps predictably, given the demographic of our audience, the final bout was contested between two sets that tap into our collective nostalgia for a time when LEGO was much simpler: 10497 Galaxy Explorer and 10305 Lion Knights' Castle.
I expected the result to be close but in fact there is a clear winner.
So, which has prevailed, Castle or Space? Find out after the break...
75417 AT-ST was launched among the summer LEGO Star Wars sets and seems destined to be overlooked, sadly. This is the smallest Ultimate Collector Series model since 2012, produced in the same period as 75409 Jango Fett's Starship and 75419 Death Star.
However, the relatively modest piece count has no bearing on the scout walker's quality, which looks excellent. The model is certainly very detailed and accurate to its appearance in Return of the Jedi, although like previous renditions of the AT-ST, any articulation is sparse, seriously affecting the display value.
It doesn't seem like two years since 41757 Botanical Garden! I know there are some who viewed 42669 Beekeepers' House and Flower Garden as a companion set, but while that's a lovely set, I didn't think it was quite a fit. However, I think those who are looking for a companion for 41757 will be quite pleased with 42671 Plant Café & Flower Shop. I think it's the prettiest set in the second wave of the year.
Cruella De Vil drives a spectacular classic car in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, inspired by various luxury cars developed in the 1920s and 1930s. 43277 Cruella De Vil's Car recreates this iconic vehicle in LEGO form and looks fantastic, worthy of its opulent source material.
However, I am concerned about the price of £44.99, $49.99 or €49.99, which seems extremely expensive, even for a car with functional steering. There is only one minifigure included, after all, plus the Dalmatian puppy, though the characters and Cruella's car do look good.
Now that the promotion for 40769 SEGA Genesis Controller has ended, there are some new gifts-with-purchase and other offers available.
They are as follows:
30703 Julian's Beach Painting and 30705 The Lush Cave Fight free with purchases of £45 / $50 / €50 or more of Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Fortnite, Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario (through September 27th, or while stocks last)
In North America, 40761 The Lord of the Rings: Sméagol & Déagol is back, free when you purchase 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire (online only; through September 24th, or while stocks last)
In other regions, purchases of The Shire yield double Insiders points
Do you plan on going for any of these? Let us know in the comments below!
