News round-up

Amazing

The April Fool's jokes from LEGO sites have been great this year! Keep it up! XD

And the smart brick that sences when a foot is about to step on it and slides away!

What a compendium!!

Wait, this is missing the article I just read about a Bionicle / Galidor mashup / revival line for 2022.

@dancmill said:
" @Snaz said:
"Any word on prices yet? XD"

Just your dignity "

Bravo! Funniest comment on Brickset I've seen in a long time. X

I legit want those leeks.

Wish that Leeks set were true.

Hmm...suddenly I have an overwhelming urge to play Skyrim and do a little Nordic cooking.

Jack Stone's *tenth* anniversary? Have I finally lost all track of time, or shouldn't that be his twentieth?

I had a good snort at the mention of Winnie the Pooh being unsuitable material to have in the hands of minors, thank-you for that xD

And honestly... those leeks look real and wouldn't even surprise me if they were an actual thing.

@Rusticjohn said:
" @dancmill said:
" @Snaz said:
"Any word on prices yet? XD"

Just your dignity "

Bravo! Funniest comment on Brickset I've seen in a long time. X"

;)

Ok I am a TFOL so I don't get the joke about Jack Stone. Was it a foolish theme or something?

Is this april fools?????

Shows up as posted at 5am on the 2nd of April for me.

Joke's on you.

Yep, sign me up for the leeks too. I would also quite happily go for some brick-built carrots and onions.

Ashnflash found a Classic Batman TV Series Set on LEGO.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APCrWGmvTY

BrickTracks announced R8 track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-CPtjIpNB8

And OKBrickWorks continued it: https://www.facebook.com/OKBrickWorks/posts/3959168340809550

Took me way too long to realize this was an April Fools gag!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

;)

@SMC said:
""Space coin available" was another good one!"

Space coin is available on the Australian shop at home rewards center for 1150 points, maybe it's not stocked everywhere yet?

@dancmill said:
"Fr actually would get those leeks"
I might get the leeks too!

@eiffel006 said:
" @DarthTaylortheWise said:
"When did Brickset start covering leeks?"

I logged in just to like this comment. "

Lol! Maybe Brickset had a leek.

@djtucci18_gmail_com said:
"Ok I am a TFOL so I don't get the joke about Jack Stone. Was it a foolish theme or something? "

it was a very bad theme that had mainly a single piece. Gets lots of comments though (not as much as My Dad) Example: https://brickset.com/article/48847/random-set-of-the-day-twin-rotor-cargo

Hahaha, the Lego community always comes with the good jokes for April 1st. That one about keeping Winnie the Pooh out of the hands of minors is funny.

*slow claps*
18+? I know what you're trying to say and it ain't workin' on me

Am I the only one who hates April fool's jokes??

Yeah what about the Lego Duplo for two bricks for $30? That has to be an April Fools correct?

Not going to lie.

I'd totally be interested in seeing a Jack Stone rebooted theme.

Just for the sheer what-the-heck-ness of it.

Did anyone else think of Hatsune Miku with the leeks when you saw it?

Rambling Brick's article reminds me of the person who posted on the Lego subreddit because they thought their BrickHeadz came with a misprinted eye. They'd put it on the wrong way around.

@Zordboy said:
"Not going to lie.

I'd totally be interested in seeing a Jack Stone rebooted theme.

Just for the sheer what-the-heck-ness of it."

And I'm the one who says Galidor done with proper action figures that actually look like their character likeness would look good.

I think the closest to that we've come so far is the 4+ Friends sets. They are similar in that there are quite a few large, limited-use pieces, but still, not as many as Jack Stone. Jeez. I come across those from the 4-5 sets I was bought as a kid, and to this date, haven't found a use for any of the parts. No wonder only like a tenth of my Jack Stone parts remain.

Good thing I'm turning 18 this year, I need that Porsche 911.

I check in to Brickset almost every day, but this is my favorite day every year. People are as creative with their pranks as they are with their bricks and I love it. Bravo everyone!

And yes, I too would buy the leeks!

I'd absolutely buy the leeks if they were real.

No joke I'd actually buy those leaks

@ThatBionicleGuy :
In Finland, the uber-wholesome TV series Little House on the Prairie was released as a full-series box set with an adults-only rating. Turns out in order to qualify for a lower rating, you have to pay by the total runtime to have someone watch it, and at a few hundred hours it would have cost a fortune. So they figured everyone would know better, and opted to release it without paying for a rating classification, which, by law, requires them to list it as “adults only”.

@jimmystang :
I like them on April 1st. What I don’t like is running across a site that claims something like a revival of Darkwing Duck being in the works, getting all excited...and then noticing the date it was posted...while I’m reading it nine months later...and nobody bothered to disarm it on April 2nd. For one day, it’s fun, even if you fall for it. After that, it really needs a disclaimer.

There was also the time Eurobricks posted the exact same joke two years in a row. It wasn’t even that great a joke the first time, but when you read it and your first thought is that they might have just copy/pasted it, that’s a mood-killer.

I believe the phrase you're looking for, is, "I just can't wait to take a Leek."
Set 10421

@Niwde21 said:
"A store in NZ sent this in an email on 1 April: LEGO has announced its LARGEST SET EVER! With over 20,000 pieces the "Block Me" set will allow you to build your very own life-size LEGO version of yourself! Using LEGO's new Block Me app for iPhone and Android you'll be able to take 3D photos of yourself, in any pose, with any outfit, and submit it to LEGO's powerful new artificial intelligence (AI) master builder, who will convert you into a 3D LEGO build, complete with instructions. The set will retail for $4,999, making it not only LEGO's largest set ever, but also its most expensive. Brick Store is taking orders NOW for this awesome set. To get yours, visit www.brickstore.nz
"

Wow! That seems amazing!!! I'm quite sure I wouldn't have enough money to get it, but I would love to even just see a digital version of myself in Lego form!

@Speed_champion said:
"Did anyone else think of Hatsune Miku with the leeks when you saw it?"

Not when I saw it, but I am now!

Yay!! I’ve been trying to find a way to glue two lightsaber hilts together for my custom Dark Rey minifigure. That glue stick would be perfect!!!

Also, did you hear the news that LEGO Ideas are now accepting Firefly submissions. I’ve almost finished my custom Serenity!!

;)

Can't believe nobody covered the story about the goats battle pack

@blogzilly said:
"Wish that Leeks set were true.

Hmm...suddenly I have an overwhelming urge to play Skyrim and do a little Nordic cooking."

I'd join you but someone stole my sweetroll.

The Leeks was a good one too. And also a cool build!

Do smart bricks also run away when they feel your hands approaching ?