David Thomsen Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) Hi, not sure if anyone has already discovered this, but there are a few Lego books on the way from DK. One is a 'celebration of 30 years of the minifig', the other two are castle and pirate books with about 130 pieces each, two minifigs and ten different instructions. Both scans are here. There's nothing really new or special about the pirate and castle sets... they just look like new versions of Pirate Building Set 6192 and Castle Building Set 6193 for slightly older kids. Edited March 9, 2009 by SlyOwl Pictures added! Quote
Natman8000 Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Interesting. I like the castle one, if it is cheap and available it would be a good gamble to get. the pirate one looks decent, reminds me of cannon battle. Quote
Raven Brickroft Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Oooh~ I think I see the unreleased Skeleton Chariot. Quote
soc399 Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I really like the little steamboat that the imperial has. I think I might try to build one. The inclusion of the unreleased skeleton chariot is awesome, too! Quote
hewkii9 Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 I like those, they seem to have more specialized parts than the building sets - too bad they don't have unique torsos. Quote
Svelte Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 It will be nice to have a printed minifig guide to act as a companion for the Collecter's Guide, and also since the '50 Years of the Lego Brick' book didn't seem to cover them in any detail. Quote
Freddie Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Hmm, three more books I need to get. I wonder if my budget will hold this year? Looking forward to the minifig book. Also to those brickmaster books which I suspect are the idea books that there's been circulating rumours about. Quote
Holodoc Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 ... the other two are castle and pirate books with about 130 pieces each, two minifigs and ten different instructions. ... and if you look closely, both of them seem to be exclusive Brickmaster sets. Well, I didn´t want them anyway. And I cannot find the new Lego books on the german section of DK. Quote
Norro Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 ... and if you look closely, both of them seem to be exclusive Brickmaster sets. Well, I didn´t want them anyway. And I cannot find the new Lego books on the german section of DK. Surely they'll be available on Lego.com, similarly to the Brickmaster CD pack? Surely... God Bless, Nathan Quote
soc399 Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 The prices in the catalogue scan are in Euros, so they should be more widely available than Brickmaster subscriptions. I agree with Norro that they will probably be available on S@H. I wouldn't be surprised if they appeared in regular bookstores, too. Quote
SlyOwl Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 These could be similar to the older DK books that came with a pouch attached to a book - Quote
Spyder Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Can't wait for the books to come out. Great find! I"ll probably buy the brickmaster ones. That is, if you can get them through lego shop, otherwise, I have to join brickmaster. Quote
Lordofdragonss Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Wow! They are really cool! I hope I will be able to get one in Poland! (Previous Lego book was available here) The sets are cute, I really like the castle one. Quote
Jlblue Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Obviously I wouldn't complain if I got those in the mail, (I'm not a brickmaster) but it's not very exclusive. The models are eh and the figures are widespreadly available, in cheap sets, no less. But I suppose I shouldn't complain, considering that means nothing is getting withheld from me. If I had a brickmaster thingy, I would be frustrated I didn't get really good exclusive sets. Quote
Lego12 Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Ooooooooh, I like the Pirate Brickmaster set! I might actually join Brickmaster. I'm looking forward to the Lego Book. Quote
Skull-Mark_Ladybug Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) ... Edited May 17 by MacK Quote
iLikeSlugzz Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Awesome! I still have my old LEGO book, though the back is torn... I'll definitely buy this. Quote
SWMAN Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Oooh~ I think I see the unreleased Skeleton Chariot. I noticed that as well. Looks like a neat set. Quote
Skipper 24 Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 These books look pretty good. Are the Pirate and Castle books supposed to come with bricks? I couldn't make out the descriptions to clearly. Aren't DK also bringing out a LEGO Star wars book later this year too? Quote
Peppermint_M Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Where are we going to get them? Online only or regular retail? This is what I would like to know. The look so good. Quote
74louloute Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Indeed, the pirate set remind me the official cannon battle set, but the boat with the waterwheel seems to be sweet ! The castle set have some interesting pieces. As Peppermint_M asked, where are they available ? Quote
Johnny 5 Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 So is the minifig book going to cover all the minifigs ever? I've been looking for something like that. Quote
Oky Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 These look very nice. The book about minifigs intrigues me especially, even though I still have the old Lego book. The Brickmaster books aren't bad either, but nothing too special. The pirate one is nice though. I don't think that these two books have anything to do with the Brickmaster subscription as these scans are from a New Zealand catalog, and Brickmaster is only available in the US. Therefore, I think they just call them that for marketing reasons. I'm looking forward to a review of these! Quote
CommanderCody77 Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Looks really good and out of those two I think the Pirates one is better. But what is that thing the pirate Brick master? I think its a ship but I'm not really sure Quote
DarthSion Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 There are several books coming this year, including: Star wars. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Visua...3256&sr=1-3 Lego book. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Book-DK-Publish...3256&sr=1-2 BM Castle. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Brick-Master-DK...3256&sr=1-5 BM Pirate. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Brick-Master-DK...3256&sr=1-6 Quote
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