
Artist renderings for Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie
In this edition, countdown to The LEGO Movie, amazing MOCs, and new sets at the Nuremberg Toy Fair.
- Lots of photos have surfaced from the annual Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany, featuring new sets from the Chima, Star Wars and City lines. (BrickSet)
- Do you agree with these picks for the most awful LEGO sets ever produced? (Leg Godt)
- The reviews are in and it looks like The LEGO Movie is a bona fide hit. Even Deadspin loves it. (Moviefone, NY Times, Philly.com)
- Toys R Us stores nationwide are hosting a free building event this Saturday, Feb. 8; call your local TRU to confirm details. (FBTB)
- A 7-year-old pens a scathing critique of LEGO, asking why there are “more Lego boy people and barely any Lego girls.” It’s a legitimate question to which the company has thankfully responded. (ABC News / LEGO.com)
- If you thought the real Super Bowl this year was boring, then check out the LEGO version. (Fox Sports.com)
- Everyone plays with Lego, even multi-millionaire professional soccer stars like David Beckham. (Daily Mail)
- Our CUUSOO Model of the Week has to be this amazingly detailed X-Men Mansion set. (Comics Alliance)
- This seven-foot long Halo battlecruiser took four years to build. Worth the wait. (Kotaku)
- And finally — whatever you do, don’t try and eat this LEGO lobster plate, with a clever use of the toy soldier tiles from the late Toy Story line. Bravo! (F’alves via BrickNerd)

Lego lobster!