LEGO at the 2013 German Toy Fair

The 2013 German Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany ended a few days and here’s a wrap up of the images and information that were revealed there. Joe Meno from the BrickJournal was at the toy fair and took loads (over 190) photos and uploaded them all to the BrickJournal’s Flickr photostream. Most of these photographs are of previously unseen upcoming sets from LEGO themes such as: City, Legends of Chima, Galaxy Squad, Castle, Hero Factory, TECHNIC and many more.

Below is some of the more interesting images categorized by theme from Joe and also a video about two new LEGO TECHNIC sets. See more images from the 2013 German Toy Fair on Joe’s photostream here.

City

Galaxy Squad

Creator

Hero Factory

Legends of Chima

Friends

Castle

TECHNIC

What do you think about all these upcoming LEGO sets that were on display at the 2013 German Toy Fair? Which one(s) are your favourites? Share your thoughts on these sets and the toy fair itself in the comments. 😉

See lots more photos from this toy fair here on Joe Meno’s Flickr photostream.

LEGO 2013 Castle 70404 King’s Castle Set Revealed

When it was revealed last year that the popular LEGO Castle theme from a few years ago was coming back in 2013, many of the old theme’s fans were excited. As the toy fair season continues, the first 2013 Castle set has been found on display at the German Toy Fair in Nuremberg. Joe Meno from the BrickJournal was there and took photos of the LEGO sets on show for Brickset. In these images, we can see the box art and additional views of the 70404 King’s Castle set. This new wave of LEGO Castle sets are expected to come out in August 2013 (see the list of the sets below).

Castle will feature red and black enemies with dragons against blue and gray heroes with lion symbol, five sets out in August 2013.

• 70400 Forest Ambush (UK£7.99)
• 70401 Horse Carriage Getaway (UK£17.99)
• 70402 Gatehouse Raid (UK£24.99)
• 70403 Dragon Peak (UK£34.99)
• 70404 Kings Castle (UK£79.99)

Source: The Brick Fan