Brickipedia:Featured article queue

This is the queue for featured articles that have appeared on the Main Page recently or will appear in the future. For a list of articles already featured on the main page, see History.

2012/05 3315 Olivia's House is a Friends set released in 2012. It includes Olivia, Anna, Peter, and Kitty. Also included is a lawnmower, a barbecue, and a vegetable patch. The large house includes a bathroom, Olivia's bedroom, a kitchen, a sitting-room, and a relaxing area on the roof. It is the second-largest set in the Friends theme, with only 3185 Summer Riding Camp currently surpassing it. Read more... (view template)

2012/06 Han Solo is a Star Wars minifigure first introduced in 2000. Since then, a total of seventeen versions of the minifigure have been made, along with two different pieces representing Han frozen in carbonite, and one microfigure for the LEGO Games theme. He is also a playable character in four video games to date. Read more... (view template)

2012/07 10224 Town Hall is an Exclusives Modular Buildings set that was released on March 1, 2012 (Europe). It includes eight brand new minifigures. It is more expensive than the traditional US $149.99, which is standard for Modulars. This is the tallest Modular Building released so far, and the only one that is recommended for ages 14+, and is, so far, the eleventh largest set by piece count released to date. It was designed by Astrid Graabæk. Read more... (view template)

2012/08 Super Heroes is a licensed theme introduced in January 2012, although certian promotional sets were available in the Summer and Fall of 2011. It currently features a grand total of twenty-seven sets, based on the DC Universe and Marvel comic-book universes. There were nine DC Universe sets (which focus on the Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman series) released in January 2012, with two further promotional ones yet to be released. Twenty-two new minifigures were introduced in the DC Universe subtheme in January. The Marvel collection focuses on The Avengers, X-Men, and Spider-Man. Seven Marvel sets were released in April 2012, with the promised Spider-man set yet to be seen. Nineteen minifigures were also introduced under the Marvel subtheme in April (and February for two of the promotional minifigures). In addition to regular System models, Super Heroes also features buildable action-figures, known as Ultrabuild sets. These use a building system similar to that used by Hero Factory, and feature three characters each from the DC and Marvel universes. In addition to the DC sets, a video game based on the DC theme will be released on June 1, 2012. Read more... (view template)

2012/09 Batman is a Batman minifigure based on the super hero from the DC Comic Universe. He originally appeared with two variations in 2006, one in 2007, and one in 2008; being the comic suit, 1989 film suit, classic suit, and 2008 film suit respectively. The Super Heroes theme also features two new Batman suits, and an Ultrabuild action-figure. Read more... (view template)

2012/10 7700 Stealth Hunter is an Exo-Force set released in 2006. This was one of the first Exo-Force sets released, and came out with the first wave of sets. It includes one minifigure, Hikaru, and his first battle machine, the Stealth Hunter. Read more... (view template)

2012/11 10194 Emerald Night is is a Trains themed set released in 2009, and discontinued in 2012. This set was never available in stores, making it exclusive to Shop At Home. It consists of a single train, made up of an engine, passenger car, and coal car. Read more... (view template)

2012/12 The Bohrok are mechanical insectoid creatures, controlled by strange parasitic beings that live within their heads, known as Krana. If a Bohrok loses its Krana, it shuts down and can be reprogrammed to do one's bidding; but if a Krana gets on another being's face, it then assimilates its host into the swarm. The Krana, which control the Bohrok, are in turn controlled by the two fearsome Bahrag, twin queens of the swarms. Read more... (view template)

2013/01 9468 The Vampyre Castle is a Monster Fighters set released in June 2012. At 949 pieces, it is the second-largest set in the theme, and consists of a large model of a castle, with a large gate, several towers, and a car. It contains the minifigures Lord Vampyre, Vampyre Bride, two Bat Monsters, Jack McHammer, Dr. Rodney Rathebone, and a Skeleton. Read more... (view template)

2013/02 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer is a Space M-Tron set released in 1990. The set comes with the M-Tron's main vehicle, which serves as a home-base (so to speak), as they never had any actual bases. Providing housing for three minifigures, the Mega Core Magnetizer also was used for repair, storage, transporting, and a landing place for various craft. The Mega Core Magnetizer supported three minifigures, two small ground vehicles, one flying vehicle, one storage pod, one repair pod, and one small container to hold the trans-neon green 1x1 rounds. Read more... (view template)

2013/03 10195 Republic Dropship with AT-OT is a Star Wars: The Clone Wars set released on March 27, 2009. It contains a Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier (LAAT/c) and an All Terrain Open Transport (AT-OT) walker as used by the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. The set includes six Clone Trooper and two Clone Pilot minifigures. Read more... (view template)

2013/04 2507 Fire Temple is an Ninjago set released in Summer 2011. The set features a large, Japanese-style temple, along with a very large red dragon, similar in construction to the Ninjago Ice Dragon. It also includes the Sword of Fire, along with each of the other three Golden Weapons. It features the minifigures Nya, Sensei Wu, Kai, Kruncha, Zane, Samukai, and Lord Garmadon. Read more... (view template)

2013/05 10937 Batman: Arkham Asylum Breakout is a DC Universe Super Heroes set first released on December 18, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Germany, and on December 27 anywhere else. At 1619 pieces, it is the largest Super Heroes set to date, taking the title away from 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle. The set contains a two-story rendition of the Arkham Asylum manor, including special prisons for Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy, an office for Dr. Harleen Quinzel, as well as other rooms. 10937 also comes with a gate, complete with security cameras, and an Arkham Asylum van. Minifigures included are Batman with black wings and a Batarang, The Joker in an inmate's jumpsuit, a hooded Robin with a kendo stick, The Scarecrow, Poison Ivy with vines, a Guard with handcuffs, Dr. Harleen Quinzel with interchangeable hair and jester's hat, and The Penguin with a fish and an umbrella. Read more... (view template)

2014/08 Benny, also referred to as 1980-Something Space-Guy, is a supporting character in The LEGO Movie voiced by Charlie Day. Benny makes two appearances in the toyline based on the film. The character's inclusion and design are influenced heavily by the Blue Classic Spaceman from the 1980's. In fact, Benny's inclusion in the film is because co-director Chris Miller requested that a character from the Classic Space era appear in a large role because of his nostalgia for the theme. Read more... (view template)

2014/09 A Stormtrooper is a minifigure first released in 2001, based on the soldiers of the Galactic Empire from the Star Wars universe. To date, a total of ten different variants of Stormtrooper have been made with appearances in over twenty sets. Stormtroopers have also appeared as playable characters in all four LEGO Star Wars video games. Read more... (view template)

2014/10 BIONICLE (a portmanteau created from the words "biological" and "chronicle") was a constraction theme with a series of sets using TECHNIC pieces alongside ball and socket joints and a variety of specialized parts to depict the masks and armour worn by various characters and creatures. Aside from being LEGO's first full fledged exploration of the possibilities of buildable action figures, BIONICLE is also notorious among the LEGO community for its overarching and complex story, especially compared to the vague backgrounds for a handful of characters and a couple of tie-in comics in LEGO Magazine most themes are relegated to. The theme was introduced in 2001 where it introduces the Toa Mata to the mysterious island of Mata Nui. BIONICLE concluded in 2010 with the BIONICLE Stars featuring characters and creatures which had appeared in the theme's assorted arcs. BIONICLE will return to production in 2015 after a hiatus of four and a half years. Read more... (view template)

2014/11 Unikitty is a brick-built character from The LEGO Movie voiced by Alison Brie. She is the princess of the floating Cloud Cuckoo Land who suppresses her emotions in an attempt to always be cheerful. Unikitty appears in several sets accompanying the movie as with a unique variation in every set she appears in, including Biznis, Astro, Angry, Queasy, and a collection of unique expressions. Read more... (view template)

2015/01 Johnny Thunder is the main character in the LEGO Adventurers theme. He is included in numerous sets as a minifigure in each of the theme's sub-series, often alongside such characters as his friends Dr. Kilroy and Pippin Reed. He also appears in a couple Studios sets, including Jurassic Park 3 set 1370 Raptor Rumble Studio, played by an actor. In addition to all of this, Johnny also appears in seven video games, more than any other previous LEGO character. Johnny makes a cameo in The LEGO Movie as a master builder and appears in a set from the tie-in theme, 70815 Super Secret Police Dropship. Read more... (view template)

2015/04 Tahu is a main protagonist from the BIONICLE theme and the lore which accompanies it. In the context of the stories, he is the arrogant but courageous and goodhearted leader of the Toa Mata and later the Toa Nuva, a team of Toa heroes who are destined to awaken the Great Spirit Mata Nui from an unnatural sleeping spell he has fallen under. Tahu is a Toa who commands the power of fire and wears the Kanohi Hau, a mask which allows him to shield himself from danger he can see coming. Tahu was released as a set four times throughout BIONICLE's nine year run; first in the debut year of 2001, then in 2002, 2008, and 2010, the last year of the line's original run. When BIONICLE was reintroduced in 2015, rebooted versions of Tahu and the other members of his team were again be released as sets. Read more... (view template)