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BrickHawk is celebrating!
Hello Patrons :)It's January, and that means we're celebrating because...🥳 It's BrickHawk's 5th Birthday!In January 2019 BrickHawk's Patreon page was launched. Over the last five years BrickHawk's amazing patrons (read: YOU!) have helped enable BrickHawk to continue to gro...
BrickHawk Search gets even better!
Hello Patrons :)Just a quick update about another improvement to BrickHawk Search that's just been released which really super-charges the new search experience!Now when you search for a set by it's set number, you'll be taken straight to that set's page. No longer do you need to cli...
A new search experience!
Hello Patrons - It's release day!This feature was in the very first BrickHawk release (over 5 years ago!) - and looking back through time shows that it hasn't changed (at all) since!So after a recent run of feedback about how it could be better, it was time for some improvements...The origin...
Introducing Gifts! Plus a new hawk alert...
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! And with the gift-giving season just around the corner, there's no better time to launch BrickHawk's latest feature...Gifts (and offers)!BrickHawk is now tracking Gifts and offers from your region's LEGO.com site! That means you can quickly get acros...
Patreon payment issues
Hello Patrons :)It looks like Patreon is having issues processing pledges this month, and despite payment methods being valid and not expired, some of you have received this email:If this is you, apologies! My advice is to sit tight and wait for Patreon to sort out the issue, and your pledge should ...
BrickHawk is on Discord!
Hello Patrons :)I know it's been a while since the last update here, but lots has been happening behind the scenes - and it's finally time to show you!BrickHawk now has a Discord server - and you're invited!Just head over to Patreon's connected apps page and connect your Discord acco...
SUPERHAWKS and THEMEHAWKS: "Ignore if set retired 12+ months ago"...
...or: "stopping the Kohls and Myer email avalanches"!Hello Patrons!It's release day! And this one should save your inboxes when retailers like Kohls and Myer have deal prices on unobtainable retired sets.Ignore if set retired 12+ months agoA new option for SUPERHAWKS and THEMEHAWKS has ...
Making mutes easier, Kohl's SUPERHAWKS and Birthday reminder!
Hello Patrons :)It's Release day! And today it's all about mutes...Making mutes easierThe link for adding and managing mutes for individual sets wasn't the easiest to find, so this release includes a new "Mutes" button at the top of every set's page. And if mutes have already...
Set listing page improvements, and don't forget the Birthday gifts!
Hello Patrons :)Just a quick update to let you know that a change has just been released to the sets listing page to improve its usability.Previously the High, Low, Price/Part and Recommended Retail Price difference figures were coloured text on a white background. This wasn't super easy for eve...
Happy 4th Patreon Birthday!
Hello Patrons :)🥳 BrickHawk is celebrating 4 years on Patreon!In January 2019 BrickHawk's Patreon page was launched, and over the last four years you - BrickHawk's awesome patrons - have enabled BrickHawk to grow and grow.Over the last 12 months together we've launched new features li...
Disable Hawk Alerts for bundles of sets
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! And whilst it's been a good while since a release day post - rest assured that lots has been happening at BrickHawk behind the scenes.BundlesIf you are in a BrickHawk region with retailer Amazon, then chances are you've seen some BrickHawk alerts that ar...
Parts Wishlist is here!
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! And this one is for Parts - but stay tuned for Sets...Wishlist for your favourite or wanted partsIf you find yourself frequently writing down or copy+pasting element IDs into a spreadsheet as you browse Pick-a-Brick, then this feature is for you!There's now ...
New Insights Banners, stepped price charts and global RELEASEHAWKS!
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! And if you're a Middle, Big or Ultimate Hawk patron, then BrickHawk Insights has just got a whole lot better!Insight BannersPart of BrickHawk Insights- Middle Hawk and upTo save you some time BrickHawk Insights is now doing some of the thinking for you! When...
No more theme double-ups!
Hello Patrons :)A little bug that's been around BrickHawk for a long time has just been fixed - duplicated themes! Because LEGO® couldn't decide whether the theme name should be "Batman" or "Batman™", BrickHawk had the theme twice:Same for Technic:And there were others too...
PARTHAWKS is out of BETA! Plus other updates.
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! And this one is mainly about Parts and PARTHAWKS!, with a few other things along the way.Parts/PARTHAWKSPARTHAWKS! launched back in 2020 with the "BETA" label attached to it, and whilst some notable improvements like part images and rebrickable informati...
WIN the UCS Republic Gunship this Star Wars Day!
Hello PatronsJust a quick message to let you know about this latest competition - head over to https://brickhawk.com/promo/win-the-ucs-republic-gunship-from-zavvi-this-star-wars-day to enter yourself into the draw to win this ultimate prize!Best of luck!BH.
Mute this set!
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! And this release comes straight from a patron who submitted their "best idea for BrickHawk" a few months ago!Mute this setThe idea captures something many of you can probably relate to:Mute this set for 30 days - helps prevent when Amazon etc adjust pric...
New "Retired" dashboard filter, and Birthday celebrations continue!
Hello Patrons!Just a quick update to let you know of a fresh release to the new dashboard - a "Retired" filter on the Retiring soon dashboard panel.Suggested by a Patron, this filter allows you to see sets that have officially retired on LEGO.com, but are still in stock at another retailer (...
Happy 3rd Patreon Birthday!
Hello Patrons :)It's time to celebrate 3 years on Patreon!In January 2019 BrickHawk's Patreon page was launched, and over the last three years by being a patron, you have enabled BrickHawk to grow and grow. New and improved features, more retailers, loads of ideas and feedback, and some comp...
More of your Best Ideas!
Hello Patrons :)It's release day - and these changes all come from the Your Best Ideas for BrickHawk competition that happened late last year!There's a bit to cover on this one, so here's a brief overview first of what was released: Updated email header/summary text, to show the right in...
Try BrickHawk's new dashboard!
Hello Patrons :)It's release day! This one has been a long time coming, however a lot of groundwork had to be done to get it off the ground.A new dashboard!A couple of months ago Alan won the best ideas for BrickHawk competition, with his excellent idea for a new dashboard/landing page for Brick...
SUPERHAWK and Insights fixes, and another giveaway!
Hello Patrons :)Just a couple of quick updates on some changes just rolled out - these two being the result of feedback provided by you!SUPERHAWKS and LEGO that isn't a LEGO setSometimes BrickHawk picks up products that are not LEGO sets - e.g. LEGO-themed console games, LEGO clothing, LEGO merc...
Click Frenzy special - win an R2-D2 LEGO set from Zavvi!
UPDATE: The hidden message is now somewhere on brickhawk.com - will you be the first to find it, and take home R2-D2!?Hello Patrons :)Click Frenzy (an Australian version of Black Friday sales) officially started a few hours ago, and to celebrate BrickHawk is teaming up again with Zavvi - and one luc...
***drum roll please*** The winner of the LEGO® Technic™ Ferrari 488 GTE from Zavvi is...
Hello Patrons :)It's been a long week - and it needed to be. Your best ideas for BrickHawk were amazing, and choosing a winner - the best of the best ideas - was a real challenge!Whilst they are all worthy of this fantastic prize from Zavvi, there can only be one winner... so without further ado...
Early access - new PARTHAWKS features!
Hello Ultimate Hawks :)A couple of new PARTHAWKS features have just been made available for you - and only you!RebrickableBrickHawk is now integrating with Rebrickable to bring you a better PARTHAWKS experience. You can now see much more meaningful data for each part, and click through to Rebrickabl...
Only two days left to get your best idea in!
Hello Patrons :)Just a friendly reminder that you only have two days left to submit your best idea for BrickHawk!And if your idea is deemed the best idea by yours truly, then you will score for yourself the LEGO® Technic™ Ferrari 488 GTE “AF Corse #51” from Zavvi!Your best idea must be submit...
Share your best idea for BrickHawk, and you could WIN the LEGO® Technic™ Ferrari 488 GTE from Zavvi!
Hello Patrons :)As mentioned on the weekend, BrickHawk has teamed up with Zavvi to give away a copy the LEGO® Technic™ Ferrari 488 GTE “AF Corse #51” - and it could be yours! Here's how...Like most ideas, BrickHawk started small, and has grown in part from lots of feedback and suggestions...
WIN a LEGO Ferrari 488 GTE!
Hello Patrons :)BrickHawk is always working hard to get you the best LEGO deals, and now you have a chance to WIN LEGO!BrickHawk has teamed up with Zavvi to give away a copy of the LEGO® Technic™ Ferrari 488 GTE “AF Corse #51”!Zavvi, an online retailer that ships internationally, will send on...
New feature - Theme listings!
Hello PatronsIt's been a while between posts, but hopefully over the last month or so the you would have noticed brickhawk.com performing much better than it was earlier in the year!? There has been heaps of ongoing activity in the background to make that happen, and it's made a big differen...
brickhawk.com performance update #2
Hello PatronsI wanted to let you know how things are looking after the first round of changes were made to address brickhawk.com's recent slow down.Firstly, the new server infrastructure is in place, and after lots of changes to which pieces of infrastructure are doing which bits of BrickHawk, t...
