A Look At LEGO… Technic Ultimate Supercars
With the first teaser for the next LEGO® Technic Ultimate Car dropping earlier this week, it’s an ideal time to reflect on the past four sets in the series. Technic has always offered advanced building techniques to create complex vehicles or constructions. But those advanced build offerings were elevated in 2016, with the release of what would become the first of the LEGO Technic Ultimate Car Series sets. These highly detailed...
The Future Of LEGO Instructions Building In AR
Although the whole basis of the LEGO® brick is the endless creativity it holds, for many sets, instructions are an important aspect of the build process. LEGO instructions have evolved over the years. The early instructions weren’t very user-friendly as I found when I rediscovered some of the sets from my childhood. Modern-day instructions are far better to navigate, well, apart from that short period where 18+ sets featured...
Friends Reunited: When LEGO Legends Return
With inspiration from numerous movies, games and TV shows, LEGO® sets have connective stories woven into them. But far more exciting and long-running narratives can be found in original LEGO themes and these span decades. Regarding original themes they fall into three camps: ‘In/out’ such as Ultra Agents or Monster Fighters and ‘Big Bang’ such as Legends of CHIMA or DREAMZzz. Finally ‘Evergreen’ describes LEGO City and NINJAGO....
A Look At LEGO… Space Aliens
This year has seen multiple sets across several themes celebrate space, dubbing 2024 the Year of LEGO® Space. The LEGO Group has a long history with space, thanks to the Apollo Moon Mission. Space exploration inspired one of the earliest LEGO themes. But the recent space-based endeavours haven’t sought to reimagine or remake classic space sets, instead, they each offer a series of space-inspired builds. Apart from the common...
Dungeons & Dragons Questing With Minifigures
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons. The popular ‘pen & paper’ role-playing game has inspired pop culture for almost as long. It’s fair to say almost everyone will have experienced something related to DnD even if they have never played the tabletop game. Beyond the basic game, DnD has inspired video games such as Baulder’s Gate, a much-loved 90s cartoon series and even formed the basis of the...
A Look At LEGO… Wolverine
Following the surprisingly popular look at Deadpool’s LEGO® history, it’s only fitting that his movie buddy Wolverine also becomes the subject of his own LEGO lookback. Just like Wade Wilson, Logan’s LEGO journey began in 2012 as part of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set, 6866: Wolverine’s Chopper Showdown. He was joined by the Merc with a Mouth and metal manipulator Magneto. A couple of years later, Wolverine...
A Look At LEGO… Valentine’s Day Builds
Love is in the air and Valentine’s Day has been celebrated over the years with various LEGO® sets. As it’s February 14th, it’s the perfect time to look at how the LEGO Group celebrated the day of love. Some earlier love-filled seasonal sets, such as a buildable heart, Valentine’s Day card and gift box, were quite basic. these sorts of sets inhabited polybags and were often promotional sets. For a few years,...
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