A Look At LEGO…. Light & Sound
A blast from the past returns next year, as some of the new 2019 LEGO® sets will reintroduce the Light & Sound system. But things have moved on a since the 80s when the original Light & Sound system first appeared. As a kid of the 80s I have fond memories of Light & Sound, in fact I still have one set which included this unique powered LEGO system. So ahead of its return early next year, it’s the perfect opportunity...
A Look At LEGO…. Mickey Mouse
This year marks the 90th birthday of Disney’s mouse enduring iconic character and company mascot, Mickey Mouse. After first creating Oswald the Lucky Rabbit but losing the rights of the character to Universal, Walt Disney set to work creating a new animated character. Mickey was born and first started in the classic black and white cartoon, Steamboat Willie. But it would be many years later that Mickey and some of his other...
A Look At LEGO…. Racers
LEGO® Games have taken many forms over the years, but before TT Games took the reins and created the LEGO Games we know and love today, various other developers created a varied range of titles. One such game was LEGO Racers, a fairly primitive looking, racing adventure, which introduce the world to driver extraordinaire and Master Builder Rocket Racer. So let’s start those engines and take A Look At LEGO…. Racers. Despite...
A Look At LEGO…. Lando Calrissian
He may be the galaxy’s smoothest smuggler but the legendary Lando Calrissian hasn’t managed to sweet talk his way into that many LEGO® Star Wars sets. It’s one of the main reasons that the original Cloud City set is so sought after. Lando made his Minifigure debut way back in 2003, in set 10123: Cloud City and over the ten years since, there have only been four variants of Lando, across six sets. This includes his...
A Look At LEGO…. Hot Dogs
The sun’s out so it’s time to get those buns out, as we take A Look At LEGO®…. Hot Dogs. The humble hotdog has been a recent addition to the world of LEGO® and ever since sausage met bun, LEGO have become a little obsessed with the elongated meaty treat. Food elements are always been a little limited, something touched upon in The LEGO Movie. The sausage has been around for quite a few years now appearing in numerous...
A Look At LEGO…. Unikitty
It’s International Unicorn Day (yes really) so what better reason do we have to take A Look At LEGO…. Unikitty. When The LEGO Movie was released back in 2014, it was filled with plenty of wonderful characters, but there was one who managed to capture the hearts of adults and kids alike. Hailing from Cloud Cuckoo Land, the capital of rainbows and puppies, Princess Unikitty the half unicorn, half anime kitten was more than...
A Look At LEGO… City Undercover
There has been many fighters of crime appear in various LEGO® sets over the years, in fact the very first minifigure was a Police Officer. As LEGO sets have evolved, the everyday policing of LEGO City now falls in the jurisdiction of the famed LEGO City Police Department. It wouldn’t be until 2013 that the LCPD gained its poster boy in the form of Detective Chase McCain, star of TT Games first LEGO title not based on a licensed....