Dimensional Delights – LEGO Portal 2
Following a look back at the Mission: Impossible content and set, got me thinking about some of the other impressive one-off delights LEGO® Dimensions bestowed upon us. LEGO Dimensions combined the much-loved format of the TT Games’ LEGO titles with the buildable delights of LEGO sets and minifigures. It also managed to combine an unrivalled array of IPs from a number of iconic franchises. One such franchise was the platform...
Dimensional Delights – LEGO Mission: Impossible
As the latest Mission: Impossible hits cinemas today it got me thinking about the time the long-running espionage series officially became part of the LEGO® lexicon thanks to LEGO Dimensions. Back in 2015, TT Games and the LEGO Group combined their expertise to enter the once-thriving toys-to-life market. The result was LEGO Dimensions which combined the much-loved LEGO Games formula with physical LEGO models. It also made...
PAC-MAN Arcade Designer Interview – Sven Franic
The LEGO Group have worked closely with a number of much-loved brands to create an array of different LEGO® sets. The latest partnership is with Japanese arcade pioneer, Bandai Namco, which brings their iconic pixilated arcade chomper, PAC-MAN to life with LEGO bricks. The set is a marvel to look at and even more fun to construct but how did the set come to be? As well as reviewing the new set, I’ve been given the chance to chat...
Top Ten LEGO Disney Sets
All this week BricksFanz is celebrating the magic of LEGO® Disney and today it’s a round-up of the Top Ten LEGO Disney sets. The LEGO Group and Disney have had a long relationship, one which in fact began long before the LEGO brick even existed. Although there is a LEGO Disney theme, which was once the Disney Princess theme, it’s expanded to include many different sorts of sets from a variety of themes including LEGO...
A Look At LEGO… Racers
With the imminent reveal of a brand new LEGO® racing game from 2K on the way this week, I thought I’d take another look back at the much-loved original LEGO racing game released back in 1999. LEGO Racers was a fairly primitive-looking, racing adventure by today’s standards and it also introduce the world to driver extraordinaire and Master Builder Rocket Racer. So let’s start those engines and take A Look At...
A Look At LEGO… Buildable Minifigures
The LEGO® Minifigure is one of the most recognisable icons of the LEGO Group. Introduced in 1978, the minifigure has become an important part of the LEGO ecosystem, helping to inject life into LEGO sets and more recently, allowing people to see themselves on the toys they play with or collect. There are many special rules surrounding the minifigure, this is partly to help them stay protected by various trademarks. But that...
A Guide To LEGO Instructions Symbols
LEGO® instructions have remained pretty much the same for a long time but they have also seen a few tweaks and can even be accessed digitally. One thing I’ve noticed lately is a lot of people asking what certain symbols mean in the instructions booklets. So here’s a brief guide to some of the symbols means from the LEGO instructions. Some of these symbols have been introduced in preparation for the switch to paper bags....
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