A Look At LEGO…. Where It All Began
Since the LEGO Group was founded in 1932, it has come a long way over the past 80 years. Beginning life as a small carpenter’s workshop in Billund before evolving into a modern, global enterprise that is now one of the world’s largest manufacturers of toys and most powerful brands. The LEGO® brick in its present form, was launched in 1958 and patented in the same year. Although the brick was inspired by a similar one from UK company...
Who Are The Mysterious Sons Of Garmadon
As we head into a brand new season of the popular animated adventures of NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu, the new-look ninja face an all-new threat in the mysterious biker gang, who call themselves the Sons of Garmadon. As the bki rider fiends terrorise NINJAGO City, they aim is to steal the powerful Oni Masks. These relics of the old realm, each hold the tremendous power. If the Sons of Garmadon unite the Oni Masks, together they have...
The Rise & Rise Of LEGO Ideas
LEGO® Ideas is a curious creation, born out the eagerness for LEGO fans to build their own creations and now the source of some pretty impressive sets. In 2017 the LEGO Ideas theme exploded in popularity with release of the NASA Apollo Saturn V and Old Fishing Store. It seems the gamble LEGO took with Ideas really paid, before the release of the Saturn V, Ideas sets would follow a similar piece count and pricing. This lead to many...
Click & Snap: Happy Birthday Elvis
Today marks the day, Elvis Presley was born. Even now the King of rock and roll has a massive fan base, and his music is celebrated by millions. To celebrate the King’s birthday, Hamleys’ Mark Campbell has shot this fun little picture. The King has stopped by the new LEGO Creator Expert Downtown Diner for a bite to eat, we’re guessing he may sample burger or two. If you have any fun images using LEGO and who like to...
Best Of 2017 BricksFanz Awards
As 2017 comes to a close and the clock ticks down to another year, we take a look back over that past 12 months and pick some of our favourite LEGO-related things to occur in the year gone by. It’s certainly been a busy year, with the release of two new LEGO® movies, the opening of the LEGO House in Billund and a refocused take on how the LEGO Group operates across the world. But for our look back over the past 12 months...
A Look At LEGO…. Hamleys Royal Guard Minifigure
When we first covered the news that Hamleys would be getting an exclusive minifigure little did we know how much it would take the world by storm. People are going nuts for the little Royal Guard who can currently be found in Hamleys Regent Street store. We’ve seen the packet and the minifigure out in the wild but now with have a better look at the little fellow thanks to Hamley’s very own Mark Philip Campbell. The Royal...
Click & Snap: LEGO Snow Pics
Over the weekend much of the UK was dusted with a layer of snow and amid the chaos this causes, there’s also some fun to be had. But what’s the first thing you do when faced with the white stuff? No not build a snowman, you grab your LEGO bricks and get creative, well we do at least. We shared a few on social media and decided to round them up into one handy place. First we took the Winter Village Station into the snow...
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