LEGO Look Back – LEGO Mixels
Today is National Monster Day, making it the perfect time to take a fond look back at one of the LEGO Group’s most unique themes – LEGO® Mixels. The LEGO Mixels theme was launched in 2014 in association with Cartoon Network. The theme would last just over 2 years, with 81 sets released across 9 series. The Mixels made their debut at San Diego Comic-Con before being released shortly after. Each series featured three...
LEGO 90 Years Of Play – When Classics Return
With the LEGO Group celebrating its 90th Anniversary this year, the LEGO® Design Team has delved into the LEGO Vault for inspiration for a number of new sets. But the Galaxy Explorer, Lion Knights’ Castle and Forest Hideout GWP aren’t the first time classic LEGO sets and themes have inspired other LEGO sets. Here are just some of the other sets released over the last few years which have reimagined the early days of LEGO...
Retro Rebuilds – The King’s Castle
My very first LEGO® set was bestowed upon me in the late 80s. Santa kindly bought me set 6080: King’s Castle set. The set was first released in 1984, but I received it a few years later. Almost 40 years on, I still own that set. Like many childhood toys, it’s been living in a storage box, along with other old LEGO sets. It’s been in the loft and for a short time even visited the shed. As today is the 90th Anniversary...
Jurassic Moments Perfect For Dino Dioramas
As Dinosaur Week concludes, it’s time to take a look at what the future of the LEGO® Jurassic theme could or should offer. The Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies are filled with iconic moments. One of them has already inspired a diorama set as part of the LEGO ICONS line of adult-focused builds. With power out, the Jurassic Park tour jeeps have come to a halt and they are soon hijacked by the escaped T. rex. The T. rex...
The Dinosaurs Of LEGO Jurassic World
To celebrate the cinema release of Jurassic World Dominion, it’s Dinosaur Week here at BricksFanz and over the next few days, there will be features celebrating how the blockbuster dinosaur franchise has inspired a number of LEGO® sets, books and TV shows. Starting with the most important aspect of the LEGO Jurassic World sets – the LEGO Dinosaurs. Way back in 1993, legendary director, Steven Spielberg helped to kick start...
Countdown To Skywalker Saga – Best Of The Rest
In under 24 hours’ time, LEGO® Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be officially released. So for the final countdown feature, it’s time to look at the rest of the Star Wars titles released by TT Games. Since the original LEGO® Star Wars was released TT Game was purchased by Warner Bros Games and a greater focus was given to Warner-owned IP but they did return to a galaxy far, far away in 2016 for the first of a new trilogy...
Countdown To Skywalker Saga – Calling The Clones
With LEGO® Star Wars: The Skywalker just days away, the journey to get there became a long time ago with LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. It was followed up by The Original Trilogy and The Complete Saga. TT Games would take a break from a galaxy far, far away for a couple of years where they expanded the LEGO Games slate to include LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO Harry Potter and LEGO Batman, they even helped to co-develop LEGO Rock Band. In...
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