LEGO Stores Back To School Make & Take Event
Later this month LEGO® stores will be offering a LEGO Hogwarts Express Make & Take event. Selected LEGO Stores in the UK and Europe will let visitors create a mini Hogwarts Express Train set. You’ll be able to collect the free build from selected stores and take your build home with you. The Make & Take event will be available in selected UK and Irish stores on August 31st between 10:00 – 12:00 and again on September 1st...
The LEGO Group Launches Made To Play Campaign
Beyond their creative purposes, LEGO® elements are among the few products that have stood the test of time. A brick made over 60 years ago is still compatible with those made today. For many families, childhood LEGO sets are often passed down through generations but there of other ways to expand the use of LEGO bricks. As part of the new ‘Made to be Played’ campaign, the LEGO Group is highlighting initiatives to share the...
LEGO Mythical Pegasus GWP Now Available
The recently revealed LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 The Mythical Pegasus set is now available. The new GWP set lets you build one of three creatures the Mythical Pegasus, a mythical dragon and a mythical bird. It’s a similar set to the Mystic Witch, released in 2022. The 278-piece set is free with LEGO purchases of £90/$100/100€ or more, online or in LEGO Stores. There is also another chance to get the Flower Pot GWP in select regions,...
BricksFanz Weekly LEGO Recap August 6th – 18th
After the excitement of last week’s Disney-led announcements, this week has been a lot quieter, which is just as well as I have been taking a look at some of the upcoming new LEGO® releases. Over the weekend I published my reviews of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Legend of Zelda sets. I’ve also taken a look at the last of the new Marvel sets and the first-ever 18+ Minecraft set. There will also be reviews of the new...
77092: The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set Review Part 1
As a gamer, I have a fondness for many games, but there is one I consider to be legendary. The Legend of Zelda was first released by Nintendo in 1986 and told the story of a young warrior called Link, whose destiny was to save the land of Hyrule and its Princess. But the series became a thing of legend when the Nintendo 64 was released. I have fond memories of playing this game. I was ill at the time so was going to school, giving me...
21351: The Nightmare Before Christmas Set Review
The Nightmare Before Christmas began life in 1982 as a poem written by a young Disney animator called Tim Burton. In the same year, a stop-motion short called Vincent was released and it soon led to Tim Burton developing the idea further. It would take over 10 years for The Nightmare Before Christmas to be released. Although it’s now considered part of the Walt Disney Pictures library, it was originally released by Touchstone...
Still To Come From LEGO Ideas August 2024
LEGO® Ideas continues to be a theme full of surprises and there has been a flurry of activity in recent weeks including the reveal of upcoming sets. So far this year has seen several sets released including the Polaroid Camera, the Family Tree, a Red London Telephone Box, Tuxedo Cat, a set inspired by JAWS and the impressive Dungeons & Dragons set. But there are a couple of sets due to arrive in 2024 and even more beyond that....