LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set Promotion Last Day
Mar22

LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set Promotion Last Day

The LEGO® Train 40th Anniversary gift promotion ends today. You’ll get the set for free when you spend £99/$99/99€ or more on any LEGO purchases. The 146 piece set features a modern-day recreation of the classic 1980s Push Along Steam Train. It also includes a display base and a Train Driver Minifigure. The promotion is available online only, due to store closures, and you’ll also get double VIP points on all purchases....

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Get Your Free LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set Now
Mar01

Get Your Free LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set Now

The new LEGO® Train 40th Anniversary gift with purchase promotion has begun. Spend £99/$99/99€ or more on any LEGO purchases and you’ll get the LEGO Steam Train set for free. The 146 piece set features a modern-day recreation of the classic 1980s Push Along Steam Train. It also includes a display base and a Train Driver Minifigure. The promotion is available online and in LEGO stores, until March 15th, or while stocks last. This...

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40370: LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set Review
Feb24

40370: LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set Review

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of LEGO® Trains. These buildable locomotives have captured the hearts of LEGO fans across the globe and LEGO train fans are one of the most dedicated of the AFOL communities. To celebrate the special milestone LEGO have created a commemorative set, which will be given away with certain spend amounts during March. Now I don’t normally get to review many GWP sets but I was offered a chance to...

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LEGO Fabuland At 40
Aug31

LEGO Fabuland At 40

Forty years ago and long before the cross-product success of Bionicle, NINJAGO and CHIMA, plus more recent story-driven themes such as Hidden Side, the LEGO Group created a whole new theme aimed at young children that would sit between DUPLO and the standard LEGO® System range. Released in 1979, Fabuland was the first theme that LEGO created which went beyond the brick, by also encompassing storybooks, clothing and a great stop-motion...

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LEGO Fabuland Return For 40th Anniversary
Apr01

LEGO Fabuland Return For 40th Anniversary

LEGO® fans of a certain age will have fond memories of the first ever story lead LEGO theme called Fabuland. Younger fans will have seen the animal residents of Fabuland make a brief appearance in The LEGO Movie 2. Either way it’s time to get excited as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the much loved theme. If you aren’t familiar with the world of Fabuland, it features a unique collection of animal characters, which...

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How LEGO Minifigures Are Made
Aug29

How LEGO Minifigures Are Made

To mark the 40th anniversary of LEGO® Minifigures, the LEGO Group has released a wealth of assets that span the last 40 years of design, production and more. As with all LEGO products, the initial design process begins simply with the spark of an idea and a good old fashion sketch pad. As you’ll have seen in my earlier article, the minifigure has evolved a great deal from prototype to the version we know and love today. But even...

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Celebrating 40 Years Of LEGO Minifigures
Aug29

Celebrating 40 Years Of LEGO Minifigures

Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the LEGO® Minifigure, August 29th is the original date that the first Danish patent was handed in, back in 1977. Although the first minifigures were not launched until 1978, the celebration is being marked as a combination of the patent date along with the year they first appeared in LEGO sets. Since their debut in the 70s, the humble minifigure has evolved a great deal, yet remained uniquely the...

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LEGO Minifigures  A Party In Every Pack
Apr19

LEGO Minifigures A Party In Every Pack

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the LEGO® Minifigures and the series 18 characters are having a party to celebrate. The Classic Policeman, who was one of the first minifigures ever released, has broken out the balloons and invited some of his fellow minifigures for a little house party. LEGO have released a series of fun little videos to show-off some of the new Series 18 characters. The latest series of LEGO Minifigures are...

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