10268: Vestas Wind Turbine Set Review
Way back in 2008 the LEGO Group and Danish energy group Vestas partnered up, which resulted in a special promotional LEGO® set being created for Vestas. Set 4999 was based on the Vestas Wind Turbine, which back then was an innovation in clean renewable energy. Fast forword to 2018 and the LEGO Group’s commitment to green, planet friendly production is as strong as ever. This year LEGO introduced elements created using sugar...
Add Power To Your LEGO Play With Powered Up
Connected play is nothing new to the world of LEGO®, in recent years we’ve had Power Functions, App Bricks and LEGO Boost, but the ability to interact with LEGO in unique new ways is about to advance in a big way. This month two new LEGO DUPLO sets were released which included special ‘Action Bricks’. These NFC maker elements trigger certain actions within each set, such as sounding a horn, changing the trains...
App-controlled LEGO Batmobile Revealed
The LEGO® reveals continue with the first look at the new app-controlled LEGO DC Comics Batmobile. This be powered set will contain the new Power Functions system which can be controlled be smart devices. It will also offer enhanced functions with LEGO Boost. The 321 piece Batmobile will be released on August 1st with a US RRP of $99.99. The etc will include two motors, and a battery hub and access to a app which can control the set....
Power Up The LEGO Creator Roller Coaster
When the awesome looking new LEGO® Creator Expert Roller Coaster arrives next month, it will introduce the fourth fairground-themed set to the Creator Expert range. Just like those past sets, the Roller Coaster can also be enhanced by adding Power Functions. To get those coaster cars zooming around on their own, two simple Power Function elements can added to provide automation. The set will feature instructions on how to add these to...
New 2018 LEGO Sets Get Appy
Although news from the Nuremberg Toy Fair has been a little light compared to previous years, one of the big snippets of information to come out of it is the push towards app connective play. 2018 will see a new and improved Power Functions system, dubbed Power Functions 2.0. Some of the first sets to include this new powered system will be a couple of LEGO® City trains. Although full details of the system have yet to be revealed, it...
Nuremberg Toy Fair 2018 News Round-up
Normally this time of the year is filled with LEGO® news flowing from the walls of the various Toy Fairs. The London Toy Fair passed with nothing more than a whimper, thanks to LEGO not attending the show and now is the turn for the German Toy Fair. However strict new rules means there will be limited news coming from Nuremberg. That doesn’t mean there is no new news with both Zusammengebaut and Promo Bricks at the event, there...
Power Up The LEGO Creator Carousel
One of our most popular features from last year, showed how you could add Power Functions to the LEGO Creator Holiday Train. With the release of the new LEGO Creator Carousel, we thought we’d show what you need to bring the LEGO Creator Carousel to life. Adding Power Functions to the LEGO Creator Expert is extremely easy, the completed build already has the elements in place to fit the additional pieces required to add automated...
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