A Look At LEGO… Sharks
Depending on which channel you watched it on, Shark Week or Sharkfest is a week-long celebration of sharks. Either way, it’s a long-running celebration of the oceans most feared predators. When they aren’t acting as inspiration for epic John Williams accompanied movies, the humble shark has been woven into a number of LEGO® sets. In fact, they have a long LEGO history, from the early days of LEGO themes to Minifigure...
LEGO Sets – It’s All In The Name
Over the weekend some of the new LEGO® Star Wars were officially revealed and many have noticed the odd name on Boba Fett’s iconic ship. Instead of being dubbed Slave I, it carries the snappy name of Boba Fett’s Starship. It appears the reason for this is solely down to Disney, who have asked the LEGO Group and a number of other merchandise partners to drop the Slave name from products featuring the Bounty Hunter’s...
The Minifigure Of Mischief – Loki In LEGO
With the latest Marvel show premiering on Disney+ from today, it’s the perfect time to celebrate it’s focus – the one and mostly only Loki. When the God Mischief isn’t burdened with glorious purpose, he has been known to appear in a number of LEGO® Marvel sets. Unsurprisingly, his LEGO debut was with the dawn of the Marvel Super Heroes theme. Loki would appear in a trio of sets in 2012. Those sets would be...
Why Everyone Is Awesome Is So Important
Last week the LEGO Group introduced a colourful new set that celebrates the fact that Everyone is Awesome. The set is designed to celebrate the diversity of LEGO® fans and the world around them. The buildable display model is inspired by the iconic rainbow flag which is used as a symbol of love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community. The sets reveal was largely meet with extremely positive reactions from the LEGO community and far...
From Mini To Massive – Buildable LEGO Minifigures
Yesterday, the new range of LEGO® Harry Potter sets were revealed and amongst the classic playset style builds were a trio of more unique offers, one of which was something completely new for a LEGO set. Well, that’s not entirely true, some almost new. The humble Minifigure has been a staple of LEGO sets for over 40 years, their classic style is as important and iconic as the LEGO brick. Over the years the Minifigure has...
Inside The LEGO Vault & Idea House Revisited
As I checked my phone this morning, a ‘memory’ flashed up to tell me it was four years ago to this very day I was in Billund, Denmark wandering around the fabled LEGO® Idea House vault. I shared this on Twitter, which seemed to be popular so I’ve gone through the pictures I took of my visit and added them to previous articles detailing my time in the LEGO Idea House and its special vault. You can check them both out...
A Look At LEGO…. Lifestyle Lighting
As a recognised media outlet, BricksFanz gets access to various press releases for almost all new LEGO® set reveals. For many years now various new LEGO set press packs have been accompanied by a fabled folder of images simply known as ‘Lifestyle’. These wondersome visuals portray LEGO sets in the wilds of the home, be they neatly sitting on a shelf, hanging out on a desk or cheerfully spread across the floor as if thrown...
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