Bricklink & The LEGO Group Join Forces
Sep06

Bricklink & The LEGO Group Join Forces

Bricklink are teasing the announcement of a special announcement which will see the popular LEGO® part marketplace join forces with The LEGO Group for something called the AFOL Designer Program. There are no real details but it would seem the program will call upon the uniquely creative community of AFOL builders. Full details of the AFOL Designer Program will become available on Wednesday next week. Until then you can check out the...

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The LEGO Group Reveal Stable 2018 Performance
Sep04

The LEGO Group Reveal Stable 2018 Performance

After a challenging time for the LEGO Group last year, things are looking up during the first half of 2018. Revenues have stabilised, with global sales growing by 1%. This is despite a vast change in the retail landscape, with closure of Toys R Us in three major markets. Revenue was down in the US, although there has been a slight increase in Europe and double digits increase in China. Best performing themes include LEGO® Technic,...

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LEGO DC Super-Villains Season Pass Revealed
Aug31

LEGO DC Super-Villains Season Pass Revealed

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has revealed the content of the season pass, which will release alongside LEGO® DC Super-Villains, this October. The latest LEGO adventure is set to be the biggest LEGO game released to date, with a wide cast of characters from all corners of the DC universe. This time around you step into the blocky shoes of the bad guys as you and your fellow fiends must join forces to take on a greater evil...

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DUPLO Days Are Back At LEGOLAND Windsor
Aug31

DUPLO Days Are Back At LEGOLAND Windsor

This autumn, the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort is making pre-school fun even more awesome with a ticket offer for weekday visits between 4 September and 1 November 2018*. With a DUPLO® DAYS Ticket, guests can get entry for an adult and a child under the age of five, for just £25. For an additional £5 per child, up to three friends (under the age of five years) can join the fun too. PLUS children under three years old get free entry. With...

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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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Brick Or Treat & Fireworks Returns To LEGOLAND Windsor
Aug24

Brick Or Treat & Fireworks Returns To LEGOLAND Windsor

Brick or Treat is back at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort this Halloween along with the annual 3D Fireworks Spectacular. Enter a spooky world of bricks and monsters. Help build a miniature LEGO® pumpkin patch in Miniland and meet some of the monsters set to take up residence in upcoming Haunted House attraction coming in 2019. Then enjoy the famous LEGOLAND Windsor Fireworks display, complete with music and special 3D LEGO effects. The...

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