23155: The Evolution Of STEM Set Review
Feb04

23155: The Evolution Of STEM Set Review

Over the last couple of years, LEGO® Ideas has teamed up with US retailer Target to bring several fan-designed LEGO sets to market. Beyond retailer exclusivity in North America, the partnership has merely increased the number of LEGO Ideas sets released. Be the past projects or all new creations sourced through challenges. In 2023, one such challenge tasked budding builders with creating something which celebrated STEM aka Science,...

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21354: Twilight The Cullen House Set Review
Feb03

21354: Twilight The Cullen House Set Review

I’ve never read the Twilight books nor have I watched the films based on them. However, I am greatly aware of the impact both have had and the fanbase they collected. The first film in the Twilight Saga was released in 2008 and closely follows the story of Stephanie Meyer’s books. I must admit I’m surprised the fan-designed set was chosen to become a LEGO® Ideas set. Although the film series has garnered a rabid...

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21353: The Botanical Garden Set Review
Oct24

21353: The Botanical Garden Set Review

LEGO® Ideas has become one of my favourite themes. The variety of sets it offers is pretty impressive and that’s perfectly showcased over the last few LEGO Ideas sets. Hot on the heels of sets inspired by classic Disney films and the festively spooky The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Victorian-style ‘hothouse’ Botanical Garden. I must admit when it was revealed that the fan design which inspired this set had been...

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21352: Magic Of Disney LEGO Ideas Set Review
Sep19

21352: Magic Of Disney LEGO Ideas Set Review

LEGO® Ideas is no stranger to licensed sets but it’s Disney which has offered the most inspiration for fan builders. In 2023, Disney celebrated its 100th anniversary and part of the celebrations saw LEGO Ideas team up with US retailer, Target, to find a set inspired by the magical world of Disney. Fans choose the aptly named Magic of Disney set by 2A2A aka Anna Chen. The fan-created design featured several Disney characters...

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21351: The Nightmare Before Christmas Set Review
Aug17

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...

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21350: Jaws LEGO Ideas Set Review
Jul16

21350: Jaws LEGO Ideas Set Review

It’s the film which began the tradition of the Summer Blockbuster, it’s also the film which made a generation of filmgoers afraid to go into the sea. JAWS has become an iconic movie, which was released in 1975. It was one of the first motion pictures to be directed by Steven Spielberg and becomes the latest of the legendary director’s films to inspire a LEGO® set. We could have seen a LEGO set based on Jaws long...

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21349: Tuxedo Cat LEGO Ideas Set Review
May18

21349: Tuxedo Cat LEGO Ideas Set Review

It is said most people fall into one of two camps – dog people or cat people. As those who follow BricksFanz on social media will know, I’m a dog person. But there are many people out there who are of a more feline persuasion. Regardless of which side of the pet fence you are on, the latest LEGO® Ideas set offers yet another interesting build inspired by a fan design. Here’s a closer look at the LEGO Ideas Tuxedo Cat...

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