Bricklink 60th Anniversary AFOL Sets Ordering Open
Back in September 2017, Bricklink began a special program which celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the LEGO® brick and the creative world of AFOL builders. From all the entries 16 have been chosen by a team of designers from the LEGO Group. You can now pledge your support from the various sets. Only those that become fully funded will become an official LEGO Bricklink set. The elements included will be brand new, with sets also coming...
The LEGO Book New Edition Published Today
The newly updated version of The LEGO® Book from DK has been published today. As well as including all the latest LEGO history, each copy also includes an exclusive printed 2×4 LEGO brick, which marks 60 years of the LEGO brick. The LEGO Book was originally published back in 2009 and was last updated in 2012, this new edition will expand on the extensive information from past editions and will include some of the more recent...
The LEGO Book New Edition Book Review
2018 is a milestone year for the LEGO Group, the LEGO® brick celebrates its 60th anniversary and the much-loved minifigure reaches its 40th anniversary. To coincide with these special celebrations, DK Books have released an updated version of The LEGO Book. Featuring over 20 additional pages, the book charts the entire history of the LEGO Group from wooden toys right through to the opening of the LEGO House. Although the book...
DK Books Reveal 60th Anniversary LEGO Brick & Book
Earlier this year we reported that DK Books are set to release an updated version of The LEGO® Book. As well as including all the latest LEGO history, each copy also includes an exclusive printed 2×4 LEGO brick, plus a special companion book, focused on the LEGO Minifigure. The LEGO Book was originally published back in 2009 and was last updated in 2012, this new edition will expand on the extensive information from past editions...
The LEGO Book Gets A 2018 Update
With 2018 marking the 60th anniversary of the LEGO® brick and the 40th anniversary of the minifigures, it’s only fitting that The LEGO Book from DK Books, gets an updated and revised edition. The LEGO Book was originally published back in 2009 and was last updated in 2012, this new edition will expand on the extensive information from past editions and will include some of the more recent happenings from the world of LEGO....
Retro LEGO Clothing Range Coming To UNIQLO
For the last few years the LEGO Group has joined forces with Japanese clothing brand UNIQLO to release a number of LEGO® themed t-shirts. Great news is the LEGO X UNIQLO range is getting a all-new collection of tees, and they have a retro vibe to many of the design with nods to the early years of the LEGO brand and classic LEGO Space. The new collection contains a mixture of Mens and Kids sizes, with ten new adult size designs and six...
LEGO Fronted Toy Shop Wows The World
Just over a week ago we brought you news of the first toy shop in the UK to stock LEGO® products, being given a very special makeover. LEGO UK took the opportunity to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the brick in a very unique way, which saw 41 LEGO builders recreate the entire shopfront with LEGO bricks. Using over 277,550 bricks all aspects of the Osborne’s Toy Shop in Rushden, Northamptonshire, including signage, doors and...
LEGO At 60: Inside The LEGO Vault
Back in April last year we hopped on our very first overseas trip to the little Danish town of Billund, home of the LEGO® company since it was founded in the early 1930s. Near to the centre of Billund is a mid-sized looking family home, backed by a series of other buildings. This seemingly unimportant building was in fact where the LEGO group began life as a carpentry workshop before it slowly evolved to make the little plastic bricks...