LEGO Fabuland At 40
Forty years ago and long before the cross-product success of Bionicle, NINJAGO and CHIMA, plus more recent story-driven themes such as Hidden Side, the LEGO Group created a whole new theme aimed at young children that would sit between DUPLO and the standard LEGO® System range. Released in 1979, Fabuland was the first theme that LEGO created which went beyond the brick, by also encompassing storybooks, clothing and a great stop-motion...
LEGO Fabuland Return For 40th Anniversary
LEGO® fans of a certain age will have fond memories of the first ever story lead LEGO theme called Fabuland. Younger fans will have seen the animal residents of Fabuland make a brief appearance in The LEGO Movie 2. Either way it’s time to get excited as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the much loved theme. If you aren’t familiar with the world of Fabuland, it features a unique collection of animal characters, which...
Welcome To Apocalypseburg! Designer Video
With the epic new Welcome To Apocalypseburg! set now available for all, the Designer Video for the set has been released. In it Senior Designer, Justin Ramsden is joined by Graphic Designer Mike Patton and Element Designer, Ruth Kelly, as they discuss the creation of the set, along with it’s minifigures and some of the new elements it features. The video also offers a look at some of the concept models used to create the final...
LEGO Fabuland Returns For The LEGO Movie 2
A new TV spot has been released for The LEGO® Movie 2 which features US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but more importantly is also reveals the return of a much-loved piece of LEGO history – Fabuland. For those who don’t know what Fabuland is, it was the very first LEGO theme to go beyond the brick with stories, TV shows and many additional products. Without it there would be no NINJAGO and similar themes. Plus...
A Look At LEGO…. LEGO Fans
Today we take A Look at LEGO®.... LEGO Fans, no that isn’t a typo. With the early release of set 70656: garmadon, Garmadon, GARMADON, we noticed one of the minifigures included in the great new set is sporting a funky t-shirt, with a familiar logo upon it. But this isn’t the first time, a long retired LEGO themes have been celebrated via the medium of clothing. One of the first examples of showing some LEGO love occurred...