The Newbury Files: Uncovering The Hidden Side
Don’t let the quiet town of Newbury fool you, it may be a picturesque little town on the surface. But there’s a darker side to Newbury, which has remained hidden until now. Local scientist J.B. Watt has been dabbling with unlocking the hidden side of Newbury and tasks local teens, Parker and Jack, with helping to discover exactly what is going down in Newbury. Using the latest technology, these ghost getting guys are complied a...
Top 10 LEGO Tree Sets
A couple of years ago, I noticed an odd pattern with some of the LEGO® sets I were buying. A large number of them were tree-based. So with the reveal of the LEGO Ideas TreehouseLEGO Ideas Treehouse I thought it was the ideal time for another LEGO Top 10. Trees have made a surprisingly large amount of appearances in LEGO sets over the last few years, I’m not talking about the classic tree element, but actual buildable trees. They...
The Building Bricks From Earth To The Moon
As the world marks the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a little look at some of the LEGO® sets which have been inspired by the work of NASA. Beyond sets which have been directly inspired by real life space missions, that monumental moment in 1969 changed popular culture forever. It inspired everything from the Jetsons, to the Clangers and more obviously Star Wars. It...
LEGO It’s More Than Just A Toy
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and it’s a perfect opportunity to talk more about something that affects many people. It’s been a part of my life for a while, I won’t go into details but over the last few years various events have nearly destroyed me and I’ve been taken to some really dark places, but thanks to a little plastic brick, I’ve just about kept it together. LEGO® has become far more than a simple...
Box Clever LEGO Packaging Pops
In recent years LEGO® sets from many themes have arrived in a similar style of packaging. Logo in the top left, character art in the right and action shot of the set you’ll find within. But this year LEGO have given their packaging a rather cool refresh. It was first shown in some of the super hero sets, gone is the Marvel or DC Comics Super Heroes branding, in favour of the relevant characters so sets are known LEGO Spider-man...
From Set To Screen – LEGO Avengers Endgame
With Avengers Endgame being in cinemas for over a week now, and it’s global box office smashing through the $2 billion mark; it’s time to see how well the LEGO® sets compared to the on screen action. Be warned this will be a somewhat spoilery look at the various LEGO Avengers set released a few weeks ago and the plot points in Marvel Studios Avengers Endgame. So if you haven’t seen the movie yet turn back, before...
LEGO Star Wars – Now & Then
It was honour of being the first licensed LEGO® theme and is often credited with turning the fortunes of the LEGO Group around after a tricky period, as well as reigniting many peoples love of LEGO. Now 20 years on, there’s been more than 400 sets released, from the smallest keychains to Ultimate Collectors Series sets with thousands of bricks. To mark the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars theme, five classic sets have...
A Look At LEGO…. Creator Expert Vehicles
With the LEGO® Creator Expert Ford Mustang racing into stores tomorrow, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a look back at some of the past LEGO Creator Expert vehicles which have been released over the years. The current standard of Creator Expert Vehicles began in 2011 with the VW Camper Van and almost every year since, the range has given us a new large scale set to build. So far each release has been created in partnership...
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