LEGO Exclusivity Stupidity
It’s no surprise that I’m a LEGO® fan, I enjoy buying, building, displaying, collecting and just about everything else that’s connected to the brand. But my love of LEGO doesn’t mean I view all their actions through rose-tinted glasses. A very annoying pattern seems to be emerging with LEGO sets in recent months and it’s a practice which seems to be annoying many more beyond just myself. Regional...
Building The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
One of the most exciting inclusions of the recently released LEGO® Movie 2 minifigures, are the four characters from the Wizard of Oz. This iconic movie has been delighting moviegoers since 1939 and in its 80th year, the characters are once again causing excitement thanks to LEGO. The four characters from the film are amongst the 20 characters featured in new series of LEGO Minifigures, and people are desperate to add them to their...
LEGO DUPLO At 50 – Evolution Of A Logo
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO® DUPLO® brick. Over those post 50 years the DUPLO brand has changed a lot, but there has been a certain red rabbit who has remained constant. Well almost, in the early 2000’s LEGO DUPLO became LEGO Explore, but do to customer feedback, the original name and brand mascot returned and has remained the face of DUPLO ever since. It all started with a Danish company, called Plan Design,...
Best Of 2018 BricksFanz Awards
It’s New Year’s Eve and as 2018 comes to a close and the clock ticks down to another year. We take a look back over that past 12 months and pick some of our favourite LEGO-related things to occur in the year gone by. It’s certainly been another eventful year, with the first sustainable LEGO® bricks released, the LEGO brick reaching its 60th anniversary and LEGO Minifigures celebrating their 40th birthday. It fact it has...
LEGO Light & Sound – Now & Then
I recently took A Look At LEGO®… Light & Sound and have recently managed to grab on of the new 2019 sets, which brings back the much loved but little used system from the 80s. It’s been over 20 years since the last LEGO set with Light & Sound was released and oh how times have changed. The original Light & Sound system used a bulky battery box as well as special metal lined elements, turn switches and bulbs to...
Rebuilding My Childhood One Brick At A Time
As a kid of the 80s I grew up in a glorious time for pop culture legends. From amazing Saturday morning cartoons to iconic movies, I had the great fortune to grow up around a number of iconic characters, theme songs and all the related toys and merchandise that come with it. Now 35 years on I own more toys than I ever did as a kid, hey no one said just because you grow old you have to grow up. As many of you will know there are always...
The Great LEGO Modular Dilemma
As both a LEGO® fan and a proud LEGO Ambassador, I’ve had the opportunity to build a large number of sets. I’ve built everything from the UCS Falcon to a BrickHeadz or two. But despite my vast experience with various different themes and sets, there is one massive area of LEGO fandom, I’ve never ventured near – Modulars. For those who don’t know, LEGO Creator Expert Modular sets are annually released...
A Look At LEGO…. Light & Sound
A blast from the past returns next year, as some of the new 2019 LEGO® sets will reintroduce the Light & Sound system. But things have moved on a since the 80s when the original Light & Sound system first appeared. As a kid of the 80s I have fond memories of Light & Sound, in fact I still have one set which included this unique powered LEGO system. So ahead of its return early next year, it’s the perfect opportunity...
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