A Look At LEGO… City Soapbox Race Cars
Earlier this year, the LEGO® City range introduced a series of sets featuring themed cart-like vehicles commonly known as soapbox racers. In the real world, soapbox carts are motorless homemade vehicles, and in recent times, they have been made popular due to Red Bull’s Soapbox Derby events. It appears the citizens of LEGO City have been inspired by those Red Bull events, as the LEGO City carts are all themed. There are three...
LEGO Star Wars The Video Game 20 Years On
Exactly 20 years ago, on games consoles far, far away, two iconic brands were brought together to create an entirely new genre of video game. With the LEGO® Star Wars sets helping to reverse the fortunes of The LEGO Group, a little-known band of rebel games devs from Traveller’s Tales had an idea to bring these sets to life in a video game. The LEGO Group were still fairly new to the gaming scene, but they were on board, and...
LEGO Set V Source: Animal Crossing
It’s been 5 years since gamers headed off to new horizons in the latest iteration of the long-running life-sim, Animal Crossing. The game allowed players to set up a home on a lush island, surrounded by a colourful cast of characters. As the game arrived just as the COVID-19 lockdown began, its fan base exploded and became so popular it inspired a brand-new LEGO® theme. The latest sets in the LEGO Animal Crossing range were...
LEGO Set V Source: LEGO Super Mario Kart
It’s the annual celebration of all things Mario, and what better way to make the day than with a Super Mario-themed Set V Source? Earlier this year, the LEGO® Super Mario theme took to the track with sets inspired by Nintendo’s long-running kart racer Mario Kart. With 10 main games in the series, there have been countless karts based on several Nintendo characters, some of which have been transformed into brick-built creations....
A Look At LEGO… Formula 1
As Formula 1 celebrates 75 years since the iconic race championship was founded, fans are descending upon London’s O2 Arena today to be part of the 2025 season launch. This year is the first time the LEGO Group has partnered with F1 to create a range of F1-themed sets. But there have been F1 sets before now I hear you cry and you’d be correct. The first ‘F1’ set was released in the 70s. However, many of those...
A Look At LEGO… Architecture
With the reveal of a second version of the Trevi Fountain joining the LEGO® Architecture range, it’s an ideal time to take a brief look back at the history of the long-running LEGO theme. The LEGO Architecture sets have long sought inspiration from iconic landmarks and locations worldwide, but the theme began as an idea from an architectural-loving LEGO fan. Adam Reed Tucker wanted to unite his passion for architecture with LEGO...
Where Should LEGO Advent Calendars Go Next
With 2024 seeing the introduction of a sixth LEGO® Advent Calendar and rumours suggesting there won’t be a Marvel-themed Christmas countdown in 2025, it got pondering where LEGO advents could go next. Using mini LEGO builds to countdown the days until December 25th has changed significantly over the past 20 years. In the early days, the LEGO advent was simply a collection of generic builds and a sheet showing how to build them....
LEGO Set V Source: Fortnite Durrr Burger
Continuing the comparison between the newly released LEGO® Fortnite sets and their in-game inspiration is a look at the Durrr Burger. This fast food-themed set is the smallest of the LEGO Fortnite releases and is inspired by the game’s fictional restaurant from the beginning. Like certain real fast food chains, Durrr Burger has its own mascot which transforms a tasty burger into a comical head. This forms part of Durr Burger’s...
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