A Look At LEGO… Buildable Minifigures
The LEGO® Minifigure is one of the most recognisable icons of the LEGO Group. Introduced in 1978, the minifigure has become an important part of the LEGO ecosystem, helping to inject life into LEGO sets and more recently, allowing people to see themselves on the toys they play with or collect. There are many special rules surrounding the minifigure, this is partly to help them stay protected by various trademarks. But that...
Channel 4 At 40 & It’s LEGO Legacy
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of UK broadcaster Channel 4. Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 hasn’t had any of its programs or brands turned into LEGO® sets but its part in LEGO History is rather important. Channel 4 have a reputation for creating innovative programs and doing things differently from everyone else. In 2017, this was put to the test with a new TV series called LEGO Masters. The show first aired on Channel 4 in August...
LEGO Building With The BBC
This week, the BBC celebrates its Centenary. For 100 years the British Broadcasting Corporation has been an integral part of not only British culture but the global stage. Covering major events, creating exciting programs and of course, creating characters which have inspired a number of LEGO sets. Although the BBC is a British broadcaster a few of their creations have become global successes. So it’s not surprising that an...
Piece Count Countdown – LEGO Marvel
If you’ve been on LEGO.com recently you may have noticed a new ‘Sort By’ option which organizes sets by their piece count, which inspired a new feature dubbed Piece Count Countdown. This takes a look at a certain theme and lists the 10 sets with the greatest piece count. With the advent of sets aimed toward older LEGO® fans, these larger, more detailed sets command a higher piece count. The first theme to get the...
LEGO Sets Champion Diversity Through Play
From the very first moment with begin to play as kids, it can help shape our future in many ways. It can inspire careers, interests and our view of the world around us. The importance of play has always been at the core of many LEGO products. Minifigures had a yellow skin tone to make them as generic as possible to appeal to kids of all ethnicities. But differences don’t just end at the colour of someone’s skin. People can...
Big Ideas: LEGO Ideas Projects Showcase
It’s time for another showcase of some of the cool and interesting projects currently vying for votes on LEGO® Ideas. The platform continues to be a source of some impressive build skills and has given us an equally impressive selection of sets, in recent months those have included The Jazz Quartet, Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, Motorized Lighthouse and also very soon The Office. So it’s once again time to showcase some of my favourite...
LEGO Set V Source: The Office Minifigures
As I mentioned in my review of the upcoming LEGO® Ideas set inspired by the US version of The Office, one of its most impressive features has to be the minifigures. In fact, it includes the most minifigures ever in a LEGO Ideas set. The much-loved show is mostly known for its cast of wacky characters and the set includes 15 of them. Most of them appear across the show’s 9 seasons and are also key to many of the iconic moments....
LEGO Group & NASA Countdown Of Collaborations
The LEGO Group take inspiration for their many sets from many different places. From fantasy and fiction to the real world, every build tells a story whether it’s real or not. But there’s one particular place which continues to inspire – space. For 20 years, the LEGO Group have worked with NASA in numerous ways but way before that, journeys into the stars influenced LEGO sets. As astronauts made their way to the...
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