At The LEGO Movie 2 Gala Screening
Feb03

At The LEGO Movie 2 Gala Screening

On an extremely chilly Saturday morning I made the long journey from a Leicester to London, via Rugby to attend the UK Gala screening of The LEGO® Movie 2, at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. Which is a mere stones throw away from the LEGO store. The red carpet was rolled out, once inside the cinema there were numerous things to do, such as playing the upcoming video game based on the film, face painting and copious amounts of...

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LEGO Harry Potter Earns A Toy Industry Award
Jan22

LEGO Harry Potter Earns A Toy Industry Award

With the UK Toy Fair beginning today in London, it also time for the UK Toy Industry Awards 2018. Amongst the many nominated catergories, the LEGO Group have won Best Licensed Product Range for LEGO® Harry Potter. The theme has done amazingly well thanks to products like the LEGO Minifigures series featuring characters from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Hogwarts Express and the huge Hogwarts Castle set. There are many more...

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New LEGO Set Revealed At London Toy Fair
Jan22

New LEGO Set Revealed At London Toy Fair

In a rather surprise move for LEGO®, they have used the London Toy Fair to reveal an all new LEGO set. In the past, the first toy fair of the season normally doesn’t offer much, with photographs not allowed or in recent years not even being able to describe what’s on show, but today we get the first look at a new set based on The LEGO Movie 2. Set 70839 Rexcelsior! is Rex Dangervest’s epic fistbump ship, which is...

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LEGO Named In Toy Fair’s Hero Toys List
Jan22

LEGO Named In Toy Fair’s Hero Toys List

The London Toy Fair has begun at Olympia today and to coincide with the three day trade event the Toy Fair’s Hero Toys, the 25 most exciting and creative toys launched at Toy Fair, have been announced by the British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA). Finalists this year include LEGO®, Spin Master and Hasbro. For LEGO their recently released The LEGO Movie 2 Movie Maker set has made the list. This set allows builders to get creative...

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Toy Fair Season Begins Tomorrow In London
Jan21

Toy Fair Season Begins Tomorrow In London

As I reported way back in September, the LEGO Group will be back at the London Toy Fair, which kicks off tomorrow. They won’t have a traditional stand this time around, instead being located in one of the venues side rooms. There is no indication what will be one show, who can visit their area or if photos will be allowed but hopefully it will offer up some information. Their return comes after skipping the event last year and...

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Welcome To Apocalypseburg Set Signing World Tour
Jan10

Welcome To Apocalypseburg Set Signing World Tour

On Monday I reported that you’ll be able to pop along to the LEGO® Store in Leicester Square next week to meet the LEGO Designers behind the epic new LEGO Movie 2 set, Welcome To Apocalypseburg. Now more dates have been added, turning the signing event into a ‘world’ tour. You’ll be able to meet Justin Ramsden & Paul Constantin Turcanu, the masterminds behind the huge new LEGO Movie 2 set and get yours signed....

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Inside The LEGO Imaginarium
Dec10

Inside The LEGO Imaginarium

This past weekend London’s Southbank was transformed into a LEGO® wonderland for the LEGO Imaginarium event. The event was inspired by the current LEGO advertising campaign “This is not a Brick” as well as wrapping up the 60th anniversary celebrations of the LEGO brick. We sent BricksFanz reader Robin Hull to that there London to check out the LEGO Imaginarium. This is what Robin thought of the event, as well as some...

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Step Into The LEGO Imaginarium This Weekend
Dec06

Step Into The LEGO Imaginarium This Weekend

This weekend you can build your wildest wishes as the LEGO® Imaginarium arrives at London’s Southbank. This unique experience will combine physical play with augmented reality technology to create a one-of-a-kind LEGO experience. The LEGO Imaginarium is inspired by the current Christmas ad campaign “This is not a brick”, it also marks the end of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the LEGO brick. The event is free...

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