Nuremberg Toy Fair 2022 Has Been Cancelled
And then there was one. Following news that the New York Fair has been cancelled, today it’s been announced that the upcoming Spielwarenmesse German Toy Fair 2022 has also been cancelled. The physical event was due to take place early next month and will now become a digital event, due to rising COVID cases and exhibitors withdrawing from the event. For LEGO fans the German Toy Fair was often the first chance to get details of...
BrickLink Studio To Replace LEGO Digital Designer
Today it has been announced that LEGO® Digital Designer will no longer be available to download at the end of the month and moving forward BrickLink Studio will become the official platform for digital LEGO building. LDD has a long history within the LEGO Group, helping to create everything from LEGO sets to video games and even Hollywood movies. But the public version has long since been unsupported by the LEGO Group, with no new...
LEGO Pick A Bricks Changes Announced
The LEGO Group are making changes to the popular online Pick A Brick service. Currently, there are two services available online, Bricks & Pieces and Pick a Brick. Although both allow you to purchase single elements they work in different ways, one is made up of a limited selection of elements, whilst the other allows you to purchase elements from sets or by searching for the element’s ID. Both services will become a single...
LEGO Minecraft Magazine Release Details
As reported yesterday, the new LEGO® Minecraft magazine finally arrived in the UK and now I have a little more details from the publisher. The magazine was published on December 29th, so it did actually get released in 2021, although still later than planned. The issue you’ll find in store now is an Ultimate issue with the full LEGO Minecraft series launching in the spring. So there will be a rather lengthy gap between the...
Pottery Barn Set To Launch LEGO Homeware Range
2022 kicks off with a new LEGO X partnership, this time with US homeware chain Pottery Barn and their Pottery Barn Kids sub-brand. The range includes bedding, rugs and decorative accessories, although it’s a little tricky to decipher exactly what’s on offer as the Pottery Barn Kids website will not allow UK IPs to access their site and their press images show obvious items like the bedding and rugs but not the accessories....
LEGO Group Expands China Manufacturing Capacity
The LEGO Group today announced it will expand its factory located in Jiaxing, China creating additional capacity to meet long-term growth in China and Asia. The expansion will include a new automated warehouse, moulding facility and building for processing LEGO® elements. Through 2021, there have been major issues with stock availability, so hopefully, this expansion will help ease this going forward, although the expansion is being...
LEGO Friends Celebrates 10 Years Of Friendship
As a new year begins, it also marks the 10th anniversary of the LEGO® Friends theme. To mark the 10th Anniversary, a special set has been released, the Friendship Treehouse is filled with fun details, and also includes a QR code that reveals the retro Heartlake City treasures hidden within it, as you build. It’s joined by seven other new sets, which offer the most diverse range of characters and activities yet. Plus spend...
Introducing The LEGO Technic BMW M 1000 RR
Following on from the BMW R 1200 GS motorbike released in 2017, the LEGO Group have partnered with BMW Motorrad once more for another LEGO® Technic set. The LEGO Technic BMW 100 RR Motorbike is a highly detailed 1:5 scale recreation of the superbike. The 1, 920-piece set fully functional three-speed gearbox, front and rear suspension, front steering, a gold chain, three different screen dashboard options and a printed windshield,...
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