BricksFanz Weekly Recap March 9th – 15th
In a week where the effects of Covid-19 are impacting almost all aspects of life, there has been a glimmer of fun, thanks to LEGO® and Nintendo. After teasing Mario products earlier this week, on Thursday the lid was lifted on this much longed-for partnership. The new LEGO Super Mario theme is like nothing to come from LEGO before. Elsewhere I’ve visited the new Brickman Exhibition, which has opened in Leicester. This new...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap March 2nd – 8th
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for another Weekly Recap. This past week has been a little on the quiet side, the most interesting piece of news was the annual results of the LEGO Group. This has seen a rise in sales, profit and operating costs, despite The LEGO® Movie 2 not having the same impact as the first one. Evergreen themes like LEGO City and Friends continue to dominate the best sellers list and it seems Hidden...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap Feb 24th – March 1st
It’s been a busy old week, but the real highlights have occurred over the weekend. So let’s get our recap on and see what’s been happening in the world of LEGO® this week. Only yesterday the Fiat 500 was revealed and it hit LEGO stores today. But it wasn’t the only new LEGO out today. LEGO DOTS officially launched today and quite amazingly, the bracelets have already sold out online! Haven’t built a few...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap February 17th – 23rd
The New York Toy Fair is currently taking place this weekend. Although a number of sets were revealed ahead of the event, namely those bases on The Mandalorian and Minions, there were a couple of surprises. The 10th Anniversary series of LEGO® Minifigures were on display along with a new buildable Droid for the LEGO Star Wars range. Hopefully, we will get a better look at all the new sets on show at the event soon. There has also been...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap February 10th – 16th
It’s Weekly Recap time again and it’s been another fairly quiet week for major LEGO® news. The most exciting story this week has to been the concept lighting kits being tested by the LEGO Lead User Lab during the LEGO World event. Although these aren’t actual products being released anytime soon, it shows LEGO are listening to fans needs. Night Mode light kits were the only new products revealed this week, a number...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap February 3rd – 9th
If you haven’t been blown away by the great storm, then it’s time for another Weekly Recap and it’s a been a fairly quiet week. After the the excitement of from both the London and Nuremberg Toy Fairs, the LEGO® news has died down a little, you may have seen rumours of upcoming LEGO Marvel and DC Super Heroes sets. But due to the source not being known and the details of the sets not being revealed during those two...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap Jan 27th – Feb 2nd
It’s Weekly Recap time and the past week has seen some intersting news break. To coincide with the start of the Nuremberg Toy Fair over in Germany, the LEGO Group revealed their long rumoured new theme called LEGO® DOTS. This is a new arts and crafts focused line, with allows you to build jewellery and home decor items. The reaction to the theme has been immensely positive, especially with AFOLs. The German Toy Fair also offered...
BricksFanz Weekly Recap January 20th – 26th
Despite Toy Fair season kicking off in London last week, there was little LEGO® news to come out of it. The International Space Station set was revealed, but not exclusively at the event and the LEGO Group teased future innovations, which could be revealed soon. Next week is the German Toy Fair, where LEGO are a little more open about what can be shown, although they have already revealed that the New York Toy Fair will only be...
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