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Brick Breakdown: LEGO Creator Modern House

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(Written by William) Normally, I’ve not been too keen on the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets. But for whatever reason, this year I’ve found myself picking up more of them than any other year before. Perhaps it has to do with how innovative the parts have become? I remember the days when LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets […] Read more

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Brick Breakdown: LEGO Creator 3-in-1 T. Rex

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(Written by William) From the selection of LEGO summer sets, I was happy to get a copy of the #31151 LEGO Creator 3-in-1 T. Rex. I recently built the #31154 LEGO Forest Animals: Red Fox set and was astounded by its high-level building experience (see: Brick Breakdown: LEGO Creator Red Fox). Considering the T. Rex […] Read more

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LEGO Chinese New Year Modular Restaurant

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We recently discussed the newly released #80113 LEGO Chinese New Year Family Reunion Celebration set featuring a traditional Chinese-style restaurant with a detailed kitchen, reception area, dining room, bathroom, rooftop dining, and more. As we mentioned in the previous article, the size, and level of detail is similar to the LEGO Modular Buildings. And although […] Read more

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How to Motorize the LEGO Orient Express Train

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The much-talked-about #21344 LEGO Ideas Orient Express became available at the beginning of December. It’s a beautiful set bringing back one of the world’s most legendary trains. The original Orient Express was the world’s first international luxury train that carried thousands of passengers across Europe to Istanbul from 1883 to 1977. Released to celebrate the […] Read more

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Count Down to Christmas LEGO Advent Calendar Style!

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Many LEGO fans are now counting down the days to Christmas with the LEGO Advent Calendar sets. As you probably know already, these sets have little windows for each day of December with pieces for a small build inside. This year, we got five LEGO Advent Calendar sets from various LEGO themes: the #60381 LEGO […] Read more

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Updated List of LEGO Build Together Sets

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A few years ago LEGO launched a new experience available through the LEGO Building Instruction app, called Build Together. This innovative feature opened a new dimension of interactive building, designed to multiply play value while turning LEGO building into a social, cooperative activity that both families and friends could enjoy together (see: LEGO Building Instruction […] Read more

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More Sets Added to LEGO Build Together App

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Back in December of last year, we discussed a new experience available through the LEGO Building Instruction app, called Build Together. This innovative feature opened a new dimension of interactive building, designed to multiply play value while turning LEGO building into a social, cooperative activity that both families and friends could enjoy together (see: LEGO […] Read more

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New LEGO Page with Mini-Builds for Every Week!

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There is a new section of the LEGO website that I thought some of our readers might like. You can find it at LEGO.com/Creativity. As the name of the link implies, the focus of this page is free-building and creative play. It features articles with arts and crafts ideas and LEGO home decor projects. And […] Read more

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LEGO Art Mosaics Alternate Building Instructions

The LEGO Art collection was introduced back in 2020 with four sets; the #31197 LEGO Art Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe mosaic, the #31198 LEGO Art The Beatles mosaic, the #31199 LEGO Art Marvel Studios Iron Man mosaic, and the #31200 LEGO Art Star Wars The Sith mosaic. In 2021, an additional four sets were added […] Read more

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Creating Angled Designs with LEGO Bricks

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(Written by William) LEGO elements, especially bricks and plates, are often viewed as being incredibly square. They create great straight lines, but when it comes to angles, you often need to hunt down a specialized facet brick or wedge plate for the job. Well, what if I told you there are ways to angle your […] Read more

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