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Are you new to the LEGO hobby? Browse this section for useful tips & tricks to get you started! And if you have any questions just ask! 🙂

Vote LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Cover!

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The LEGO Ideas team is calling all LEGO fans and Star Wars fans! The ultimate guide to the best 200 minifigures from the LEGO Star Wars galaxy is coming in April 2025, and they need your help to decide how it will look! The updated edition of LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia is getting an […] Read more

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Off-Season Storage for LEGO Winter Village Sets

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Now that Christmas is over, many LEGO fans are ready to pack away their LEGO Winter Village displays until next year. Some LEGO fans completely take apart the sets and rebuild them each year, while others pack away the buildings and only take apart the layouts. With now so many sets in the collection, this […] Read more

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LEGO Life Magazine 2023 July-August Highlights

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LEGO Life Magazine is a fantastic publication designed especially for young LEGO enthusiasts, but older LEGO fans can enjoy it as well. The magazine features a blend of vibrant images, engaging articles, puzzles, comics, building ideas, and various challenges. I received the latest issue (July-August) just a couple of days ago and thought to share […] Read more

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Building a LEGO Medieval Village Books & More!

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Canadian LEGO fan Charles Pritchett is well known for his awesome LEGO books with step-by-step instructions for building expansions to the LEGO Winter Village collection as well as instructions for building custom LEGO BrickHeadz superheroes, villains, and more. In his most recent endeavor, Charles teamed up with Peter G. Keith, a popular LEGO Castle builder, […] Read more

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LEGO Ninjago Comic Book Series Coming!

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This was revealed at the end of October, but we haven’t talked about it yet; Skybound Entertainment announced a new LEGO Ninjago comic book series that will arrive in stores in April of next year. LEGO Ninjago Garmadon #1 is going to be an official new chapter in the worldwide phenomenon that arrives in stores […] Read more

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Wooden LEGO Storage & Display Now Available

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Back in August, we discussed that Room Copenhagen, the Danish company that makes many of the official LEGO storage and display solutions like LEGO storage bricks, minifig storage heads, minifig display cases, etc., was going to release wooden versions of their products made of soap treated or dark stained solid red oak. The new product […] Read more

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Contacting LEGO About Yellowed & Discolored Bricks

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(Written by Karl Crismond) I read an article here from a couple of years ago about the gradual yellowing of white LEGO elements and how to deal with them (see: Restoring Discolored LEGO Bricks). I got inspired to send an email (read below) to the LEGO Group to see what they say about the subject. […] Read more

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Wooden LEGO Storage & Display Coming Soon!

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Room Copenhagen is a Danish company that makes many of the official LEGO storage and display solutions like the large LEGO storage bricks, minifig storage heads, minifig display cases, and more. These products are usually made of ABS plastic, exactly matching standard LEGO colors. Interestingly, for their next product line, Room Copenhagen is releasing several […] Read more

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Awesome LEGO City & LEGO Ninjago Pop-Up Books

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There are a couple of interesting LEGO books on Amazon that I thought some of you might like. The books are very interactive with stories, minifigs, and beautiful large 3D pop-up backdrops to play out various scenarios. As far as I know, there are only two such books released so far, but they are super […] Read more

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LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Book

In 1998, the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm signed the first Star Wars licensing agreement, and two years later the first LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets were released. In subsequent years, as the film saga expanded and Star Wars became a multigenerational phenomenon, new sets were added to the LEGO Star Wars UCS series, […] Read more

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