You have probably seen it in the news that Australia is currently experiencing a catastrophic bushfire crisis with an estimated 16 million acres burning, over 2,500 buildings lost (including over 1,300 homes), and at least 25 people killed, including volunteer firefighters. Although December to March is the bushfire season in Australia, the fires this season […] Read more
LEGO Community News
As we discussed previously, LEGO MASTERS is coming to the U.S., and they recently announced the contestants who will be participating in the TV show. Paired in teams of two, 20 LEGO fans will put their building skills to the test. Below is the press-release with information about both the show and the contestants. This […] Read more
LEGO is currently running a survey to help them understand how people feel about the use of plastics. This is part of a bigger study (you may remember some of the previous surveys), and they would really like to have both parents as well as adult fans of LEGO participate. Results will be shared sometime […] Read more
Every quarter, LEGO Ambassadors are asked to fill out a survey and give feedback on the LEGO Ambassador Network platform and experience, as well as other related topics. The survey is filled out anonymously by Ambassadors, and the AFOL Engagement Team takes into consideration all the feedback to make improvements. Most of the questions are […] Read more
If you have the recently released #71044 LEGO Disney Train & Station set and some of the previously released trains, you probably noticed that the system for building the train cars have changed. The older system used plastic train wheels connected with thin metal axles through the slots of the train wheel holder. In the […] Read more
We recently discussed the newest members of the LEGO Certified Professionals (LCP) program (see: Three New LEGO Certified Professionals), and I have been getting quite a few questions about it. While there is some information about the program on LEGO’s website, it’s not very elaborate. However, recently there has been a very interesting article about […] Read more
As you may remember from our previous discussion (see links at the end of this post), LEGO recently ran a contest challenging LEGO fans to design a vintage car that would fit with the LEGO Modular Buildings. There were a great number of entries, and after the judges narrowed them down to fifteen, the fan […] Read more
Lead User Lab is a new initiative by LEGO to capture project and product ideas from the LEGO fan community, evaluate their potential, and bring them to life in new ways. Since the initial announcement back in June, the Lead User Lab team has been assembled, they held their first interactive event with the LEGO […] Read more
The big news that was announced right before Thanksgiving is that the LEGO Group acquired BrickLink, the world’s largest online LEGO fan community and marketplace. Below is the press-release, some of my thoughts on the acquisition, and some resources where you can get additional information. So, let’s dive into this enormous historical event! ANNOUNCEMENT BY […] Read more
It was announced at the LEGO Ambassador Network that LEGO recently approved three new LEGO Certified Professionals. The LEGO Certified Professionals (LCP) program is made up of adult LEGO entrepreneurs who have turned their passion for the LEGO brick and system into a full-time or part-time profession. The newly accepted LEGO Certified Professionals are Wei […] Read more
