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BrickLink Designer Program Round 3 Update

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The third and final round of crowdfunding of the BrickLink Designer Program opened up yesterday with nine candidate projects. Although this was the most expensive round with some very large projects, it almost completely sold out in less than a day. As usual, only 10,000 of each of the selected projects will be produced. Details […] Read more

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The LEGO Group Financial Report for 2021

LEGO is a family-owned company, so they aren’t obliged to share their financial reports publicly, but they do it anyway and it’s always an interesting read. A couple of days ago, they reported their earnings for the full year of 2021. In brief, the LEGO Group’s revenue for the year grew 27 percent versus 2020 […] Read more

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LEGO MRI Scanners Donated to Hospitals

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The LEGO Foundation recently announced that they are going to donate brick-built LEGO MRI Scanners to hospitals globally. Radiology departments worldwide are encouraged to apply. Details below. The LEGO Foundation has announced it will donate 600 LEGO MRI Scanners to hospitals worldwide to help children cope with the uncertainty of having a Magnetic Resonance Imaging […] Read more

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LEGO Survey – MINDSTORMS & SPIKE App Usage

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As you might know, the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor set and LEGO SPIKE Prime kit each have a corresponding app but they can also function with the other app as well. Without any tracking, it is hard for the app developers to see if this cross-compatibility is being used. In order to learn more about […] Read more

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LEGO Survey – Detective Behavior Among Fans

The LEGO Group’s AFOL (Adult-Fan-of-LEGO) Engagement team is running an interesting survey right now and asking for the help of the LEGO fan community to get some feedback. The survey consists of 12 questions and only takes a few minutes to complete. Below are the details. Whether it is a call, chat, or email to […] Read more

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LEGO Ideas Building Contest with Ekow Nimako

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LEGO Ideas is running a very interesting new contest for teen and adult LEGO fans. In this contest, the LEGO Ideas team is asking fans to build their vision from the future through the lens of Afrofuturism. Afrofuturism is a cultural movement, aesthetic, and genre that envision black people at the center of their own […] Read more

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BrickLink Studio Replaces LEGO Digital Designer

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A few days ago, LEGO announced that LEGO BrickLink Studio will replace LEGO Digital Designer as the LEGO Group’s official 3D building app. The LEGO Digital Designer website will shut down at the end of January, and BrickLink Studio welcomes LEGO Digital Designer users. Details below. Billund, Denmark –  January 12th, 2022: Today, the LEGO Group […] Read more

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LEGO Pick-A-Brick and Bricks & Pieces Announcement

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LEGO has been offering two different ways to purchase LEGO pieces at their online shop. Pick-A-Brick is like the online version of the PAB Wall at LEGO stores, with basic and useful pieces. And Bricks & Pieces is for purchasing parts from recently released LEGO sets, as well as for requesting missing/broken parts via customer […] Read more

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LEGO Store Calendar & Upcoming Notifications Retired

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Getting the LEGO Store Calendar for the upcoming month has been a highlight for LEGO fans who were looking forward to in-store events and special offers. The online PDF version of the calendar was also a helpful resource as it listed upcoming promotions available at the Online LEGO Shop ahead of time. Unfortunately, it was […] Read more

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Survey to Help Choose LEGO Subscription Service

There is an interesting survey for LEGO VIP members that brings up the potential of a possible LEGO subscription program. The program includes perks that we are already familiar with via the LEGO VIP program, and also brand new offerings that seem really interesting. The idea of the survey is to compare two versions of […] Read more

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