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LEGO summer 2013 sets available now!

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All right, today is the day many LEGO fans have been waiting for! The official release of the 2013 LEGO summer sets! There are also a couple of promotions LEGO has thrown in to sweeten the deal, and of course free shipping. So let’s see what we got this summer! :) :arrow: LEGO STAR WARS SUMMER SETS: […] Read more

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LEGO minifig designs by Alexandre Boudon

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I have recently come across the blog of French graphic-designer Alexandre Boudon. Apparently Alexandre has been working with LEGO designing minifigs, particularly for the Collectible LEGO Minifig series. :) What I find interesting is how many of Alexandre’s minifig designs have been used by LEGO already. Notice that the images on his blog are from 2010. Can […] Read more

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LEGO Legends of Chima at LEGOLAND!

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For LEGO Legends of Chima fans there is great news! LEGOLAND Florida recently opened up a whole new Chima section! As you probably know LEGOLAND Florida is a 150-acre interactive theme park with more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, dedicated to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. Lots of family fun! […] Read more

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LEGO brickfilm Donut Squad teaser…

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(Written by Christopher of Genesis Films) My name is Christopher Williams and I have been a long time reader here. Today I would like to share with you my project as I thought some of the LEGO fans here could be interested. :) I have been making short movies since I was 10, but really […] Read more

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LEGO Contest Story: Build Your World Part 2

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(Written by Fikko3107) Here I will continue of my story participating in a LEGO contest. You can read the first part here: LEGO Contest Story: Build Your World Part 1. Just as a reminder, here’s a short summary of my previous post: There’s a contest called LEGO Build Your World. I signed up. I built robots. […] Read more

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Win the LEGO Star Wars Yoda Chronicles!

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The LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles book is now available and here is your chance to win a copy! If you have been keeping up with our LEGO news, you know that The Yoda Chronicles is a new venture between LucasFilm and LEGO, including a TV series, new LEGO sets, and a story around both old […] Read more

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Looking for LEGO super-fans for TV show!

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Here is an interesting opportunity that you might like; I have been contacted by Natalie Gecht who works at a production company that’s doing a documentary on LEGO fans. But not just an LEGO fan, they are looking for super-fans! And only in California (no fair!). Interested? Or know someone who would? Read on! :) Essentially, the […] Read more

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Meet the LEGO designers!

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There are a lot of hidden gems on LEGO’s website you might not be aware of unless you spend time poking around. Recently I have found a really interesting section on the LEGO Creator site; the bios of LEGO designers who work on LEGO Creator sets. :) LEGO has been getting better at letting LEGO […] Read more

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LEGO contest story: Build Your World Part 1

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(Written by Fikko3107) I suppose I should start out by saying how I got into this. Well, it all started one day (June 21st to be exact) when I got an e-mail from Bricks Indonesia, the largest (and more-or-less the only that I know of) LEGO fan community in Indonesia. I’m subscribed to their email […] Read more

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Has LEGO sold out? New York Times interview

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Last year I was interviewed for an article by New York Times reporter Jesse McKinley. Jesse – along with his colleague Matt Richtel – was working on a story about the success of LEGO in several non-brick formats. They also wanted to ask a few questions from members of the LEGO community to get some feedback. Besides interviewing me they also […] Read more

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