LEGO News & Updates

Brickset recently ran a fun competition, asking members to vote and advocate for the best LEGO set in the past 20 years. It was a process that took several days and much discussion, but ultimately four LEGO sets made it to the top; the #70620 LEGO Ninjago City, the #21309 LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn […] Read more

Many of our readers and subscribers pointed out that the sets they were expecting to see released in August are still not available at the Online LEGO Shop. In addition, most of these upcoming sets have a vague “Coming Soon” message posted on their page, instead of a specific release date. LEGO fans are disappointed […] Read more

If you have been a reader here for a while, you might remember that some years back we regularly featured LEGO stop-motion animation videos by Kevin Ulrich, who runs the YouTube channel, the BrotherhoodWorkshop. Kevin’s videos are funny and creative, using many innovative brickfilming techniques. Kevin hasn’t been posting as much on his channel as […] Read more

There are a couple of updates from BrickLink, the Online LEGO Marketplace that I thought would be good to discuss. As you probably know already, BrickLink is now owned by the LEGO Group, and they are gradually making changes to bring the marketplace in line with their policies and procedures. As any changes they make […] Read more

August is bringing us new LEGO sets and promotions! In fact, we’re getting so many new (and big!) sets and entire new themes, it might even feel overwhelming! Which, I guess is a good thing when it comes to LEGO! Check out the details below. :arrow: FREE LEGO SUPER MARIO SETS: There are two Super […] Read more

(Written by Mark H. Avery) This is a continuation from my previous twoo articles, Learning from Model Train Magazines – Part 1 and Learning from Model Train Magazines – Part 2. If you read those essays, you know that I enjoy getting ideas for my LEGO city layout and buildings from hobby train magazines and […] Read more

You might remember from previous announcements that LEGO convention Brickworld went virtual this year due to the current social distancing rules, and they already held a couple of very successful online events (you can find their schedule for the rest of the year here). Following their example, BrickCon also announced that they are going to […] Read more

With kids spending more and more time online (especially with the lockdown), it is a good idea to talk with children about digital safety and wellbeing. But where to start? To help with the process, the LEGO Group launched a new initiative to help parents talk to their kids about online safety and digital citizenship. […] Read more

There are a number of LEGO sets that are scheduled to retire by the end of the year, so if you’re interested to get any of them, make sure you pick them up before the prices skyrocket on the secondary market. :arrow: LEGO CREATOR EXPERT SETS RETIRING SOON: The #10260 LEGO Creator Downtown Diner was […] Read more