We were informed by a representative of the Washington National Cathedral that they launched a fundraising initiative, in which a 13-foot-long, 7-foot-tall replica of the Cathedral will be built out of 500,000 LEGO bricks. The LEGO version of the Cathedral will be built brick-by-brick by visitors to the Cathedral, who can “buy a brick” for […] Read more
LEGO News & Updates
(Written by Mark H. Avery) In this series, I have been sharing my own personal story in the LEGO hobby, including slowly building up a collection of sets from the 1970s to the 1990s, and constructing a LEGO city. If you like, you can read the previous chapters by following the links at the end […] Read more
San Diego Comic-Con 2019 is now over, and besides the exclusive LEGO sets and minifigures we talked about last week (see: San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Starting Today!), there were some other interesting exclusives and events at the LEGO booth that are worth discussing. So, let’s take a look! First of all, I would let Joshua […] Read more
The recent rollout of the updated LEGO VIP program (see: New LEGO VIP Awards Center Now Live!) has been having several technical hiccups as well changes that LEGO fans are not too happy about. The team behind the LEGO VIP program responded to many of the questions and concerns, and prepared the following message, and […] Read more
Despite the huge increase of the popularity of interactive digital media, many people still enjoy reading printed books, including books related to the LEGO hobby. LEGO books have been with us since pretty much the very beginning of the company. Kids have been leafing through books with inspirational models and comics for decades, and there […] Read more
San Diego Comic-Con 2019 is starting today! The four-day event showcases a wide variety of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres, including comic books, fiction and fantasy related film, television, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, fantasy novels, and more. There are also workshops, seminars, and discussion panels with […] Read more
July 16th marked the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing. LEGO took the opportunity to celebrate this day by sharing the result of an interesting survey they conducted with children and parents in three countries about space travel. They also discuss some upcoming events you and your family can participate in at […] Read more
We haven’t gotten a good medieval windmill since the release of the #7189 LEGO Castle Mill Village Raid in 2011 (pictured below), so I thought to share some of my favorite custom LEGO windmills built by LEGO fans. Windmills were (and in some places still are) an important part of daily life. They make it […] Read more
As we discussed previously (see links at the end of this post), LEGO has been working on restructuring the LEGO VIP program by adding more ways to earn and redeem points. The new LEGO VIP Rewards Center is now live so we have a chance to check out all the changes and additions to the […] Read more
The LEGO Christmas in July Sale is now live! This is basically LEGO’s way of clearing out items before the next big batch of summer and fall sets arrive. Please note that this event is only this weekend, July 12-14. You can also earn Double VIP Points on a couple of sets. Details below. :arrow: […] Read more
