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LEGO at the New York Toy Fair summary

As we discussed last week, the New York Toy Fair took place this past weekend, and while LEGO showcased mostly sets that are already available, they also revealed some new sets that will be released later this year. We previously talked about the upcoming #75954 LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall, the #75212 LEGO Star […] Read more

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2018 LEGO sets & themes announced!

With the New York Toy Fair happening this weekend (February 17-20), we can expect quite a bit of interesting news. Even though LEGO announced earlier that they won’t be showcasing new sets and themes from the second half of the year, we should still be able to take a look at some of the spring […] Read more

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LEGO Ideas projects inspired by Jim Henson

(Written by Ivan Guerrero) Legendary American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, and filmmaker Jim Henson was very much part of my childhood. I’m from the Philippines, and the Muppets were a huge influence on me during my formative years. They were essentially my first teachers. They taught me how to read, write, count and laugh. I’m […] Read more

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LEGO Apollo Saturn V Launch Tower

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As we have discussed the other day (see: LEGO Ideas Latest News & Updates), the LEGO Ideas team recently made a decision to not approve any of the fan-created projects in the latest batch under review. One of the projects that was effected is the NASA Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower that was meant to […] Read more

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LEGO LIVE: ultimate LEGO event in New York!

If you live in the New York area, or happen to be there this weekend, there is a unique LEGO event you might want to participate in. The LEGO LIVE experience – the only official LEGO show of its kind – will hold its inaugural U.S. event at Pier 36 in Manhattan February 16-18. LEGO […] Read more

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Consulting for The Toys That Made Us film

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(Written by William) Back in 2016, theBrickBlogger was contacted by a production company looking to create a documentary about toys. To be more specific, they wanted to look at iconic toys that shaped the fans of today. The goal was to pick out eight major toy lines and focus in on their social impact. As […] Read more

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LEGO Ideas latest news & updates

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An interesting piece of news that came out at the end of last month that we haven’t discussed yet, is that the LEGO Ideas team announced their decision about the latest batch of fan-submitted projects for the potential to become official LEGO sets. There were six projects in this review period, and to the disappointment […] Read more

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LEGO at the 2018 toy fairs news summary

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January-February is usually very exciting for LEGO fans; we get the first large wave of new sets, and we also get a chance to see sets coming out later in the year through the various toy fairs. Traditionally, LEGO participates in three major toy fairs; the London Toy Fair at the second part of January, […] Read more

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February 2018 – new LEGO sets & promotions

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At the beginning of the year, we got the first large wave of 2018 sets, but LEGO saved some exciting happenings for February as well. So, let’s take a look at all the interesting new sets and promotions during the month! :) :arrow: FREE 60 YEARS OF THE LEGO BRICK SET: This freebie started at […] Read more

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LEGO Ninjago story & brickfilming contest

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LEGO likes to keep their fans entertained and challenged with new contests every month! You can read about the other currently running contests at the end of this post, and today we will discuss the most recently announced contest at LEGO’s ReBrick website: LEGO Ninjago Continue The Chase. Details of the contest are below. :) […] Read more

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