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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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LEGO Hugman at National Hugging Day

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Just about a week ago was the celebration of National Hugging Day. According to Wikipedia, Kevin Zaborney is credited with coming up with the idea of National Hugging Day in 1986. He chose January 21, as it fell between the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays and Valentine’s Day when he found that people are generally […] Read more

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LEGO 60th Anniversary set promo starting!

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Just a quick reminder that the #40290 LEGO 60 Years of the LEGO Brick set is available this weekend (January 28th)! We have talked about this special release before (see: 60 Years of the LEGO Brick Anniversary Set), but to summarize, this is a free promotional item to commemorate the 60th anniversary of LEGO brick […] Read more

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LEGO Ideas Moments in Space building contest

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We just talked about the winners of the first LEGO Ideas contest a few days ago, and now the LEGO Ideas team is ready to challenge fans with another great contest, titled LEGO Ideas Moments in Space. Details of the contest are below, but I also wanted to point out that the grand prize includes […] Read more

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