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After Christmas LEGO clearance sales

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Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and that you may have even gotten some new LEGO sets to build! If Santa didn’t bring you any LEGO this year, or you would just like to bulk up on discounted and retiring sets before the end of the year, remember that most retailers will be clearing out […] Read more

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LEGO flower mosaics & other pretty patterns

Because of the carefully designed shapes, precisely fitting connections, and beautiful colors of LEGO pieces, they are perfect for building mosaics and other symmetrical patterns. One LEGO fan who has been creating some very sweet three-dimensional mosaics goes by the name Azurekingfisher. I have been following their flickr gallery for some time now, and am […] Read more

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Beautiful LEGO micro-cities by Jeff Friesen

Sometimes those new to the LEGO hobby and people with a smaller LEGO collection get a little discouraged when they see the impressive large displays and dioramas of other LEGO fans. This is one of the reasons I like to regularly feature examples of micro-building with LEGO. Micro-building doesn’t require having a lot of parts, […] Read more

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LEGO Star Wars Pod promotion replaced

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As we discussed at the beginning of the month (see: December 2017 – New LEGO Sets & Promotions), between December 15 and January 14, 2018, we supposed to be getting a free LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Pod with purchases of $60 or more. Many LEGO fans were really looking forward to this promotion, as […] Read more

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Fun with the LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store

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The charming #21310 LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store is definitely one of the best and most memorable sets released in 2017. Originally designed by LEGO fan Robert Bontenbal, it quickly achieved 10k public votes, and was chosen by the LEGO Ideas team to become an official LEGO set. We have discussed the set several times […] Read more

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More LEGO trademark rulings in China

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Just about a month ago, we talked about LEGO getting a favorable trademark ruling in China (see: LEGO Trademark Ruling in China & More), which, while wasn’t directly against one of the LEGO cloning companies, was still significant in terms of trademark protection. Since then, LEGO had another, even more significant win; this time against […] Read more

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Last Double VIP Points period of the year!

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As we discussed at the beginning of the month (see: December 2017 – New LEGO Sets & Promotions), this weekend (December 8-10), LEGO is offering Double VIP Points to LEGO VIP members. This is the last advertised Double VIP Points period of the year, so make sure you don’t miss out. In addition, the second […] Read more

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LEGO Santa’s Sleigh with Galloping Reindeer

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Last year, LEGO fan Jason Allemann (a.k.a. JK Brickworks) designed a motorized base that expanded the #10245 LEGO Creator Santa’s Workshop set to animate Santa’s sleigh and the four reindeer pulling it (see: LEGO Winter Village Additions & Modifications). At that time, Jason only provided instructions for the core mechanics, as he figured others would […] Read more

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LEGO Digital Designer new gallery & more!

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It was recently announced at the LEGO Ambassador Network that there are some changes happening to the very popular free LEGO Digital Designer software. Below are the details. It is nice to see that LEGO is still maintaining LDD, and hopefully they will continue to do so in the future. :) The LEGO Digital Designer development […] Read more

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December 2017 – new LEGO sets & promotions

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If you haven’t done all your LEGO holiday shopping yet, LEGO is offering a second chance in December, along with some new promotions, and new sets. Below, we will discuss what’s new this month, and all the specials you can take advantage of. Happy holidays! :) :arrow: FREE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE KEYCHAIN: December 1-7, you […] Read more

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