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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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Scooby-Doo LEGO Friends & LEGO Star Wars

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When we recently talked about the newly released 2018 LEGO Friends sets, several of our readers pointed out that the #41339 LEGO Friends Mia’s Camper Van looks very much like a LEGO Scooby-Doo vehicle due to the very similar color-scheme. :) Indeed, the #75902 LEGO Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine  (and also the #75901 LEGO Scooby-Do Mystery Plane Adventures) […] Read more

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First LEGO Ideas contest winners!

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Back in November of last year, LEGO Ideas introduced building contests as a new feature to their platform. The very first contest challenged LEGO fans to design their own version of the LEGO Ideas logo for a chance to win some very generous prizes (you can read more about the contest here: LEGO Ideas Build […] Read more

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The Great LEGO City Mountain Chase contest

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To celebrate the release of the new LEGO City Mountain Police set, LEGO put together another great contest to challenge teen and adult LEGO fans. The contest is titled The Great LEGO City Mountain Chase, and it is a mixture of a LEGO building and LEGO photography challenge. :) :arrow: LEGO CITY MOUNTAIN CHASE CONTEST […] Read more

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LEGO steampunk city – Paris 1889

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Steampunk is such an interesting and unique subgenre of science fiction, inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk imagines a world where steam power remains in mainstream usage, along with retro-futuristic technologies, and Victorian era lifestyle and fashion. While steampunk-inspired LEGO creations are not as common as models based on other forms of sci-fi, when […] Read more

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