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April 2017 – new LEGO sets & promotions

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There are not a lot of new LEGO sets released in April, however there are some nice promotions, so if you have been waiting to purchase any of the previously released 2017 sets (or even earlier ones), this might be a good time to get them. So let’s take a look at what’s happening this […] Read more

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2016 LEGO Annual Report Highlights

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While the LEGO Group is not a publicly traded company, they do release a financial report every year with interesting facts, numbers and insights. According to the 2016 report, which was published at the beginning of March, last year produced the highest revenue in the company’s 85-year history. You can read the full report here, […] Read more

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LEGO Mini Modular Contest & amazing prizes!

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Ten years ago, the first LEGO Modular Building was unveiled. Now, LEGO is asking you to make a mini version of your own LEGO Modular Building for a chance to win all the LEGO Modular Buildings released to date – yes, all of them. This is one of the most amazing contests ever run by […] Read more

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LEGO POTC Silent Mary available now!

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While the LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean theme has been discontinued a long time ago, we are getting three special sets related to the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie – the fifth and final installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The three sets include the #71042 […] Read more

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Last day of LEGO Double VIP Points deal!

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Just a quick reminder that today is the last day of the Double VIP Points period at LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop. Double VIP Points only come up a few times a year, so if you wanted to take advantage of this special offer, make sure you put in your order before the […] Read more

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LEGO apartment life & small living spaces

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Whether you are decorating the interior of the LEGO Modular Buildings, or you are building your own LEGO houses from scratch, working on minifig-scale living-spaces is always fun and challenging. Today I wanted to show you a series of small vignettes by LEGO fan César Soares dedicated to apartment life. :) César shares that while […] Read more

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The LEGO Batman Movie soundtrack & more!

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The LEGO Batman Movie had some great songs, but my favorite is “Friends Are Family” by Oh, Hush! It has a similarly catchy tune as “Everything is Awesome” from The LEGO Movie. Plus, it comes with great animation in the official music video. In case you haven’t see it yet, I thought to include it […] Read more

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LEGO Easter raffle for springtime fun!

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LEGO is running a fun little campaign for Easter, including a raffle, where participants will have a chance to win a goodie-bag with LEGO related Easter awesomeness and a medium-sized LEGO set. Details on how to enter are enclosed below. :) To participate in this raffle, take an Easter-themed LEGO picture. Your image could be […] Read more

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LEGO minifig packs, mugs, plushies & more!

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Besides the large wave of new LEGO sets that were just released (see: March 2017 – New LEGO Sets & Promotions), there are some interesting and unusual smaller items that you might have not noticed. Most LEGO fans will get their favorite new sets during the current Double VIP Points period (valid March 6-16th). So […] Read more

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The expanding color-palette of LEGO trees

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The two different sizes of LEGO leaf pieces were introduced back in 1987, and came in one color; standard green. It was not until the year 2000 when bright-green was added, and a few years later dark-green, and white. The four colors gave LEGO fans a decent palette to build a good variety of green […] Read more

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