Here’s an exclusive first look and preview of the upcoming LEGO Speed Champions 76917 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34), which will be released in January 2023. I was very lucky to sit in on an interview and presentation by Speed Champions Designer, Chris Stamp, who walked a bunch of us through some…
An interview with the designer of the LEGO Eiffel Tower, Rok Zgalin Kobe
In September, I had the opportunity to travel to the LEGO Campus in Billund, Denmark for Fan Media Days 2022, an annual event hosted by the LEGO Ambassador Network for a select group of LEGO Fan Media. We got a preview of upcoming LEGO sets and I had the honour of interviewing Rok Žgalin Kobe,…
New Extra Pieces Podcast – Special Billund Episode
What do all these seemingly random classic LEGO sets have in common? These are all sets that have special significance to a bunch of LEGO Designers, team members and also LEGO Fan Media that we met in Billund! In case you missed it, we have a new Extra Pieces Podcast episode, recounting our time in…
Photos from Skærbæk Fan Weekend 2022
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Denmark was getting to visit Skærbæk Fan Weekend, a massive European LEGO fan convention that’s held in Skærbæk, a small town located just 80km south of Billund. It’s a multi-day event that hosts some of the most talented LEGO builders from across Europe, and due to…
LEGO Designer Insights: 21337 Table Football’s smaller scale, diverse minifigures and more
Yesterday, LEGO unveiled the final LEGO Ideas set of 2022 – 21337 Table Football, which will be released on 1 November 2022. The 2,339-piece set packs an incredible amount of diverse minifigure options, but conversations about the set have been dominated by the set’s relatively high pricetag (US$249.99 / AU$379.99) and most contentious of all…
RLFM Days 2022: LEGO UCS Razor Crest designer reveal and insights
Fresh from my return from Billund, Denmark for RLFM Days 2022 (Recognised LEGO Fan Media), I’m beginning to go through the ton of content that I’ve captured from my 4 days in Denmark! On Day 1 at RLFM Days, we were treated to a live reveal of the 75331 UCS Razor Crest, with a presentation…
