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LEGO makes it on Time magazine’s 100 Best Inventions of 2021

November 11, 2021 By Jay Leave a Comment

Time magazine has just unveiled its Best inventions of 2021 cover, celebrating 100 innovations changing how we live, featuring cutting-edge technology from disability-friendly hands-free sneakers, a supersonic plane, to Covid-19 vaccines. In a triumph for LEGO’s deep investment into Research & Development, in particular, in the area of sustainability – LEGO have been awarded a… 

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Review: LEGO 75309 UCS Republic Gunship

July 19, 2021 By Jay 12 Comments

LEGO Ideas and Star Wars ran an interesting experiment in early 2020 – let the fans decide what the next LEGO Star Wars UCS set would be, pitting the various Star Wars sub-fandoms against each other. LEGO have now revealed the winning set for 2021 – 75309 UCS Republic Gunship which ran away with the… 

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First look at LEGO 75309 UCS Republic Gunship, which bears an unfortunate printing error

July 15, 2021 By Jay 19 Comments

After months of teasing, and drip-feeding LEGO Star Wars fans with information, and the no-show at LEGO CON, I can now officially reveal 75309 UCS Republic Gunship in all its glory! The 3,292–piece Ultimate Collectors Series (UCS) set edged out two other models in the LEGO Ideas UCS Fan Vote reinging supreme with over 30,000… 

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Everything you need to know about LEGO’s recycled plastic prototype brick & sustainability efforts

June 29, 2021 By Jay 2 Comments

Last week, LEGO unveiled the very first prototype 2×4 brick made from recycled plastic – a groundbreaking achievement and stepping stone towards LEGO’s eventual goal of using plant-based or recycled materials for all their elements by 2030. I was lucky enough to sit in on a roundtable where we got to speak to Tim Brooks,… 

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LEGO teases the upcoming UCS Republic Gunship set – more information revealed!

March 19, 2021 By Jay 22 Comments

UPDATE: The UCS Republic Gunship has officially been revealed! Remember last year when the UCS Republic Gunship won the LEGO Ideas fan vote to be turned into an actual LEGO set? I just got out of a LEGO Media Roundtable where we were given an exclusive first look at upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets for May… 

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Forging the Medieval Blacksmith – Interview with LEGO designers Wes Talbott and Austin Carlson

February 6, 2021 By Jay 12 Comments

Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a virtual roundtable with the designers of the LEGO Medieval Blacksmith – Wes Talbott and Austin, Carlson along with 4 other Recognised LEGO Fan Media (RLFM) to chat about their latest set – 21325 Medieval Blacksmith. The Medieval Blacksmith is the first LEGO Ideas set of… 

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Here's 10303 Loop Coaster next to 10261 Roller Coa Here's 10303 Loop Coaster next to 10261 Roller Coaster!

If you want both displayed at the same time, you're going to need a LOT of space!

Which Roller Coaster do you like more?

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The Loop Coaster is complete and it is HUGE! One o The Loop Coaster is complete and it is HUGE! One of the tallest @lego models yet! 😵‍💫

Shall we power it up and see it run?

Special thanks to @annegal for building this beast over the last few days!

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LEGO Minifigures Series 23 is looking great! Here LEGO Minifigures Series 23 is looking great!

Here's a look at the entire line-up, and the blind bags which are orange!

Series 23 will be available on 1 September.

Which characters are your favourites from this series! 

Nutcracker
Sugar Fairy
Green Dragon Costume
Snowman
Reindeer Costume
Holiday Elf
Turkey Costume
Cardboard Robot
Popcorn Costume
Wolf Costume
Ferry Captain
Knight of the Yellow Castle

My picks are Knight of the Yellow Castle, Snowman, Reindeer and Popcorn Costume!

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Did you know, the upcoming 10497 Galaxy Explorer s Did you know, the upcoming 10497 Galaxy Explorer set will also feature the ability to build a 924 Space Cruiser and/or 918 One Space Ship.

So... you're probably going to need 2 sets as a bare minimum 🥹

Thanks to the @verge, for this additional photo! That vintage landing pad in the background is such a tease!

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As a fan of @lego Classic Space AND Classic Castle As a fan of @lego Classic Space AND Classic Castle, can I just say how excited I am for the new Lion Knight's Castle AND reimagined Galaxy Explorer?

What a time to be alive 🥰

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Yes, that’s a new Phase 2 Commander Cody, which Yes, that’s a new Phase 2 Commander Cody, which returns in 75337 AT-TE Walker!

75323 The Justifier also announced featuring Cad Bane and Omega from The Bad Batch!

75337 AT-TE Walker will be priced at US$139.99 / €139.99

75323 The Justifier will be priced at US$169.99 / €139.99

Both sets hit shelves on 1 August 2022! 

#lego #legonews #legostarwars #starwars #thebadbatch #starwars #lego2022 #legoleaks
First look at 3 minifigures from LEGO Minifigures First look at 3 minifigures from LEGO Minifigures Series 23 - Cardboard Robot, Ship Captain and Reindeer Costume Fan!

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10305 Lion Knight's Castle unveiled at #LEGOCON! 10305 Lion Knight's Castle unveiled at #LEGOCON!

Celebrating LEGO's 90th birthday, this 4,514 piece set comes with a whopping TWENTY minifigures and features incredibly detailed interiors, and plenty of nods to classic #LEGOCastle!

Coming 3 August 2022 for LEGO VIPs. 8 August general release. 

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The ICON is back! First look at 10497 Galaxy Explo The ICON is back! First look at 10497 Galaxy Explorer, a modern reimagination of 928/497 Galaxy Explorer!

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