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…
Review: LEGO 75309 UCS Republic Gunship
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…
First look at LEGO 75309 UCS Republic Gunship, which bears an unfortunate printing error
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…
Everything you need to know about LEGO’s recycled plastic prototype brick & sustainability efforts
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,…
LEGO teases the upcoming UCS Republic Gunship set – more information revealed!
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…
Forging the Medieval Blacksmith – Interview with LEGO designers Wes Talbott and Austin Carlson
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…