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Star Wars 50th Anniversary: First sets revealed
Next year will be the 50th Anniversary of Star Wars. The film now known as Episode IV – A New Hope was released in May 1977 and has certainly changed the world looks at Cinema, Marketing and Merchandising. Today, we get our first look at some of next year’s sets, and like any good celebratory year in the LEGO Calendar there will be some speciual goodies. Sets revealed today include the original Star Wars Poster, a Darth Vader Art Set, the battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker at Bespin, a Luke Skywalker buildable minifigure, Obi-Wan and Anakin’s battle at… READ MORE
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I Can See Right Through You: Free Play with 11040 Classic Magic Transparent Box and 31383 Creator 3in1 Perfume bottle
It’s time to sit down with a pile of bricks and just play. When I started, I was unsure where it would lead me: would I end up with a model? Lots of models? Would I become increasingly frustrated with ‘display-focused’ sets? This article arrives as a convergence of several recent posts: My lament on the topic of Creator 3in1 shifting towards display sets as well as the recent review of Jess Rahbek’s book – which when coupled by some other recent reading: Cas Holman’s ‘Playful: How Play Shifts our Thinking, Inspires Connection and Sparks Creativity ‘, left me feeling… READ MORE
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43295 Jasmine’s Jewellery Box (review), not much box
I have greatly enjoyed the movie Aladdin when it came out where, as usual, I was most delighted by the sidekicks in the form of… READ MORE…
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Technic Cars: Ferrari, Dodge, Ford (review 42234,42235,42236)
The LEGO Group releases heaps of cars. Especially in recent years, there is a plethora of cars available in LEGO® form, and some Technic fans… READ MORE…
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Set Phasers To Fun: 11385 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701™ Bridge Revealed
It was the late 1970’s, and Saturday afternoons on commercial TV in Melbourne brought us a selection of science fiction series from the 1960s: Voyage… READ MORE…
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The Brick is Out There. LEGO IDEAS: 21369 The X-Files Revealed
Being in my 20s in the 1990s and focussing on the start my career, and a path to specialisation, explains why I perhaps missed all… READ MORE…
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11512 LEGO® Botanicals: Hanging Golden Pothos
The LEGO Botanical Collection continues to grow. The Golden Pothos be released on august the first, and we were fortunate to have the LEGO Group… READ MORE…
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Tower Bridge Returns in LEGO Architecture: Is less more?
London’s Tower Bridge is an icon of one of the World’s great cities. While it was visited as a subject for the advanced models range… READ MORE…
