I like to imagine that, in part, the Rambling Brick celebrates the joy that the LEGO Brick brings to our lives. In 2018, we celebrated a number of significant anniversaries, for significant aspects of our hobby – all of which have had a notable impact on the way we build and play with our LEGO elements.
Last year, we celebrated:
- 60 years of the LEGO Brick
- 40 years of the minifigure
- 40 years of the first evergreen themes: Town, Castle and Space
- 20 years of Mindstorms
- 10 years of LEGO Ideas and Architecture.
All of these have influenced us, and the way we interact with our LEGO Elements over the years. We also saw some less significant anniversaries in 2018, such as:
- 30 years of Helicopter Carriers;
- 15 years since the great colour change, with the introduction of Medium and Dark Stone Grey.
The theme arrived as we saw a resurgence in science fiction and space fantasy entertainment on the screen: led by films such as Star Wars, and on the smaller screen by Doctor Who, Blakes Seven and Battlestar Galactica, our imaginations were primed for journeys beyond the stars. The Space Shuttle Enterprise had been undergoing test flights from the back of a 747 Jet, and a we were excited for a new era of space exploration commencing, with the Space Shuttle Columbia ultimately launching in 1981.
