The largest LEGO Monkie Kid 2022 set has a deep reference to brick history
The largest of the
2022 models features a shop full of Easter eggs, including a deep reference to the history of the brick.While we’ve already covered seven of the eight featured sets in the
of
700-12 Automatic Binding Bricks was released in 1949 as one of the first designs for the plastic elements that would become the bricks we know today. Despite being launched 72 years ago, the Automatic Binding Bricks are in stock at the minifigure-scale
suggesting that at least one designer has remembered them.Image: The LEGO Group
The three segments of the box can be seen on the shelf with the blurry image representing the three smaller structures in the section on either side of a larger picture of two boys playing together.
The text does not feature on the sticker and it’s not clear whether the boys will be represented as minifigures on the artwork, but we’ll know for sure when

You can take a look at the other six LEGO
sets releasing that same day in our initial report and see another model which contained a deep reference by clicking here. Alternatively, take a look at the exclusive Monkie Kid minifigures that will be added to the theme next year.Support the work that Brick Fanatics does by purchasing your LEGO through our affiliate links.
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