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LEGO designer responds to inclusion of Cara Dune in new Star Wars: The Mandalorian set

04/06/202104/06/2021 Chris Wharfe 120 Views 0 Comments 75254 AT-ST Raider, Cara Dune, Disney, Disney+, Gina Carano, Ideas, LEGO, LEGO Designer, LEGO Ideas, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO.com, Lucasfilm, Sam Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian, Twitter

A LEGO designer has responded to the apparently false rumours that Disney is clamping down on Cara Dune merchandise, explaining

LEGO designer says Creator 3-in-1 is the new home of retro themes

15/03/202115/03/2021 Chris Wharfe 663 Views 0 Comments 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay, 21325 Medieval Blacksmith, 31107 Space Rover Explorer, 31109 Pirate Ship, 31115 Space Mining Mech, 70806 Castle Cavalry, Castle, designer interview, Ideas, LEGO, LEGO Designer, LEGO Ideas, Nexo Knights, Pirates, Sam Johnson, The LEGO Movie

Creator 3-in-1 is the new home of classic LEGO themes like Castle and Pirates – at least according to the

A LEGO Ideas designer modernised another classic set for 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay

22/02/202122/02/2021 Chris Wharfe 389 Views 0 Comments 1733 Shipwrecked Pirate, 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay, Ideas, Justin Ramsden, LEGO, LEGO Ideas, LEGO Pirates, Pablo Sánchez Jiménez, Pirates, Sam Johnson

The LEGO Group’s Ideas Design Manager has revealed he modernised a classic LEGO Pirates set to celebrate the launch of

The archer in the LEGO Medieval Blacksmith is a deliberate reference to a Classic Castle theme

22/02/202125/02/2021 Chris Wharfe 445 Views 0 Comments 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay, 21325 Medieval Blacksmith, Austin Carlson, Black Falcons, Castle, Classic Castle, designer interview, Forestmen, Ideas, LEGO, LEGO Castle, LEGO Designer, LEGO Ideas, Robin Loot, Sam Johnson

In case you were wondering, yes, the archer in LEGO Ideas 21325 Medieval Blacksmith is a direct reference to a

LEGO’s designers know the goat is coveted, but can’t bring it back

11/02/202111/02/2021 Chris Wharfe 775 Views 0 Comments 21315 Pop Up Book, 21325 Medieval Blacksmith, 7189 Mill Village Raid, Austin Carlson, designer interview, Ideas, Kingdoms, LEGO, LEGO Designer, Sam Johnson, Wes Talbott

The designers of LEGO Ideas 21325 Medieval Blacksmith have revealed they know how much the goat is coveted – but the

LEGO, SEGA and Viv Grannell discuss Sonic Mania on Bits N’ Bricks podcast

10/02/202111/02/2021 Chris Wharfe 346 Views 0 Comments Bits N' Bricks, Brian Crecente, Ethan Vincent, Ideas, LEGO, LEGO Ideas, podcast, Sam Johnson, SEGA, Sonic, Sonic Mania, Sonic the Hedgehog, Viv Grannell

The LEGO Group, SEGA and fan creator Viv Grannell have discussed the recently-announced Sonic Mania set in a special episode

Why did LEGO choose the Black Falcons for 21325 Medieval Blacksmith?

08/02/202110/02/2021 Chris Wharfe 777 Views 0 Comments 10223 Kingdoms Joust, 21325 Medieval Blacksmith, Austin Carlson, Classic Castle, designer interview, Dragon Knights, Forestmen, Ideas, Kingdoms, LEGO, LEGO Designer, Lion Knights, Sam Johnson

The LEGO designers behind 21325 Medieval Blacksmith have revealed why they decided to bring back Classic Castle’s Black Falcons faction.

Name	Review	Buy
10275 Elf Club House	Read here	LEGO.com
75290 Mos Eisley Cantina	Read here	LEGO.com
75292 The Mandalorian Bounty Hunter Transport	Read here	LEGO.com
75978 Diagon Alley	Read here	LEGO.com
40424 Winter Snowball Fight	Read here	LEGO.com
43179 Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse	Read here	LEGO.com
76160 Mobile Bat Base	Read here	LEGO.com
76158 Batboat The Penguin Pursuit!	Read here	LEGO.com
21323 Grand Piano	Read here	LEGO.com
71374 Nintendo Entertainment System	Read here	LEGO.com

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