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  • ‘The 1989 Batmobile isn’t really a car…’

    ‘The 1989 Batmobile isn’t really a car…’

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    LEGO 76139 1989 Batmobile still looks as fresh as ever – despite the design being dreamt up for Tim Burton’s Batman by Julian Caldow three decades ago. In the final part of this exclusive Brick Fanatics interview, the talented artist discusses what it was like to work on the classic film It took the LEGO…

  • Why are the LEGO Collectible Minifigures down from 16 to 12 characters per series?

    Why are the LEGO Collectible Minifigures down from 16 to 12 characters per series?

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    According to the LEGO managers behind the Collectible Minifigures series, scaling back to 12 characters has nothing to do with sales. Brick Fanatics sat down with Senior Design Manager Astrid Graabæk and Senior Project Manager Ina Paske to hear about the latest Collectible Minifigures news. The LEGO staple, which is entering its 11th year on…

  • LEGO Star Wars 75288 AT-AT review

    LEGO Star Wars 75288 AT-AT review

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    Collectors are tuning their macrobinoculars as something appears on the horizon – it’s 75288 AT-AT, the latest LEGO Star Wars set based on the Empire’s dreaded walker. Of all the toyetic designs in Star Wars, one has captured the imaginations of children and the young at heart more than almost any other – the AT-AT…

  • LEGO Star Wars 75286 General Grievous’s Starfighter review

    LEGO Star Wars 75286 General Grievous’s Starfighter review

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    75286 General Grievous’s Starfighter offers a minor vehicle at a nice scale, but does its price go beyond what even LEGO Star Wars collectors are prepared to pay? Star Wars does many things right, one of which is creating compelling villains. While he’s no Emperor or Darth Vader, General Grievous is still a wonderfully evil…

  • From Batmobiles to Batwings: designing the 1989 vehicles

    From Batmobiles to Batwings: designing the 1989 vehicles

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    LEGO 76139 1989 Batmobile takes the best on-screen Batmobile and replicates it beautifully. In this exclusive Brick Fanatics interview, concept artist Julian Caldow shares the secrets behind coming up with cinema’s most iconic ride “I’m Batman,” declares the Dark Knight when he makes his memorable entrance into the 1989 Tim Burton movie. But there was…

  • Designing the 1989 Batmobile with Julian Caldow – Part 1

    Designing the 1989 Batmobile with Julian Caldow – Part 1

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    The LEGO Group’s 76139 1989 Batmobile is a wonderful homage to the vehicle from Tim Burton’s Batman. In this exclusive Brick Fanatics interview, concept artist Julian Caldow reveals how he designed the cinematic icon In 1990, Tim Burton’s Batman won the Academy Award for Art Direction – and with good reason. The film has a…

  • December 2020 LEGO Buyer’s Guide – Colosseum, retiring sets and Christmas models

    December 2020 LEGO Buyer’s Guide – Colosseum, retiring sets and Christmas models

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    It’s the last month of 2020, which means time to buy those Christmas sets, pick up LEGO products that might be retiring soon and – if you have very deep pockets – indulge in the largest ever LEGO release. This December 2020 LEGO Buyer’s Guide picks out what to look out for December is here…

  • Outgoing Editor Graham Hancock gives a self-indulgent goodbye

    Outgoing Editor Graham Hancock gives a self-indulgent goodbye

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    It has been my pleasure for the last four-and-a-half years to be Editor of Brick Fanatics, but all good things must come to an end. TL;DR – Cheers. In case you don’t get to the bottom, you can keep up with my LEGO shenanigans on Twitter (@grahamh_100) and Facebook (grahamh100). When I took on Brick…

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