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LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer joins the Brick Fanatics Top 20
Dozens of new sets have just launched at LEGO.com, but one stands head, shoulders and trans-yellow canopies above the rest – and has now landed straight in Brick Fanatics’ Top 20 LEGO Sets List. We’re of course talking about 10497 Galaxy Explorer, a stunning recreation of a 43-year-old set produced specifically to celebrate the LEGO Group’s…
Every brand new LEGO set available worldwide in August 2022
From Star Wars and Marvel to Super Mario, Speed Champions and LEGO ICONS, here’s a complete round-up of the dozens of new LEGO sets available from today. August 1 is right up there with January 1 and June 1 as massive launch days for the LEGO Group, as products from across the entire portfolio –…
The LEGO Ideas 90th anniversary BIONICLE contest isn’t getting much traction
We’re almost a week into the submission window for LEGO Ideas’ 90th-anniversary BIONICLE contest, but it doesn’t seem to be getting much traction. The crowdsourcing platform is running a series of five contests in the run-up to the LEGO Group’s 90th anniversary, which falls on August 10. Four of those focus on the classic themes…
Latest LEGO Ideas 90th anniversary contest finally tackles BIONICLE
The LEGO Group is at last embracing BIONICLE for its fifth and final 90th-anniversary Ideas contest, which is now open for submissions. As expected, the five mini-contests – each of which offers its own 90th-anniversary prize haul – have now covered each and every one of the four finalists in last year’s LEGO Ideas poll,…
Every LEGO ICONS set retiring in 2022 and beyond – July update
Seven LEGO ICONS sets are due to retire by the end of 2022, but a couple of surprise candidates will stay on shelves until 2025. The LEGO Group has finally landed on replacement branding for its semi-retired Creator Expert label, and while both themes still have category pages on LEGO.com, it’s fairly clear which sets…
WATCH: LEGO ICONS 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle is weaponised nostalgia
Brace yourself for a minute-long review of the flagship 90th-anniversary LEGO ICONS set 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle, which is essentially weaponised nostalgia. Pop on your rose-tinted glasses, flip back the calendar and inject nostalgia straight into your veins: these are the prime directives of the LEGO Group, which is getting ready to force-feed us ‘memberberries…
VIDEO: LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer review
Travel through both space and time with Brick Fanatics’ latest video review, as we head for Planet 1979 with LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer. We’ve fuelled up on nostalgia, strapped into the gleaming, trans-yellow cockpit and blasted off into the cosmos for the first 90th anniversary set launching in August, which reimagines the classic 497 Galaxy…
LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer review
LEGO ICONS 10497 Galaxy Explorer tackles a true classic for the 90th anniversary – but can it successfully push our nostalgia buttons while simultaneously delivering something fresh and new? If there’s one word that’s synonymous with old-school LEGO, it’s spaceship (spaceship, SPACESHIP!). Sure, classic LEGO includes much-loved themes like Castle (which is getting its own…
The LEGO 90th anniversary is missing something important
As the release of the latest LEGO 90th anniversary sets approaches, we’re still waiting for a proper tribute to one of LEGO’s oldest themes. The LEGO Group is celebrating its 90th birthday this year, which naturally means new LEGO sets for us to enjoy. We’ve already got some new sets in the Classic range. 11021…
