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LEGO cycle lanes criticised by Dutch cycling group
A Dutch cycling organisation has criticised the LEGO Group’s cycle lanes in a Facebook post and offered a new and improved alternative. The Urban Cycling Institute claims that they asked the LEGO Group about adding “proper cycling infrastructure” to their models and allegedly got the response that the company “[does] not partake in ideological statements”.…
This is why LEGO ditched its classic baseplates in 2021’s CITY sets
The LEGO Group has revealed the real reason for replacing its classic baseplates with a new road plate system in this year’s CITY sets. Vacuum-formed baseplates have been in use in LEGO products for generations, including specialised plates with missing studs and printing to mimic roads and pavements. But in January this year, the company…
The new LEGO CITY road plates have been in the works for 10 years
The new LEGO CITY road plates may have only just landed on shelves, but they’ve actually been in development since 2010. This year’s CITY sets – including 60292 Town Center (review), 60304 Road Plates (review) and 60306 Shopping Street – have all introduced a brand new system of brick-built roads, replacing the classic vacuum-formed baseplates…
LEGO Ideas Bike Lanes cycles its way to 10K supporters
An expansion to the CITY Road Plates system has achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas, with it proposing safer options for eco-friendly travel around LEGO cities. Bike Lanes is the latest project to pass into the LEGO Ideas review stage, with creator MarcelSteeman joining the 10K club on his first submission to the platform. LEGO…
LEGO CITY 60304 Road Plates review
The LEGO Group brings us a new, modular approach to creating roads in LEGO CITY scenes with 60304 Road Plates – but how well does it hold up as a baseplate replacement? Historically, the LEGO Group’s approach to creating roads has been printed baseplates with a sparse number of studs to add detail around the…
The LEGO Group confirms baseplates aren’t going anywhere
The LEGO Group has confirmed that it will continue to produce classic baseplates alongside the new LEGO CITY road plate system. This year’s LEGO CITY sets have introduced new brick-built roads, replacing the longstanding printed baseplates. But while those particular plates have now been phased out of the current LEGO line-up, the company has confirmed…
The LEGO CITY design team says the new road plates are ‘more authentic’
The LEGO CITY design team has defended the new road plate system, describing it as ‘more authentic’ to the LEGO building experience. The new buildable plates have split opinion among veteran fans, many of whom had invested heavily into the older baseplate system. But as the new roads are now being rolled out in the…
20 new LEGO CITY sets now available
A huge assortment of new LEGO CITY sets are now available to purchase from LEGO.com. In a refreshing change of pace for the theme, this new wave gives civilian life greater prominence. Citizens of LEGO CITY can celebrate the new year with a range of recreational activities. 60290 Skate Park offers somewhere for the youth…
Every single new LEGO set launching on January 1, 2021
Dozens of new LEGO sets have just arrived on the official online store, across themes including Star Wars, NINJAGO, Harry Potter, Friends and Marvel, so we’ve rounded them all up into one handy list. As it always has and likely always will, January 1 marks the launch of an absolute wealth of new LEGO sets,…
