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Tag: Chris Stamp
Don’t expect to see LEGO Batmobiles in Speed Champions
LEGO Speed Champions is embracing the world of TV and movies through its latest releases, but don’t expect that to extend to superheroes. Or, more specifically, one superhero: Batman. While 76911 007 Aston Martin DB5 and 76912 Fast & Furious 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – both available from August – are expanding the scope of…
LEGO wants to ‘add more’ movie cars and vehicles to Speed Champions
LEGO Speed Champions’ Design Manager says the James Bond and Fast & Furious cars could be the start of a new collection – but it all depends on how well they’re received. Speed Champions is breaking its established single-wave cycle next month with the addition of two new cars to its roster, each based on…
LEGO Speed Champions: ‘Nobody’s more critical of us than ourselves’
LEGO Speed Champions design lead Chris Stamp responds to feedback from fans: “Nobody’s more critical of us than ourselves.” The theme’s growing garage of vehicles is about to get a little bigger, with seven new cars launching in March – including the first eight-studs-wide Formula 1 racer in 76909 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance &…
LEGO says Speed Champions is an 18+ theme without the 18+ label
The LEGO Group has confirmed what we’ve long suspected: Speed Champions is essentially an 18+ theme without the 18+ label. Across the last seven years, Speed Champions has positioned itself as one of the best sources of complex builds for pocket money prices. The detail crammed into each of its cars within the price points…
LEGO Speed Champions is ‘focusing on headlights’ in 2022
The LEGO Group’s Speed Champions design lead says the theme’s focus for 2022 is on headlights, starting with brand new printed elements. All five of the new Speed Champions sets coming our way next month were revealed over the weekend, with a total of seven cars between them, covering brands from Mercedes and Lotus to…
New LEGO Creator Expert vehicle rumoured for 2022
Bet you didn’t see this one coming: a new LEGO for Adults (formerly Creator Expert) vehicle is apparently on the way in 2022. Price comparison site brickmerge.de has listed set number 10298 as a Creator Expert vehicle, with a recommended retail price of €99.99. That puts it roughly in the middle of the LEGO for…
LEGO Speed Champions 76902 McLaren Elva has a hidden Easter egg
The new LEGO Speed Champions set, 76902 McLaren Elva, has a hidden reference that only the most enthusiastic McLaren fans might notice. With another summer’s worth of LEGO sets comes another treasure trove of Easter eggs and references to spot. However, unlike the one in 31203 World Map, McLaren are happy to reveal one to…
LEGO Speed Champions: The next chapter
Design Lead Chris Stamp talks about the starting the second chapter of LEGO Speed Champions and what the future may hold The new LEGO Speed Champions sets for 2020 are the result of the design team poring over fan feedback then figuring out how to implement the changes in a way that will enchance the…
LEGO Speed Champions: Listening to feedback
LEGO Speed Champions has reinvented itself by listening to the fans – Design Lead Chris Stamp explains the changes that have been driven by feedback While the most notable change in the new LEGO Speed Champions sets for 2020 is that they are now eight studs wide, there is more to the new sets than…
