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Tag: LEGO Designer
LEGO MASTERS USA finalist lands job as a LEGO designer
LEGO MASTERS USA contestant Boone Langston – who reached the final in the show’s first season – has joined the LEGO Group as a Senior Designer. Boone will make the leap from designing on a TV set to designing in Billund later this year, emigrating to Denmark at the end of July. You’ll probably recognise…
LEGO Architecture 4000038 LEGO Campus availability confirmed
LEGO designer Justin Ramsden has confirmed that the newly-revealed Architecture set 4000038 LEGO Campus is exclusive to employees. If you were hoping to get your hands on the latest Architecture set to come out of Billund – following January’s 21057 Singapore – you’ll be disappointed to learn that your only chance of doing so will…
How the original LEGO DeLorean influenced 10300 Back to the Future Time Machine
Believe it or not, the original LEGO Ideas DeLorean did actually have some influence on the brand new 10300 Back to the Future Time Machine. From its bumpy bonnet to its brick-built windscreen (and complete lack of glass), it’s fair to say that time has not been kind to 21103 The DeLorean Time Machine. The…
LEGO says the new C-3PO minifigure is not a ‘rule’ for future sets
The LEGO Group says we won’t necessarily see the new and improved C-3PO minifigure in many LEGO Star Wars sets beyond the Diorama Collection. 75339 Death Star Trash Compactor is notable not only for being one of three new LEGO Star Wars 18+ sets arriving next month, but also for introducing brand new versions of…
LEGO reacts to possible prequel trilogy sets in Star Wars Diorama Collection
The LEGO Star Wars design team has reacted to the possibility of prequel trilogy sets in the theme’s new Diorama Collection. Three new 18+ LEGO Star Wars sets will debut in April, each depicting a memorable moment from the Skywalker saga. While they don’t share the same scale, they do all follow a standardised template,…
LEGO Star Wars designers talk live theatre, Google research and a weird green floor
The LEGO Star Wars design team reveals all around the three new 18+ diorama sets, from the influence of live theatre to avoiding a weird green floor. The LEGO Group has just unveiled its brand new LEGO Star Wars Diorama Collection, which kicks off on April 26 with 75329 Death Star Trench Run Diorama, 75330…
LEGO Star Wars designers react to fake Force ghost piece
The LEGO Star Wars design team has reacted to the fake Force ghost piece that originally surfaced on Instagram earlier this year. An anonymous Instagram user created the fake piece in rendering engine Blender. The finished result was convincing enough that it was picked up by YouTuber MandRproductions, and gave enough legitimacy to the source’s…
LEGO explains how it decides between stickers and prints
The designer of LEGO Creator Expert 10300 Back to the Future Time Machine has explained how the LEGO Group decides between using stickers and printed pieces. Many of the LEGO Group’s processes are relatively opaque to fans, although interviews with members of the company’s design team are slowly demystifying the reasons behind specific decisions. The…