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Tag: Niek van Slagmaat
LEGO NINJAGO 71760 Jay’s Thunder Dragon EVO review
LEGO NINJAGO evolves its core line in 2022 with a range of 6+ sets for younger fans, but can 71760 Jay’s Thunder Dragon EVO still impress? The LEGO NINJAGO Core wave is aiming to introduce a new intermediate line of models for those in-between the 4+ and 8+ levels of building skills, meaning a mix…
LEGO NINJAGO 71761 Zane’s Power Up Mech EVO review
71761 Zane’s Power Up Mech EVO has been designed for a new, younger generation of NINJAGO fans, and it’s still a great LEGO mech. As detailed simply and wonderfully by LEGO NINJAGO designer Niek van Slagmaat on social media on the day these sets were revealed, this latest wave of NINJAGO represents something rather new…
Watch a LEGO NINJAGO 2022 pitch video from a pair of designers
Take a peek behind the scenes of LEGO NINJAGO set development for 2022 with an original concept pitch video released by LEGO designers. In a recent thread explaining the idea behind NINJAGO’s first 2022 wave, which was designed to represent the theme’s classic identity, LEGO NINJAGO designer Niek van Slagmaat has shared a link on Twitter…
LEGO NINJAGO designer explains the idea behind the 2022 sets
Images for the LEGO NINJAGO 2022 sets are available, with a designer for the range explaining what inspired the models coming next year. Niek van Slagmaat has taken to Twitter following the official reveal for the LEGO NINJAGO 2022 range to detail the concepts behind the sets and a new system of character building that he…
LEGO NINJAGO designers to livestream from LEGO House this week
The LEGO NINJAGO design team will be streaming a presentation on the theme’s 10th anniversary from the LEGO House later this week. Michael Svand Knapp, Markus Rollbuehler and Niek Duco van Slagmaat will be speaking as part of the LEGO House’s Fan Day, which is being held in conjunction with Skærbæk Fan Weekend. The event…
LEGO NINJAGO 71750 Lloyd’s Hydro Mech was originally very different
The newly-released LEGO NINJAGO 71750 Lloyd’s Hydro Mech was originally twice the size of the finished set – and a completely different colour. That’s because the entry-level product of this summer’s Seabound wave was initially intended to belong to Kai rather than Lloyd, and was therefore red rather than green – at least according to…
LEGO NINJAGO designer teases ‘very exciting’ future set
A LEGO NINJAGO designer has teased a ‘very exciting’ use for one of the theme’s new-for-2021 elements in a future set. This summer’s Seabound sets, including 71750 Lloyd’s Hydro Mech, 71752 Ninja Sub Speeder, 71754 Water Dragon, 71755 Temple of the Endless Sea and 71756 Hydro Bounty, feature a brand new cockpit element that’s been…
An upcoming NINJAGO set was partially inspired by a LEGO NASA model
A LEGO designer has pulled back the curtain on an upcoming NINJAGO Seabound set, revealing some initial design sketches, Easter eggs and a function inspired by a NASA model. Niek van Slagmaat has thanked builders for a positive response to the NINJAGO summer sets by detailing how 71756 Hydro Bounty was designed from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously…
LEGO NINJAGO designer explains differences between 2021 sets and TV show
The designer behind two of this summer’s LEGO NINJAGO sets has explained why the physical models don’t necessarily match up with the theme’s animated TV series. Niek van Slagmaat – who was responsible for the Seabound subtheme’s flagship set, 71756 Hydro Bounty – tweeted in response to fans calling out the newly-revealed NINJAGO sets for…