A look at the top 10 biggest LEGO® sets of September 2019. This month, the LEGO® Group released the latest set in its Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series. While not the largest set ever produced, it does make the top 10. The Imperial Star Destroyer hit LEGO® Store shelves on September 18, 2019 for VIP card holders. It features 4,784
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This week’s Canadian LEGO® Deals (09/20/19) are alright. There is nothing crazy going on, but you can get some decent savings on certain items. Sadly, there are no set or polybag freebies this week though. You can get a discount card at Toys R Us though. Affiliate Canadian LEGO® Deals (09/20/19) These affiliate links earn True North Bricks a small
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Today, over 100 children have congregated at the LEGO® House in Billund, Denmark to launch the LEGO® Group’s new ambitious campaign, Rebuild the World. A collaboration with musician Mark Ronson, Rebuild the World aims to develop creative problem-solving in future generations. Children can develop this skill through imagination and play, which is where LEGO® bricks come in! Can you imagine
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Earlier this week, the LEGO® Group announced their latest collaboration. This time, the iconic Danish brand of interlocking plastic bricks has teamed up with Land Rover to produce a new Technic set. The Land Rover Defender (42110) is coming soon to a store near you. The model launched earlier this week alongside the actual car it represents at the Frankfurt
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In August, we saw the first images of the LEGO® 2019 Advent calendars. Today, we get another hint of the coming holidays with the official announcement of the Creator Gingerbread House (10267)! Click here to read about the 2019 City and Harry Potter Advent calendars. Click here to read about the 2019 Star Wars Advent calendar. The official product copy
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Star Wars fans rejoice! Today, the LEGO® Group has announced the Star Wars UCS Imperial Star Destroyer (75252). This will be a mammoth set. The press release indicates that it will be over 44 cm (17”) high, 110 cm (43”) long, and 66 cm (26”) wide when on its display stand. In terms of specifics, Canadian fans can expect: Brick
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Back in June 2019, the LEGO® Group released a new variant of their Boost robotics system. Unlike the original Creative Toolbox, the new kit was themed. Named the Star Wars Droid Commander, the kit features three buildable and programmable robots from the Star Wars franchise. With 1177 bricks, you can build R2-D2, a Gonk droid, and a mouse droid. Kids
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Back in February, I wrote a little guide about turning LEGO® key chains into Minifigures. To summarize, I took a pair of pliers and removed the actual key chain first. A pin running through the Minifigure’s body attaches the chain to the character. Using the same pliers and a little muscle, you can yank that pin right out. In February,
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This week, there are some pretty good Canadian LEGO® deals (08/30/19). There are several freebies available, or just on the horizon. Therefore, the time has come to carefully plan your purchases! There are currently two freebies at the LEGO® Store, with another on the way on September 2. The end of September will bring us a fourth, so start that
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Not long ago, we learned about special LEGO® bricks that help blind children learn braille. Today, LEGO® Audio and Braille Instructions have been announced. The intention of this initiative is to make the LEGO® building experience more accessible to visually impaired kids. The pilot project launches today with the first four sets of instructions. Subsequently, the LEGO® Group will collect
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