On May 20th, 2021 The LEGO® Group revealed Everything is Awesome (40516), a set themed around the LGBTQIA+ pride flag. Recently released on June 1st, 2021, this unique set coincides with the start of Pride Month in many countries around the world. Set designer and LEGO® VP of Design Matthew Ashton’s goal was to create a model that is a
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Back in March 2021, the LEGO® House announced their latest exclusive set, the Brick Moulding Machine (40502). As luck would have it, I was able to attend the virtual press conference revealing the set. You can read what the designers had to say by clicking here. Additionally, the LEGO® House sent me a copy of the set to review. Shipping
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Recently, True North Bricks took part in the official unveiling of the LEGO® House exclusive Brick Moulding Machine set. Via video conference direct to Billund, Denmark, we met Gitte Cort (Marketing Manager at the LEGO® House), Stuart Harris (Master Builder at the LEGO® House), and Markus Rollbühler (Set Designer at the LEGO® Group). Over the course of about a half
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Being a LEGO® brand ambassador has brought me a lot of satisfaction as well as a sense of validation for the years of work I have poured into True North Bricks. I often feel the LEGO® Group appreciates my hobby more than my employer appreciates my salaried work. Case in point, the holiday gift. The LEGO® Group sends me the
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Every year the LEGO® Group celebrates Brick (Black) Friday with a seasonal gift-with-purchase to kick off the holiday season. For the last few years, VIPs received early access to the freebie during the double VIP points weekend preceding Black Friday. Thankfully, this year is no different. While the public gains access to the new Charles Dickens Tribute (40410) on November
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2021 is looming ever closer. As it nears, we are also beginning to get wind of the first LEGO® sets coming our way. Earlier today, the LEGO® Group announced the Chinese New Year 2021 sets. Additionally, we get a sneak peak at one of six new Monkie Kid sets. 2021 marks the third consecutive year for Chinese Festival sets. Last
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The first week of June 2020 was one of those amazing weeks where two freebies overlap at the LEGO® Store. I spent the better part of the morning on June 1 shopping online. I filled my cart with a bunch of odds and ends needed for upcoming projects. In the end, I reached the $85 limit needed to get the
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The LEGO® Group announced two Chinese Festival sets for global release back in November 2019. After months on backorder, I finally got my hands on these sets. Last week, I reviewed Lion Dance (80104). This week, we examine Temple Fair (80105). NOTE: The LEGO® Group provided this set for review. However, the provision of sets does not guarantee a favorable
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Back in 2018, Target stores in the United States started selling an exclusive little coffee stand set called Bean There, Donut That. I liked the look of this set from the get-go, however there are no Target stores in Canada. Recently, I went to Atlanta for work-related reasons, and ended up scoping out the LEGO® scene (click here to read
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