2020 is the going down as the year that the LEGO® Group truly embraces the AFOL community. They already announced several sets aimed at the 18+ crowd. Incidentally, these included the Haunted House (10271), Crocodile Locomotive (10277), and Mickey & Minnie Buildable Characters (43179). With more adults looking for new ways to decrease stress, and mounting evidence that LEGO® bricks
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While the Wonder Woman 1984 film was postponed by a couple of months, the LEGO® set associated with it is out. We reported on that some time ago (click here to see it). In addition to that, the LEGO® Group recently officially announced the upcoming wave of new comic book themed sets. In this post, we take a closer look
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures. This week, we delve into the world of photography and pop-culture. Once a month, I like to recreate a movie poster or album cover using LEGO® Minifigures. This month, I actually found an old post I made years ago, but never published. It’s a little rough around the edges, but I
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I have always liked the Marvel movies and shows, but for most of my life I have been a DC Comics fan. Apart from Maximum Carnage back in the ’90s, I never read Marvel comic books. So, for budget reasons, I have mostly selected DC Comics LEGO® sets. I have made one exception in the past, and that was for
Read moreFor Day 3 of the April A-to-Z Blogging Challenge, I have chosen Captain America to represent the letter C. For those of you who regularly follow my blog, you know that I am pretty solidly a DC Comics fan. So, why then am I choosing a Marvel character for my post? I never read the Captain America comic books, but
Read moreI have had this set for some time. It has been sitting, sealed, in the original box for months now. I got this set on sale, and in all honesty, I bought it for the parts. It has lots of grey, and lots of windows, which are both always in need for the construction of my LEGO city. I am
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It’s a Marvel themed week here at True North Bricks. I’m also taking a new direction with my Minifigure Monday posts. Rather than review a Minifig each week, I will simply showcase one. I figure not everything needs to be quantified and scrutinized. Some things should just be enjoyed. So, while I will continue to review LEGO sets, I will
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A review of the Captain America’s Motorcycle polybag So, I finally found the time to squeeze in a trip to the movies. Coincidentally, I happened to see Captain America: Civil War on the same weekend as the free Captain America polybag offer at the LEGO Store. I got the polybag first, and then got all pumped to put it together
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