This week we look at the representation of the deaf community in the diverse minifigures series. A few weeks ago we looked at the first minifigure with a disability – the wheelchair user. Many AFOLs hoped we would start seeing greater disability representation after that. We did see the wheelchair appear in one set per year. However, LEGO® did not
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September 1, 2020 marks the official release date for several LEGO® sets. Among them is Main Square (60271). The LEGO® Group gave official word of the set in mid-August. Subsequently, they offered me the set as a pre-release review. I jumped at the opportunity for a few reasons. First, these big City sets give me a lot of inspiration for
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The first LEGO® City sets came out in 2005. It was the successor to the popular Town theme launched in 1978. City depicts Minifigures in real life scenarios. For that reason, the theme is popular with both children and adults. These sets and Minifigures help populate growing LEGO® cities around the world. The 2020 sets are adding to that legacy
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This coming week is a special week. The LEGO® Group sent me a pre-release copy of the new Main Square (60271) set to review. It is the biggest City set released this year. Consequently, I decided to celebrate with a themed week: City Week! To kick things off, today
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September 1 is a big day. If you recall, COVID-19 shut down the LEGO® Group’s Mexico factory earlier this year. Consequently, they postponed all summer 2020 sets. The official word indicates Canadians can finally get their hands on those kits September 1. However, the sets have started popping up early at other retailers in the country. The JR Toy Company
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