I am fan of the science-related sub-themes in LEGO® City. The Ocean Exploration Base (60265) interested me a lot in this year’s wave. The design is like the Lunar Space Station from 2019. I loved that set. Furthermore, I was into Aquanauts as a kid and never had the chance to get their underwater base. Therefore, Ocean Exploration Base checked
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Not long ago, I posted the first look at my custom LEGO® Store upgrade and new men’s formal wear store. Since then, I have continued chugging along with the design. The next level of each building is now available to share. So, without further ado, here is the second update for my LEGO® and men’s formal wear stores. The second
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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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2020 Advent Calendars details are surfacing. This year’s selection includes City, Friends, Harry Potter, and Star Wars. We already reported on the Star Wars calendar along with other upcoming Star Wars sets. Additionally, you can read about the Holiday Special tie-in. However, I included the images again in this article just to give the full overview. 60268 – City Advent
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LEGO® food trucks are amusing. I really enjoy them. The trucks are always fun in and of themselves. However, you also get a lot of fun signage and accessories for custom builds. In January 2020, we got two of them, the Monster Burger Truck (31104) and the Ice-Cream Truck (60253). This week, we examine the latter. Click here to learn
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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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I was looking for a little something to top off a LEGO® request recently and noticed the Street Sweeper (60249). It seemed like just the touch of realism that I often seek to add to my LEGO® city. Additionally, I have been working on my custom shopping promenade a lot lately. Consequently, this set appeared small enough to work as
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I bought the Fun Fair people pack some time ago. I recently decided to open the box and review the set. The decision came around after reviewing the Roller Coaster set. The two kits go well together. I had some fun photographing these Minifigures around all the fairground sets that I own. Without further ado, here are my thoughts on
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Though Canada still waits for the Summer 2020 LEGO® sets, information is trickling in about the September releases. We already reported on the upcoming Star Wars sets. Additionally, you can look forward to the LEGO® Art kits. Now, add to the list some City, Marvel, and Trolls sets. I included some review metrics in the post below. Cost-per-brick: ever ask
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