I recently heard from a young man who frequents True North Bricks. As it turns out, he is using the reviews to help build his Christmas list this year. Naturally, I was flattered that a fellow LEGO® enthusiast would use my reviews for such an important cause. Therefore, my wife and I sent him a picture of the backlog of
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures. This week, we take a moment to remember the cost of freedom and democracy through poetry and photography. “Dear sir…” was written for my grandfather, whom I never met. He fought in the Second World War, and survived, but sadly passed before I was born. I dedicate this work to him,
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Being 100% honest, I picked up the Ninjago Visual Dictionary for the exclusive Teen Wu Minifigure. Long-time followers of True North Bricks know that I am a sucker for these characters. Slap a new Minifigure into an over-packaged book and my wallet opens. However, I am also slowly growing to enjoy the world of Ninjago. I love the sets, and
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The Canadian LEGO® Deals (11/08/19) are pretty good this week. Once again there are a huge number of sets on sale. Amazon in particular has quite a selection. I found a number of deals on their site that they were not even advertising as deals, but when compared to the LEGO® Store, you are actually saving. Additionally, Chapters and Indigo
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Hot on the heels of the Chinese New Year sets announced earlier this week comes more exciting news from the LEGO® Group. Thanks to the LEGO® Ambassador Network, I have learned that the 1989 Batmobile (76139) is hitting store shelves later this month. Click here to read about the Chinese New Year sets. Excitement does not begin to describe my
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The LEGO® Group just announced two new Chinese Festival sets. The Chinese New Year Temple Fair (80105) and the Lion Dance (80104) release in time for the New Year. What makes this announcement particularly exciting for AFOLs is the global release. Last year, only Asian markets got the Chinese New Year sets. This disappointed many in other parts of the
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