My area is continuously behind the times when it comes to the Build-A-Mini (BAM) tower at the LEGO® Store. Whenever Instagram floods with images of glorious new Minifigure parts, my local store has the tired selection from months ago. Recently, the latest update to BAM included pieces I could not resist. I am a fan of classic Castles and Pirates.
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Pirates was my favorite LEGO® theme growing up. Consequently, a couple of Bargain Bricks episodes have already dealt with the theme. We look at Pirates Chess in episode one, and the Imperial Flagship in episode five. In Bargain Bricks: Episode 13, I’m back at it with Soldiers’ Fort (6242). Truth be told, El Dorado Fortress and Imperial Trading Post were
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Welcome to the first episode of Bargain Bricks! You might be wondering what this series is all about. Well, we all have sets we missed out on during their original runs. Perhaps you went through a dark age, or missed out on a set because of budget. In this series, I am trying to find retired LEGO® sets without paying
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Every week, I select a different Minifigure to celebrate through art. This week, I am looking at one of my favorite themes with a Pirate Minifigure Monday. I loved Pirates growing up. Additionally, 2020 has brought back all those swashbuckling memories through two new sets. Earlier in the year we got Pirates of Barracuda Bay. This summer, the LEGO® Group
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On August 24, 2020, the LEGO® Group released the Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship (31109) and a new Ninjago Destiny’s Bounty (71705) in Canada. Additionally, earlier this year we got Pirates of Barracuda Bay. As mast and sail ships, all qualify for my list of the top 10 biggest ships of 2020. Not only that, they knock three ships off the previous
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After Pirates of Barracuda Bay in early 2020, I have been on a pirate high. Consequently, I was thrilled to learn that 2020 had a second pirate-themed set in store. The LEGO® Group included a Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship (31109) in the summer 2020 offerings. While European markets received this set on June 1, North America had to wait. Complications
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The Pirate week finale is here. This themed week ends with a look at the top 10 biggest pirates sets produced by the LEGO® Group! A while back, I looked at the biggest ships ever produced. However, the focus of that list was not the pirates theme (click here to view it). Additionally, it covered only on sail-and-mast ships. Today’s
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What?!? Two pirate set reviews in one week. How can that be? It’s pirate week, that’s how! Earlier this week, True North Bricks brought you the pre-release review of the Pirates of Barracuda Bay. Continuing the theme of the week, I dug up an old kit that I never assembled. The Classic Pirate Minifigure (5003082) set came out in 2015
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To celebrate the upcoming release of Pirates of Barracuda Bay from LEGO® Ideas, it is Pirate week at True North Bricks! Consequently, all my usual weekly posts are taking on a swashbuckling theme, including a new coloring page. This installment features a Robin Loot coloring page, based on one of the eight new characters from the set. To read more from
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I have often thought about writing an article that compares old LEGO® pieces with their newer counterparts. With the release of Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322), the time seems right. This LEGO® Ideas set really takes you back to the Pirates theme of old. There are so many familiar little odds and ends. However, many of these familiar bits are
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