October is well underway. Consequently, it is time for True North Bricks’ October 2021 giveaway. This month’s prize is for the Star Wars fans out there. Are you dreaming of building up your clone trooper army? Looking to bolster the 501st Legion in your collection? Here’s your chance to score some free clones! Once again, this prize comes compliments of
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It’s never too early for Christmas with The LEGO® Group. The 2021 Advent Calendars are now listed online and will be out September 1st. A total of five calendars will be available this year – the most to date. New for this year is a Marvel Avengers themed calendar which we covered in a previous article (click here). The four
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The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge (75319) has been officially revealed by The LEGO® Group as the next set in the Star Wars Line. The set is currently available for pre-order on the LEGO.COM and will release on September 1, 2021. It will follow on the heels of the Summer 2021 Star Wars wave that also includes a number of sets based
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The UCS Republic Gunship (75309) has officially been revealed by The LEGO® Group, arriving in stores and online on August 1, 2021. The long wait finally ends with a very impressive, very large set. This will be a global release with no pre-order or VIP pre-sale option. The Ultimate Collector Series sets are among the most eagerly anticipated releases of
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The LEGO® Group has revealed 3 more sets coming to the Star Wars summer 2021 wave. The just-announced sets will focus on the immensely popular The Mandalorian TV show currently streaming on Disney+. Although images were already leaked in catalogues online somewhat recently, we now have box art, hi-res images and set details. Like the rest of the summer 2021
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The LEGO® Group has officially unveiled three of the Summer 2021 Star Wars sets. First spotted in leaked catalogues online, the following sets have now been listed on the LEGO® website. We’re heading back to the final season of the Clone Wars animated series with two great looking sets. Duel on Mandalore (75310) and Mandalorian Starfighter (75316) make reference to
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The LEGO® Group revealed the first summer 2021 Star Wars set earlier today. The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle is set for release on August 1, 2021. Unlike other upcoming releases, this August date is global. However, the set is already available for pre-sale at LEGO.com. For those unfamiliar with the source material, the Bad Batch is a new animated Star
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Tuesday was International Star Wars Day 2021. I thought it fitting to publish my UCS Millennium Falcon review. However, I have a second Star Wars set to share this week as well. I purchased the Armored Assault Tank (75283) last fall and have yet to review it. I suppose I could have published it on May the Fifth, also referred
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During the last double VIP points event at the LEGO® Store, I made a mammoth purchase. Incidentally, it earned me 9000 VIP points. I bought the UCS Millennium Falcon (75192). For a while, this was the largest LEGO® set ever produced. In 2020, the Roman Colosseum dwarfed it in terms of piece count. However, the Millennium Falcon remains a physically
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I did it. I finished the largest LEGO® build of my life. Millennium Falcon day 10 was six hours and 32 minutes of solid building. I have used the word “epic” in many descriptions of this experience. However, the word describes the process well. In total, it was 494 pages of instructions consisting of 1379 steps, resulting in 21 hours
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