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Amber Veyt’s Hocus Pocus cottage gives October displays a story to open
Revisiting the 2023 fan-inspired cottage, from its museum arrangement to its six minifigures and mechanical chimney effect.
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Classic sets
LEGO Concorde 10318 deserves room for its outline—and its moving details
A retrospective on the long aircraft model, with practical display questions and a closer look at its documented functions.
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Industry
A small LEGO hand is part of a bigger change in materials
LEGO says e-methanol is now helping make more than 90 rigid elements. Here is what the announcement establishes—and what it does not.
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New sets
Snoopy’s Doghouse turns Robert Becker’s campfire idea into several small stories
A source-based look at the 2026 Peanuts set, its fan origin and the rebuilding behind Snoopy’s changing poses.
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Community
José María Pérez Suero’s Insect Collection rewards a closer look at nature
The fan idea behind set 21342 brings science, art and three very different silhouettes into a shared display.
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Industry
LEGO Education’s computing kits put a shared model at the center of the lesson
An industry explainer on Computer Science & AI, its classroom workflow and the support timeline that matters to schools with existing SPIKE equipment.
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Classic sets
LEGO Grand Piano 21323: what the moving keys do, and where the music comes in
A retrospective that separates the model’s mechanical details from its app-assisted songs, with practical checks for returning builders.
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Community
Sandro Quattrini’s LEGO Lighthouse began with a family memory and a parts search
The story behind Motorized Lighthouse 21335 reveals how a coastal memory and an imperfect parts collection shaped a fan’s original model.
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New sets
Shenron and Kid Goku bring Dragon Ball into LEGO with a coiled display debut
The newly announced 1,764-piece Icons set starts LEGO’s Toei Animation partnership, with November release dates in the official announcement.
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LEGO Masters
Matthew Ashton’s Everyone Is Awesome puts a welcome into eleven minifigures
A look back at the LEGO Masters judge’s 2021 design, its deliberate color choices and the personal story behind a small, expressive set.
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Industry
What LEGO’s paper-based bags change—and what the numbers actually mean
An explanation of the packaging transition, the engineering behind it and why paper-based does not mean every bag is already plastic-free.
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Classic sets
Crocodile Locomotive 10277 brings railway movement to the display shelf
A retrospective on the long brown locomotive, its moving rods and the difference between the included display and optional powered operation.
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Minifigures
Dungeons & Dragons minifigures can turn a small display into an adventure
A retrospective on series 71047, with ideas for giving its fantasy characters a setting and a story beyond the collector’s row.
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New sets
Derpy Tiger’s LEGO personality starts with a very carefully designed face
A desk review of KPop Demon Hunters set 72537, where shaped bricks, printed eyes and adjustable poses work together.
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LEGO Masters
Steve Guinness’s Typewriter had a life beyond the LEGO Masters cameras
How a television build became a fan project and, eventually, LEGO Ideas Typewriter 21327—a retrospective on patient development and shared credit.
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