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LEGO’s Ministry of Magic turns a tall display into a stage
A desk look at set 76476, its layered rooms and the challenge of displaying many characters.
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New sets
Holiday House makes room for a shared building tradition
Two instruction booklets give the upcoming seasonal model an appealing starting point for building together.
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Industry
A second life for old bricks starts at the building table
LEGO’s reuse campaign brings back a familiar castle. Here is a practical way to turn that idea into play.
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Classic sets
The yellow castle proves a LEGO landmark does not need realistic colors
A look back at Castle 375 and a design lesson hiding in its bright walls.
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Fan builders
A LEGO Ideas project starts with an idea people can explain
Before thinking about support counts, give a fan design a clear purpose and a readable first photograph.
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Classic sets
Seattle Space Needle 21003: a landmark told with very few pieces
The early Architecture model offers a useful lesson in choosing which shapes to keep.
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Classic sets
LEGO Saturn V 21309 makes the journey visible in stages
A retrospective on the original Ideas rocket and the value of a model that can explain its subject.
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Collecting
Your used LEGO set has arrived: make the first evening an inventory session
A calm first check helps turn a secondhand purchase into a satisfying rebuild.
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Fan builders
Good custom LEGO instructions begin before page one
Studio separates building steps from page design. Use that distinction to help another person follow your model.
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Parts & building
Before ordering gray LEGO parts, check which gray you mean
A color name, part number and reference sample make a replacement order much clearer.
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Community
Your first AFOL meetup: bring curiosity and one small build
A practical guide to entering the adult LEGO community without needing a convention-sized creation.
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Places to visit
LEGO House: plan a visit around time to build
Billund’s brick-filled attraction rewards a plan that leaves room for curiosity and hands-on play.
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Parts & building
A better LEGO parts collection begins with finding what you already own
Build a storage system around your projects instead of sorting every element into a tiny drawer.
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LEGO Masters
The first LEGO Masters challenge still offers a great lesson in storytelling
A theme park is more than a collection of rides. The U.S. premiere offers a useful starting point for your next collaborative build.
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New sets
LEGO PlayStation puts the memories inside the console
The upcoming 1,911-piece model pairs a familiar gray shell with removable Gran Turismo and Ape Escape scenes. Here is what the reveal tells us.
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