LEGO talk

Rounding up the brick conversation each month. E-mail graham@blocksmag.com to share your views

GOTTA BUILD FAST

SEGA and the LEGO Group are teaming up for a new range of Sonic the Hedgehog sets

THOMAS KIRK KRISTIANSEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF KIRKBI

The LEGO Group’s handover to the fourth generation is complete as Thomas Kirk Kristiansen is appointed Chairman of KIRKBI A/S

WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE

The LEGO Group is launching a range of sets based on the pre-school show Gabby’s Dollhouse

NEWS IN BRIEF

■ DONKEY KONG Following a tease on Super

BIGGEST IDEAS REVIEW YET AND NEW DISNEY SET COMING

LEGO Ideas has had more submissions than ever before reach 10,000 votes, as the platform asks users to submit Disney masterpieces

MAKING A LEGO LIVING

Emma Leahy explains how needing a career change put her on a path to opening Bricktraders, her own LEGO shop

WACKY LEGO SETS

TOP TEN

BUILDING ON A BUDGET

ANTHONY WALKER-COOK

DREAM OR REALITY?

DANIEL KONSTANSKI

ONE WITH THE FORCE

KAT REES-JAUKE

TOWN SERVICES

RE-WIND

6653 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE TRUCK

RE-VIEW

6693 REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCK

i Aftermarket price: N/A new, £11 used /

6383 PUBLIC WORKS CENTRE

i Aftermarket price: £2,168 new, £197 used /

SNOWPLOUGH

A four-wide snowplough can only shift so much snow; it’s time to be truly blizzard ready in LEGO Town 

Blocks BRICTIONARY

The language of LEGO has a wide, varied and ever-growing vocabulary. Blocks magazine helps you to decode it

LEGO EVENTS

Do you run a physical or virtual event that should be listed here? Get in touch with us via graham@blocksmag.com and we'll add it to the list

FROM THE VAULT

For 40 years, visitors to LEGOLAND Billund could enjoy an attraction that had nothing whatsoever to do with the brick

ENTER THE TEMPLE

LEGO Design Master Harald Pofahl guides you through the secrets of 77015 Temple of the Golden Idol... tread carefully

CREATING LEGO ADVENTURERS

Niels Milan Pedersen reveals the origins of LEGO Adventurers, the late 1990s theme that followed archaeologist Johnny Thunder on his escapades around the world

SCALING UP A STARFIGHTER

Design Manager Michael Lee Stockwell reveals how the LEGO Star Wars design team got back into the cockpit to create the biggest X-Wing Starfighter yet

GOING GREEN

LEGO trees today are completely different to those that launched in the 1950s. This journey of innovation and change shows how the LEGO Group has cultivated its plant pieces over 70 years

STAR WARS CELEBRATION IN LONDON

Fans shared their passion, heard from the franchise’s creators and saw upcoming LEGO sets when the Star Wars mega convention returned to London

WHAT’S NEXT FOR STAR WARS

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy updated fans on what’s coming from the Star Wars universe in the next few years – including new features for the big screen

A LEGO DESIGNER’S DAY AT STAR WARS CELEBRATION

Model Designer Jme Wheeler reveals what Star Wars Celebration looks like when you’re there as part of the LEGO team

BIO-CUP

Fans show off their ability with unusual constraction parts each year to see who can build the most compelling creations

AVIAN BONSAI

Nathan Don creatively twists the natural world to produce an unusual, yet mesmerising, creature

DEAD MEN DON’T SWEAT

Nikita Nikolsky demonstrates how to convey a scene using cartoonish characters in this masterful build

75355 X-WING STARFIGHTER

The Ultimate Collector Series revisits the most iconic single-pilot fighter in the entire Star Wars galaxy

75346 PIRATE SNUB FIGHTER

Terrorise the citizens of Nevarro by building up Gorian Shard’s forces

76251 STAR-LORD'S HELMET

Peter Quill. Star-Lord. Legendary outlaw?

76253 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HEADQUARTERS

Peter and Groot have opted for a minimalist approach to their HQ

76254 BABY ROCKET'S SHIP

A set that packs a punch despite being small seems very fitting for the talking racoon

76255 THE NEW GUARDIANS’ SHIP

New movie, new ship. The Guardians of the Galaxy are travelling through space in the Bowie

43212 DISNEY CELEBRATION TRAIN

All aboard for fun and whimsy, as an eclectic mix of characters celebrate 100 years of Disney

43217 ‘UP’ HOUSE

Fans can finally build a LEGO set based on one of Pixar’s most beloved films

75578 METKAYINA REEF HOME

Lounge around with the Metkayina clan in this idyllic setting

75579 PAYAKAN THE TULKUN AND CRABSUIT

Does the largest Avatar: The Way of Water set make a big splash?

71785 JAY'S TITAN MECH

NINJAGO has delivered some excellent mechs over the years… does Jay’s newest machine match up to the best of them?

71786 ZANE'S ICE DRAGON CREATURE

Does a generous piece count allow the design team to deliver Zane an epic new dragon?

41731 HEARTLAKE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

The key location in the rebooted LEGO Friends theme is this modern looking school, packed with colour and detail

41732 DOWNTOWN FLOWER AND DESIGN STORES

It’s time to move into the most stylish block in Heartlake City

21340 TALES OF THE SPACE AGE

Fans have been waiting for a smaller LEGO Ideas set – but despite its size, this one has grand ambitions

42156 PEUGEOT 9X8 24H LE MANS HYBRID HYPERCAR

Is this the perfect set to sit and build while watching 24 Hours of Le Mans?

HALL OF FAME

The sets you need in your collection, according to Blocks reviewers