This week LEGO revealed one of the most extravagant LEGO Technic vehicles of the year. This is the LEGO Technic Ferrari 488 GTE "AF Corse #51", and it's not for everyone! This is a 1677 piece set, and it's made for LEGO fans that are at least 18 years of age.
Today a new massive LEGO Technic set was revealed - the new LEGO Technic McLaren Senna GTR. The set has 830 individual pieces and includes a whole bunch of elements that make this model entirely unique. Based on our experience with LEGO Technic race cars in the past, and the looks of this vehicle here and now, this looks like a winner.
LEGO Super Mario is getting quite the expansion today, with Nintendo and The LEGO Group announcing a number of expansion sets, character packs, and power-up packs. Today's announcements follows the sets that were first revealed in June and launched in April, but strangely enough, it seems that these new sets won't be here in time for the holidays. In fact, they'll miss Christmas - which seems like it would be an obvious target for new LEGO sets - by a week.
LEGO has revealed its latest set, and if you've ever wanted to drive the Ghostbusters' ECTO-1 then you're in look - after a little assembly, of course. Headed to stores from November 15, the iconic car from the classic movies looks the part from every angle, and when complete is 18-inches long and 6-inches wide.
This Friday when Disney+ releases the next season of The Mandalorian, LEGO will release its 'The Child' set featuring baby Yoda, the latest in a growing line of official merchandise featuring the adorable Jedi master. The Child set has appeared on the official LEGO website, as well as on Amazon where it is available to preorder.
LEGO teamed up with the folks at Adidas Originals with a new pair of sneakers that'll be released this week. This isn't the first time this sort of team-up has happened, and it won't be the last. This time, in a move that's both shocking and ... unfortunate ... the sneakers won't be for sale to the public. They'll be available through a raffle system, and only produced in limited numbers right out the gate.
Inside every non-basic LEGO brick set you'll find a series of plastic bags with numbers printed on their sides. You'll get a set of 3 or more, each with a set of LEGO pieces that correspond with the set's instructions booklet. In an effort to promote sustainability and assist in the preservation of all life on Earth, LEGO will begin phasing out this system of waste over the next several years.
At long last, it's time for a proper LEGO Mos Eisley Cantina. LEGO released a couple of editions of this location in the Star Wars universe before, but the size of the tavern was limited. We've gotten fractions of this watering hole before, but never one so complete as this.
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There's a new brick (actually several new parts, but one key brick) in the new LEGO Eductation SPIKE Prime set. The LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Set was released today as the 2020/2021 school season begins, ready to roll for STEAM, coding, and all sorts of LEGO robot adventures. And there'll be new LEGO elements! The brick I'm most excited about here is the "Integrator Brick" (with cross axle). UPDATE: New resources were launched for educators and parents for students this season!
LEGO and IKEA just announced that they've partnered up to create a line of LEGO-compatible storage and display boxes called BYGGLEK. The initial product will be "a series of storage boxes with LEGO studs and a special LEGO brick set." The most surprising part of this collaboration is that it wasn't done a whole lot sooner.
LEGO Braille Bricks were revealed by LEGO as a "pioneering project that will help children with blindness or visual impairment learn Braille in a playful and engaging way." This system is created with LEGO bricks made with the same materials as standard LEGO bricks, but made specifically to assist in learning and developing an understanding of Braille and associated systems.
Anyone who has seen the Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978 will tell you that it's not very good. In fact, it's been the most maligned piece of Star Wars content since it aired, becoming famous among fans for how bad it is. Given that negative reception, we've never seen a second Star Wars Holiday Special, but that's going to change later this year.