A time to reflect and give back, the holidays offer a perfect opportunity to take a closer look at what might just be my favourite part of the holiday season each and every year. Nine years ago, I had the silly idea to start a LEGO Christmas bauble gift exchange – and 220+ custom-built MOCs later, our annual Secret Santa is still my LUG’s favourite activity. Let’s find out what’s behind this tradition that’s slowly depleting the world’s supply of LEGO Christmas baubles, shall we? History of a Holiday Tradition Back in 2015, I found myself in the role of LUG Ambassador for the German online community Imperium der Steine. We had a small team of dedicated members that would organise activities and contests. Clearly, we had too much free time on our hands and many a silly idea got brought to life, be it elaborate MOC-Olympics or even our own printed...

From today, December 26th, until January 4th, LEGO fans can purchase hundreds of older LEGO sets up to 40% off! Some notable sets available at a discount are the #76210 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulkbuster at 20% off, the #76215 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Black Panther at 40% off, the #43225 LEGO Disney Little Mermaid […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Merry Christmas to all of our LEGO fan friends! I hope you have a warm and wonderful holiday season with family and friends, and maybe even build some new LEGO sets! Below are some wonderful LEGO Winter Village dioramas by LEGO fans from one of my favorite Facebook groups; Fans of LEGO Winter Village. It’s […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

The much-talked-about #21344 LEGO Ideas Orient Express became available at the beginning of December. It’s a beautiful set bringing back one of the world’s most legendary trains. The original Orient Express was the world’s first international luxury train that carried thousands of passengers across Europe to Istanbul from 1883 to 1977. Released to celebrate the […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Over the past decade or so of modular buildings, there has frequently been a gift with purchase available early in the year to accompany it, sometimes with a thematic link. The Detective’s Office launch was accompanied by the 40140 Flower Cart bonus polybag that included a hidden barrel of cookies to tie into that modular’s cookie-smuggling story. More recently LEGO 40586 Icons Moving Truck, which includes furniture to be delivered to LEGO Icons 10312 Jazz Club, came out a few months after that modular. This year, LEGO 10326 Natural History Museum broke tradition by coming out a month early, and now for the turn of the year, LEGO Icons 40681 Retro Food Truck contains 310 pieces and 2 minifigures and will be available with some purchases in the new year at LEGO.com and your local LEGO retail store. An obvious note: it’s really hard to give a thumbs up or down...