Getting hooked into vintage LEGO 12V trains is a descent into madness not unlike the world of classic cars. Both hobbies consume unreasonable amounts of time, money, and nerdy street cred! Luckily, my addiction is not the “collector” flavour, but rather the restoration artist. I am happy to find 12V train sets or element specimens in any condition and restore them to showcase condition (as described in my previous article on 12V track restoration). This also involves “remixing” classic 12V era train models—that is, rebuilding them using a very restrained combination of both old and modern LEGO elements to a contemporary re-interpretation. It would be too easy to blame my exploration of vintage LEGO 12V trains on my friend Holger Matthes since the release of his incredible book LEGO Eisenbahnwelt (shown below). No, this passion for 12V trains started with my exploration into the 12V electrical accessory system (shown below). I...

LEGO released a large wave of new sets in January, but they kept a few of them for February as well. With Valentine’s Day coming up, the freebie this month is the #40679 LEGO Love Gift Box with purchases of $75 or more. This offer is valid until February 14th at official LEGO stores and […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

An interesting press-release appeared in the LEGO newsroom, announcing a new film titled PIECE BY PIECE that will be in theaters this fall. Below are the details. PIECE BY PIECE is an unparalleled motion picture experience that captures the magic and brilliance of Pharrell Williams’ creative genius, one LEGO brick at a time. Uninterested in […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars collaboration between the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm with a year-long celebration announced by the LEGO Group, befitting this relationship milestone and honoring LEGO Star Wars fans across the galaxy. Today, the LEGO Group is kicking off the anniversary festivities at the Spielwarenmesse, otherwise known […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

We already discussed several recently released LEGO City sets including the LEGO City Fire, LEGO City Space, and LEGO City Police collections (see links at the end of this post). Today, I wanted to highlight a few of the smaller LEGO City sets that don’t belong to any of the above-mentioned sub-categories, but are quite […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)