LEGO’s latest Architecture set 21060 Himeji Castle is quite a stunner. When BrickNerd was offered a copy of the set from LEGO, we knew we wanted a local perspective. Our guest contributor Masayuki Muraki, known to his followers as @legoanywhere, is a talented LEGO photographer from Japan known for photographing minifigures, erm, anywhere! He has turned everyday scenes into captivating tales, breathing life into our favorite bricks and incorporating them into our world. Today he shares with us not only his awe-inspiring photographs but also his insights and perspectives on LEGO’s take on this iconic Japanese castle. But First, An Introduction My name is Masayuki Muraki, and I am a LEGO photographer from Japan. If my memory serves me right, the first toy I received from my grandmother as a child was a LEGO set. Looking at the photos from my childhood, it seems like I always carried LEGO with me...

Introduction This is the first part of what I hope will be a series looking at the history of The LEGO Group from 2000 onwards. On a year-by-year basis, I’ll use a mix of newspapers, annual reports, and other media sources to tell the LEGO story as it was being reported at the time. Today I will focus on the years 2000 and 2001, but before I do, I would like to fast-forward to 2005, when The LEGO Group announced the biggest loss in its history. These upcoming and seismic events nicely set the context for 2000 and 2001—The Ides of March—documenting the years building up to those difficult times. The Height of Financial Distress The LEGO Group’s loss booked in the 2004 Annual Report was the largest in its history. On 2 July 2005, The New York Times reported on The LEGO Group’s devastating financial results stating “competition from abroad,...

(Written by William) Ever since I built the #10220 LEGO Volkswagen Camper over a decade ago, I’ve been a huge fan of the large LEGO display vehicles in the LEGO Creator Expert (now LEGO Icons) collection. I do my best to get them all for one simple reason; they tend to be some of the […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

August is usually a big month for LEGO fans with lots of new releases. So let’s take a look at what’s new! LEGO ARCHITECTURE SET: The beautiful #21060 LEGO Architecture Himeji Castle is now available. The set celebrates the longevity and majestic beauty of one of Japan’s most revered buildings featuring authentic details such as […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Korean LEGO fan Regalien_DEES has been building some fantastic dragons and fantasy creatures, and I thought to show you some of them. His most recent project is titled Asura. Asuras are a class of beings in Hindu and Buddhist religions described as power-seeking demons with superhuman powers. The LEGO version really captures their qualities with […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)