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Adapting a sweet idea into LEGO 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory took more than pure imagination [News]

The LEGO Ideas program lets the community vote on which concepts might become official sets. Adapting fan designs into an official set always involves changes – both compromises and upgrades. The next fan-designed set, LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, announced today, introduced many unique challenges to the design team. We’ll be back with a full hands-on review tomorrow, but visit our site see more pics of this sweet set and learn some behind-the-scenes stories of how the design team arrived at the finished model.

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Documenting LEGO Middle Earth with a photographer’s eye

Of all the partnerships in the LEGO library, none is more cinematic than the Lord of the Rings. While sets like Rivendell are rapturous enough just sitting on a shelf, with amazing lighting and post-production, LEGO Lord of the Rings MOCs can transport you right to Middle-earth. Valenque is a builder and photographer who blends Continue reading →

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Look past the spook, and you’ll see some terrifyingly good LEGO techniques

Oliver Barrell (has scared us sleepless with his Summer Joust LEGO build – but we can’t look away. There’s too much for the discerning LEGO enthusiast to enjoy here!

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A precarious castle high above the sea

@genevadurand creates a fun little castle inspired by a real-life castle in Crimea.

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LEGO Pirates Imperial Armada sets sail again with a new MOC flagship, the Ocean’s Crown

LEGO’s Pirate theme may be dormant, but 2025 is shaping up to be the biggest pirate year ever, thanks to One Piece, minifigs, and more. It’s only fitting that we’re seeing some incredible pirate themed MOCs set sail of late, perhaps none so majestic as the Ocean’s Crown – the latest creation from Vietnamese AFOL Continue reading →

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Traveler’s Tales LEGO Batman returns, goes hard [News & Commentary]

Last  night, LEGO and Traveler’s tale revealed the next game to carry on that legacy. Batman’s back, baby. And this time he’s watched the Nolan films. Whereas previous Batman outings focused on a colorful ensemble that drew inspiration from the Animated Series for tone, the new fourth Batman entry is a very cinematic affair. Check out our thoughts on the new game and revisit our interview with the makers of a recent Dark Knight LEGO collab.

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LEGO astronaut beholds space oddities

@palixa.and.the.bricks suits up for outer space with the gorgeous and colorful LEGO trip to the stars.

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Nature reclaims all as Vignette Week comes to a close [Feature]

Bricks down! After seven grueling days of non-stop building, RebelLUG’s Vignweek 2025 has come to an end. The first five challenges gave builders just 24 hours to create a LEGO vignette around the daily theme, but for the final challenge, builders could take 48 hours. This time the theme was “Reclaimed by Nature,” which is Continue reading →

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A golden LEGO field is ready for harvest

The medieval wheat field from @rilbist is ready for harvest and processing at the mill.

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Creating a new castle faction with the Minifigure Factory [Feature]

Most of the time, the thought of non-official custom minifigs makes me twitchy… But then I was invited to try out the new Minifigure Factory Designer on Lego.com, and I was surprised by how much fun it was. I could even use it to create a new Castle faction! Of course, any new faction is also an excuse to create a new custom design, but first, let’s take the Minifigure Factory for a spin.

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Marvel at this Legion of Extraordinary Superhero Minfigs [Minifig Monday]

Summer movie season is coming to an end, having reinvigorated the superhero genre with great entries for both Marvel and DC. While it will be some time before the next super-powered crossover hits screens, the genre is still popping in the LEGO minifig community. Today on Minifig Monday, we bring you a mix of headlining Continue reading →

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A night at the museum is about to get interesting

@photomark6 depicts a fun night at the museum, minus Ben Stiller and Theodore Roosevelt. Only dinos, cops, cats, and cat burglars here!

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