It has been 20 years since LEGO City reinvigorated the construction toy shelves and proved that the LEGO Group knew how to design proper toys again. In the monthly LEGO magazine, find out how that happened.
Blocks, the monthly LEGO magazine, takes you deeper into the hobby than you can get with online content. This month’s big, in-depth feature focuses on 20 years of LEGO City. Back in the early 2000s, the LEGO Group had lost its way and was in big financial trouble – City had to succeed to help save the company.
Design Master Henrik Andersen reveals the fire truck he made – the model that set the tone for the entire theme, a fire truck he made, as he explains how a small team went back to basics to ensure City’s success. Senior Model Designer Bjarke Lykke Madsen explains how he designed 7237 Police Station to be a quintessential play experience, then Design Manager Ricco Krog talks about taking the theme beyond the urban environment.
Issue 132 is available to order worldwide as part of a subscription or as a single issue and will be in UK stores from October 3.
Every month there’s a prize to win for subscribers – Blocks is giving away two 40820 Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure sets! To be in with a chance of winning, take out a subscription before November 6, 2025.
There’s more than City in this 116-page LEGO magazine though. Design Manager César Soares took on the role of Director Krennic for the LEGO Group and crafted the epic Ultimate Collector Series – 75419 Death Star. He even shares the original sketch he made when he was given the task of making the largest LEGO Star Wars yet.
Rachael Easton has been living the dream as a design intern for the LEGO Group! She shares her story and provides a taste of what it’s like to step behind the secretive doors of Innovation House.
Not every innovation makes it to toy store shelves though and The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks author Daniel Konstanski shares the unreleased aquabricks system, which would have been a new type of toy for the LEGO Group.
Thorsten Bonsch built an epic model inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online and it provides some fantastic ideas that you can incorporate into your next project. The builder discusses the creation and highlights some key features that are particularly worth paying attention to.
This month’s Quick Builds – each one with full instructions – are a chibi take on the Black Pearl (also known as 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship), a tiny version of DC Batman 76300 Arkham Asylum and a modern spin on Exo-Force 7711 Sentry. Blocks provides parts list too, so you can order the bricks to make them and have some new desk-sized models.
There’s a lot more besides in Issue 132 of Blocks, the monthly magazine for LEGO fans. Within this 116-page magazine you’ll also find a classic advert for the Yellow Castle, amazing MOCs influenced by Asia, the story of a brick-built marble run and much more.
For entry into the prize draw, you must have an active Blocks subscription at 11.59pm UK time on November 6, 2025 (existing subscribers will automatically be entered into the prize draw).