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Blocks is celebrating 20 years of City building the real world in Issue 132 of the monthly LEGO magazine for fans. Find out how it all started with a single fire truck! The chunky 116 page magazine also includes an exclusive interview with Design Manager César Soares on Star Wars 75419 Death Star, an amazing build inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online and deep dives into the unreleased LEGO system for water-based play.
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Here’s the quick list of what’s inside this month:
- 20 years of LEGO City – interviews with the designers
- Inside the creation of LEGO Star Wars 75419 Death Star
- What it’s like to be a LEGO intern
- Aquabricks – the unreleased LEGO water play system
- Incredible The Elder Scrolls Online build
- Mini builds – The Black Pearl, Arkham Asylum and Exo-Force Sentry
- How The Toy Project brings building to the whole community
- Reviews of 21359 Italian Riviera, 60473 The City Tower and 76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp
- Reviews of Wednesday, Marvel, Harry Potter, Ideas and Botanicals sets
- Much more!
LEGO City has been on the toy store shelves for 20 years, so Blocks is marking the occasion in Issue 132 of the LEGO magazine with three special interviews. Design Master Henrik Andersen tells the story of how a fire truck model he built set the tone for the new theme and shows it off, Senior Model Designer Bjarke Lykke Madsen explains how he designed 2005’s 7237 Police Station then Design Manager Ricco Krog discusses taking City way beyond the urban sprawl.
Design Manager César Soares has created the largest ever LEGO Star Wars set – Ultimate Collector Series 75419 Death Star, a set of truly epic proportions. He talks about the process of crafting such a mammoth model, including some of the unique challenges he faced, and describes some of the set’s easter eggs. There’s even a peek at the original sketch he made when he embarked on the design process.
Rachael Easton may not have gotten her hands on 9,000 elements for one project, but she did have access to the enormous brick store during her internship in LEGO design. She reveals what it’s like to actually live the dream in Billund, Denmark and shares her perspectives on getting a taste of the dream job.
Thorsten Bonsch built an epic model inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online and it is full of interesting techniques that you can incorporate into your next project. The builder discusses the creation and highlights some key features that are definitely 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. With parts lists available, you can order the bricks, follow the steps and have a little model for your desk – or the beginning of a bigger build…
You can also learn the story of aquabricks – an unreleased LEGO system that was designed to be a fully modular water play concept. It would have been different, it would have been messy… but it looks like it would have been fun too!
Elsewhere in Issue 132 of Blocks, the monthly magazine for LEGO fans, you’ll find a classic advert for the Yellow Castle, amazing MOCs influenced by Asia, the story of a brick-built marble run and much more. It’s 116 packed pages.
Blocks is giving away 40820 Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure! To be entered into the prize draw and to get Blocks magazine delivered every month – ahead of the shops – check out the money-saving subscription deals available.
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).
