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The biggest ever LEGO Modular Buildings

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In 2027, the LEGO Modular Buildings Collection celebrates 20 years since its debut with 10182 Café Corner in 2007. The series' largest sets includes a variety of unique builds like the 10297 Boutique Hotel and the 10326 Natural History Museum, showcasing diverse architectural styles and intricate details. The biggest sets have depicted pubs, music shops, bakeries, plazas and more.

The LEGO Group to celebrate 20 years of Modular Buildings with fan communities

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In 2027, fan groups worldwide will celebrate 20 years of the Modular Buildings Collection with the LEGO Group. Recognized LEGO Fan Communities will collaborate to create upscaled versions of every set at 4x scale, using 11.5 million bricks for this tribute to the beloved models.

Should there be LEGO expansion packs?

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The discussion focuses on whether the LEGO Group should introduce expansion packs for popular sets like the 21358 Minifigure Vending Machine and 21344 The Orient Express Train. Graham E. Hancock and Daniel Konstanski explore potential benefits and logistics of offering additional minifigures or train carriages in separate boxes, considering fan demand and production challenges.

The perfect LEGO sets to accompany your modular buildings

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In 2025, LEGO released the 10350 Tudor Corner modular building, featuring 3,266 pieces and eight minifigures. This guide shows perfect sets to complement the model, such as 10297 Boutique Hotel, smaller 60304 Road Plates, 60407 Red Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus, food trucks 60452 and 60404, and 60423 Downtown Streetcar and Station.

The different scales of LEGO building

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LEGO building encompasses various scales that greatly influence the models created. Ranging from microscale and miniscale to midi, minifigure, and large scale, each offers unique possibilities. While microscale utilises tiny creations, the minifigure scale is the most prevalent, ideal for play. Large models impress with their size and detail.

Five best LEGO modular buildings

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Blocks is exploring the LEGO modular street in search of the five best LEGO modular buildings from the long-running collection. The LEGO Group surprised fans in 2007 with the first modular building—10182 Café Corner. The set was a large building…

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The top five LEGO Winter Village sets

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LEGO Winter Village sets have become a Christmas tradition and Blocks is picking out the best sets from the beloved series. A wonderful winter draws closer and closer as we enter fall. Some are counting down the days, while others…

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The best LEGO sets for a writer’s desk

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Do you need some fun LEGO trinkets for your desk? Perhaps even something that will inspire your words? Blocks chooses the best LEGO sets for a writer's desk... What does it take to be a writer? The truth is, whether…

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Why has LEGO Creator Expert become LEGO Icons?

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Blocks magazine looks at why the long-standing LEGO Creator Expert theme had its name taken away and why it is now called LEGO Icons. LEGO sets and themes always have distinctive branding. Whether that’s a unique name or an iconic…

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What is going on with the new LEGO colour change models?

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The LEGO Group has launched several ‘new’ sets – but they’re very familiar looking at the same time. 77941 Fiat 500 and the other sets are part of a pilot scheme in the UK, to see how different types of…

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