Collecting the LEGO Star Wars Rebels sets 

WIth Star Wars: Ahsoka coming to screens later this year, there's no better time to go and fill some holes in your LEGO Star Wars Rebels collection. This modern classic piece of Star Wars storytelling has some great LEGO sets…

Five different alien species in LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian sets

Season 3 of Star Wars: The Mandalorian TV Series has kicked off with an explosion the size of Alderaan. As a result, two new LEGO Star Wars sets were revealed this week – 75346 Pirate Snub Fighter and 75363 The…

How the LEGO Star Wars team makes helmets: Captain Rex, Commander Cody & Princess Leia (Boushh)

Find out how the LEGO Star Wars design team worked to bring prequels and The Clone Wars fans together with the latest helmet designs, alongside the challenges behind Boushh’s disguise… ‘Take off your helmet,’ said Snoke to his apprentice, Kylo…

What could the next LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series set be?

With official Star Wars day, May the Fourth approaching at lightspeed, Blocks is looking at what may inspire this year’s LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series set. A disturbance in the Force is approaching as Star Wars Celebration 2023 is…

Five references in LEGO Star Wars 75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer

With LEGO Star Wars 75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer recently revealed, Blocks is taking a scanning droid to look at some of the references… Dwarfing Imperial Star Destroyers in its shadow, Darth Vader’s flagship is a giant Super Star Destroyer.…

The different heights of LEGO minifigures 

Average legs, short legs, tall legs and medium legs. Today, LEGO fans enjoy more minifigure leg height diversity than ever before. But that wasn’t always the case…  For 24 years, all LEGO minifigures shared the same legs. The LEGO Group…

Why are minifigure scale LEGO Star Wars sets the best LEGO Star Wars sets?

LEGO Star Wars is a theme that delivers sets in all different scales – after all, no-one has a room big enough for a minifigure-scale Death Star. But sets scaled with minifigure sets are the best LEGO Star Wars sets;…

What’s coming from the LEGO Group in 2023?

It’s a new year and a new start, which means it’s time to catalogue the LEGO collection after those holiday additions and redecorate displays for a fresh look. Already there have been plenty of LEGO news and the spring waves…

Blocks magazine Issue 98 features Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and LEGO Avatar

It’s time for Blocks, the monthly LEGO magazine, to wrap up 2022 and the LEGO Group’s 90th anniversary year with a bang – Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen discusses his innovations in the 1980s, LEGO Avatar gets a deep dive and LEGO…

Best LEGO products to buy for Christmas 2022

Here are some of the best LEGO Christmas sets and other products for 2022 that will bring you some festive cheer, from the Guardians of the Galaxy to shopping on 10308 Main Street. It’s beginning to look a lot like…