Why is the new LEGO Star Wars Darksaber element special?

With the upcoming release of LEGO Star Wars 75361 Spider Tank from The Mandalorian, Blocks is looking at how this little set is only the second time a lightsaber has changed design.  After arriving on the ravaged planet of Mandalore,…

LEGO 71038 Disney 100 Collectible Minifigures series announced

The LEGO Disney 100 products keep on coming, with a new Collectible Minifigures that includes classic characters such as Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey from Fantasia, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Jiminy Cricket. It’s pretty much impossible for the LEGO Group to…

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…

The best minifigures in LEGO 10316 The Lord of the Rings Rivendell

LEGO 10316 The Lord of the Rings Rivendell comes with a cast of 15 new and improved minifigures from across Middle Earth. Blocks is highlighting some of their best features… During the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The…

Hallmark Keepsake LEGO Classic Space Astronaut Minifigure 2022 – the Blocks review

The most iconic of all LEGO minifigures joins the Hallmark Keepsake collection, as the blue Classic Space astronaut becomes part of the Christmas decoration range. Who doesn’t love LEGO Classic Space? Oh right, anyone born since 1990. But fortunately the…

Hallmark Keepsake LEGO Harry Potter Minifigure 2022 – the Blocks review

LEGO Harry Potter is the latest addition to the Hallmark Keepsake ornament collection, as more licensed minifigures are offered for the Christmas tree. Harry Potter is an iconic LEGO minifigure at this stage and given that the stories are closely…

Hallmark Keepsake LEGO Yeti Minifigure 2022 – the Blocks review

The Yeti from LEGO Collectible Minifigures joins this year’s collection of Hallmark Keepsake Christmas ornaments. Hallmark has offered LEGO minifigures as part of its Keepsake ornaments collection for years, upscaling minifigures to a size that means they’ll actually be visible…

The best Halloween LEGO minifigures – from mummies to Medusa

It's time to get spooky with Blocks magazine as we look at some of the best horrifying and haunting LEGO Halloween minifigures. Halloween costumes can range from the traditional vampire to an utterly bizarre plant monster, and just about everything…

Evolution of the LEGO ghost minifigure

Spooky season has firmly arrived, with Halloween on the way and falling autumn leaves, so is looking at how the ghost minifigure has evolved since its first appearance 32 years ago. Gliding through haunted manor halls or moaning in dark…