Day 6: Bag 6 today, and we begin the build for Quality Quidditch Supplies and The Daily Prophet shops. As with the start of bag 1, we start with the cobbled effect street and floor tiles for the shop areas. Already I’m loving the shop front as we have a clothing rack and the Nimbus […]
Day 5: Bag 5 today, and with it the roof is completed, which includes chimneys, owls and an ornate hanging sign. Also worth noting that this building (the first of four) is now complete, as is instruction booklet 1 – we’re also a quarter way through this challenge! Looking at the finished build, it is […]
Day 4: Bag 4 today, and we have the fascias of floor 1 of Ollivander’s and Scribbulus now complete. A little more attention was given to Scribbulus in particular with the completion of an upstairs seating area and a cosy fireplace. Towards the front we have two shop signs, a poster and the bowed windows […]
Day 3: Bag 3 today and work continues on Ollivanders, with the completion of the ground and first floor bowed windows. We also get a minifigure of Hermione Granger! It was particularly satisfying putting the shop signs together for Ollivander’s – complete with the stickers (which you have to take some time over to get […]
Day 2: Bag 2 today and Ollivanders has really progressed with the build up of the shop interior – complete with a wand wall, desk and slide-out stairs. As stairs go, it was surprisingly complex to put together, and there’s a neat storage area underneath for more wands. Also taking shape are the window units […]
Blocks magazine Issue 74 includes LEGO Monkie Kid, Christmas cheer and a free wall planner The latest issue of Blocks magazine is available now, featuring a LEGO Holiday Gift Guide, Monkie Kid reviews and a behind-the-scenes feature on The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. It also comes with a free 2021 wall planner! Get in […]
As December is officially here, ToysWorld‘s very own Seb will be kicking off this magical month with a series of posts, every day from now until 20th December featuring an epic advent build of the new LEGO Harry Potter: Diagon Alley set. That’s right; each day we he will be opening up one bag from […]
Chris Wharfe is stepping down as Editor of Blocks, the LEGO magazine for adult fans, and Graham Hancock will be taking on the role from Issue 75. It’s time for the Blocks team to say goodbye to Editor Chris Wharfe, who has delighted LEGO fans around the world by ensuring that Blocks magazine’s content has […]
Blocks magazine Issue 73 takes a wizarding tour of LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley With the new LEGO Harry Potter 75978 Diagon Alley offering an enormous, detailed recreation of the unforgettable location, Blocks magazine takes a tour with LEGO Design Manager Marcos Bessa and provides an in-depth review of the new set. The latest issue […]
Manufacturer: LEGO RRP: £54.99 / $59.99 Release Date: 19th April 2020 No. of pieces: 647 Build Time: 1 Hour 20 Mins approx. Test your construction skills and spark memories of epic Star Wars scenes with this super-detailed LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmet (75276) building set! The Stormtrooper’s sinister look is reproduced in detail with LEGO bricks plus […]