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LEGO has recently released a fairly rare video showing their factory and how they make LEGO minifigures. The video doesn’t show the complete process but it does give you an idea of what goes into creating just one minifigure. It’s a pretty cool video with fun facts thrown in here and there showing just how many they can make in an hour. Here’s to hoping to see more of these kinds of videos in the future.
We all know that LEGO has been helping kids around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic and they have recently announced that they have launched initiatives in India in collaboration with NITI Aayog and Save The Children. This partnership is part of the previous announced $50 million overall commitment to help children and families impacted by COVID-19 around the world.
… ContinueThe LEGO Group Collaborates with Save the Children and NITI Aayog to Support Children Impacted by COVID-19 in India
The LEGO Group, in collaboration with NITI Aayog and Save The Children, has introduced targeted initiatives in India to promote ‘Learning Through Play’ and support home-based learning during these unprecedented times, while strengthening community efforts to respond to COVID 19. The new partnership forms part of the LEGO Group and LEGO Foundation’s overall commitment of US $50 million globally to help children and their families impacted by COVID 19.
The LEGO Group has partnered with Save the Children to promote responsive care-giving and play based learning practices for children aged 3-8 years both at state and national levels. This effort will help in strengthening communities to combat COVID-19 by providing educational kits and play materials for use at home as well as guiding parents and caregivers on hygiene and responsive caregiving. The initiative will also improve access to quality pre-school education through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and pre-school Centres when they re-open. It will focus on building capacity of pre-school Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) and ICDS functionaries to support the development and school
There are some new LEGO magnet sets that LEGO has sent over a couple of them for a review. These include the London Magnet Build (854012) and Empire State Building Magnet Build (854030). They both retail for $9.99 each and they feature some of the more notable landmarks for each city.
The Night at the Museum by CARLIERTI is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the movie trilogy starring Ben Stiller and Robin Williams and it features some of the scenes from them.
It now joins The Mountain Windmill, Community – Greendale Community College, LEGO HeroQuest, Brickwest Studios, House from Up, Animal Crossing New Horizons: Nook’s Cranny, and Trabant 601 as the projects to reach the Second 2020 Review Stage.
If you’re an avid LEGO train builder, here’s something that may be of interest to you. Cale over at Brick Model Railroader and LEGO Northern UK Railway over in the UK have teamed up to create a new global virtual event called the Brick Train Awards. The competition is free to enter and you can submit your build in any of the categories below starting on June 15 until July 10. The awards will be announced on July 17.
• Best Steam Locomotive
• Best Diesel Locomotive
• Best Electric Locomotive
• Best Other Locomotive
• Best Passenger Wagon
• Best Freight Wagon
• Best TFOL Model – For ages 13-18
• Best Individual Display
• Best Group Display
• Best Building/Infrastructure
The Brick Train Awards are a virtual, global competition to showcase LEGO® train builders from across the world.
The 2020 awards have 10 categories for judging the best LEGO® models for locomotives, rolling stock and LEGO® train displays. Each category is judged at a regional level, and the winners from each category then go head-to-head in global awards.
The awards started as a response to much of the world being in lockdown due to COVID-19, giving a chance for LEGO® train fans around the world to meet and compete internationally.
There are now official images of the next LEGOLAND exclusive set coming to LEGOLAND parks and that is Ninjago World (40429). The 440 piece set is based on one of the newer attractions at various parks around the world. There are a lot of features that are taken from the attraction including the entrance, the temple, and the ride itself. It also includes four minifigures which include two kids, the mom, and the park employee.
**Via Promobricks**
This isn’t a huge deal since you can’t purchase large quantities, but Amazon currently has the LEGO DC Super Heroes Collectible Minifigures (71026) for $2.49 which is 50% off the regular price. There is a limit of three and it also has Prime shipping. I’m not sure if it’s a limit of three per order or three per account. Either way, it’s a good deal since retail price is getting pretty high for them.
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