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CONTENTS ISSUE 90 // 2022 LEGO 90 TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION 4 Blocks Issue 90 ISSUE 90 // £5.99 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH LEGACY DESIGNERS GO INSIDE THE LEGO FACTORY l ALL-NEW BUILDS REGULARS 6 LEGOTALK Our celebration of the LEGO Group's 90th anniversary begins with reader memories. 8 SUCCESS STORY The LEGO Group continues to report financial success, with sales increasing significantly. 9 JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION It's almost time for another dino movie and that means there's a range of new LEGO sets. 10 NEW SETS ARRIVING Boba Fett gets a throne room, Real Madrid get a stadium and Peach gets a castle. 18 THIS LEGO LIFE Graham's back in Billund, Daniel imagines an alternate reality and Kat derides display sets. 113 FROM THE VAULT Why is 1932 considered to be the year that the LEGO Group was founded? FEATURES 12 DAGNY HOLM TRIBUTE LEGO House has a new exclusive that celebrates Model Builder Dagny Holm. 16 JENS NYGAARD KNUDSEN Those who worked with the creator of the minifigure share their memories. 24 COVER NIELS MILAN PEDERSEN Have you heard the one about the horse? The design legend explains how classic elements came to be, with a little monkey business. www.blocksmag.com
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WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN! Subscribe to Blocks magazine today to be in with a chance of winning one of two 10298 VESPA 125 sets. You’ll also be automatically entered into our monthly prize draws to win the latest and greatest LEGO sets. See page 45 now! 100 70 59 32 24 80 www.blocksmag.com f: facebook.com/blocksmag t: @blocksmagazine w: www.blocksmag.com 12 32 90 YEARS IN ARTEFACTS Learn secrets from LEGO history in this look at rarely seen items from the archives. 46 COVER TORBEN PLAGBORG Find out how the 9V theme was developed at a time when the future of Trains was in doubt. 74 COVER BJARNE P TVESKOV The designer talks about taking Space beyond Classic with Futuron, Blacktron and a monorail. 92 COVER HENK VAN DER DOES What does a model coach do? Henk reveals how he helps designers elevate their LEGO sets. 100 COVER INSIDE THE FACTORY Enjoy a rare visual tour of the LEGO factory, where plastic pellets are turned into bricks. 106 COVER STEEN SIG ANDERSEN Steen shares stories of what it was like to be a designer on Town and Castle in the 1980s. REVIEWS 52 VESPA 125 The iconic Vespa is realised as a LEGO model, built with light royal blue pieces. 59 SPEED CHAMPIONS Cars from different eras join the line-up in five new sets from the high-octane theme. 64 LUIGI'S MANSION LEGO Super Mario adapts a specific series of games in a new wave of sets focusing on Luigi. 66 DAGNY HOLM – MASTER BUILDER Is the new LEGO House exclusive set a must-buy souvenir? BUILD 30 COVER WOODEN DUCK The first of three classic toys recreated as palmsized LEGO builds. 70 COVER FERGUSON TRACTOR Follow the steps to build a mini replica of a toy that was a smash-hit in the 1950s. 80 COVER WOODWORKING SHOP Daniel Konstanski lovingly recreates the old woodworking shop based on the original plans. 98 COVER HORSE AND BUGGY Another vintage LEGO toy is realised with modern bricks – no yo-yos required. Issue 90 Blocks 5

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CONTENTS ISSUE 90 // 2022

LEGO 90 TH ANNIVERSARY

SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

4 Blocks Issue 90

ISSUE 90 // £5.99

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH LEGACY DESIGNERS GO INSIDE THE LEGO FACTORY l ALL-NEW BUILDS

REGULARS

6 LEGOTALK Our celebration of the LEGO Group's 90th anniversary begins with reader memories.

8 SUCCESS STORY The LEGO Group continues to report financial success, with sales increasing significantly.

9 JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION It's almost time for another dino movie and that means there's a range of new LEGO sets.

10 NEW SETS ARRIVING Boba Fett gets a throne room, Real Madrid get a stadium and Peach gets a castle.

18 THIS LEGO LIFE Graham's back in Billund, Daniel imagines an alternate reality and Kat derides display sets.

113 FROM THE VAULT Why is 1932 considered to be the year that the LEGO Group was founded?

FEATURES

12 DAGNY HOLM TRIBUTE LEGO House has a new exclusive that celebrates Model Builder Dagny Holm.

16 JENS NYGAARD KNUDSEN Those who worked with the creator of the minifigure share their memories.

24 COVER NIELS MILAN PEDERSEN Have you heard the one about the horse? The design legend explains how classic elements came to be, with a little monkey business.

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