CONTENTS ISSUE 99 // 2023

INSIDE THE REIMAGINING OF LEGO FRIENDS

EXPLORE HIDDEN STORIES

IN CLASSIC DIORAMAS

SET REVIEW: EIFFEL TOWER

4 Blocks Issue 99

EXCLUSIVE

CREATING BLACK PANTHER IN BRICKS

WIN WIN WIN!

THE NEW MARVEL AVENGERS

QUINJET

HULKBUSTER

TESTING OUT THE LATEST TECH

FROM STARK INDUSTRIES

ISSUE 99 // £6.49

REGULARS

6 LEGOTALK Our LEGO mods have inspired an upgrade to Technic 7249 XXL Mobile Crane.

8 JAZZ CLUB The latest modular building is a venue for minifigures to have a swinging time.

10 THE BIG LAUNCH With hundreds of new LEGO sets out now, check out some of the highlights.

12 MORE FAN DESIGNED MODELS BrickLink Designer Program is returning with more opportunites for creative builders.

14 PAPER BAGS Find out about the recyclable paper bags that are turning up in LEGO boxes.

16 TOP TEN Count down the best LEGO Marvel characters released over the years.

18 NEW RELEASES Star Wars, DC, Marvel, Friends, City – Blocks picks out the most interesting new sets.

20 THIS LEGO LIFE Is the Eiffel Tower the latest example of sets getting way too big?

104 BLOCKSTALGIA: NAUTICA Take a rose-tinted look back at the classic Harbour subtheme from Town.

113 FROM THE VAULT Do you know who the first ever LEGO mascot was?

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