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CONTENTS REGULARS 6 LEGOTALK What are the best LEGO trains of all time? Blocks followers share their favourites! 8 MEDIEVAL TOWN SQUARE LEGO Icons follows up 10305 Lion Knights' Castle with a slice of everyday medieval life. 10 MONKEY PALACE Find out about the new partnership that will see bricks returning to board games. 11 BRICKLINK DESIGNER PROGRAM Series 1 crowdfunding is over and fan-designed sets are proving as popular as ever. 12 25 YEARS OF LEGO STAR WARS It's anniversary time for LEGO Star Wars and there are new sets to mark the occasion. 14 TOP TEN Minifigures have plenty of options for shopping in the LEGO world, as this list demonstrates. 16 THIS LEGO LIFE David's Bat-obsession knows no limits and Kat has had enough of anniversary collectibles. 90 WANDERING SKIES Check out the amazing builds that have been created for this community contest. 113 FROM THE VAULT The LEGO Group had a tradition of wowing the industry at Toy Fair events. 92 22 BABY: RT BUILD FOR THE BABY: LEGO SPACE DART D CRAF DES FTIN DESIGNER INSIGHTS: CRAFTING A KINGFISHER INTERVIEW LONDON CALLING HOW A FAN’S TELEPHONE BOX BUILD BECAME AN OFFICIAL LEGO MODEL WIN!WTHE ICONIC TELEPHONE BOX MONORAIL UNSEEN DESIGNS SEE WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE ULTIMATE 1980s TRANSPORTATION ISSUE 113 // £6.49 ISSUE 113 // 2024 30 4 Blocks Issue 113 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 LEGO IDEAS 21347 RED LONDON TELEPHONE BOX. You’ll also be automatically entered into our monthly prize draws to win the latest and greatest LEGO sets. See page 61 now! 80 32 67 38 84 66 64 www.blocksmag.com f: facebook.com/blocksmag t: @blocksmagazine w: www.blocksmag.com 82 FEATURES 22 COVER RED TELEPHONE BOX The LEGO Ideas team reveal how they took an icon and shrunk it down to a display model. 32 COVER CRAFTING THE KINGFISHER Senior Designer Sven Franic discusses the challenges of capturing nature with bricks. 38 BUILD THE CHANGE IN LEGO HOUSE Find out what went into designing LEGO House's latest attraction that focuses on the future. 48 DREAMING UP NEW MODELS The DREAMZzz team explain how they dream crafted a new wave of sets for the theme. 54 FRAMES: WHY THERE ARE STICKERS Why can't all parts be printed? The LEGO Group's logistics challenge holds the answer. 92 COVER THE UNRELEASED MONORAILS Monorails were amazing. But there could have been more – so much more. 102 RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME Learn about 10 times that circumstances have worked out very well for the LEGO Group. REVIEWS 64 MINIFIGURES SERIES 25 There's a new gang of characters joining the LEGO world – including a goat! 67 NINJAGO AND DREAMZZZ Check out the latest sets in the LEGO Group's original, story-driven themes. 82 WALT DISNEY TRIBUTE CAMERA Can the designers distil 100 years of Disney into a single model? 84 YAVIN 4 REBEL BASE Star Wars fans have been waiting for this one. BUILD 30 BUCKBEAK Complete Hagrid's Hut with this buildable version of the beloved Hippogriff. 46 COVER BABY SPACE DART Recreate a Classic Space vehicle that is scaled specifically for the baby. 108 LUNAR ROVER Add this wheeled vehicle to your space display. Issue 113 Blocks 5

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CONTENTS

REGULARS

6 LEGOTALK What are the best LEGO trains of all time? Blocks followers share their favourites!

8 MEDIEVAL TOWN SQUARE LEGO Icons follows up 10305 Lion Knights' Castle with a slice of everyday medieval life.

10 MONKEY PALACE Find out about the new partnership that will see bricks returning to board games.

11 BRICKLINK DESIGNER PROGRAM Series 1 crowdfunding is over and fan-designed sets are proving as popular as ever.

12 25 YEARS OF LEGO STAR WARS It's anniversary time for LEGO Star Wars and there are new sets to mark the occasion.

14 TOP TEN Minifigures have plenty of options for shopping in the LEGO world, as this list demonstrates.

16 THIS LEGO LIFE David's Bat-obsession knows no limits and Kat has had enough of anniversary collectibles.

90 WANDERING SKIES Check out the amazing builds that have been created for this community contest.

113 FROM THE VAULT The LEGO Group had a tradition of wowing the industry at Toy Fair events.

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BABY: RT

BUILD FOR THE BABY: LEGO SPACE DART

D CRAF

DES FTIN

DESIGNER INSIGHTS: CRAFTING A KINGFISHER

INTERVIEW

LONDON CALLING

HOW A FAN’S TELEPHONE BOX BUILD BECAME AN OFFICIAL LEGO MODEL

WIN!WTHE ICONIC TELEPHONE BOX

MONORAIL

UNSEEN DESIGNS

SEE WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE ULTIMATE 1980s TRANSPORTATION

ISSUE 113 // £6.49

ISSUE 113 // 2024

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