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Speculation, scalping, and what “collecting” even means now
The resale market didn’t ruin the hobby. It just held up a mirror, and a lot of us didn’t like what we saw.
Set Reviews
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Hands-On Review: LEGO® Icons Hubble Space Telescope (11382)
LEGO® Icons 11382 Hubble Space Telescope, 1,252 pieces, A$229.99. Our hands-on verdict on the set marking the telescope’s first 35 years.
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The Rivendell re-release: still the best money-per-hour in the hobby?
Two years on, we rebuilt it to see whether the hype held up. Mostly, it did. The bits that didn’t are the interesting part.
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Ghostbusters ECTO-1, third time around: nostalgia with a price problem
A gorgeous model wrapped around a value question nobody at head office wants to answer out loud.
Brick News
LEGO History
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The space theme that basically raised a generation of engineers
Classic Space turned forty-odd, and the grey-and-blue palette still shows up in half the fan builds online.
Apps & Tools
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BrickLink Studio’s update quietly changed how MOCs get made
The new part-snapping is a bigger deal than the changelog lets on. We put it through its paces.
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The best inventory apps for when your collection outgrows your memory
Five apps, one messy collection, and an honest look at which one you’ll still be using in a year.
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We tried every AI “build me a MOC” tool so you don’t have to
Some were genuinely useful. Some produced things no physical brick could ever hold together.
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A free part-sorting workflow that actually survives contact with a real pile
Most sorting guides assume a tidy starting point. This one assumes chaos, because chaos is realistic.
Brick Curiosities
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Why one particular purple brick costs more than a used car
A prototype colour, a factory mistake, and a collector economy that lost its mind.
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The minifigure that was recalled for being, technically, a weapon
It fired a projectile. It fired it well. That was the problem.
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There is a brick that has only ever existed in one single set
And no, LEGO won’t tell us why they never used the mould again.
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