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Paris 2024 Olympics US Rugby Bronze Medallist LEGO Mega Fan Sammy Sullivan

August 9, 2024 /

Last week at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the US Women’s Rugby team took the bronze medal against Australia and an interesting fact from Sammy Sullivan’s post medal interview is that she’s self-proclaimed LEGO mega fan. When she’s not training with her team, she’s building LEGO during her downtime. She also attributes LEGO to helping with her mental health and just having a relaxing evening building LEGO sets. You can see from the video below, she likes to build sets from all sizes. Now she’s just waiting for a shout out from LEGO which still I don’t think I’ve seen yet.

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AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer Leaves The LEGO Group

August 1, 2024 /

It’s a sad day in the LEGO world as longtime AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer has announced that he left the company. Some of you may have met Jan at various LEGO conventions throughout the years and he was an integral part in helping grow the AFOL community whether it be working with LUGs or just answering questions from fans.

Jan will now be working with LEGO Certified Professional Caspar Bennedsen from Brick Works as a Development Manager. Although I haven’t personally met Jan, I wish him the best in his new position. He’ll still be around at LEGO conventions so you’ll still see him as a regular fan.

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LEGO Back to School Apple Building Event – August 4

July 26, 2024 /

LEGO will be holding a LEGO Back to School Apple building event at LEGO Brand Stores soon. On Sunday, August 4 from 12-2pm, you can take part in building an apple as part of the make and take event. Like with other events, it is on a first come, first serve basis so get there early if you want to participate.

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LEGO Summer Sand Castle Make & Take Event – July 7

July 5, 2024 /

This coming Sunday, LEGO Brand Stores will be having a Make & Event for a LEGO Summer Sand Castle. The event will be taking place from 12-2pm local time and there will be limited quantities available. It is on a first come, first serve basis so get there early if you want to participate.

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BrickLink Designer Program Series 1 Building Instructions Now Available

June 27, 2024 /

The Series 1 BrickLink Designer Program sets have started shipping to buyers and you can now download the building instructions for the five sets. Building instructions are not included with the sets so you’ll have to use the PDFs to build the sets. This is also good for fans who weren’t able to get the sets as you can also build them but you have to have your own parts.

Mountain Fortress (910029)

Snack Shack (910030)

General Store (910031)

Parisian Street (910032)

Old Train Engine Shed (910033)

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LEGO Ending Insiders Points Earning at Target

June 20, 2024 /

Back in 2022, LEGO started a new promotions during the VIP days where you can scan your receipt and upload it to the Rewards Center to earn points on your purchases. After a two year pilot, LEGO will officially end the program effective June 30. If you have any leftover receipts to use, you have about a week and change to submit them. After June, you can no longer earn any Insider points from Target anymore.

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European Space Agency Using 3D Printed Meteorite LEGO Bricks to Build Shelters on Moon

June 18, 2024 /

Scientists at the European Space Agency have used dust from a 4.5 million year old meteorite to print 3D LEGO-style bricks to help design astronaut shelters on the moon. The ESA is exploring ways how buildings can be made using materials found in space. For a limited time, the space bricks will go on display at select LEGO Stores and at the LEGO House from June 24 – September 20.

SPACE BRICKS: How LEGO® Bricks Are Helping Scientists Build Astronaut Shelters On The Moon

• Inspired by the LEGO® system in play, scientists at the European
Space Agency (ESA) have used dust from a 4.5 billion year old
meteorite to 3D print bricks, similar to a LEGO brick, to help design
astronaut shelters on the moon
• The ESA Space Bricks have helped the ESA team explore how buildings
could be made using materials found in space
• A selection of these bricks will now go on display in select LEGO
Retail stores and LEGO House from 24th June to 20th September 2024

15:00 CEST 18th June 2024, Billund: Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have turned to their love of LEGO brick building when designing launch pads and shelters for astronauts visiting the moon, as part of the Artemis program. To test whether space materials could be used to create structures, the team 3D printed similar to LEGO bricks with meteorite dust to see if could still be used as a building block on small scale versions of structures.

The resulting ESA Space Bricks

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