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LEGO nexo knights: merlok 2.0 robin's workshop update guide (sort of)

LEGO Nexo Knights: Merlok 2.0 Update 1.3.2 LEGO Nexo Knights: Merlok 2.0 has recently released update 1.3.2. The official descriptions of the new contents are: Boost your powers in battle through crafting. Win, collect and craft LEGO studs. New powers and ways to level up await. What is the meaning of this? This means that Robin's workshop is now online! On a face value, the new update seems a bit weird, so I searched online for some sort of guide but none seems to be posted yet. I then proceeded to explore the updated game blindly, and here are what I've learned. Remember that I am no pro-gamer, this is just me attempting to make sense of it all. The update prior to this one allowed us to collect LEGO studs of various types and colors by completing different mission challenges. But it did not tell us what the studs are exactly for. Now it was revealed that the young builder Robin will use these studs to make gems ( tada! ). Robin's Workshop Different studs are required to ...

LEGO throwback: magic shop

Magic Shop [6020] Stock Photo Due to limited space, most of my toys were placed in the bodega  (storeroom) when we moved back to my lolo 's (grandfather's) house. Included in the abandoned stuck toys are my LEGO boxes. My small collection is a mixture of different themes, but majority of the sets were Castle sets. And among those is my favorite, Majisto's Magic Shop [6020]. I can still recall the blue wizard's enchanted hideout concealed within an old tree. I can still remember that he owns a grey bird, and a glow-in-the-dark wand (glow-in-the-dark wand! how cool is that?!). But they're all trapped in the bodega ! And I left the Philippines without being able to rescue them... Magic Shop [6020] Minifigure: Majisto So imagine my excitement when I saw a pre-loved set (minus the box and instructions) for auction in eBay UK. It was my first time ever to bid, and I guess lady luck was on my side that time because I was the only bidder, and needless to say, I won a reall...

rediscovering LEGO

Naboo Starfighter [75092] With the awakening of the force late last year comes the reawakening of the inner kid in me.  I have always loved Star Wars. It was my lolo  (grandfather) who introduced me to the galaxy far, far away. He would always tell me tales about the empire and the rebels. When VHS copies of the original trilogy were sent from abroad, I would play them repeatedly. Imagine my twelve-year-old self's delight (and confusion - why is the fourth film Episode I? ) when the first prequel was released. I think that was the moment I truly fell in love with Star Wars. The Phantom Menace instantly became my favorite Star Wars film. Later on in life, I was shocked to learn that a lot were disappointed by it to the point that they pretended it doesn't exist! But not me. I was fascinated with everything, from the new versions of lightsabers (double-sided!) to the shiny spacecrafts (N-1!). That's why when my wife and I visited the first (and only) LEGO Certified Store in ...