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Royal Guard Announcement A new LEGO Store is coming soon to the heart of London’s theatreland, Leicester Square! Back in May 2016, it was announced that the construction of a new store in the United Kingdom  ( 37th in Europe)  has started. Specifically, it is located at 3 Swiss Court, London, with the postcode  W1D 6AP (just in front of  M&M's World! ),  covering 5,420 square feet in over two floors . The official press release said that the  flagship store  follows the recent unveiling of the LEGO Store in the Les Halles district of Paris, France, and the Asian flagship store in Shanghai, China (translation: the store will be massive!). A recruitment drive has also commenced along with the construction, and is currently still ongoing. Head on to  https://www.lego.com/en-gb/careers/search-jobs  for more details. Almost Done?! It has been over a month since I last visited Leicester Square, so imagine my surprise when I saw that the store looks almost done! Don't get me start

National Museum of Scotland Tower Roof Terrace   In the National Museum of Scotland, there is a museum within a museum, and it's made entirely out of LEGO bricks... Measuring about 3.5 meters, the  LEGO model of the National Museum of Scotland was built by r enowned brick artist Warren Elsmore (his  largest single model yet! ) and his team. It took them over 350 hours, using almost 90,000 bricks to build this masterpiece. Museum of Scotland Building Royal Museum Building The minifigure scale model (about 1:50), depicting minute details of the galleries and the exhibits, was designed u sing scale-plans and elevation drawings.  Every single brick used is a standard LEGO brick, though some were sought from all over Europe to finish this grandiose beauty. Main Entrance Scottish Galleries Art, Design, Fashion, Science & Technology Galleries The Grand Gallery Natural World Galleries The miniature museum model commemorates the 150th anniversry of the National Museum of Scotland. The e

Knight Racers Ask and you shall receive... I know this verse is usually a metaphor for prayer, but sometimes in life, you just have to do it literally. As I went to check my local convenience store for the latest issue of the  LEGO Nexo Knights Magazine, I noticed that there were detached free gifts from the previous issues sitting on the shelf. These are the Knight Racers from copies of Issue 07, which were already returned to the publisher. Nicely, I asked the sales assistant if I could just buy them. She consulted her supervisor and they have decided to simply give them all to me, as they will just discard them anyway. I know this incident is beyond routine, but I can't deny that it is indeed fortuitous. For the Knight Racer, I said in one of my posts that the vehicle could do better, but now that it belongs to a fleet, it definitely is. This small encounter is a reminder that sometimes, all you have to do is ask...

LEGO Nexo Knights Magazine Issue 07 LEGO Nexo Knights Magazine Issue 07 has just been released, and this month's wicked gift is a Globlin Catapult. Jestro made sure that the Nexo Knights are in for a sizzling surprise in their seventh issue. He has built a mean machine that launches the nasty Globlins through the air. The Globlin Catapult is not just a free LEGO toy in this issue, but also a featured evil weapon in the epic adventure comic. This month's free gift is very reminiscent of the small Chaos Catapult [70311] set, minus the monstrous vehicle (and everything else). And instead of lava stones, Globlins are the ammo of choice in this stationary weapon. I think it is more logical to use Globlins balls in this foil set, but the use of Globlin discs with slide shoe rounds delivered the promised fun. The inclusion of pyramid ridged tiles in the frame is a very nice finishing detail (or maybe I just simply adore those brick pieces). Globlin Catapult All in all, the Globlin Cat

LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 14 Issue 14 of LEGO Star Wars Magazine is now available, and this month's free gift is none other than Jedi Master Yoda's Hut! When I first saw the preview of this issue in last month's, I thought LEGO Star Wars Magazine is finally giving away minifigures, and the first one will be Yoda. But obviously, I was wrong. Maybe I wasn't the only one who made this mistake because in the final foil packaging, Yoda was printed in 2D, instead of 3D, to make it clear that a minifigure was not included. As I've said in my previous post, it really is quite reassuring to know that the LEGO Star Wars Magazine is a medium to explore the untouched corners of the Star Wars brick universe. Because truly in Star Wars, everything is important! Surprisingly, this is not the debut of Yoda's Hut in brick form. The Hut was first featured in the X-Wing Fighter [4502] set back in 2004. The set included Yoda's Hut in the background to recreate the scene in

The official LEGO YouTube page has just uploaded the music video of Unbreakable by Carpark North. The song serves as the theme song for the second season of LEGO Nexo Knights animated television series. The music video fused the real world with the Kingdom of Knighton. It showed the Danish electronic rock band playing, and gradually turning their instruments, and later on themselves into LEGO bricks. Clips of our beloved Nexo Knights characters were also included in the music video. Overall, with all the LEGO effects, this is a super cool music video. And as a bonus, get ready to scan a Nexo Power (from the band's electric guitar)!

Birthday Table Decoration [40153] Box What's the perfect LEGO birthday present for a LEGO enthusiast (excluding the big box sets, of course)? The LEGO Birthday Table Decoration [40153]! I recently celebrated my 30th birthday last month, and one of the gifts my ever-supportive wife gave me is the B irthday Table Decoration [40153] set. It is the perfect centerpiece in the festive table (and the perfect announcement of your current age). Birthday Table Decoration [40153] The iconic table decoration was released in the summer of 2015, retailing at  £6.99 / $9.99 / 7.99€. It m easures over 3” high, 3” wide, and 3” deep.  It comes with buildable age numbers from 1 to 99 (poor  centenarians ). The official spiel says that it i ncludes a jester minifigure, but the truth is it includes only half a minifigure. I really wish that LEGO has provided the jester his brick legs so that he can stand on his own. The jester is used in the set's pop-up function, revealing a cute birthday surprise

LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 08 In the second half of 2015, the LEGO Star Wars Magazine was launched.  Every issue of the magazine comes with an exclusive collectible LEGO toy for fans of the galaxy far, far away.  It also features competitions, puzzles, and posters. But just like the other LEGO magazines , publication is currently limited within Europe. So, for the rest of the world, here's a little peek... ...of Issues 08 to 13. Yes, I missed the first few issues of this series. I missed the mini- and/or microbuilds of the X-Wing Starfighter, Slave I, Imperial Shooter (no regrets for this one), Star Destroyer and TIE Fighter, Jedi Weapon Stand (no regrets for this one either), Snowspeeder, and Millennium Falcon! Actually, I could have purchased the issue with the micro MF . W hen it was released,  I just got here in the United Kingdom, and  unfortunately,  it was not high on my priority list . So I started with the eighth issue,  which was given to me by my tita (aunt). The fre

LEGO Nexo Knights Magazine Issue 02 Earlier this year, t he launch of the fantasy-based Castle theme Nexo Knights went beyond the colorful LEGO toy sets. As with most products nowadays, it took the multimedia approach, maximizing everything from animated television series to mobile game apps to print publications. The latter include monthly glossy magazines that contain comics, pull-out posters, fact files, puzzles, and more  to keep little (and not-so-little) knights entertained.  But the best part is that they always come with exclusive LEGO minifigures or mini-builds.  Unfortunately, the new LEGO Nexo Knights Magazines are only currently released within Europe. So, for the rest of the world, here's a little glimpse... Strangely enough, I started with the second issue, which was given to me by my tita  (aunt). I tried to steer away from Nexo Knights at first because I wasn't really planning to start a new collection, but obviously, I gave in irresistibly. The free gift in thi

Majistos: Blue & Green With just a quick glance on brickednexus, one can deduce two things: my fondness for the blue wizard minifigure Majisto, and my affinity towards the color green. That's why combining them produced the perfect mascot for this blog, whom I shamelessly dubbed as the brickednexus Keeper, AKA the Green Majisto. But where in the LEGO dimensions did he come from? Let's start off with the original Majisto. The blue wizard minifigure, which is also known as Merlin in other areas, debuted in 1993 under the LEGO Castle theme, and Dragon Knights subtheme. He first appeared in the sets Magic Shop [6020] (my favorite!), Majisto's Magical Workshop [6048], Dark Dragon's Den [ 6076], and  Fire Breathing Fortress [ 6082]. He would later on be included in a number of box sets for the next few years. With the debut of Majisto also comes a few brand-new pieces, namely the blue pointed hat piece, the separate white beard piece, and the glow-in-the-dark wand (glow-i