Blocks magazine issue 114 out next week
Posted by Huw,
Here's the press release for the latest issue of Blocks magazine:
Exclusive interviews with LEGO Snow White model designer and the real Nick Bluetooth in Blocks magazine Issue 114
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to build we go! Blocks magazine Issue 114 features a look inside 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage with the model designer, an exclusive interview with Matthew Ewald (the actor behind Nick Bluetooth), instructions to build a goat pen and much more.
Issue 114 is available worldwide as part of a subscription or a single issue at blocksmag.com now and will be in UK stores from April 4.
We’re giving away 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage! To be in with a chance of winning, take out a subscription before May 1, 2024. You’ll be entered into a new draw every month for the duration of your subscription!
Senior Designer Ryan Baird-Van Woerkom had the enviable task of turning the central location from cinema’s first full length animated feature into a LEGO Disney set for adults. Find out how he solved the design challenges that came with taking a 2D design and transforming it into 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage.
Galidor is a theme that fans like to raise an eyebrow at – but one person has a unique perspective on the LEGO Group’s ill-fated action figure range that launched with an epic live action sci-fi TV series in 2002. Matthew Ewald was cast as Nick Bluetooth in the show and experienced the highs of being the lead in a big budget show for children – and the lows of seeing it fail due to influences outside his control. He shares his fascinating story in an incredibly candid interview.
The goat is back! Blocks is determined not to let it get away again though, so this issue includes instructions for building a medieval farm pen. It’s flexible too – so no matter how many goats you are collecting, you can make space for all of them. There are more designer insights as Henrik Rubin Saaby explains how he continued the Castle renaissance with 10332 Medieval Town Square.
LEGO House is paying homage to the three core building systems – System, Technic and DUPLO – in the venue’s new limited edition set. Take a look at the sketch model and see how it evolved to become the finished souvenir. On the topic of systems, the first part in a new ongoing feature reveals how the foundations were laid for Modulex – a strange range of tiny bricks from the 1960s.
That barely scratches the surface of what you’ll find in Blocks Issue 114 – this month’s 116-page magazine also includes instructions for building a modern version of the classic dragon, an interview with LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya, the story of how LEGO bricks are made and much, much more.
Blocks is giving away 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage! To be entered into the prize draw and to get Blocks magazine delivered every month – ahead of the shops – visit blocksmag.com and check out the money-saving subscription deals available.
Everyone who subscribes to the print edition by May 1 will be in with a chance of winning (existing subscribers will automatically be entered into the prize draw).
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Out next week? Get a subscription, mines been here about a week already!
What is a magazine?
Does it have something to do with the horseless carriage?
@StyleCounselor said:
"What is a magazine?
Does it have something to do with the horseless carriage?"
It has to do with physical, plastic bricks, not digital ones.
Galidor mentioned!
@Jack_Rizzo said:
"Galidor mentioned!"
The Galidor interview is worth the admission price alone.
@Huw said:
" @Jack_Rizzo said:
"Galidor mentioned!"
The Galidor interview is worth the admission price alone."
Agree, so interesting!
I found a great podcast episode on Galidor a while back:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/51xseg2Or6knR7ouan4orr
@Zander said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"What is a magazine?
Does it have something to do with the horseless carriage?"
It has to do with physical, plastic bricks, not digital ones. "
I'm enamored with the physical nature of books. Likewise, my building manuals are a dear part of Lego to me.
However, I'm STILL in the slow painful process of renovating my Lego collection. I'm flattening empty boxes, recycling plastic parts bags, and organizing and storing manuals.
I'm realizing just how heavy and labor/resource intensive are the manuals. They account for a huge part of the weight of a sealed set.
Do I really want to pay that much for books that I'll never use again? That just sit in deep storage. It's a LOT of mass. Is it just a mess?
@StyleCounselor said:
"recycling plastic parts bags "
wait do you not throw away ur parts bags while building?
@HJB2810 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"recycling plastic parts bags "
wait do you not throw away ur parts bags while building?]
Now, I do.
Before, I stupidly used the plastic parts bags to fill the empty Lego set boxes so that the boxes would resist getting crushed. Yes, I saved my old boxes. What an idiot!!
Actually, I'm still saving them. At least in a flattened condition. It would be a lot smarter to recycle everything, but I'm not there, yet. "
A GOAT Pen, a Goat Pen, or a goat pen?
@StyleCounselor said:
[[ @HJB2810 said:
[[ @StyleCounselor said:
[[recycling plastic parts bags ]]
wait do you not throw away ur parts bags while building?]
Now, I do.
Before, I stupidly used the plastic parts bags to fill the empty Lego set boxes so that the boxes would resist getting crushed. Yes, I saved my old boxes. What an idiot!!
Actually, I'm still saving them. At least in a flattened condition. It would be a lot smarter to recycle everything, but I'm not there, yet. ]]]]
Oh I still keep my old boxes but not my bags
@HJB2810 said:
[[ @StyleCounselor said:
[[ @HJB2810 said:
[[ @StyleCounselor said:
[[recycling plastic parts bags ]]
wait do you not throw away ur parts bags while building?]
Now, I do.
Before, I stupidly used the plastic parts bags to fill the empty Lego set boxes so that the boxes would resist getting crushed. Yes, I saved my old boxes. What an idiot!!
Actually, I'm still saving them. At least in a flattened condition. It would be a lot smarter to recycle everything, but I'm not there, yet. ]]]]
Oh I still keep my old boxes but not my bags]]
Be careful. This hobby, and it's mass accumulation, can sneak up on you. I would highly recommend storing your boxes flattened.