Blocks magazine issue 116 out soon
Posted by Huw,
Here's the press release for the latest issue:
Blocks, the monthly magazine for LEGO fans, is introducing new sections and a new look this month! There’s an interview with the designers of the new Castle Bed & Breakfast, a review of The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr and an exclusive excerpt from LEGO Star Wars: The Force of Creativity.
Issue 116 is available worldwide as part of a subscription or a single issue at blocksmag.com now and will be in UK stores from June 6.
We’re giving away 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale! To be in with a chance of winning, take out a subscription before July 3, 2024. You’ll be entered into a new draw every month for the duration of your subscription!
Plus, if you take out a print subscription for 12 or 24 months, you’ll get a FREE poster featuring this month’s cover. If you subscribe for 24 months, you’ll ALSO get a FREE copy of 100 Incredible LEGO Builds. The offer is only running for the Bank Holiday weekend!
Before you start building, you need to sort your bricks. The Sort is Blocks magazine’s new opening section that covers what’s going on in the LEGO community, provides creative inspiration, digests the latest news and offers expert analysis.
The redesigned magazine also presents in-depth Blocks interviews better than ever; find out how Design Manager Ilia Gotlib and Senior Graphic Designer Kirsten Bay Nielsen designed 42638 Castle Bed and Breakfast, the new LEGO Friends set every AFOL wants. The feature is illustrated with sketch models and mini-doll concepts.
Turning the clock back to 1999, an exclusive excerpt from LEGO Star Wars: The Force of Creativity reveals how the design team had to work at light speed to get the theme’s first sets on toy store shelves before The Phantom Menace arrived in cinemas, with never-before-seen images from the early days of the theme.
Blocks wouldn’t be Blocks without Reviews, but the familiar section has a fresh new look. The team has a look at some enormous new sets, including 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale, 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr, 10341 NASA Artemis Space Launch System and the Space series of Collectable Minifigures.
The story of Modulex continues, with the latest part looking at what happened when architects didn’t want to use the new tool that the LEGO Group created for architects. Fortunately, there were plenty of other ways to make use of these miniaturised LEGO bricks.
Retro is the new section that turns back the clock every month for a look at the LEGO experience of yesteryear. Hop into the Time Cruisers time machine to see what was going on in 1986, recall what it was like to play LEGO Chess, build a mini version of Exo-Force 7709 Sentai Fortress and get nostalgic about Castle 6059 Knight’s Stronghold.
Blocks magazine Issue 116 also includes steps to build a mini Barad-dûr, a look at how LEGO bricks are moved around the world, the lost connecting baseplate elements, whether you should throw away your boxes and much, much more.
Blocks is giving away 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale! 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 July 3 will be in with a chance of winning (existing subscribers will automatically be entered into the prize draw).
Bank Holiday promotion runs until June 28, 8.00am UK time, or while stock lasts.
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Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?
The only magazines I find are friends, and Ninjago ones. At least supply the Star Wars ones.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?!"
They are -- you can get them shipped there at blocksmag.com.
@Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?!"
They are -- you can get them shipped there at blocksmag.com."
I know that but I meant in-store. I don't wanna have to ship a magazine half-way across the globe.
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?!"
They are -- you can get them shipped there at blocksmag.com."
I know that but I meant in-store. I don't wanna have to ship a magazine half-way across the globe."
Unless it'd be sent 'digitally' to a printer local to you, it would be shipped half-way across the globe anyway, whether you buy it in store or have it shipped to you directly. I admit that 'in-store' has a different economy of scale maybe.
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?!"
They are -- you can get them shipped there at blocksmag.com."
I know that but I meant in-store. I don't wanna have to ship a magazine half-way across the globe."
You can take out a digital subscription to avoid that.
I suspect the market for the magazine in NZ is too small to make it viable to distribute physical copies there.
@Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?!"
They are -- you can get them shipped there at blocksmag.com."
I know that but I meant in-store. I don't wanna have to ship a magazine half-way across the globe."
You can take out a digital subscription to avoid that.
I suspect the market for the magazine in NZ is too small to make it viable to distribute physical copies there. "
True that. They probably think that me, @miyakan and @namekuji are the only Lego fans in NZ!
the magazine is only printed in English and online too??
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @Huw said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Why can't these be sold in New Zealand?!"
They are -- you can get them shipped there at blocksmag.com."
I know that but I meant in-store. I don't wanna have to ship a magazine half-way across the globe."
You can take out a digital subscription to avoid that.
I suspect the market for the magazine in NZ is too small to make it viable to distribute physical copies there. "
True that. They probably think that me, @miyakan and @namekuji are the only Lego fans in NZ!"
I’m here too :-)
It's a shame that Blocks make items like this Artemis poster available for new subscribers only, and not available for general sale. I have 14 issues left on a 24 month Blocks subscription. As a current subscriber, I can't obtain this poster.
Would it be possible to extend my current subscription by 12 issues in order to receive this poster?
@Sabreman64 said:
"Would it be possible to extend my current subscription by 12 issues in order to receive this poster?"
Yes, it is possible, I have extended my existing subscription in the past to take advantage of promotions like this and to lock in prices before they go up. Best to call them to order and explicitly tell them you want the poster. They’re always happy to hear you want to extend the subscription.
Kind regards
Josh
@Sabreman64 said:
"It's a shame that Blocks make items like this Artemis poster available for new subscribers only, and not available for general sale. I have 14 issues left on a 24 month Blocks subscription. As a current subscriber, I can't obtain this poster.
Would it be possible to extend my current subscription by 12 issues in order to receive this poster?"
Existing subscribers can still get the poster for free – please just pop a note when you place the order mentioning you'd like it to be on the safe side, but you should recieve it even without the note.