Blocks magazine issue 97 out now
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Here's the press release for the latest issue of Blocks magazine:
The Hogwarts Express is back in the LEGO brick, at a scale and with a level of detail never offered before – so Blocks magazine Issue 97 is going deep into the making of the model with Design Master Marcos Bessa. There are also behind-the-scenes stories from the Ideas team, including their trickiest challenge yet; making 21337 Table Football happen.
Issue 97 is available worldwide as a single issue or as part of a subscription at blocksmag.com and will be in UK stores from November 3. Everyone who subscribes by November 30 will be in with a chance of winning 76405 Hogwarts Express – Collectors' Edition! Subscription prices are frozen until November 2, so be sure to order before then to secure the best price.
As well as a look at how Harry Potter 76405 Hogwarts Express was developed, Blocks reviews the set to see if it really is the first-class experience that the piece count suggests. There’s also a look at the Ministry of Magic and this year’s Wizarding World advent calendar.
On the topic of Christmas, there are some lovely seasonal features, including a guide to building a bespoke board game to play with your family (rigging the rules in your favour is optional). There’s also the top 10 Christmas LEGO sets, the best LEGO books for your wish list and a look at 10308 Holiday Main Street.
Mod Squad tackles 10497 Galaxy Explorer, showing how to build a modern version of the vintage lunar landscape baseplate. It’s the perfect way to display the upgraded Classic Space set, giving it a vibe that will transport you back to childhood.
As for the LEGO Ideas team, they reveal to Blocks how they made one of the trickiest sets ever – 21337 Table Football – happen, and tell the less dramatic, but still interesting, stories behind adapting fan designs to become 21336 The Office and 21335 Motorised Lighthouse.
There’s plenty more to be found within the 116-page magazine, including a look at the modern classic Power Miners sets, an impressive Fabuland layout, visiting the LEGO headquarters in Billund and much, much more.
Blocks is giving away 76405 Hogwarts Express – Collectors' Edition! 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 November 30 will be in with a chance of winning (existing subscribers will automatically be entered into the prize draw).
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It would be nice if the likes of Mr Bessa could be refocussed away from the huge and hugely expensive vanity display sets designed for probably less than 0.1% of Lego customers and on to things like a successor to Emerald Night which most of us could afford and actually play with on a Lego track.
@AdamSenna said:
"It would be nice if the likes of Mr Bessa could be refocussed away from the huge and hugely expensive vanity display sets designed for probably less than 0.1% of Lego customers and on to things like a successor to Emerald Night which most of us could afford and actually play with on a Lego track."
100 % agree the 76405 Hogwarts Express is overpriced and an total waste of an harry potter ucs set, the main part is the train due the train station is kinda a joke , but lego design an train which is not compatible with lego train tracks ??? whats the logic from this ??? the complete set is miles away from what customers wanted and hoped for ! but lego dont care at all, same with all these awesome ideas sets which either gets knocked off the list or so badly redesigned they are not even close to the fans voted for see the table football ? i saw it in the lego store and even my 8 year old son said oh thats boring game play and its so small. an adult play with it looks awesomely weird cramped and not natural at all.
lego should oversize the football table instead of the 76405 Hogwarts Express train and shrink the 76405 Hogwarts Express instead of the football table.
but year lego knows always better than the customer, the customer is wrong and the LEGO BOSS is always right i forgot.