Questions tagged [lego-group]
Questions relating to the LEGO Group specifically, rather than about bricks, building techniques, etc.
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Why do LEGO boxes have a maximum age limit?
I am wondering why do LEGO boxes have a maximum age limit printed on them?
My girlfriend has just gifted me LEGO Starfighter (8088) and it has an age range of 8-14. Why not just write 8+? Are there ...
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Does the LEGO Group condone war toys?
What is the LEGO Group's position on war toys? Other brands make tanks and army stuff. I noticed LEGO sets include more realistic guns in the Star Wars range than they used to. What's up with that?
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How does one get a job as a LEGO designer?
I always fantasized on the mysterious (and admittedly cool) job of LEGO designer. Is there anyone who knows what it takes?
Do you need to go to the Lego university and get good grades?
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How does LEGO decide it needs a new element?
Aside from the need to add licensed series specific pieces, how does LEGO decide it's time to introduce a new shape to the element palette?
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Where are LEGO parts made?
Are all LEGO parts made in a single factory, or are there multiple factories? Where abouts is it/are they? If there are several, are there different factories for different pieces/sets, or do all ...
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Why are there "unique" characters in many sets?
When I was young, about 30 years ago, I'd had no problem to have two policemen, two yellow astronauts or knights. Then I had some lack of Lego sets and didn't know what was happening on this field.
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What is LEGO Cuusoo?
Can anyone explain the origins of LEGO Cuusoo project? There isn't a lot of information on the site. It seems to have started in Japan as a way of suggesting ideas for sets but is officially ...
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Why is LEGO usually uppercase?
Everyone I see on here and mostly everywhere else (including LEGO boxes) LEGO is written as LEGO. I always thought it should be written like Lego until I came here.
Why is it always written in ...
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Can I pitch an idea to LEGO?
How would I contact LEGO about an idea for some kits to be built and sold?
I have designs for simple kits that I have built for my son that I think would be very popular.
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Who is (or was) Susan Williams?
I've heard the name "Susan Williams" associated with LEGO products, especially in the 1980s. Who is / was she?
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Can anyone find a photo of the "LEGO bricks, not LEGOS" insert?
Debates aside; I have been told that there used to exist a message either in Lego catalogs or inserts in boxes that reads as this:
The word LEGO® is a brand name and is very special to all of us in ...
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Which bricks are still protected by copyright / trademark / patent law?
In 2010, The European court of justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg validated a lower-court ruling, in favor of Canada's Mega Brands, that Lego's bricks can't be legally protected by trademark law because ...
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Does TLG own BrickLink?
At the bottom of Bricklink.com appears the following statement:
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site.
However, according to ...
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Difference between LEGO Castle and LEGO Kingdoms
Can anyone explain what the difference is between LEGO Castle and LEGO Kingdoms. I don't understand why they are not in the same product group. Also LEGO Kingdoms is no longer listed on the lego.com ...
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Is there any legal LEGO compatible bricks?
I have found out that there are many so called LEGO compatible bricks. But are those bricks legal in the sense that they are not copy cat of original LEGO.
If there are such bricks - what are they ?
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What is a novelty element?
TLG recently released the following update regarding clearing out the current backlog of PaB orders:
Starting week 34 (next week) the Denmark warehouse which processes "Standard" Pick a ...
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Are there any army-related LEGO toys?
I don't recall ever seen a LEGO tank, a LEGO minifigure figure or any army-related LEGO sets.
I know that there are LEGO toys that imply some level of action/fighting, from police sets, knights, ...
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Is there a way to plan and organize your LEGO project like a GitHub hosted software?
I have the idea to host, plan and maintain a LEGO project (building a MOC in several steps with different functionalities) like a software in GitHub. The project should have forks, pull requests and ...
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Where did Octan come from? Why was it chosen?
I have many sets that include the Octan logo:
Over time Octan has been the name of LEGO Cities, Oil Companies, and Big Businesses. It was chosen as a successor to Esso and Shell. It became big during ...
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How can one find old archived issues of LEGO Mania Magazine?
Do any libraries contain old archived issues of them? Preferably ones on the WorldCat system?
I'm not sure if my limited storage space can handle more LEGO Mania magazines, so I'd prefer a format ...
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The controversy around clone brands
The origin of the self-locking building bricks
Hilary Page was born in 1904 in Sanderstead, England. Along with several partners, Page decided to go into the toy business in 1932. In 1936, he began ...
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Selling custom LEGO image mosaics using original LEGO bricks without breaking LEGO's Fair-Use Policy
We have designed software and an accompanying site to convert images into 48x48 (or larger) LEGO mosaics; we use the current LEGO color palette, use image dithering to improve color availability, ...
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Why do official LEGO PDF instruction books have such poor quality?
More often than not, my boys are working from PDF instructions downloaded at the LEGO site. The quality of those PDFs is poor. I'm sure you've experienced the jagged, pixelated lines and the bricks so ...
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What would total cost of the LEGO® Star Wars collection be in MSRP to date? [Dec 2015]
According to this article from 2014, the cost to buy the entire LEGO® Star Wars collection since 1999 would have been just under $15,000 USD ($14,762). I assume the price mentioned in this article is ...
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LEGO retiring old sets?
Why does The LEGO Group stop producing/selling older sets when they can still be hot items? I understand that they might affect the sale of future models but older models are rarely replaced by their ...
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How many LEGO bricks exist in total?
How many LEGO bricks have been produced in total? I'm asking only about real LEGO, not other brand's "blocks."
This article from Gizmodo puts the number at 400 Billion, but that was written in 2008.
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MOCs: A question about using LEGO trademark
I recently made a MOC using LEGO bricks that I would like to sell. I know that, since this is my own construction I have the rights to do that, but my question is about the LEGO trademark. I want to ...
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Who are the Lego Certified Professionals?
So, I was just watching Lego Masters, and it's mentioned that the show's judge, Ryan "Brickman" McNaught, is one of fourteen Lego Certified Professionals in the world. I was wondering who those ...
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Why do older bricks have greater clutch power?
I have some pre-2000 (rough date to split the collection to old/new) System and Technic sets that are from different sources: some are from my childhood, while others have been acquired in "used&...
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What is the total number of sets that LEGO has released?
I am wondering how many LEGO sets that LEGO has released in total in their 85+ years of business. To clarify I am only looking for sets that use plastic blocks like the ones we have today, not the ...
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Why do Star Wars sets include the Disney logo/brand name while Marvel Super Heroes sets do not?
I have noticed that LEGO sets from the past few years of their Star Wars theme include a prominent, or at least noticeable, Disney logo, typically in one of the corners. For example, see this Imperial ...
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What is Rebuild The World?
I've been seeing a lot about this new thing called "Rebuild The World". I tried figuring out what it was, but I couldn't. What is it?
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Are coloured bricks used by Set Designers recycled to make black bricks?
I heard on a podcast of the Adam Savage Project that the master builders (designers of 'sets' of LEGO) are allowed to use as many blocks as they need to design a certain set. All of the bricks they ...
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When was the first official use of the term 'minifigure' or 'minifig'?
When did The LEGO Group first use the term minifigure? Have they been called that since their introduction in 1978?
Similar to this question:
Why are they called "minifigs"?
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How does one become a LEGO® Certified Professional?
The LEGO Group's official website has a page speaking about the "LEGO® Certified Professional" designation that a person can earn. It states:
LEGO® Certified Professionals is a community-...
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Were these real giant LEGO pieces on the 2020 Late Holiday catalog cover?
In a recent cover of the US LEGO Catalog we see kids playing with oversized LEGO pieces:
The toolbox (98368)
and wrench (4006) are very recognizable.
The tiara is distinctly
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The banana is ...
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Who can use "LEGO Official Store" for an online LEGO store?
Recently I visited a LEGO shop on an e-commerce platform, mainly for local market in Vietnam, what caught my eyes was the shop name: "LEGO Official Store". Although there was no information ...
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Biggest European LEGO event?
I was wondering if there is a big European event where new sets and custom sets are shown, and maybe deals on sets or pieces, something like an E3 for LEGO or something similar. I looked on Google but ...
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How to distinguish official LEGO mini movies from non-official movies?
My sons (7 and 4.5 years old) love watching LEGO city mini movies on YouTube.
They love watching all kinds of LEGO city mini movies, such as:
Arctic Explorers
The Escape From Prison Island
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Best online community for Lego Builders?
It seems like different people use different online communities to share Lego-related things, but is there one that's just the best? I suppose I am asking a subjective question, but what I'm looking ...
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How hard is it to get a job within the LEGO company, straight out of university as a graduate?
How hard is it to get a job at the LEGO company?
Being fresh out of university as a graduate of mathematics, I'm specifically interested in answers on if and how LEGO hires graduates.
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Overview of online LEGO discussion forums?
To help give an outsider an overview of the online LEGO community:
What are the main online discussion forums in the LEGO world? Who hangs out where? What are the popular special interest forums?
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A custom LEGO velociraptor
I would like to make a custom paint job on a LEGO velociraptor (to look more like the one in the LEGO Jurassic World game), but I don't want to paint it myself because I can't paint for the life of me ...
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How do I join the LEGO Ambassador Network?
I am a bit confused about the LEGO Ambassador Network.
How do I get free sets from LEGO? Do I have to be a content creator or can I just be a member of a community? Also how can I find a community to ...
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Which is more environment-friendly: LEGO bricks or Mega Bloks?
Which is more environment-friendly LEGO bricks or Mega Bloks?
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How does The LEGO Group view 3D printed parts?
I own a 3D Printer, and depending on the legality, I may or may not have 3D printed some straight tracks. Because why not?
As these parts are, hypothetically, printing, I think to myself "what ...
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Official LEGO charity programs
Many consumer-oriented corporations have official charity programs where products or money are donated to deserving causes. I was wondering if The LEGO Group has any such programs --- and if so, where ...
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Does the LEGO company actively follow or copy clone bricks?
What does The LEGO group do to follow clone brands?
Do they buy at least one of every set produced by The Other Guys?
I'm more interested about what the LEGO company does to keep up with what ...
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The LEGO Logo Font
I am looking for a font that matches as close as can be to the LEGO logo font in the picture bellow:
It does not need to be outlined in yellow or in black, I can do that with my software. Also, it ...
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How do I find information about discontinued LEGO sets?
I have some older LEGO sets that have been discontinued for a while.
I am trying to find information like # of pieces and some other info.
Looking them up on the LEGO website didn't work. Is there ...
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