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LEGO City Vintage Steam Train 60511 Review

June 8, 2026 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

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The new LEGO City Vintage Steam Train 60511 was released in June in Australia and I was lucky to find it on the shelves a few days early. This is my review of this delightful LEGO City Train and everything that I like – and a few things I didn’t like – about it. [Read more…] about LEGO City Vintage Steam Train 60511 Review

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How wide should a LEGO City road be?

June 3, 2026 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

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LEGO roads have changed over the years and when LEGO retired the old 32×32 road plates and changed to the chunky plastic ones, it was a blessing and a curse. A blessing because they give more flexibility in the road structure and means you can place building right next to it. A curse because they’re too small for some sets. [Read more…] about How wide should a LEGO City road be?

Filed Under: GJBricks YouTube, LEGO, LEGO City, LEGO City Update, LEGO Moc Tagged With: LEGO, LEGO City, LEGO speed chamption, LEGO Vehicle

How many 1980s sci-fi movie and pop-culture references can you see in this lego build?

June 2, 2026 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

Awesome legomoc that has multiple sci-fi movie and pop-culture references. Can you find them all?Reading Time: < 1 minute

 

I filmed this at the @BrickbuiltSydney event organised by @SydLUG. We spent ages talking to the builder and had so much fun trying to spot all the different scifi references hidden in this excellent LEGO Moc. Btw, there’s also one recent one in there. [Read more…] about How many 1980s sci-fi movie and pop-culture references can you see in this lego build?

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Rambling Review: LEGO City 60478 Cement Mixer – it’s not city scale!

May 10, 2026 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO City 60478 Cement Mixer ReviewReading Time: 2 minutes

This is my rambling LEGO review of the LEGO City 60478 Cement Mixer. It’s a big set like most of the construction vehicles, which in my opinion moves them out of being city scale and into a different scale – maybe Construction scale? [Read more…] about Rambling Review: LEGO City 60478 Cement Mixer – it’s not city scale!

Filed Under: LEGO, LEGO 2026, LEGO City, LEGO Review Tagged With: GJBricks, LEGO, LEGO cement mixer, LEGO City, LEGO construction

LEGO City Update Ramble… Let’s get re-started!

April 10, 2026 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

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I have not posted a LEGO City update for quite some time so here’s me rambling for 13 minutes about why I haven’t been posting and what I’m aiming to do if you can help me out of this funk!

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Insiders get 2x LEGO Points this weekend (January 2026)

January 29, 2026 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

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It’s a 2x LEGO Points for Insiders on LEGO.com this weekend! What does that mean? It means that for every LEGO point you’d get normally, you’ll get 2 for the period 29th January till the 2nd February 2026. [Read more…] about Insiders get 2x LEGO Points this weekend (January 2026)

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Now live: LEGO Tribute to Jules Verne’s Books gwp (set 40690)

June 22, 2024 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO 40690 Tribute to Jules Verne's Books SWP display setReading Time: < 1 minute

The LEGO Tribute to Jules Verne’s Books gift with purchase is now live on the LEGO shop!

It’s decent size build with 351 pieces and it’s got 3 references to the famous author crammed in being Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Five Weeks in a Balloon. https://www.lego.com/themes/harry-potter

To get this deal from LEGO, you’ll need to $240AUD. According to LEGO’s site, this GWP has a retail value of $38.99 which seems good value for the spend (an addition 15% of value (ish).

LEGO 40690 Tribute to Jules Verne's Books SWP environment shot

What do you think of this set? Is it good looking build and will you be getting it?

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LEGO 40690 Tribute to Jules Verne's Books SWP box front
LEGO 40690 Tribute to Jules Verne's Books SWP display set
LEGO 40690 Tribute to Jules Verne's Books SWP environment shot
LEGO 40690 Tribute to Jules Verne's Books SWP

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LEGO Construction Excavator review (set 60420)!

June 16, 2024 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO City Construction Excavator 60420 review!Reading Time: < 1 minute

Review of the 2024 LEGO City Construction Excavator! This review is independent and in no way affiliated with LEGO. The set is a tad overpriced but is worth it?

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About this LEGO set

Fans of construction vehicles will love this LEGO excavator toy – packed with details for realistic play. An immersive build before the play Kids aged 8 and over can enjoy building the toy digger before setting out on exciting construction projects.

Built for rough terrain, this powerful machine rolls on tough ground-gripping tracks.

Versatile boom, the articulated boom and operator’s cab rotate 360°.

Story-inspiring 3 characters construction worker minifigures and accessories.

 

Filed Under: LEGO, LEGO 2024, LEGO Review Tagged With: LEGO, LEGO 2024, LEGO City, LEGO Review

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