The 132nd edition of Blocks magazine landed in UK stores on 3rd October and as always it’s packed with the latest news, reviews, interviews and more. This month the focus is on the 20th anniversary of LEGO City and an interview with Design Manager César Soares who spent a year designing 75419 Death Star. All that and more in the latest edition of Blocks magazine.
Twenty years ago, LEGO City brought the real world back to the brick and proved that the company still knew how to make classic toys – so Blocks is speaking to the people who made it happen. This month’s issue also goes inside 75419 Death Star with the designer, reveals what it’s like to intern at the LEGO Group and deep dives into an amazing build inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online.
Issue 132 is available to order worldwide as part of a subscription or as a single issue at blocksmag.com and will be in UK stores from October 3.
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LEGO City has been building for 20 years now – and it has all built on the essential foundation in 2005 with the launch of Police, Fire and Construction. To mark the milestone, Design Master Henrik Andersen reveals the original fire truck that set the tone for the entire theme. Senior Model Designer Bjarke Lykke Madsen explains how he crafted 7237 Police Station and Design Manager Ricco Krog discusses taking the theme beyond the urban environment.
In a galaxy far, far away from the town centre, Design Manager César Soares spent a year crafting the Emperor’s ultimate superweapon – 75419 Death Star. In an exclusive interview, he talks about crafting this unique take on the iconic space station and putting fun references to LEGO Star Wars into the model. There’s even a peek at the original sketch he made when he was given the assignment.
Before you can design a 9,000+ piece set though, you have to make a start at the company. Rachael Easton has done just that and completed an internship in the design department. She explains what it’s like to step into the world of bricks and get a taste of what a LEGO career is all about.
Thorsten Bonsch built an epic model inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online and it provides some fantastic ideas that you can incorporate into your next project. The builder discusses the creation and highlights some key features that are particularly worth paying attention to.
This month’s Quick Builds – each one with full instructions – are a chibi take on the Black Pearl (also known as 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship), a tiny version of DC Batman 76300 Arkham Asylum and a modern spin on Exo-Force 7711 Sentry.
You can also learn the story of aquabricks – an unreleased LEGO system that was designed to be a fully modular water play concept. It would have been different, it would have been messy… but it looks like it would have been fun too!
There’s a lot more besides in Issue 132 of Blocks, the monthly magazine for LEGO fans. Within this 116-page magazine you’ll also find a classic advert for the Yellow Castle, amazing MOCs influenced by Asia, the story of a brick-built marble run and much more.
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For entry into the prize draw, you must have an active Blocks subscription at 11.59pm UK time on November 6, 2025 (existing subscribers will automatically be entered into the prize draw).
