What do you imagine for LEGO building in 2057? – Raptor1138

Wow, that’s a long way off. In 2057, I’ll be, let’s see … um … old. Anyway, LEGO Company is always coming up with new innovations, whether it’s MINDSTORMS, LEGO Stores, or even some of the amazing new things you’ll see in 2010. So I’m expecting lots of incredible new ways to play by 2057!

How do I tell if I won a LEGO contest? – Bob

Hi, Bob. Well, if you read the rules (the stuff in the small print) on the contest pages in LEGO Club Magazine, you’ll see it says, “All winners will be notified by US Mail.” So when you win a contest, we send you a letter telling you so. If your prize for winning is a LEGO Gift Card, then your card will be included with the letter too. Prize letters usually go out the month before the winners get announced in the magazine.

Where did LEGO Company get the idea for Space Police from? – Cody

The LEGO Company employs a special team of people whose only job is to come up with cool ideas for new LEGO themes. They come up with an idea, and if it seems like a good one, then it gets tested with kids just like you. If it’s popular, then it gets turned over to the set designers, who build sets to go along with it.

What was the first LEGO City set? – Joe

You could probably say the first LEGO City set was the first LEGO System set too – Town Plan, which came out in 1955. It had roads, buildings, cars, and trucks, just like LEGO City does today.

When was the first LEGO Space set created? – Brody

The answer is … 1979. This was only two years after the US Space Shuttle completed its first test flight, so space travel was very popular with people then. And it still is!

I was wondering … how do the people on the LEGO commercials build what’s in the box so fast in LEGO commercials? – Maxwell

They only look like people – actually, they are aliens from outer space with super-speed and … don’t believe that, huh? Okay, well, the answer is the “magic of television.” Sometimes, they build it brick by brick, just like you do, only the film is sped up so that it happens fast. And sometimes you just see them adding the last few bricks to the model, because the rest of it was built before they started filming. Personally, I think the aliens explanation is cooler, though.

What’s it like not to have a nose? – Bud

Good and bad. I can’t smell anything … on the other hand, when the LEGO City garbage truck goes by, that’s a good thing.

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