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{{italic title|string=Bricks 'n Pieces}}
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'''''Bricks 'n Pieces''''' is an English-language magazine that was published in the United Kingdom by LEGO UK Ltd. It ran between 1974 and 2000, making it one of the longest-running LEGO magazines.
'''''[[Bricks 'n Pieces]]''''' is an English-language magazine that was published in the United Kingdom by LEGO UK Ltd. It ran between 1974 and 2000, making it one of the longest-running LEGO magazines.


It was originally launched under the name ''Bricks and Pieces'' as a newsletter in 1974, which is only known to have published occasional issues; the exact amount is currently unknown. It relaunched properly in 1979 as a magazine published three times a year, which later increased to four or five issues a year in the mid-1990s. In March 1998 the magazine became associated with LEGO World Club. Its name was altered to ''Bricks 'n' Pieces'' in January 1999. In March 2000 it merged with ''LEGO World Club Magazine'', though its content remained unique from the other global versions of ''World Club'' and more similar to ''LEGO Mania'' until all LEGO magazines were merged in 2002.
It was originally launched under the name ''Bricks and Pieces'' as a newsletter in 1974, which is only known to have published occasional issues; the exact amount is currently unknown. It relaunched properly in 1979 as a magazine published three times a year, which later increased to four or five issues a year in the mid-1990s. In March 1998 the magazine became associated with LEGO World Club. Its name was altered to ''Bricks 'n' Pieces'' in January 1999. In March 2000 it merged with ''LEGO World Club Magazine'', though its content remained unique from the other global versions of ''World Club'' and more similar to ''LEGO Mania'' until all LEGO magazines were merged in 2002.
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=== First version (1974–1978?) ===
=== First version (1974–1978?) ===
Initially only three issues and a Technic advertisement were known about, however a Spring 1977 issue has recently been discovered. It is not unlikely that at least a 1978 issue also exists.
Initially only three issues and a Technic advertisement were known about, however a Spring 1977 issue has recently been discovered. It is not unlikely that at least a 1978 issue also exists.
It may also be possible the numbering we know is off, the large gap between issues 2 and 3 feels suspicious, so they could have started the numbering over in 1976, suggesting there might be three missing issues there, though the Spring 77 issue being numbered 4 seems to suggest they really might have just not published anything for a year and a half.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| 4 || No. 4<br>Spring 77 || '''Scans missing'''<br>([https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/BN/0/bp77spr.png Front page])
| 4 || No. 4<br>Spring 77 || '''Scans missing'''<br>([https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/BN/0/bp77spr.png Front page])
|-
|-
| 5? || Sept. 1977 (Special) || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20september%201977.htm Miniland Online]
| X || Sept. 1977 (Special) || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20september%201977.htm Miniland Online]
|-
| 5? || ''November 1977?'' || ''Missing or does not exist''
|}
|}


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| 28 || Spring 1988 || [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=bricksAndPieces/1988-1%20Spring Brickset] <br> [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20spring%201988.htm Miniland Online]
| 28 || Spring 1988 || [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=bricksAndPieces/1988-1%20Spring Brickset] <br> [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20spring%201988.htm Miniland Online]
|-
|-
| 29 || Summer 1988 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20summer%201988.htm Miniland Online]
| 29 || Summer 1988 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20summer%201988.htm Miniland Online]<br>[https://www.classic-pirates.com/magazines/bricks-n-pieces TalonCard]
|-
|-
| 30 || Autumn 1988 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20autumn%201988.htm Miniland Online]
| 30 || Autumn 1988 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20autumn%201988.htm Miniland Online]
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| 33 || Autumn 1989 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20autumn%201989.htm Miniland Online]
| 33 || Autumn 1989 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20%20autumn%201989.htm Miniland Online]
|-
|-
| 34 || Spring 1990 || [https://www.flickr.com/photos/187410034@N08/albums/72177720302911521 brick.lore on Flickr]
| 34 || Spring 1990 || [https://www.flickr.com/photos/187410034@N08/albums/72177720302911521 brick.lore on Flickr] (part of pages 9–10 is missing)
|-
|-
| 35 || Summer 1990 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20summer%201990.htm Miniland Online]
| 35 || Summer 1990 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks%20en%20pieces%20summer%201990.htm Miniland Online]
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=== Third version (2000–2002) ===
=== Third version (2000–2002) ===
See ''[[Research Realm:Scans/LEGO World Club#United Kingdom (2000–2002)|LEGO World Club Magazine]]''
See ''[[Research Realm:Scans/LEGO World Club#United Kingdom (2000–2002)|LEGO World Club Magazine]]''
== ''LEGO Technic Club'' (1994–2000) ==
'''''LEGO Technic Club''''' was a sister publication to ''Bricks 'n Pieces'' that focused on [[Technic]] products. It ran from 1994 to 2000. It was originally named ''Techtorque'', renamed to just ''LEGO Technic Club'' by 1996. By 1999 it had renamed to ''LEGO Technic Magazine'' at some point. Most of its issues are currently missing. The names below for missing issues are taken from Bricklink and may not be accurate (eg. May/June 1998 could really be named May 1998 or June 1998, November/December 1998 could be named Christmas 1998, etc).
Unfortunately the early ''Techtorque'' issues are so obscure they are not documented anywhere besides a few photographs; I only realized they existed because they were mentioned [https://emilyinternet.zone/realm/scans here]. May 1996 is the earliest known issue for now.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ''LEGO Technic Club''/''LEGO Technic Magazine'' (1994–2000, ? issues)
|-
! No. !! Issue !! Scans
|-
| 1 || '''???''' || '''Pending processing - Zanthera/Baraklava'''
|-
| 2 || '''???''' || '''Pending processing - Zanthera/Baraklava'''
|-
| 3 || '''???''' || '''Pending processing - Zanthera/Baraklava'''
|-
| 4 || '''???''' || '''Pending processing - Zanthera/Baraklava'''
|-
| 5 || '''???''' || '''Pending processing - Zanthera/Baraklava'''
|-
| 1 || May/June 1996 || '''Missing'''
|-
| 2 || ''July/August 1996''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 3 || September 1996 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%209%201996.htm Miniland Online]
|-
| 4 || December 1996 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%2012%201996.htm Miniland Online]
|-
| 5 || January/February 1997 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%201%201997/1.jpg Miniland Online]
|-
| 6 || March/April 1997 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%202%201997.htm Miniland Online]
|-
| 7 || ''May/June 1997''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 8 || July 1997 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%204%201997/1.jpg Miniland Online]
|-
| 9 || ''September/October 1997''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 10 || ''November/December 1997''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 11 || ''January/February 1998''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 12 || ''March/April 1998''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 13 || ''May/June 1998''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 14 || ''July/August 1998''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 15 || ''September/October 1998''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 16 || ''November/December 1998''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 17 || February 1999 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%202%201999/1.jpg Miniland Online]
|-
| 18 || ''March/April 1999''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 19 || May 1999 || [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Technic%20club%20magazine%205%201999.htm Miniland Online]
|-
| 20 || ''July/August 1999''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 21 || ''September/October 1999''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 22 || ''November/December 1999''? || '''Missing'''
|-
| 23 || January 2000 || '''Missing'''
|}

Latest revision as of 21:07, 16 May 2024

Bricks 'n Pieces is an English-language magazine that was published in the United Kingdom by LEGO UK Ltd. It ran between 1974 and 2000, making it one of the longest-running LEGO magazines.

It was originally launched under the name Bricks and Pieces as a newsletter in 1974, which is only known to have published occasional issues; the exact amount is currently unknown. It relaunched properly in 1979 as a magazine published three times a year, which later increased to four or five issues a year in the mid-1990s. In March 1998 the magazine became associated with LEGO World Club. Its name was altered to Bricks 'n' Pieces in January 1999. In March 2000 it merged with LEGO World Club Magazine, though its content remained unique from the other global versions of World Club and more similar to LEGO Mania until all LEGO magazines were merged in 2002.

A spinoff Technic-focused magazine, Techtorque, was launched in 1994. Later renamed to LEGO Technic Club, it ran alongside Bricks n' Pieces until 2000.

Many issues are scanned, though some from the 1990s remain missing. Most 70s and 80s issues have been scanned by Brickset and Miniland Online. Brickset's scans are high-quality and complete through 1987, minus the 1977 Technic issue. Miniland's copies are spottier and use lower-quality scans, though they continue through 1999.

List of issues

First version (1974–1978?)

Initially only three issues and a Technic advertisement were known about, however a Spring 1977 issue has recently been discovered. It is not unlikely that at least a 1978 issue also exists.

It may also be possible the numbering we know is off, the large gap between issues 2 and 3 feels suspicious, so they could have started the numbering over in 1976, suggesting there might be three missing issues there, though the Spring 77 issue being numbered 4 seems to suggest they really might have just not published anything for a year and a half.

Bricks and Pieces (1974–1978?)
No. Issue Scans
1 No. 1
Dec 74		 Brickset
Miniland Online
2 Spring '75
No. 2		 Brickset
Miniland Online
3 No. 3
Christmas 76		 Brickset
Miniland Online
4 No. 4
Spring 77		 Scans missing
(Front page)
X Sept. 1977 (Special) Miniland Online
5? November 1977? Missing or does not exist

Second version (1979–2000)

72 issues of the 1979 version are known to exist. I don't know why issues 51 and 52 don't have publication dates printed on them. Miniland claims issue 51 is "Begin 1996" but Bricklink says it's the third of four 1995 issues.

Bricks 'n Pieces (1979–2000, 72 issues)
No. Issue Scans
1 No. 1. Spring '79 Brickset
2 No. 2. Summer '79 Brickset
3 No. 3. Autumn '79 Brickset
4 Spring 1980 Brickset
5 Summer 1980 Brickset
Miniland Online
6 Autumn 1980 Brickset
7 Spring 1981 Brickset
8 Summer 1981 Brickset
Miniland Online
9 Autumn 1981 Brickset
Miniland Online
10 Spring 1982 Brickset
11 Summer 1982 Brickset (missing part of pages 3–4)
12 Fall 1982 Brickset
13 Spring 1983 Brickset
Miniland Online
14 Summer 1983 Brickset (part of pages 9–10 cut out but reinserted)
15 Autumn 1983
Volume 1 No. 3		 Brickset
16 Spring 1984
Volume 2 No. 1		 Brickset
17 Summer 1984
Volume 2 No. 2		 Brickset
18 Autumn 1984
Volume 2 No. 3		 Brickset (missing most of pages 9–10 and part of pages 11–12)
Miniland Online
19 Spring 1985
Volume 3 No. 1		 Brickset
Miniland Online
20 Summer 1985
Volume 3 No. 2		 Brickset
Miniland Online (missing part of pages 9–10)
21 Autumn 1985
Volume 3 No. 3		 Brickset (missing most of pages 9–10 and part of pages 11–12)
Miniland Online (missing most of pages 9–10)
22 Spring 1986
Volume 3 No. 4		 Brickset
Miniland Online (missing part of pages 11–12)
23 Summer 1986 Brickset
Miniland Online
24 Autumn 1986 Brickset
Miniland Online
25 Spring 1987 Brickset
Miniland Online (missing part of pages 5–6)
26 Summer 1987 Brickset
Miniland Online
27 Autumn 1987 Brickset
Miniland Online
28 Spring 1988 Brickset
Miniland Online
29 Summer 1988 Miniland Online
TalonCard
30 Autumn 1988 Miniland Online
31 Spring 1989 Miniland Online
32 Summer 1989 Miniland Online
33 Autumn 1989 Miniland Online
34 Spring 1990 brick.lore on Flickr (part of pages 9–10 is missing)
35 Summer 1990 Miniland Online
36 Autumn 1990 brick.lore on Flickr
37 Spring 1991 Miniland Online
38 Summer 1991 brick.lore on Flickr
39 Autumn 1991 Missing
40 Spring 1992 Miniland Online
41 Summer 1992 Miniland Online (missing part of pages 11–12)
42 Autumn 1992 Miniland Online
43 Spring 1993 brick.lore on Flickr
44 Summer 1993 brick.lore on Flickr
45 Autumn 1993 Miniland Online
46 Spring 1994 Miniland Online
47 Summer 1994 Miniland Online
48 Autumn 1994 Miniland Online
49 Issue 1 1995 Miniland Online
50 Issue 2 1995 Miniland Online
51 ? Miniland Online
52 ? Missing
53 March 1996 Miniland Online
54 May/June 1996 Miniland Online
55 August 1996 Miniland Online
56 October/November 1996 Miniland Online
57 January 1997 Miniland Online
58 March 1997 Miniland Online
59 June 1997 Miniland Online
60 August 1997 Miniland Online
61 October/November 1997 Miniland Online
62 January 1998 Miniland Online
63 March/April 1998 Missing
64 May/June 1998 Pending processing - LoreEscape
65 August 1998 brick.lore on Flickr
66 October/November 1998 Missing
67 January 1999 Miniland Online
68 March/April 1999 Miniland Online
69 June 1999 Missing
70 August 1999 Miniland Online
VezokofZakaz on Brickshelf
71 Christmas 1999 VezokofZakaz on Brickshelf
72 January 2000 brick.lore on Flickr

Third version (2000–2002)

See LEGO World Club Magazine

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