Research Realm:Scans/Klodshans
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Klodshans was an internal magazine published for employees of the LEGO Group. It started publication in 1973, replacing an earlier publication, LEGO knoppen, and was published alongside a weekly bulletin, LEGO Inform.[1] Klodshans has been confirmed to be published up until 1999, with several issues published each year. An alternative version, LEGO Review, was published for LEGO UK Ltd in the United Kingdom (LEGO revue for LEGO GmbH in Germany)[2] There is currently incredibly little information about these, and they are rare finds. Several exist in private collections with the vast majority having never been scanned.
As these were only available to employees, they are rare, exclusive, and essentially the "holy grails" of LEGO magazines to scan and archive, because they sometimes contain information and media of LEGO development and in-development products that the public has never seen before.
List of issues
The August 1982 issue was a special one celebrating the 50th anniversary of the LEGO Company. It combined Klodshans and LEGO Review into a single volume published with Danish, English, and German text. The front cover design used starting 1987 was designed by Susanne Korsager.[3]
| No. | Issue | Scans |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 No. 1 May | Missing |
| 1974 No. 4 September | Missing (Front page) | |
| 1979 No. 6 December | Pending scans - Baraklava | |
| 1980 May Special - Modulex A/S 1979 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava | |
| 1981 No. 1 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 No. 2 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 No. 3 (Month X) | Missing (Front page) | |
| 1981 No. 4 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 June Special - LEGOLAND A/S 1980 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava | |
| 1981 No. 5 (Month X) | Missing (Existence confirmed) | |
| 1981 No. 6 December | Missing (Some pages) | |
| Klodshans & LEGO Review August 1982 |
Matt Hocker at Brickset (mirror) | |
| ??? | 1983 No. 1 February | Missing |
| ??? | 1983 No. 2 May - 10 year anniversary | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1983 May Special - Modulex A/S 1982 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 64? | 1984 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 65? | 1984 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 66? | 1984 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 67? | 1984 No. 4 June | Missing |
| X | 1984 June Special - LEGO System A/S 1983 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1984 June Special - LEGOLAND 1983 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 68? | 1984 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 69? | 1984 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 70? | 1984 No. 7 November | Missing |
| 71? | 1984 No. 8 December | Missing |
| 72 | 1985 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 73 | 1985 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 74 | 1985 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1985 June Special - LEGO Group 1984 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 75 | 1985 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 76 | 1985 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 77 | 1985 No. 6 October | Missing |
| 78 | 1985 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 79 | 1985 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 80 | 1986 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 81 | 1986 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 82 | 1986 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1986 May Special - LEGO Group 1985 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1986 June Special - Modulex A/S 1985 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 83 | 1986 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 84 | 1986 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 85 | 1986 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 86 | 1986 No. 7 November | Missing |
| 87 | 1987 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 88 | 1987 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 89 | 1987 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 90 | 1987 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1987 May Special - LEGO Group 1986 in review | Missing |
| 91 | 1987 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 92 | 1987 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 93 | 1987 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 94 | 1987 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 95 | 1987 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 96 | 1988 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 97 | 1988 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 98 | 1988 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1988 May Special - LEGO Group 1987 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 99 | 1988 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 100 | 1988 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 101 | 1988 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 102 | 1988 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 103 | 1988 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 104 | 1989 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 105 | 1989 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 106 | 1989 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1989 May Special - LEGO Group 1988 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 107 | 1989 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 108 | 1989 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 109 | 1989 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 110 | 1989 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 111 | 1989 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 112 | 1990 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 113 | 1990 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 114 | 1990 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| X | 1990 May Special - LEGO Group 1989 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 115 | 1990 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| X | 1990 July Special about GKC | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| 116 | 1990 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Front page) |
| 117 | 1990 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 118 | 1990 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 119 | 1990 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 120 | 1991 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 121 | 1991 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava (Page excerpt) |
| 122 | 1991 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1991 May Special - LEGO Group 1990 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 123 | 1991 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 124 | 1991 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 125 | 1991 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 126 | 1991 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 127 | 1991 No. 8 December | Missing (Attachment) |
| 128 | 1992 No. 1 February | Missing |
| 129 | 1992 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 130 | 1992 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1992 May Special - LEGO Group 1991 in review | Missing |
| 131 | 1992 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 132 | 1992 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Page excerpt) |
| 133 | 1992 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 134 | 1992 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 135 | 1992 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Attachment) |
| 136 | 1993 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 137 | 1993 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 138 | 1993 No. 3 May - 20 year anniversary | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1993 May Special - LEGO Group 1992 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 139 | 1993 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 140 | 1993 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 141 | 1993 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 142 | 1993 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 143 | 1993 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava (Page excerpt) |
| 144 | 1994 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 145 | 1994 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 146 | 1994 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1994 May Special - LEGO Group 1993 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 147 | 1994 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 148 | 1994 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 149 | 1994 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 150 | 1994 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 151 | 1994 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Attachment) |
| 152 | 1995 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 153 | 1995 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 154 | 1995 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1995 May Special - LEGO Group 1994 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 155 | 1995 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 156 | 1995 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 157 | 1995 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 158 | 1995 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 159 | 1995 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava, (Attachment) |
| 160 | 1996 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 161 | 1996 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 162 | 1996 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1996 May Special - LEGO Group 1995 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 163 | 1996 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 164 | 1996 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 165 | 1996 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page), (Attachment) |
| 166 | 1996 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 167 | 1996 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1996 December special - Remembering GKC | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 168 | 1997 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 169 | 1997 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 170 | 1997 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1997 May Special - LEGO Group 1996 in review | Missing |
| 171 | 1997 No. 4 June | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 172 | 1997 No. 5 August | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 173 | 1997 No. 6 October | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 174 | 1997 No. 7 November | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 175 | 1997 No. 8 December | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 176 | 1998 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 177 | 1998 No. 2 March | Missing |
| 178 | 1998 No. 3 May | Missing |
| X | 1998 May Special - LEGO Group 1997 in review | Missing |
| 179 | 1998 No. 4 June | Missing |
| 180 | 1998 No. 5 August | Missing |
| 181 | 1998 No. 6 October | Missing |
| 182 | 1998 No. 7 November | Missing |
| 183 | 1998 No. 8 December | Missing |
| 184 | 1999 No. 1 February | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 185 | 1999 No. 2 March | Pending scans - Baraklava (Front page) |
| 186 | 1999 No. 3 May | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| X | 1999 May Special - LEGO Group 1998 in review | Pending scans - Baraklava |
| 187 | 1999 No. 4 July | Pending scans - Baraklava |
LEGO Review
LEGO Review is supposedly the UK/English version of Klodshans. Some paper I found talking about mathematics of Lego or something has a story about Lego UK marketing guy Clive Nicholls supposedly sourced from an issue of it, so they are out there and available somewhere. Searching for it just turns up reviews of Lego products...
LEGO revue
LEGO revue was the German version of LEGO Review, which supposedly had the exact same content but in German.
LEGO Life
A newer internal magazine[4], possibly replacing Lego Review. Online sources mentioning it suggest it existed at least since 2004 and did as recently as 2015. Annoyingly the Club magazine has been called Lego Life since 2017 so searching for information or copies is tough.
- ↑ 50 years of play, page 89
- ↑ Brickset: "1982: 50th Anniversary of the LEGO Company"
- ↑ Bernsen, Jens; Capetillo, Birgitta, eds. (1988). Profession: Designer. Copenhagen: Dansk Design Center. p. 82. ISBN 87-87385-40-6.
- ↑ The Brick Blogger: "Ancestor of all LEGO minifigures…"
