The store exclusive set is a GWP (gift with purchase) on spends of £75 or more on any LEGO set. The promotion ends on 18th August and whilst stock lasts.

You’ll also need to be a LEGO VIP member, but don’t fret you can become a member for free and in-store, making it extremely easy to grab a freebie. Can’t wait? Signup online here.

Set details:

• LEGO Delivery Truck (6424688)
• 6424688
• £75 or more
• 15th to 18th August
• Leicester Square LEGO Store exclusive

The first floor is currently being expanded but once it’s complete it will regain its title of World’s largest LEGO store. It is expected to be twice the size and house new large-scale LEGO models.

There is also news of a new mascot as well as a new store exclusive LEGO product!

The store will reopen 10th August 2022 which coincides with the 90th Anniversary of LEGO. The whole reopening celebration will last for three days. You can win tickets to a special preview event via the LEGO VIP Rewards Centre.

Opening day goodies:

LEGO certainly like to go all out when a new store opens and a grand reopening seems to be a bigger, with the likes of three goodies up for grabs. They include the new LEGO Brand Store set, LEGO Delivery Truck VIP set, plus the very sought-after ‘I Heart LEGO Store Leicester Square’ tile (first 3000 visitors).

If you head back to the store come September time you’ll also be able to grab another store exclusive set, this time based on their new mascot, the LEGO Leicester Square Bulldog!

The LEGO Store in Leicester Square will reopen at 10am 10th August. See below for more details of when you’ll be able. To pickup the GWPs and exclusives:

• 10th to 14th August 2022: New LEGO Brand Store set with a minimum purchase of £120. 
• 15th to 18th August 2022: New LEGO Delivery Truck with VIP purchases of £75 or more.
• 10th August 2022: First 3000 visitors at the grand opening receive an exclusive ‘I Heart LEGO Store Leicester Square‘ tile.

Official details:

Save the Date for The LEGO Group’s biggest build yet: the revamped flagship LEGO® Store Leicester Square is set for reopening!

• The revamped LEGO Store Leicester Square will be the world’s biggest LEGO store and so much more, with jaw-dropping 3D builds and interactive LEGO brick experiences not available anywhere else in the UK
• Fans can join the opening festivities from 10th-13th August – in line with the LEGO Group’s 90th birthday – for an event that marks 90 years of play

London, 11 July, 2022: As the LEGO Group celebrates its 90th birthday and prepares to launch its BIGGEST BUILD YET, Londoners looked on in surprise this morning as a trio of giant LEGO bricks made their journey across the capital. Their destination? The LEGO flagship store in Leicester Square, which is nearing renovation completion to make it the biggest LEGO store in the world when it reopens this August. So save the date – 10th-13th August – and join the opening festivities at a place like no other, for an event that marks 90 years of play!

The new-look store will feature out-of-this-world 3D builds inspired by ‘Stories from Britain’ including Harry Potter’s Gringotts and Diagon Alley, James Bond’s Aston Martin and more hands-on LEGO experiences not available anywhere else in the UK, plus the ’90 Years of Play walkthrough’ which in 2022 will be dedicated to celebrating the LEGO Group’s 90th anniversary.

New hands-on innovations will include the Storytelling Table where LEGO fans can go behind-the-scenes of the LEGO design process via interactive areas that allow them to “meet the designers” through on-screen interviews and videos. In addition, the Personalisation Studio invites visitors to make a memento of their visit by reimagining themselves in LEGO form, either as a portrait from the Mosaic Maker or an iconic Minifigure from the LEGO Minifigure Factory.

Other new interactive experiences in the ultimate LEGO playground will include:

Tree of Discovery: An interactive model that showcases LEGO storytelling on a huge scale. The 880,000 piece structure will be the centrepiece of the store and is an expression of the LEGO Group’s commitment to being inclusive and having a positive impact on society and the planet. Visitors of all ages are invited to explore a magical wonderland hidden inside the tree through windows in its rainbow trunk.

Natali Stojovic, Head of LEGO Retail said, “We’re so excited to announce the reopening of the LEGO Store Leicester Square. We have many loyal fans in the UK so we’re looking forward to thanking them for their passion for the LEGO Group by giving them the world’s biggest LEGO store on their doorstep – and it will be so much more than a store! The 3D builds will tell unique stories inspired by British culture, there will be hands-on play experiences for all ages and a dedicated ’90 Years of Play’ walkthrough to celebrate the 90th year.”

Visitors to the new store can also get their hands on LEGO products available exclusively onsite, including the Lester Minifigure and the new LEGO Store Leicester Square Bulldog mascot (on sale from September 2022).

As always, the new store will continue to offer plenty of benefits for LEGO VIP members including exclusive VIP gifts with purchase, double points events and much more. LEGO fans can sign up at https://www.lego.com/en-gb/vip/rewards-center.

For more information on the four-day opening event, visit https://www.lego.com/en-gb/stores/store/london-leicester-square

You’ll not only be able to pickup the LEGO Back to the Future Delorean (10300) set but you’ll also be able to meet Sven Franic, the designer, and grab his signature, making your set extra special. This will take place instore between 5pm and 6pm.

If that’s not enough to entic you than maybe this will, an actual real-life Delorean, the car from the movies, will be positioned outside the store, for fans to appreciate and take photos of. 

To get you in the mood iconic tunes from movies will be played through the stores sound system. There is even an opportunity to pose in your very own Back to the Future movie poster, these can be printed out and taken home to enjoy. 

Don’t fret if you’re not local to the store as the LEGO Back to the Future Delorean (10300) will be available from all LEGO Stores and LEGO.com!

Please read the official statement below for more details a out the event.

Official details:

Meet the Designer Meet Sven Franic, designer of the LEGO Back To The Future Time Machine set (10300) at the LEGO Store Leicester Square on Friday 1st April. Sven will sign sets and meet fans between 5pm -6pm.

Also, those who want to be amongst the first to get their hands on the LEGO Back to the Future Time Machine can go ‘Back To The Future’ at a special themed event taking place all day at the LEGO Store Leicester Square on 1st April! BTTF fans will get the chance to pose for a photo with a real life DeLorean outside the store, as well as star in their own iconic Back To The Future movie poster and capture a photo print out to share with friends. Don’t miss out!

Terms & Conditions: The signing event is only for meeting Sven Franic and signing the LEGO Back To The Future Time Machine (10300) set. No other sets will be signed. Max 2 sets per person. Sets will be available to purchase during the day or at the time at the event on a first come first served basis.

I went straight to Google, as you do, and searched for LEGO Mosaic Maker. Obviously the official LEGO Store website was top, followed by a few other articles reporting on it.

Below is a list of resources that I found and compiled into a handy list for you all. An update is due soon as many more have been found and added in the comments section!

Please note that I do not endorse any of these websites listed below. 

Paid options

Apart from the above mentioned, official, place to get a LEGO Mosaic, here is another reputable place to shop.

Bright Bricks, the company behind the awe-inspiring life-sized builds you see at toy stores and attractions.

Bright Bricks Mosaic Maker

Situated in their online store, you choose the baseplate size, in studs, and then upload your photo. They’ll then send you an image which resembles how your LEGO-self will look. Once confirmed and paid, again £99, they’ll gather the parts and ship out to you ready to build.

Again it’s a paid option, which is totally fine and in no doubt worth every penny, but for a tighter budget it just isn’t feasible. To be totally honest here I’d rather go to the source, LEGO, and get the full experience for the exact same cost. It is great however if you’re not local to a LEGO Store that offers a Mosaic Maker and ordering online is the only way forward.

Build-It-Yourself Brick Mosaic

Free-ish

As free options go there several floating about the Internet, here are the two stand-out ones I found.

First is Brickapic, you start off by uploading your cboosen image and then hitting the ‘Brick It’ button, it’s that simple!

BrickaPic!

There are a few options which allow you to tweak your image, from selecting the baseplate size to using only official LEGO colours.

Once you’re happy you can get the finished image emailed to you.

Payment option

There is an added option of including the parts list and instructions but this requires payment. It’s certainly not a massive payout compared to other Mosaic Makers so this could be an affordable solution for most.

http://me.brickapic.com/

The second free option I found is one of my favourites and have used it a handful of times already. It’s tucked away on a website you wouldn’t associate with LEGO but has had tens of thousands of hits already.

https://mingze-gao.com/legao/

The guy is called Mingze Gao, and behind the formal pages of his CV you’ll find one of the most comprehensive Mosaic Makers about! Not only does it give you a well designed and formatted image it also produces a full list of parts needed, and all for free!

Step 2, upload image

The process starts the same, choose an image and upload it. I’ve gone for The Brick Post logo, just to give it a challenge. I’ll also share the screenshot of my Podcast avater to give an idea of how it looks with faces. You’ll also have a choice of how wide you’d like it, ranging from 10 upto a whopping 300 studs wide. Obviously the more studs wide it is the more detailed it’ll be, but also more expensive as the LEGO stud cost goes up drastically!

Step 3, rendered image

Once you’ve uploaded your image and proceed to the next step you’ll get the chance to save your rendered image and to download an XLSX file which contains the image also. Again all for free!

Step 4, Parts list

This is where Mingze Gao’s Mosaic Maker stands out. The parts needed to construct your image are listed below, with colours and how many of each you’ll need. Granted you’ll have to go about sourcing the bits and building it yourself, but it shouldn’t be that hard to follow and with the amps listed you’ll be building in no time at all!

Face and rendered image

https://mingze-gao.com/legao/

A new addition to the Mosaic market comes from the hugely popular Stud.io software from Bricklink.

Stud.io by Bricklink

As I don’t have or use this program Aaron from CabbageFaceLego kindly gave up his time to produce a couple of images for me, Thank you Aaron!

I must say the results from Stud.io look amazing and most likely the best out there.

Finished Mosaic from Stud.io

The whole process was painless and straightforward with quite a substantial set of options. From the size of the overall piece to which parts you’d like to use i.e Studs, tiles etc.

Of course the bigger you go and the type of parts you choose will greatly effect the total cost, although bigger baseplates will translate into more detailed pictures.

Stud.io in action

Aaron is a keen user of Stud.io and has a growing series on YouTube where he demonstrates how to you use and showcase his work, so please do check that if you need an idea of how it all works.

As it is associated with Bricklink there is of course a built-in parts list, once you’ve completed the mosaic, which obviously goes through Bricklink and allows you to source the parts required.

Stud.io is definitely a front-runner for making a Mosaic out of LEGO. There may be a steep learning curve involved at first in regards to the software but once mastered you’ll be onto constructing bigger things in no time.

http://www.stud.io

Do it yourself

Onto the DIY part of the article.

Photoshop, or some sort of image editing software is needed to get you started. Photoshop is widely used by beginners and professionals alike, it’s so versatile. Pure beginners may struggle and be slightly perplexed by its complex-looking setup, but the old phrase of ‘easy to learn, hard to master‘ comes to mind, which I think is a very apt description of it.

As always Google is your friend and with some basic search terms can produce the results you’re looking for. For instance searching for ‘Photoshop LEGO mosaic effect‘ pretty much gets you what you’re after.

One which stood out at me, but seems to be one of the more involved tutorials, is from Envato.

Tutorial

Envato LEGO Mosaic tutorial

The final result is stunning, yet it maybe more than what you’re looking for. So let’s find something that best suits our needs, which is a basic, pixelated image where the main colours stand out and are square.

WikiHow has a very simple and straightforward tutorial with only 4 steps.

Tutorial

WikiHow – How to Pixelate Photos in Photoshop

Although it’s very simple it does what we need, it displays the image so we can tell which colours to use and where. It’s now a case of meticulously counting them and making your own parts list.

There are of course pros and cons with each option and I hope this article helps you find alternatives to making mosaics.

I personally use the free option provided by Mingze Gao, as it eliminates most of the hard work for you and the fact a parts list is shown alongside the amount needed is super handy. Definitely one to bookmark!

I also wouldn’t rule out visiting LEGO Store Leicester Square one day to get an official one made. Saving up the pennies wouldn’t take too long and to have something hanging on your wall that is officially LEGO would be so cool!

If you’ve been inspired to create your own please do get in touch as we’d love to see your finished work of art!