In the earliest years of the LEGO System, salespeople went around selling products from custom made briefcases

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Tossing a coin into the Trevi Fountain guarantees you will return to Rome – but this Architecture set allows you to recreate a piece of the city’s history at home

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How do you defeat Galactus? You need Tony Stark to upgrade the iconic Battle Bus with all of the tech at Iron Man’s disposal. Here, Blocks gives the LEGO Fortnite set a Marvel makeover to capture the epic crossover