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What’s Your LEGO Niche?

Although you can build anything with LEGO, most LEGO-fans develop a fondness for a particular theme or style. Browse this section for ideas! 🙂

LEGO train layout & landscape standards

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LEGO train sets usually come with enough track pieces to make a simple loop, and may also include a small station for passengers and cargo. Other than these basic features offered by official LEGO train sets, LEGO fans are on their own when it comes to building train layouts. This is, of course, not a […]

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Power Functions wagon for small LEGO trains

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Two of my favorite LEGO trains are the #10254 LEGO Creator Winter Holiday Train from last year, and the train from the #79111 LEGO The Lone Ranger Constitution Train Chase set from 2013. They are very similar old-style steam engines, each with a coal car, a flatbed wagon, and a closed-in wagon. I like them […]

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LEGO micro-building tutorials with Micro Square

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Back in January 2013 LEGO launched a series of video-tutorials by LEGO designers on micro-scale building. The series continued strong until March 2014, with some really excellent tutorials and building tips for your own LEGO creations. The only problem is that the videos are all over the place on LEGO’s channel, so I thought to […]

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LEGO City trains on sale & new train coming!

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At the beginning of August we will get a new LEGO City train in the form of the #60098 LEGO City Heavy-Haul Train. It is a gorgeous train set with a full set of tracks, remote control, and a bunch of extras to set up your train layout. At the same time Amazon is having […]

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Make your own LEGO Mosaic with BrickIt!

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(Written by Shaun VanWeelden) My name is Shaun VanWeelden, and I’m currently a student at Iowa State University studying software engineering. I’m also a LEGO fan and have had a long time interest in building LEGO mosaics. Over the past few years I have been working on developing a web app for creating LEGO mosaics, […]

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LEGO mosaic project on Kickstarter

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There is an interesting LEGO related project that is looking for funding on Kickstarter right now that I thought to share with you. The project is called Brick-A-Pic, created by LEGO fan Jake Olefsky and his team. They are planning to start an online service that allows you to convert your photo, logo, icon or other […]

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The great revival of LEGO Classic Space

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Since the release of The LEGO Movie there has been a huge revival of LEGO Classic Space. And not just LEGO blogs and forums are reaching back in time to LEGO Classic Space, but even more so people who haven’t touched LEGO for decades or are just now discovering LEGO Classic Space the first time. There […]

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LEGO City Cargo Train: old going, new coming

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One of the nicest recent LEGO train sets is the #7939 LEGO City Cargo Train. It was first released in 2010, it is motorized and includes a full set of train-tracks, plus a bunch of other extra stuff. The normal price is $180, and it is totally worth it. Please note that this set is […]

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More LEGO micro-building tutorials

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LEGO micro-building is a fantastic way to create great LEGO projects without needing a whole lot of LEGO elements. Although LEGO micro creations are small, it doesn’t mean they are not challenging. In fact they are often more difficult to design then LEGO minifigure-scale or larger models. We have discussed basic LEGO micro-building techniques previously in […]

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LEGO micro-building tutorials by Micro Square

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LEGO microscale building is quite fun and addictive. It also has several benefits; you can create an extensive LEGO diorama with much less LEGO elements, bringing down significantly the cost and the display-space needed. And smaller doesn’t mean less detailed or complex; LEGO micro-building can be just as intricate and extensive as building in minifig-scale. LEGO […]

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