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Check out the pictures of our LEGOLAND (Discovery Centre) opening this weekend.
http://torontoist.com/2013/02/a-first-look-at-legoland-toronto/
It’s actually north of Toronto so I have to see if I can make arrangements to go. I really want to!!
Kristina, that’s just awesome! Yeah, if you can arrange it definitely go! LEGOLAND is a great experience!
hey admin remember me anyways ive been trying to find my old comments and im also wondering where did the rest of the story guys go?
Gosh, long time no see! Last time you commented was back in December! Is everything well? The Ninjago story guys and gals are over here: http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/11/ninjago-episode-26-rise-of-the-spinjitzu-master/
I hate to ask, but will my TC 14 review be put up soon?
Also I’m gonna send a news story in
So sorry about that. I have been having a hard time catching up with all the news, buest-posts and requests for featured topics. I put your article on top of the list right now. I’m working on an article for tomorrow (Thursday). I can post yours on Friday. Does that work?
Sure…
I don’t mind, I just thought I might of missed it
I will let you know when it’s published. Thanks for your patience!
hey admin are you a christian? Because Jesus is a very important piece in your life.
Jay, I run a LEGO website, not a religious discussion. I do believe in God and spirituality, but I do not follow any organized religions. I do respect people though who follow various religious and spiritual paths as they tend to be good people who want to do something meaningful with their lives. And I know I can always learn from good people.
Hey guys,
I was wondering if you’d be interested in giving us a post to help promote our contest. We’re offering over $2000 in prizes for a new and novel take on the old fashioned piggy bank. Naturally, we want the most creative entries possible, so we’re reaching out to the Lego community since they have the most creative people. You can check out the contest here: http://blog.futureadvisor.com/build-a-better-piggy-bank-contest/ and if you have any questions you can contact me directly.
Thanks!
LOL! This looks really fun! Thanks for sharing! I will try to write up a post about this ASAP.
Great! Thanks for spreading the word.
It took me a year to put together this brickfilm; let me know what you think!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdY7Kp2EyQI
Matt, nicely done! Thanks for sharing!
Do you know of any rumored/tenative release date for the CUUSOO Back to the Future set?
Ethyl, no rumored dates. CUUSOO is a very small part of LEGO so it is easier them to keep it under wraps until the official announcement.
I wish ninjago was still playing admin
Hello admin, please could you mention my Project Swapfig Kickstarter project? You can see it here, with all the necessary info: http://bit.ly/swapfig
Drew, thanks for sharing. Interesting project. I will try to sqeeze in an article about it.
Hi, I just got the Star Wars Desert Skiff/Sarlacc Pit set. It came with 3 little grey pieces (all the same) that I think clip onto Boba Fett’s helmet. They’re shown in the instructions, but it doesn’t show what they’re for. I’ve looked at online reviews of the set but nobody mentions them. Do you know someone who can tell me what they are?
Ethyl, yes, the are antennas for Boba Fett’s helmet. Because the pieces are so tiny LEGO always includes some extra ones as well. I have tons of those in a little baggie.
Hi!! I want to add a new article to BrickBlogger… and also delete my old one, since all the links in it are no longer working.
I have some new exciting news about LEGO in Japan… they had their own version of “Minitalia” (Italian LEGO) that was sold in Japan under the “OLO” name. Never heard of this before this past month. Would like to do an article.
Cheers,
Gary Istok
Gary, nice to hear from ya! We can’t delete articles as other pages, as well as other websites, link to them, however we can certainly fix/update links. And as far as OLO, yeah that is amazing! Go ahead with the article, sounds super-interesting!
BTW, did you get in touch with Sarah, the author of Million Little Bricks? She has been trying to reach you and contacted me as well about it.
Jjust as Italy had Minitalia LEGO in the 1970-76 era, it seems that Japan (first LEGO sold there in 1962) also had an identity crisis of sorts, and it was called OLO.
As with other imports, the Japanese never made it easy for imports to flourish there. Even the Japanese themselves never much cared for a lot of foreign items.
But due to a restricted distribution network and lack of accessibility to toy stores, TLG licensed a Japanese company called Fujisho Co. to make LEGO type sets for the Japanese market from 1970-78. And this product was called OLO.
OLO used the same type of “X” bottom bricks as Minitalia did in the 1970s in Italy. This was one of several patents that TLG had for their LEGO product. But this brick patent was apparently only used in Italy and Japan… and only in the early to mid 1970s.
So OLO was sold in Japan alongside regular (not selling well) real LEGO. And OLO basic sets were about 1/2 the price of comparable sized LEGO basic sets.
I’ve spent the last 2 weeks working on new chapters (yes there will be more than the current 73 chapters)… of my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide (DVD download), and these are just 3 of about 20 images of the rarely seen 1970s OLO sets from Japan. This chapter will be alongside the Italian Minitalia (1970-76) LEGO sets.
Gary Istok
P. S. I have 4 images to send along with this little contribution… showing OLO.
Gary, sounds good! You can just email me the pictures and I will post an article for you.
OMG, guys, I’ve just got my free Minecraft giftcode!
>> Minecraftgiftcodes.me <<
Just wanted to report that Fred Meyers in Longview, WA has a ton of series 10 minifigs. I got a librarian, 2 Punchinellos (sad clown), 2 Medusas, a sky diver, and 2 paintballers. They also had all of the Iron Man 3 sets and three of the Lone Ranger sets; the train, bank, and a battle pack type.
Ethyl, thanks for sharing that! Yes, reports are coming in from everywhere that they are showing up at TRU, Target and Wal-Mart stores as well. And also Fred Meyers as you mentioned. The hunt for Mr. Gold begins!
Admin, did you get my email? It popped up with an error message so I don’t know if it sent or not.
Yep, will look at it later today. Please note that I will be out of town next week and I’m having to pre-write all the articles for the entire week, and all the days are now full. I could schedule your post for the end of that week, but the earliest it will be published would be the 18th. Will just have to see how much I have to work on it and if I could schedule it for the 18th or the 19th. If not, I can post it when I get back. Normally I can publish something with a few days of notice, but since I’m going to be out of town, things are a bit weirded out. So sorry about that.
That is fine. Just whenever you get a chance. No rush
Thanks! I will do the best I can.
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