(Written by William) As your LEGO collection grows at some point it becomes hard to ignore the fact that all those LEGO sets and pieces have quite a bit of worth. After all, there are brick and mortar stores who’s entire operation is based on buying and selling LEGO sets and parts. With online resources […] Read more
Advanced Guides for LEGO Fans
Most LEGO fans display the LEGO Modular Buildings as they are. They may connect the buildings in a different order to create a slightly varying layout, but other than that LEGO Modular Building streets tend to look the same. However LEGO Modular Buildings actually lend themselves for expansion both upwards and sideways, and by this […] Read more
(Written by William) A few years ago I talked about a few programs LEGO offered that not all LEGO fans were aware of (see links at the end of this post). Some of these programs have been discontinued like the LUG Showcase while others have been augmented like LUGBULK. Recently I received a request that […] Read more
(Written by William) In this Brick Breakdown series I review official LEGO sets, from the perspective of looking at interesting building techniques we can all learn from. Today we will be looking at the #10249 LEGO Winter Toy Shop. You can also check out the previously discussed LEGO techniques found in official LEGO sets at the […] Read more
Just wanted to show you this cute LEGO elephant designed by LEGO fan and flickr member Bangoo H. The new printed eye pieces opened up a lot of opportunities to create very expressive brick-built creatures, and this elephant is just one of them. Bangoo also designed other adorable LEGO animals including dogs, cats, koalas, and […] Read more
(Written by Linus Bohman) Greeble, greeb or greebling are words not recognized by most dictionaries. According to Wikipedia (see link), the earliest recorded use of the term greeble found to date was by those working on the special effects for Star Wars – the group who would later become Industrial Light and Magic. They also described this design method […] Read more
The LEGO Movie Maker app has been around for just about three years now. It a very popular and user-friendly app to create LEGO stop-motion animations. The simple tools and guides of the app make it easy to shoot, edit, and even score your movie with music. The LEGO Movie Maker works on iPhone, iPod […] Read more
Recently I was invited by the company called Pley to review their LEGO rental service. I have heard about Pley.com before (formally known as Pleygo), and read reviews on the service with interest. Pley basically works like Netflix, except instead of renting movies for a monthly subscription fee, you rent LEGO sets. So let’s take […] Read more
Adding lights to your LEGO creations is one of the most satisfying ways to bring them to life. Whether it be a police-car with flashing lights, a fireplace with flickering flames, or a LEGO City with warmly glowing streetlights, lit up LEGO models really stand out and get the attention of even non-LEGO fans. There […] Read more
There is a LEGO builder who goes by the name Nuju Metru who is well known for his fantastic LEGO dragons other fantasy creations, and also his beautiful LEGO Minas Tirith project that has successfully achieved 10,000 votes on LEGO Ideas, and is currently under review for the possibility to become an official LEGO set. […] Read more
