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LEGO minifigure display cases with style!

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Displaying LEGO creations and LEGO minifigures is a dilemma LEGO fans are bound to face as their collection grows. This issue has been especially heightened with the release of the Collectible Minifigures – which, after all, are meant to be collectible and displayable. LEGO did release two sizes of minifigure display cases (see here: LEGO […] Read more

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LEGO Star Wars BrickMaster review

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(Written by Tobymacboy) I was at Goodwill the other day and while the employees were stocking the bookshelves, I noticed something on their cart; the LEGO Atlantis and LEGO Castle BrickMaster books! After I scooped them up and began to take off someone handed me a LEGO Star Wars BrickMaster book as well! The original […] Read more

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Collecting LEGO books – intro to a fun hobby!

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(Written by fikko3107) Following the trend of my previous articles on collecting LEGO related materials (see links at the end of this post on collecting LEGO videos, instructions, and polybags), today I would like to tell you about something else I collect; LEGO books. Even as child I always loved reading. Sure, back then it tended […] Read more

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LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia

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There is an exciting new book coming by DK Publishing in May called the LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia. The book will contain beautiful detailed pictures as well as stats on all the Collectible Minifigure Characters from Series 1-10. This will be very helpful to keep track of which minifigures you have from each series and which ones are […] Read more

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Brickvesting: How to Make Money Selling LEGO

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There is a really interesting LEGO book I came across recently called “Brickvesting: How to Make Money Selling LEGO on Amazon and eBay – A Step-By-Step Guide to Make Your Child’s (or Your) LEGO Hobby Self-Supporting” by Alex Stewart. Yeah, I know that’s a long title, but at least there is no doubt what the book […] Read more

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The ideal LEGO room: build a LEGO wall!

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Two of the biggest challenges for LEGO fans as their collection grows are to store their LEGO pieces, and to display their LEGO creations. We talked extensively about LEGO storage and display ideas in the Care & Feed of LEGO section, and today I would like to show you one more way I just ran across recently that I […] Read more

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LEGO book review: The LEGO Adventure Book

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Today I would like to show you one of my favorite LEGO books; The LEGO Adventure Book by Megan Rothrock. The book came out recently and so far everyone only has good things to say about it. And for a good reason. The book is big, beautiful and most importantly, full of interesting and inspiring […] Read more

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LEGO investment guide for sellers & collectors

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In the past few years investing in LEGO has become a trend and hot topic amongst LEGO fans. Previously people bought LEGO for their children or their own enjoyment, and only considered selling their collection when they wanted to move on from the hobby or had to sell their collection due to financial or other issues. However […] Read more

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LEGO shopping: the myth of Toys’R’Us deals

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If you have been involved in the LEGO hobby for some time you are well aware of how important it is to have a LEGO shopping strategy. LEGO is not cheap, and both the LEGO Company as well as retailers are taking advantage of the popularity of the brand by keeping prices as high as […] Read more

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New LEGO book: You Can Build It!

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The LEGO book series YOU CAN BUILD IT by Twomorrows Publishing is a new ongoing series of instruction books on the art of LEGO custom building, from the producers of BrickJournal magazine. Spinning off from BrickJournal’s popular “You Can Build It” column, these full-color LEGO books are loaded with nothing but step-by-step instructions by some of the top custom LEGO […] Read more

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