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Catching up on your LEGO reading

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(Written by William) Surfing the web and diving into one LEGO forum after another is probably the best way to stay current on LEGO events. This never-ending effort to keep current can get rather tiring though. So you may wonder if there is something simple you can pick up and read that will get you […] Read more

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LEGO book review: The LEGO Ideas Book

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REVIEW & CONTEST – WIN YOUR VERY OWN COPY! Today I would like to show you a new book for LEGO fans called The LEGO Ideas Book – Unlock Your Imagination. This is the second LEGO book I have received from DK Publishing, the first being the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia that I have reviewed yesterday. (And […] Read more

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The LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

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REVIEW & CONTEST – WIN YOUR VERY OWN COPY! Today I would like to show you a new book for LEGO Star Wars fans from DK Publishing called the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia. I have just received mine in the mail yesterday and I was blown away!  (And yes, you can win your very own […] Read more

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LEGO Brick Separator – new version!

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If you build with LEGO regularly you know how essential a LEGO Brick Separator is. Actually, it is best to keep lots of them around! They save your nails from splitting and your LEGO bricks from bite-marks. You can read more about the original LEGO Brick Separator here: Your Essential Tool; the LEGO Brick Separator […] Read more

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LEGO Bayer test-strikes – PART 3

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(Written by Maxx) After my last post on the really nice LEGO Bayer advertisement I have found, I would like to share with you another piece of history about the connection between the two companies; LEGO and Bayer. The following post appears on Bayer’s old website. It is a wonderful testimonial to the tight connection between the two […] Read more

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LEGO Bayer test-strikes – PART 2

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(Written by Maxx) First of all, I would like to thank all of you who commented on LEGO Bayer Test-Strikes – Part 1. I really enjoyed your comments. The first part on “Bayers” (short for Bayer-test-strikes) and LEGO was an introduction into test-bricks. It allowed me to tell you the broad story. Maybe now I can […] Read more

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LEGO budgeting: spreading out LEGO-buying

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(Written by Sarah) In a perfect world, everyone would get everything they wanted. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world and our wants far outweigh our means. We simply can’t afford everything we want. We have to spread our purchases out over time; otherwise we end up spending food-money or charging too much on credit-cards. […] Read more

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LEGO organization: the portable solution

(Written by Sarah) I know organizing a LEGO collection may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but as an adult fan it’s quite important when you go to build a creation that you’re able to find what you need. Regardless of whether you sort by type of brick, color or the phases of the moon, […] Read more

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LEGO Bayer Test-Strikes – PART 1

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(Written by Maxx) If you love LEGO and are a fan of LEGO colors, you’ll love “Bayer test-strikes” or simply called “Bayers”. You may want to read my previous article titled LEGO Colors – Introduction to familiarize yourself with the history of LEGO colors, and in today’s article, we will focus on some very unique […] Read more

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Shopping for LEGO on eBay

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Have you ever checked out the LEGO selection on eBay? Yep! There is quite a bit of treasure there! Is eBay a good place to shop for LEGO? I would say absolutely yes, but with some caveats. Here I will share with you some of the things I have learned from shopping on eBay in […] Read more

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