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Insider Secrets to Funding Your LEGO Hobby

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If you have been a LEGO fan for a while, you will sooner or later realize how expensive the hobby is. There will always be new sets that you really like and want to add to your collection, and you also need a good amount of loose elements to build your own creations. If you […] Read more

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Starting out to sell LEGO on BrickLink

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(Written by William) For the longest time I have been considering opening a little BrickLink shop to help fund my LEGO hobby. (As you probably know already, BrickLink is the largest online LEGO marketplace with buyers and sellers from all over the world.) I finally decided to take the plunge, and after a bit of […] Read more

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Elite Weapons for LEGO Fanatics – book review

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Some of the most challenging LEGO models to build are LEGO constructions vehicles, working LEGO robots, and functional LEGO guns. LEGO themselves release construction vehicles and other mechanical models within their LEGO Technic line. These sets provide an excellent opportunity to learn advanced building techniques. For LEGO robots there is the LEGO Mindstorms kit to […] Read more

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The origins & predecessors of LEGO bricks

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When I was a child I was told a story by either my dad or my uncle (I can’t remember) about how LEGO bricks were invented; one fine and lovely day the founder of the LEGO Company was taking a walk. It was after some rain had fallen, so the path was somewhat muddy. He […] Read more

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New LEGO Ideas & LEGO Adventure books

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People often ask where to find ideas and instructions for LEGO models other than the ones provided with LEGO sets. Of course you can find a lot of inspiration online, but the models you find may be too complex to copy – especially for younger children. There are two series of books however that I […] Read more

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LEGO minifigure display cases – new version

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LEGO minifigures have always been well loved little characters, but the last few years have been absolutely explosive as far as their popularity. The LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Super Heroes and the LEGO Collectible Minifigures lines have especially fueled people’s desire to collect these little guys. And once you start collecting them you will need […] Read more

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The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets

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Investing in LEGO is an interesting offshoot of the LEGO hobby that has been getting more and more attention not just from LEGO fans, but also the general public. The fact that all LEGO sets have a limited production run and get retired at some point, makes them ideal collectibles. And whenever there is a […] Read more

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Nature with bricks: Beautiful LEGO Wild!

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(Written by Geneva – gid617) As a good number of LEGO builders have demonstrated throughout the years, LEGO is not just a child’s toy, but it can also be a stunningly beautiful medium of art. Mike Doyle has already proved this with his two previous books in the Beautiful LEGO series –  Beautiful LEGO and Beautiful […] Read more

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LEGO suitcase sets – great for storage!

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Today I would like to bring to your attention some of the recently released LEGO Juniors and LEGO Creator sets that come with a special feature: a sturdy and very handy storage-case. These storage-cases are made by Room Copenhagen, the same Danish company that we featured before for their very nice LEGO storage and sorting […] Read more

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LEGO sorting & storage boxes – new version

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Last year I showed you a LEGO sorting and storage system from that I really like (see: New LEGO Storage & Sorting Boxes Review). These sorting and storage boxes are made by Room Copenhagen, a Danish company that has been making storage solutions for LEGO for several years. All of their LEGO related storage systems […] Read more

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