At the core of the LEGO building system are basic elements like bricks, plates, tiles, slopes and wheels, but there are also many interesting parts with unusual shapes and connection points. Spending time with these special pieces is always a rewarding experience. As you examine the pieces, turn them and connect them in various ways, […] Read more
Featured LEGO Creations
Because of the carefully designed shapes, precisely fitting connections, and beautiful colors of LEGO pieces, they are perfect for building mosaics and other symmetrical patterns. One LEGO fan who has been creating some very sweet three-dimensional mosaics goes by the name Azurekingfisher. I have been following their flickr gallery for some time now, and am […] Read more
Sometimes those new to the LEGO hobby and people with a smaller LEGO collection get a little discouraged when they see the impressive large displays and dioramas of other LEGO fans. This is one of the reasons I like to regularly feature examples of micro-building with LEGO. Micro-building doesn’t require having a lot of parts, […] Read more
The charming #21310 LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store is definitely one of the best and most memorable sets released in 2017. Originally designed by LEGO fan Robert Bontenbal, it quickly achieved 10k public votes, and was chosen by the LEGO Ideas team to become an official LEGO set. We have discussed the set several times […] Read more
Last year, LEGO fan Jason Allemann (a.k.a. JK Brickworks) designed a motorized base that expanded the #10245 LEGO Creator Santa’s Workshop set to animate Santa’s sleigh and the four reindeer pulling it (see: LEGO Winter Village Additions & Modifications). At that time, Jason only provided instructions for the core mechanics, as he figured others would […] Read more
I have been recently contacted by Brad Meltzer, bestselling novelist, non-fiction writer, comic book author, and TV show creator. Brad is well-known for his political thrillers, and he is also the author of numerous children’s books, including Heroes for My Son (debuted as #2 on The New York Times Best Seller list), and the Ordinary […] Read more
Did you ever wish that you could be a minifig, so you can ride all those awesome LEGO vehicles? While scientist haven’t figured out yet how to shrink ourselves at will, how about making LEGO bricks bigger, so we could at least feel like minifigs in comparison? So far, the closest we could get to […] Read more
Happy Halloween! To celebrate the day of ghoulish creatures collecting candy, LEGO fan Jason Allemann (a.k.a. JK Brickworks) decided to build a Halloween candy dispenser to scare and delight kids who come to his door. Jason actually built a Halloween Chocolate Thrower last year using the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit, which was fun already, and […] Read more
The latest set in the LEGO Winter Village series is the #10259 LEGO Creator Winter Village Station, which is a great add-on to last year’s #10254 LEGO Creator Winter Village Holiday Train (see: LEGO Winter Village Train Station Coming!). To celebrate the new set, and to inspire and challenge teen and adult LEGO fans, LEGO […] Read more
Finding interesting and unusual ways to use LEGO pieces is one of the joys of the LEGO hobby. Sometimes these discoveries are made after lots of trials and errors, and other times they happen by complete accident. One LEGO fan who has been consistently coming up with surprising uses for LEGO elements is Josephine Monterosso. […] Read more
