Canada has been celebrating the 150th anniversary of the country’s confederation with a number of festive and commemorative events throughout the year. Canadian LEGO fans are also joining in the fun by building many Canadian themed models, which you can find at the Canada Builds 150 website. Today, I thought to share with you two […] Read more
Featured LEGO Creations
The LEGO Modular Buildings collection has been going strong for the past ten years, but some people say that the series is getting a little boring, a little too predictable, and LEGO needs to add something a bit more surprising to the line. Well, check out the LEGO Mecha Townhouse by hiddenderek, recently posted on […] Read more
You might remember the wonderful #21301 LEGO Ideas Birds sets from 2015, originally designed by British LEGO fan Thomas Poulsom. Thomas later released a book with even more bird models, titled Birds from Bricks, which we talked about here: New Book with More LEGO Ideas Birds. The same year, LEGO released another birds set, called […] Read more
(Written by Julio Preuss) Earlier this month I participated in Brickfête, a LEGO convention in Toronto, where I displayed one of my recently finished models (well, it’s never really finished, but at least it was presentable enough). A replica of the Canadian Broadcasting Center (CBC), the model ended up winning the Best of Brickfête Toronto […] Read more
I recently ran across a really nice project on LEGO Ideas that I thought to share with you. The LEGO Old Diner with Arcade by LEGO fan Astronaut Avila already got over 2K supporters since it was uploaded to LEGO Ideas a month ago. Even if you don’t care for diners, there are so many […] Read more
As I mentioned a number of times before, one of my favorite LEGO blogs is New Elementary, run by British LEGO fan Tim Johnson (a.k.a. caperberry). Tim focuses on analyzing new LEGO pieces (thus the name of the blog) to discover their full potential. He looks at everything; shapes, colors, connection-points, compatibility, interaction with other […] Read more
If you like to build realistic LEGO houses, you know what a big difference nicely designed furniture can make. It can take a LEGO structure from simply being a toy, to becoming a sophisticated and realistic miniature model. Most official LEGO sets come with simple furniture pieces, however there are some LEGO themes that consistently […] Read more
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was an immediate blockbuster when it was first released in 1982, and is still considered one of the greatest science-fiction films of all time. Produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, the film captured the hearts and imagination of the generation growing up in the 1980s. Interestingly, even though E.T. includes everything from […] Read more
If you are around kids, you have probably run across the current fidget spinner craze. Fidget spinners are small gadgets that you can spin between your fingers. They are advertised as a type of stress-relieving toy, although experts are divided on that claim. One benefit fidgets spinners definitely have is that it’s easy to make […] Read more
Game of Thrones is an immensely popular television series with a medieval fantasy type storyline, beautiful settings, and complex characters. Much of the saga is played out at the Red Keep; the residence of the King of the Andals and the First Men, his family and his court. Within the Red Keep is the massive […] Read more
