(Written by William) With all the LEGO-related and other social events being canceled due to the virus, I haven’t been able to display my first LEGO Ideas project, Ahoy’s Seafood Restaurant. (You can read about the projects via the links at the end of this post). Judging by the statistics, chances are that project won’t […] Read more
Featured LEGO Creations
Two of the most popular sets from The LEGO Ninjago Movie are the #70620 LEGO Ninjago City from 2017 and the #70657 LEGO Ninjago City Docks from 2018. The sets can be used separately or connected together for a larger layout. They represent a chaotic cityscape with structures stacked on top of each other, as […] Read more
LEGO fan Jason Allemann is well known for his LEGO kinetic sculptures. Jason also openly shares instructions for most of his models on his website, JKBrickWorks.com, so other LEGO fans can learn from them. Interestingly, although Jason’s expertise is with mechanical models, he never built a LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC). GBC models are very […] Read more
(Written by William) Like many of you during these unusual times, I found myself stuck at home with a bit more time on my hands than I knew what to do with. So, I turned to the LEGO Ideas platform, which is the home of the majority of official LEGO contests. Sure enough, one of […] Read more
Even if you don’t have time to participate in LEGO Ideas contests, it is a good mental exercise to spend a few minutes thinking about what you would build for each of the challenges. Then, when the contests are over, and the winners are announced, you can go back to the contest page to see […] Read more
Restoring older LEGO sets is a wonderful hobby many adult LEGO fans enjoy. Perhaps you find a bulk lot on eBay or at a garage sale that is just too good to pass up, or you may rediscover your own childhood sets that have been stored away in the attic. If you don’t have the […] Read more
It seems like humanity has decided that the most important item to survive a pandemic is toilet paper. If your minifigs are also worried about running out of their precious rolls, now is the time to help them stock up. Below, I have included some fun LEGO memes depicting the current situation. You have probably […] Read more
We discussed the three new LEGO Ninjago Arcade Pods previously (see links at the end of this post), but to recap, they are uniquely shaped large LEGO pieces that look like arcade games and hold a minifigure and a bunch of accessories inside. The shapes, decorations, and features of the pods are referencing the events […] Read more
(Written by Geneva – gid617) After enjoying the beautiful #21318 LEGO Ideas Tree House for a while (see LEGO Ideas Tree House Review & Nature Photos), I got ready to take it back in time and build a medieval version. Inspired by the old LEGO Castle Forestmen theme from the late 1980s, I made some modifications that […] Read more
As you may remember from last week, the LEGO Ideas review team revealed which of the projects will be made into official LEGO sets from the batch that reached 10,000 supporters between May and September of 2019. The two projects chosen were the Medieval Blacksmith by Clemens Fiedler, and Winnie the Pooh by Ben Alder. […] Read more