(Written by Carlo Pandian) How does a professional LEGO builder goes about designing and building LEGO models? This is the question I asked from LEGO designers, and I thought to share some of their responses with you. :) As you know, LEGO comes in various kits and sets to create pre-designed structures, buildings, cars, airplanes, but you can […] Read more
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(Written by Legoboy) I will start this post with a picture…. These are BrickArms guns. Many LEGO fans use BrickArms’ excellent products, as LEGO refuse to make realistic looking modern weapons, why? LEGO has this policy that they will not release any violent themes. They want safe themes for children to play with – not a “Call of Duty” […] Read more
(Written by Tobymacboy) On my last post, LEGO Misprints – Annoying or Unique?, someone made a comment mentioning that the LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett minifigures were being misprinted. I thought maybe the reader saw pictures of the old Boba Fett minifig and thought it was a misprint. I then explained the difference between misprints and variants, and […] Read more
(Written by Tobymacboy) Did you ever have to call LEGO Customer Service due to missing, broken, or misprinted LEGO elements? What did you think? I ran into some issues lately, so I thought to share my experience, then I invite you to share yours in the comment section below. ;) Here is my story: Ever […] Read more
(Written by Legomaniac) If you ever decide to travel to Hong Kong, you might be disappointed to find out that there are no LEGO stores in the city. However, you could find LEGO products in Toys’R’Us or local department stores. I’m a huge LEGO minifigure fan and as I don’t have much room to display […] Read more
(Written by Legodude19) LEGO minifigures are more than little plastic people… they are in fact an OBSESSION! Watch out, or they will take over your life! :o I have to confess; collecting LEGO minifigures is a large part of why I sink most of my money into LEGO. If you are like me, one of […] Read more
(Written by Sarah) In part one of this post, I talked about the LEGO MOC displays, LEGO vendors, ceremonies and awards at the Bricks-by-the-Bay (BBTB) LEGO convention, which happened on March 16th through the 18th in Santa Clara, California. In this post I’ll cover games & activities, seminars, and goodie-bags & LEGO convention exclusives. My goal […] Read more
(Written by Sarah) On March 16th through the 18th, my husband Will and I attended the Bricks-by-the-Bay (BBTB) 2012 LEGO Convention in Santa Clara, California. It was their third year of the con, and our first ever LEGO-fan convention. I must say, we had a blast! There were some down points, but overall, we thoroughly […] Read more
(Written by William) Have you ever had the experience where a LEGO technique seems to suddenly click for you? I know that type of experience usually comes to me when I’m building a LEGO model of my own creation. That’s primarily due to the fact that I’m asking the LEGO-elements to do something they’re not […] Read more
(Written by William) A while back, I discussed certain areas that motivate you to play with LEGO. (See post here: What Motivates Your LEGO Creations?) Responding to my post was a comment that got me thinking. The person did not find any need to motivate themselves to play with LEGO. Rather, they played for the experience. This […] Read more
