Community Articles & Discussions

(Written by Chad Collins of Your Creative Friends) Building a LEGO set is more than simply playing with a toy; it is an experience. For those minutes, hours, or in some cases, days spent assembling a LEGO set, something special transpires. It is during this time that your mind is solely focused on accomplishing a […] Read more

(Written by fikko3107) If you’ve read my last article about collecting LEGO videos (see: Collecting LEGO Videos – A TFOL’s Confessions), you would probably already know about the extent of my devotion towards digital LEGO. This time, I bring you the next part of my guide to the fascinating world of digital LEGO media: LEGO Building […] Read more

(Written by fikko3107) Let’s start with this. I am a LEGO collector. I collect LEGO sets of course, but since I’m a TFOL (Teen-Fan-of-LEGO), I don’t have my own income to buy a lot of LEGO sets. So, I try to find other LEGO-related things that I can collect. It dawned on me about 2 […] Read more

If you would write a letter to LEGO, what would you say? Would it be a letter of appreciation about a new LEGO set you are particularly impressed with? Or a concern or complaint about something you don’t like? Or perhaps an idea you want to share with LEGO designers, hoping they will implement it? :) […] Read more

How many LEGO bricks would it take to build a real house? If you are a LEGO fan you might have considered this question. After all, it would be real fun to build a real house out of LEGO! Wouldn’t it? But how many LEGO bricks would such an endeavor take? And how much would it […] Read more

Happy New Year! We made it to 2013! Yay! Many people come up with resolutions for the New Year; perhaps take better care of themselves, be kinder to others, get their finances in order… so I was wondering if LEGO-fans make resolutions for the new year in regards to their hobby. I was talking with […] Read more

(Written by Matthew Carey of GameBuildingSets.com) When I think back to the first time I set down with a LEGO set as an adult, I remember thinking I was mad. It was roughly eight years ago with my (at the time) five year old son. He had seen his friends playing with their LEGO sets at […] Read more

(Written by Geneva – gid617) Long ago, my Grandpa made me a table that we always called “the LEGO table”. It has a removable top, so when there were no babies crawling around we could put the whole thing on the floor. The surface of the table is covered with eight 32×32 stud LEGO plates to build on. Over […] Read more

(Written by Geneva – gid617) Have you ever wanted to make your own LEGO game? It isn’t as hard as it seems! Ninjago already has its own spinner game, but my brother and I wanted to incorporate that into an even bigger LEGO board-game. :razz: So we started out making a LEGO game-board, using most of last year’s locations; […] Read more