LEGO News & Updates

Do you want to win BIG? Then check this out! Just on the heels of the recent Pirates of the Caribbean Contest (voting is open – check here), Eurobricks is launching another LEGO contest; this one with a Western theme. Yeehaw! :P So, do you have what it takes to survive in the rough and […] Read more

I completely dropped the ball on announcing this LEGO contest, but there are still two weeks left, and this contest is certainly worthy of your consideration. The contest is run by From-Bricks-to-Bothans (aka. FBTB). Here is the scoop: “Rumour has it that the Incom Corporation entertained design ideas for letters A-W before settling on the […] Read more

The Pacific Coast Highway LEGO User Group (PCHLUG) is running a fun LEGO contest! The theme is Summer Blockbuster. The catch? You can only use 101 pieces! :o The deadline is the 31st of July, so there is plenty of time! You can build anything fr0m comic-book heroes to giant fighting robots and from side-splitting comedies […] Read more

Check out this small LEGO-vignette from Klementina Kosh for some real clever techniques! It is amazing how such beautiful curves and dynamic action can be achieved with little plastic bricks! (Click on the picture for a larger view in Klementina’s gallery.) The wave is created with 1×2 plates and 1×1 round-plates, and the air-mattress takes advantage […] Read more

Check out this cute LEGO vignette by Karf Oohlu who is known for his humorous LEGO creations (click on the image to visit his gallery). This little hen-house is chock-full of great details and clever techniques! :) The fox is from an old LEGO Fabuland set with Woody’s legs from Toy Story. The chicken is from the new […] Read more

Are your LEGO minifigs up-to-date and armed with the latest gadgets? If not, there is hope! Flickr-member and LEGO-fan Ollie has been tinkering with making a minifig-size iPod and iPhone! Check them out! ;) Ollie is working on a series of brand products re-created in LEGO, that hopefully will be released soon! I also hope […] Read more

LEGO just announced its summer promotions! Here are the details! (The free set is valid for all S@H countries. Shipping offer is valid only for USA, UK, and Canada.) :arrow: Free Shipping on orders of $75 or more. Valid June 27th – July 15th. :arrow: Free #30062 LEGO Kingdoms Target Practice with orders of $75 […] Read more

There is an exciting new LEGO contest over at Toys-N-Bricks! This one with a space-travel theme! :P :arrow: THE CHALLENGE: The last NASA Space Shuttle launch is set for the 8th of July. To celebrate and mark this very special event, Toys-N-Bricks is proud to present “The Next Generation of Space Travel Contest”. Space Shuttle Launches […] Read more

(Written by Sarah) In my last blog, I talked about how I was going to challenge myself by building with pieces from 2 Blacksmith Attack #6918 sets, 1 Captain’s Cabin #4191 and some pieces from an Outpost Attack #7948 draft. Almost immediately after writing the blog, I sorted the pieces. But that was it. I put off actually […] Read more