It’s DOUBLE VIP Points across all LEGO purchases until March 15 for LEGO VIP members! With loads of exciting new releases taking place this month, you’ll find it easy to starting racking up some big LEGO VIP Points! THE DETAILS: This offer is valid from March 1st to March 15th 2011 at LEGO Stores, over […] Read more
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One of my favorite movies is the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator with Russell Crowe. According to Wikipedia, the Latin word “gladiator” literally means “swordsman” (gladius meaning sword). Gladiators used to entertain audiences in the Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, animals and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and […] Read more
Can’t live without Facebook? Or can’t stand it? Whether you love or hate online social networks, they seem to have established themselves as permanent fixtures in our culture – for better or worse. ;) If you love Facebook or other social networks, you would be very happy to know that there is a new social site […] Read more
This is a series of little vignettes I put together about the life of a monk. I made these mainly to try out the LEGO-compatible minifig accessories made by Sidan Toys, a Taiwan-based company. The accessories are available at A Minifig.Cat’s Store. Here our little monk is meditating and chanting mantras on his prayer-beads in […] Read more
Here I post some of the best LEGO mosaics I have found. I regularly update this section with fresh content as I find more pictures to add. You can click on any of the pictures to go to the creator’s site and see a larger version. (You can also read about LEGO mosaic building in […] Read more
When I was a child my dad had this cute little chess set. It was about 4 x 4 inches, and made of wood. It had 2 drawers (one on each side) to hold the chess pieces. The chess pieces themselves were tiny, and also carved of wood. They had a peg on the bottom […] Read more
Just had to do this when I received some chromed pieces from BrickTW. ;) The chroming on the pieces is beautiful! And of course the custom pieces themselves are really nice. These are some of my favorite items from BrickTW. (You can read my full review on BrickTW’s products here.) The sword is really sweet, […] Read more
One of the most amazing discoveries of recent times is the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin. The emperor ordered the creation of a whole underworld kingdom for himself with armies and servants for the afterlife. An ambitious project for sure! :) There are an estimated 8,000 life-size statues, dating back to 210 BC. Originally the […] Read more
Today we announce with sadness the sudden and tragic passing of Daniel Jezek, the visionary and founder behind BrickLink, the online LEGO marketplace and community. Daniel’s family sent out the following message to the BrickLink community. (You can read the original post here: In memory of Daniel Jezek) If you would like to leave a […] Read more
