Nannan became involved with the online LEGO community in late 2004. He has been a builder for as long as he can remember. Nannan builds in a variety of themes that often overlap with the science fiction universe, other times they are purely made up ones. You can see his creations on Brickshelf, MOCpages, and […] Read more
LEGO News & Updates
I apologize to my regular readers and all new visitors; somehow my website stopped working properly today. All the Categories disappeared, as well as all the Tags, so it is impossible to navigate the site. I’m looking into what could be the problem and how to fix it. Hopefully it won’t take long. In the meantime […] Read more
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
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
