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  • London Toy Fair 2012 - First News

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    Fernando Correia
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:41 pm
    Huw from Brickset had the privilege to visit the LEGO stand at London Toy Fair 2012, today. He brings to us the first news about 2H2012 LEGO Technic sets, after some weeks of rumors and speculations. In his own words, "Only two previously unseen sets were on show, although the catalogue shows a third. 9393 Tractor was not on display but 9396 helicopter and 9398 4x4 crawler were. The helicopter is huge (60cm long), red and yellow, and features new blades whose pitch can be adjusted. It's not motorised but it can be, there's space in the body for the battery box. The 4x4 crawler is a…

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    28 Jan 2012 | 12:11 am
    PriceSavingDiscount4643 City Power Boat Transporter$26.93$13.0633%8078 Atlantis Portal of Atlantis$67.99$32.0032%7327 Pharaoh's Quest Scorpion Pyramid$69.99$30.0030%View all discounts at Amazon.com | Hide these alerts

  • LEGO Pictures from the London Toy Fair

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    Jason Forthofer
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:43 pm
    The new summer Lord of the Rings, Monster Fighters, Super Heroes sets were present at the London Toy Fair. LEGO was not allowing them to be photographed but alot of the surrounding artwork was photographed by hmillington. We thought we’d share them with you. Related Posts:2011 LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants Sets2011 LEGO Harry Potter SetsLEGO Tron [...]

  • Lego Avengers, LOTR and Universal Monsters From UK Toy Fair

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    Joe Moore
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm
    Blogomatic3000 has posted a few pics of Lego's display stand from the floor of the UK Toy Fair 2012. The sets include Lego Avengers, Lego Lord of the Rings and Lego Universal Monsters. Check out the images by clicking the headline of the story.... [Read More]

  • Weird is good

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    Andrew
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    I’ve been enjoying halfbeak‘s LEGO creations for a while now, but it seems I hadn’t managed to blog any yet, so I’m glad he posted this strange little micro-ship. Halfbeak is also great at writing very tiny stories to go with his very tiny ships — backstories that don’t overwhelm the model and actually add something. While we’re at it, he posted a great pair of “colonial ark” ships back in December. Click through for the excellent micro-story.
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  • Lego man's space voyage: Cool visuals came with flight risk - Globe and Mail

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:06 am
    Globe and MailLego man's space voyage: Cool visuals came with flight riskGlobe and MailTwo Toronto teens who launched a Lego man into space were rewarded with some awe-inspiring video, but experts say anyone trying to replicate the feat should be aware of air safety. The Grade 12 students say they used a helium-filled weather balloon and High School Students Send Canadian Legoman Into The StratosphereSpaceRef Canadaall 16 news articles »

  • Lego Man joins list of Canadians who have visited space - Victoria Times Colonist

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:20 am
    New York Daily NewsLego Man joins list of Canadians who have visited spaceVictoria Times ColonistBy Jack Knox, Times Colonist January 28, 2012 3:13 AM News item: Toronto 17yearolds Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad have become instant celebrities after sending a Lego character 24 kilometres into space by helium balloon. The four-centimetre-tall Lego Man Two teens send a Lego man into near spaceLos Angeles TimesLego Man launched 14 miles into skyNew York Daily NewsThe science and engineering behind Lego Man's balloon voyageToronto StarBoston.com -Digitaltrends.comall 150 news…

  • Community columnist: Life's lessons through Legos - Lincoln Journal Star

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:18 am
    TIMECommunity columnist: Life's lessons through LegosLincoln Journal StarThere is a great deal of noise being made about the new Lego Friends line. The debate over girl Legos and boy Legos can happen somewhere else; in our house we just build with the things, regardless of gender. In fact, we build with thousands of them.Leave Lego aloneMacleans.caBoys Who Launched 'Lego Man' Astronaut Into Space Make Parents of Lego The StirLEGO's New 'Friends' Line for Girls: Offensive?TIMEWashington Post (blog) -KXLY Spokane -JOEall 10 news articles »

  • LOTR LEGO Minifigs Inbound, Playsets Hopefully Not Far Behind - Technabob (blog)

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:10 pm
    Technabob (blog)LOTR LEGO Minifigs Inbound, Playsets Hopefully Not Far BehindTechnabob (blog)Last spring we talked about a giant LEGO recreation of the Garrison of Moria from The Lord of the Rings. The only thing missing from the setting was official LOTR minifigs. Now it looks like these missing characters are coming soon according to a pic Top 5 Lego sets from Toy Fair 2012PC AuthorityLEGO Lord of the Rings: The Video Game next?MCVThe First View of the Lego Lord of the Rings MinifigsGizmodoPocket-lint.com -Wired (blog) -Kotakuall 9 news articles »

  • Marine Breaks Record for Biggest Lego Collection, Gains Huge Geek Cred - PCWorld

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    Daily MailMarine Breaks Record for Biggest Lego Collection, Gains Huge Geek CredPCWorldBy Elizabeth Fish, PCWorld Jan 27, 2012 3:49 PM [Photo: Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron Diamant]There's something about finishing off a Lego set that feels quite rewarding--the bigger and trickier the better. You then usually add it to your collection on the Marine Corp Captain Kyle Ugone sets Lego collection world record with 1091 Daily MailThe Lego LeatherneckTIME (blog)Marine Sets Lego World RecordMilitary.comGizmodo -JOE -Huffington Postall 10 news articles »
 
 
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    28 Jan 2012 | 12:11 am
    PriceSavingDiscount4643 City Power Boat Transporter$26.93$13.0633%8078 Atlantis Portal of Atlantis$67.99$32.0032%7327 Pharaoh's Quest Scorpion Pyramid$69.99$30.0030%View all discounts at Amazon.com | Hide these alerts

  • Mini-Modulars now available at shop.LEGO.com [shop.LEGO.com news (General)]

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    The Mini-modulars can now be ordered from shop.LEGO.com, but you have to be logged in to be able to do so. Mighty Wanderer emailed to say they were available but when I first looked it said 'coming soon 1st Feb.' It seems that if you search for 10230 at LEGO.com and you are not logged in you end up at product landing page that says 'coming soon' but when you click on 'full details' it takes you back to the shop home page. So, if you want to order, use these links [UK (£60) | USA ($80) | Canada ($100)] and if you end up at the home…

  • Sydney Brick Show - 2nd and 3rd June 2012 [Event news (Australia)]

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:54 am
    It has just been announced that a group of AFOLs in Sydney are organising a LEGO Fan event and exhibiton, The Sydney Brick Show, to be held at the Powerhouse Musem in Sydney, Australia this coming June. From the website:  The Sydney Brick Show will held on 2-3 June at the Powerhouse Museum. We invite you to join us in displaying your creative genius at Sydney’s first LEGO® fan event in 2012. The new Sydney Brick Show will bring together the best in LEGO® fan conventions with a family fun showcase of AFOL creations. The amazing two day event will include public viewing,…

  • Brickset users spend $27 million on LEGO in a year [Brickset news]

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:41 am
    This time last year I published some figures for the size and value of our collective collections. Between us we had 1,992,000 sets and just over 500,000,000 parts worth $52,000,000. This year the numbers are, as you can see from the sidebar, 2,900,000 sets, 750,000,000 parts and worth just under $79,000,000 36,205 people have registered their collections which is just under 10,000 more than had done so this time last year. The average size of people's collections has risen from 74 to 81 sets. So while the headline no doubt grabbed your attention, it's not entirely accurate because…

  • 2012 timetable of releases [New set news]

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:03 am
    To help you budget, I thought it worth summarising the release dates for the sets that'll be available in normal shops: March: Disney Princess, Ninjago spinners (second wave) April: Marvel Super Heroes May: Series 7 figs June: Ninjago spinners (third wave) August: Games, Friends, LOTR, Star Wars, Monster Fighters, Creator, Technic, Ninjago play sets, Mining, Hero Factory September: Ninjago booster packs and spinners (fourth wave), Advent calendars, Series 8 figs So, not too much new until August, so you have plenty of time to save up!
 
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  • Brickvention 2012 round-up

    gambort
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    I’ve just returned from Melbourne where I attended my third (maybe fourth…) Brickvention. Each year this convention gets bigger and, more importantly, better. A huge thanks to the organisers for making it such a great event. For those who could not attend here’s a selection of some of the great creations that were on display. Or of course you can find your own by wading through the tags or Brickvention group. And if you took photos please remember to add “Brickvention” and “2012″ to your tags and submit it to the group. Mark Curnow (Brickton) brought…

  • Weird is good

    Andrew
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    I’ve been enjoying halfbeak‘s LEGO creations for a while now, but it seems I hadn’t managed to blog any yet, so I’m glad he posted this strange little micro-ship. Halfbeak is also great at writing very tiny stories to go with his very tiny ships — backstories that don’t overwhelm the model and actually add something. While we’re at it, he posted a great pair of “colonial ark” ships back in December. Click through for the excellent micro-story.

  • Batman as you’ve never seen him

    gambort
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:28 pm
    Shannon Sproule (Shannon Ocean) has a very odd interpretation of the Batman in 2025. It’s for the LUGNuts 51st Build Challenge: Batmobile 2025.

  • Teens send Lego minifig into space

    Nannan
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:48 pm
    Two 17-year-olds from Toronto made a balloon to fly a minifig and camera 24 kilometers into the air. Check out the news article for photos and a video of this amazing feat. Via Toys N Bricks

  • Stunning in Red

    Chris
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:40 pm
    This spindly mech by Kahan Dare (aka tadashistate) brings a bold look and a bit of flair as it poses cheekily. Kahan also proves his style with a spot of lovely photography using a simple background that accentuates his model.
 
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  • Lego Avengers Movie Set Descriptions

    Shin Densetsu
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:23 pm
    Phil de Semiyen of Empire Magazine attended UK Toy Fair 2012 where he was able to check out the upcoming Lego Avengers Movie construction sets. While he didn't post any photos, he did post descriptions of the sets. WARNING, the descriptions feature SPOILERS, if you can get past that, read on for a summary, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!... [Read More]

  • Lego and Minecraft Together At Last

    Joe Moore
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:10 pm
    They seemed like a match made in modern pop culture heaven, and now it's a reality. Lego and Minecraft will be joining forces! The Lego Cuusoo Blog has the details. Happy New Year! Since the Minecraft™ project reached 10,000 supporters on LEGO® CUUSOO, many of you have been eagerly awaiting our update. Until now, the project has been in the LEGO Review—a stage before product development begins where a LEGO Jury evaluates the idea’s feasibility as a product and makes a decision. We're happy to announce that the Minecraft project on LEGO CUUSOO has passed the LEGO review and we are now…

  • Lego Avengers, LOTR and Universal Monsters From UK Toy Fair

    Joe Moore
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm
    Blogomatic3000 has posted a few pics of Lego's display stand from the floor of the UK Toy Fair 2012. The sets include Lego Avengers, Lego Lord of the Rings and Lego Universal Monsters. Check out the images by clicking the headline of the story.... [Read More]

  • DC Universe Lego Sets & Minifigures For 2012

    DESTRO
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:40 am
    New images of upcoming DC Universe Lego sets and Minifigures have been posted up for your viewing pleasure. These images were taken from the free Lego Club news letter and free 2012 Lego Catalog. Also included is StarWars and Series 6 Minifigures. More DC Universe Legos images after the jump.... [Read More]

  • Lego Marvel Super Heroes - April Release - Set Listings

    Deefuzz
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:13 pm
    The first bit of potential news and information regarding the upcoming Marvel installment of the Lego Super Heroes line has surfaced online via French site Brick Heroes. It turns out that several listings were found on Amazon.fr as well as a few descriptions. We also have a promotional image from a recent Lego insert showcasing several Marvel Minifigs stating that they will be available in April. The set listings are below (some found on the Lego Wiki with no links to product pages), with the translated descriptions for the ones that were available: Lego Super Heroes - 6865 - Captain…
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  • On the Hogwarts Express

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    TomSolo93 made this great little Harry Potter scene.

  • Trash day

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:22 am
    Lego27bricks is taking out the trash. I love that fig-scale trash can.

  • Spacey

    18 Jan 2012 | 7:15 am
    Two more vignettes from that space contest on Comunidade 0937: WhiteShadow's Look mom, no gravity! and Mreizinho's Enemies.

  • Ai se eu te apanho!!

    17 Jan 2012 | 7:09 am
    Luis Baixinho made Ai se eu te apanho!! for a space contest over on Comunidade 0937. Google translate says this means "oh if I get you!", but maybe Luis or someone else who speaks Portuguese can give a better translation.

  • Ouch

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:40 am
    Lego27bricks has been running into a wall finding ideas for his vig-a-day.
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  • BayLUG January 2012 Meeting @ Dave Porter’s

    Bill
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:42 am
    Every January for the past several years, BayLUG has had a meeting at the lovely home of member Dave Porter who has a huge personal layout on display. People bring their latest creations to show, and stuff to sell, and we have our annual first meeting of the year. This year we had elections for new club officers. Click the image for the full set of photos, or view them as a slideshow I brought my 14 Friends sets that I had built for the “Fortnight of Friends” series to display, and people of all ages really enjoyed looking at the new parts and colors in the sets. The animals were…

  • Wrapping up the Living LEGO-cy Show

    Bill
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:18 pm
    The last day of BayLUG‘s annual “Living LEGO-cy” show and teardown took place on Sunday, January 15th. My pictures are available online. This is an event we do every year at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA, as a fundraiser for the club and for the museum. This year we had excellent attendance, with a peak of 841 people coming through on the 30th, which was the most people we’ve had in one day since we started keeping track (and charging $2 admission). Here’s a group photo of club members taken during teardown. Click the photo to see the rest of…

  • Fortnight of Friends – Day 14: Olivia’s House

    Bill
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:23 pm
    This is the last of the “Fortnight of Friends” series, and is the biggest set by far in the Friends series, #3315, “Olivia’s House”. It comes with three minidolls: Olivia and her parents, Peter and Anna. Peter is the only male minidoll in the entire product line, and the only one with traditional LEGO minifig hair instead of the new rubbery hair with a little hole in it. And for the last time I can report on the packaging of the minidoll parts, which I’m sure by now you’re tired of hearing about… The parents’ legs and Anna’s torso…

  • Fortnight of Friends – Day 13: Heartlake Vet

    Bill
    15 Jan 2012 | 1:55 pm
    Today is the penultimate day in the “Fortnight of Friends” series, with the second largest set in the line, #3188, “Heartlake Vet”. This set builds an animal clinic, with both pet and large animal (horse) sides, and features two minidolls, Mia (last seen on Day 6) and the veterinarian Sophie. The minifigs come in a mix of packaging: one leg piece came in stretchy plastic, but both torsos and the other leg came in the regular LEGO bags which I find much easier to open. This is another multi-step build, the first with 4 bags. The first step however uses both bags 1 and 2…

  • Fortnight of Friends – Day 12: City Park Café

    Bill
    14 Jan 2012 | 11:32 pm
    Today’s “Fortnight of Friends” set, the 12th in the series, is #3061, “City Park Café”. This set comes with two minidolls, Andrea (last seen in Day 3) and a new supporting character, Marie. Both came packed in stretchy plastic. This set reverses the objection I had to yesterday’s set about reinforcing racial streeotypes at least, with Andrea as the customer and blonde Marie as the worker. There are three bags in this set, but it’s still a two-step build – you open both bags 1 and 2 and use those parts together for the first part, the building.
 
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  • 26 Jan 2012 | 1:59 pm

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:59 pm
    It feels good to come home from exams and look at Lego Mecha.This one by Tony Knaak has a lot of character. I like what is being done with the R2D2 printed dome.

  • Why not just build the gun as a part of the robot

    20 Jan 2012 | 9:42 pm
    Because that's not cool. Jared drops some illogical goodness:I built this one:Blatantly inspired by Wimbe:Wimbe's line of mecha is worth a look, he was fairly prolific last year. In addition, that of Fateheart's has developed a lot since I came across it in 2011.

  • Friday The Oops

    13 Jan 2012 | 3:42 pm
    This Ghost in the Shell-inspired mecha by Curtis Collins caught my eye:Here is some work by his brother, David:Interesting how there is overlap in their styles. Both are quality!A 19-foot replica of a Saturn V by Ryan McNaught. Via Brothers-Brick.

  • Psiaki's X-Wing Instructions,

    8 Jan 2012 | 10:59 am
    I was pretty into Star Wars. Some claim to be, and they'll say how they know all the ships, like, "that's an X-Wing". I would be the one to specify with a bit more detail, say, "it's a T-65 X-Wing starfighter, as manufactured by the Incom Corporation and distributed the Rebel alliance During the Galactic Civil War."Mike Psiaki has unveiled building plans for his X-Wing in Lego, which is probably the best in the medium anywhere by anyone.Blogger's post editor can't handle 3888 x 2592! Everything's slowwwiingg doowwnnn.Anyway looking into a builder's work and seeing all the solutions they have…

  • Moonlighting

    7 Jan 2012 | 8:12 am
    I hope not to have this blog lay dormant as it was for most of last month. I've taken on duties at another publication and my output on this one seems to have been halved.Sly Owl has a real great post apoc / steampunk scene here. It is ornate but without all the pointless embellishments that permeate lesser builds in the genre, such as pearl gold. The floating rock technique is innovative. This mech has good colors:Each of these models, by Theo and Louis, display exceptional application of unique parts. The common phrase some throw around is NPU, but Nice Part Usage doesn't put enough…
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  • Aloft

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    Titolian has taken floating rocks into different scales. A couple of weeks ago he made aloft, and then today took that same scene and shrank it further.

  • Mountain temple

    21 Jan 2012 | 8:20 am
    James Pegrum's gorgeous Temple of Jugatinus was built for the micro temple challenge.

  • Launch Pattern Alpha

    20 Jan 2012 | 7:09 am
    Tervlon made this Yavin-esque scene.

  • Dai Yum Corp HQ

    19 Jan 2012 | 6:55 am
    Lemon boy made a great galactic headquarters for Dai Yum Corporation.

  • Trade Federation Battleship

    18 Jan 2012 | 6:53 am
    Xinjack made a great version of the Trade Federation Battleship.
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  • How to use helms

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:59 am
    V&A Steamworks made Captain Stubbs for a seed part challenge over on the Forbidden Cove. The seed part is the catle helm.

  • Trophy

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:36 am
    Matt Armstrong got this trophy for participating in a competition at Legoland.

  • Dr. Who

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:34 am
    Iain Heath got this weeping angel as a gift from Micah, and so he made some companions for this Dr. Who Christmas Special.

  • I now pronounce you ...

    11 Jan 2012 | 7:35 am
    Jareth made this wedding party as a gift.

  • Yabba dabba do

    10 Jan 2012 | 12:51 pm
    Pabloglez made this great version of the Flintstones.
 
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  • Into the strength of LEGO Technic beams

    Fernando Correia
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:15 pm
    This is probably the biggest brick torture I've seen, since my visit to LW Zwolle where the giant Ferry Wheel was twisting Technic beams like if they were made of butter... Tristan Lostroh from Australia has made some strength tests with Technic Liftarms and Brick Beams, at Faculty of Engineering, University of South Queensland. The tests were basically done for tension and transverse forces. A second category of tests also focused on strength of pin connections in liftarms. Aim was to find failure modes and damage extension. This was the second test series and report of of this kind, made…

  • London Toy Fair 2012 - First News

    Fernando Correia
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:41 pm
    Huw from Brickset had the privilege to visit the LEGO stand at London Toy Fair 2012, today. He brings to us the first news about 2H2012 LEGO Technic sets, after some weeks of rumors and speculations. In his own words, "Only two previously unseen sets were on show, although the catalogue shows a third. 9393 Tractor was not on display but 9396 helicopter and 9398 4x4 crawler were. The helicopter is huge (60cm long), red and yellow, and features new blades whose pitch can be adjusted. It's not motorised but it can be, there's space in the body for the battery box. The 4x4 crawler is a…

  • Vampire GT building instructions are now available!

    Fernando Correia
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:28 am
    Since the presentation of his latest car (Vampire GT), one with gull wing doors, the supercars master Paul Boratko (Crowkillers) has been working hard in collaboration with Eric Albretch (Blakbird), to produce amazing renders and digital building instructions for this gem. The instructions are finally ready and you can buy them at Paul's website for the small amount of 12 bucks. I'd say it is well worth he money. As an alternative you may also buy these via eBay, if you prefer so. This time, Paul decided to make two versions of his car - One red with a standard black chassis and another one…

  • Week TechVideo, 2012 #03 - Super GT40

    Fernando Correia
    22 Jan 2012 | 5:31 pm
    With more than one hundred MOCs built, Supercars are not among the most frequent models in Sariel's portfolio. He made several promises and attempts and even one first test with a Dodge Charger R/T, but somehow the prefix Super didn't fit quite well in this, at least to my eyes. Finally this last week, he presented the finished version of his latest model. A Ford GT40 that looks absolutely gorgeous and Super! While it looks absolutely an evil modern (even more than the original inspiration...) race car, it is also quite distinctive from any other LEGO Technic Supercar we have ever seen…

  • 9397 hits the shelves at Argos, UK

    Fernando Correia
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:07 am
    Like it was the case last year with 8070 Supercar by the same time, it seems that Argos UK was again the first to release the 1H late Technic release 9397 Logging Truck. Although still a March release for the general market, I think. Some lucky guys had already the chance to buy their model and shown that there is also a new part, included in this set. The surprise (if we can really call it a surprise) that was reserved for us it was a new LEGO Technic part as you can see from the building instructions partlist published on flickr Oafley Jones' photostream. This is very similar with the…
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  • set database: LEGO 9558 ninjago training set

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    set database: LEGO 9558 ninjago training setset number: 9558set name: ninjago training settheme: ninjagoyear: 2012pieces: 219prices: us$20minifigs: 1new ninjago theme.come with a snake tail training arena.included an orange fire spinner with silver crown, 6 regular weapons, a character card, 4 battle cards and bricks.minifig included a kendo kai minifig.great playability.overall design is good.

  • set database: LEGO 9579 ninjago starter set

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    set database: LEGO 9579 ninjago starter setset number: 9579set name: ninjago starter settheme: ninjagoyear: 2012pieces: 62prices: us$20minifigs: 2new ninjago theme.come with a spinjitzu arena.included a green spinner with gold crown, a yellow spinner with purple crown, 2 golden weapons, 6 regular weapons, 2 character cards, 8 battle cards and bricks.minifigs included a cole zx minifig and a rattla minifig.great playability.overall design is good.

  • set database: LEGO 9457 fangpyre wrecking ball

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:13 am
    set database: LEGO 9457 fangpyre wrecking ballset number: 9457set name: fangpyre wrecking balltheme: ninjagoyear: 2012pieces: 415prices: us$50minifigs: 3new ninjago theme.come with a wrecking ball crane.the crane has a free swinging wrecking ball, a working winch, a flexible snake tail, a biting snake head, rotatable body and wheel treads.weapons included a golden double-bladed axe, a lightning bolt axe and 2 mini-snakes.accessory included a golden fangpyre snake staff.minifigs included a kendo cole minifig, a lloyd garmadon minifig and a fangdam minifig.great playability.overall design…

  • set database: LEGO 9456 spinner battle arena

    25 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    set database: LEGO 9456 spinner battle arenaset number: 9456set name: spinner battle arenatheme: ninjagoyear: 2012pieces: 418prices: us$40minifigs: 2new ninjago theme.come with a battle arena.the battle arena has a snake attack, a dragon attack and a weapon rack.weapons included a mega spear, a golden saber, a pitchfork, a golden fire dragon sword, a ninja sword, a thunderbolt dagger, a spear, a dagger and a golden hypnobrai staff.accessories included 2 exclusive spinner crowns, 2 character cards and 8 battle cards.minifigs included a kendo kai minifig and a rattla minifig.great…

  • set database: LEGO 9455 fangpyre mech

    24 Jan 2012 | 5:16 am
    set database: LEGO 9455 fangpyre mechset number: 9455set name: fangpyre mechtheme: ninjagoyear: 2012pieces: 255prices: us$25minifigs: 2new ninjago theme.come with a fangpyre mecha.the mecha has 2 grabbers, an openable cockpit, flexible body and a flick missile.accessories included an exclusive golden scythe and a banana.minifigs included a kendo cole minifig and a fang-suei minifig.great playability.overall design is good.
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  • What 3 LEGO Projects Do You Find Innovative? (Part 2 of 3)

    Michael Huffman
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:04 pm
    So to continue on, my 2nd choice for my "3 LEGO Project Do I find Innovative" is a website that's recently come to my attention called Pinterest.com.  A few weeks ago, I overheard a few of my co-workers talking about a web-site where they've been collecting idea for a few craft projects for around the house -- one is a mother with small child, the other is an expectant mother.  They talk at lunch about collecting inspiration material and sharing ideas piqued my interest.  On the web-site, you bookmark images or web-pages that give you source of inspiration;…

  • What 3 LEGO Projects Do You Find Innovative? (Part 1 of 3)

    Michael Huffman
    14 Dec 2011 | 2:19 pm
    I posted a question to a friend of mine: "What 3 LEGO projects do you find innovative?" And recorded his response. But failed to think on the question myself (work ended up getting in the way) and failed to come up with my own answers. I'm hoping to post his answers as a podcast soon, but in the mean time, I've had a little time to think on the question and will try to post my response here. To be honest it's a tough question to answer, considering it'a a hobby based on being innovative and there are so many aspects of the LEGO fan community to choose from... Not to mention, we both have been…

  • GFLUG's "Art from A Toy" Art show

    Michael Huffman
    28 Nov 2011 | 8:19 am
    Here's a short video from GFLUG's "Art from A Toy" art show at Polk State College in Winter Haven. Not exactly our largest display, but it's drawing great attention for the college's art gallery. Watch this at Tampa Bay Online "Something not on top" heh.

  • Festival of the Masters 2011

    Michael Huffman
    12 Nov 2011 | 3:16 pm
    Fish in a Bowl, originally uploaded by jmenomeno. Festival of the Masters is happening this weekend at Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL. GFLUG has a LEGO display right outside the LEGO Imagination Center -- the side nearest to where McDonalds use to be. This year our theme is "Water, water everywhere!" This year, my wife built "Fish in a Bowl" as seen in the picture & I built something related to Middle Earth. Because of the way Veterans' Day fell, Friday was abnormally crowded. Pictures will be posted to Flickr soon. I'll do a follow up post in a few days with links to photo sets from this…

  • Ford Legoredo built in Minecraft

    Michael Huffman
    8 Nov 2011 | 9:46 pm
    [Build] Fort Legoredo (6762) built using LEGO instructions, 1 block is 1x1 brick By KenneyWings So this is the 2nd LEGO model I've seen built in Minecraft... It's pretty neat. Looses something in translation, but nevertheless, it looks cool.
 
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    The Brick Show

  • Episode 358 – Review of LEGO Friends City Park Cafe

    Jason Forthofer
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:42 pm
    Episode 351 Jason and wife Heather review a LEGO Friends set, City Park Cafe. LEGO 3061 is a 2012 release and comes with 222 pieces and 2 minifigures. Minifigures include Andrea and Marie. Set features the cafe with tables and chairs, lots of cupcakes, pies, flower, ketchup and mustard, salt and pepper shakers, gumball machine, [...]

  • Episode 357 – Review of LEGO Exclusive Mini Modulars

    Jason Forthofer
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:52 pm
    Episode 357 Jason reviews a LEGO Exclusive set, the Mini Modulars. LEGO 10230 is a 2012 release and comes with 1,356 pieces and no Minifigures. Minifigures. Set features a micro scale version of the first five modular building sets, which are the cafe corner, market street, fire brigade, green grocer, and the emporium. Retail price [...]

  • Episode 356 – Review of LEGO Ninjago Fangpyre Truck Ambush

    Jason Forthofer
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Episode 353 Stephen reviews a LEGO Ninjago set, Fangpyre Truck Ambush. LEGO 9445 is a 2012 release and comes with 452 pieces and 4 Minifigures. Minifigures include Jay ZX, Zane Zx, Fangtom, and Fangdam. Set features a ninja motorbike with brake action, the truck with opening cockpit, a front face made to look like a [...]

  • LEGO Pictures from the London Toy Fair

    Jason Forthofer
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:43 pm
    The new summer Lord of the Rings, Monster Fighters, Super Heroes sets were present at the London Toy Fair. LEGO was not allowing them to be photographed but alot of the surrounding artwork was photographed by hmillington. We thought we’d share them with you. Related Posts:2011 LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants Sets2011 LEGO Harry Potter SetsLEGO Tron [...]

  • Huge Bridge Construction from CitiBlocs

    Jason Forthofer
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:36 am
    Besides the fact that I love he put this to a TRON Legacy song, this is just pure awesomeness. This is made from a product called CitiBlocs. Related Posts:LEGO Tron Legacy MOCsBrick Film: A Gift for MEGA-TronKRE-O Transformers TrailerK’Nex Metropolis – Huge Ball TowerNew Full Length Avengers Trailer
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    Adventures With Robots

  • LEGO® man launches into space …

    Adventures with Robots
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pm
    The Soviets put the first man (and dog)  in space.  The U.S. put the first man of the moon. But Canada appears to have launched the first LEGO® man into space. Our resident NASA engineer suspects the footage isn’t real. (Is this like people who don’t believe we went to the moon? He does believe that, for the record). Looks pretty real to us:

  • LEGO® Robotics … in Russian!

    Adventures with Robots
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:14 am
    That’s Russian for: Did you know we also teach in Russian? Our Russian-born resident physicist Natalia teaches our classes in Russian three times a week! She does it in two home schools and at the aftercare program at Potomac Russian Academy, also known as Detsadik. Invite us to your home school!

  • Now open for registration: evening STEM classes for kids. All over MoCo!

    Adventures with Robots
    2 Jan 2012 | 2:10 pm
    Hey all – there’s still time to get into one of our winter classes – even if the after-school class at your local school filled up!! We are now offering MANY evening classes around Montgomery County, from Bethesda to Olney to Takoma Park to Gaithersburg. And of course we’re still offering evening classes at schools in Kensington! Don’t miss out. Registration is open now. If you have trouble registering using any of these links, you can go directly to our online registration page by pasting this address into your browser: …

  • Announcing: evening classes at Oakland Terrace, winter 2012

    Adventures with Robots
    21 Dec 2011 | 10:55 am
    Here they are! We recommend that you cut and paste the correct link directly into your browser to register. Some people have reported problems registering after they linked through other pages. LEGO® Robotics. Monday Evenings 6-7p at Oakland Terrace ES 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 Register Here: http://oaklandterrace-lego-monday-eves.doattend.com/ AND Tuesday Evenings 6-7p at Oakland Terrace ES 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 Register Here: http://oaklandterrace-lego-tuesday-eves.doattend.com/ Robo Challenge. Monday Evenings 6-7p at Oakland Terrace ES 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27,…

  • Girls Get Science!

    Adventures with Robots
    4 Nov 2011 | 10:35 am
      Dr. Pamela "Pan" Conrad, NASA astrobiologist One of the most fun things about working for Adventures with Robots is all the great people we get to meet! Now we want to share some with you! On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 16, we are hosting our first-ever Girls Get Science event for parents and the girls in their lives. During the first hour of the event, girls will take part in hands-on activities while their parents attend a panel discussion about the experience of women and girls studying science. After that, the girls will rejoin their parents to learn about what the…
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    The Living Brick

  • I'll be brick...

    Ochre Jelly
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:12 pm
    Hey, inferior biological scum! Look, it's everyone's favorite civilization-destroying Austrian robotic nightmare from the future! No, I'm not talking about Cyber Hitler, I'm talking about the T-800 series Terminator unit from Cyberdyne Systems. Brought to you from a scary parallel time line we like to call "The Eighties", here's the all new playable action figure version, courtesy of Kevin Ryhal (aka M<O><O>DSWIM)...He comes packed with loads of great time-travelling post-apocalytic features including: big shooty gun with infinite ammo, neural net with artifical intelligence,…

  • Happy New Year, Again!

    Ochre Jelly
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    The great thing about Japan and China using the same zodiacal chart but celebrating the New Year on different dates is that I get to do this twice! Except this time you're gonna be totally blown away by Schneider Cheung's version of the Dragon...They're gonna be talking about this one for a long time! Yet another one of those MOCs that makes you wanna just hock all your Lego on eBay and buy a dirt bike. :-) 

  • Topic. Must. Be. EXTERMINATED!

    Ochre Jelly
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:17 pm
    Let's wrap up this Doctor Who themed week with a look at the Time Lord's eternal enemy, the Daleks. Despite being born from the earliest era of the TV show, when lumbering tin robots were the bread and butter of most on-screen science fiction, the Daleks had a certain something that made them particularly terrifying at the time, and which still gives them a little cache today. Ok, I guess it's the manic shouty voice and the single roving eye on a stalk, isn't it?! Because it's certainly not their abilities in the pursuit department (...until the 90's, they couldn't even make it up a flight of…

  • Bigger on the inside

    Ochre Jelly
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    No retrospective of great Doctor Who MOCs could be considered complete (or even in progress, for that matter) without a look at a couple of creations by Mr Xenomurphy.One of the most beloved episodes among Who fans is Blink. It is significant in many ways. Firstly, it was one of the few episodes penned by Steven Moffat before he became head writer for the show. It even won him a BAFTA and a Hugo award! Secondly, it hardly features the character of the Doctor at all. Thirdly, and oddly for a show about a timer traveller, it was the first Who episode to really delve into the kind of…

  • A Brief History of Time And Relative Dimension In Space

    Ochre Jelly
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:27 pm
    The singular most recognizable motif of Doctor Who is probably the TARDIS, the Doctor's temperamental temporal transportation tub.Over the years a lot of people have crafted the TARDIS in Lego, to the point where it was almost becoming tiresome (...well, to anyone like me, that has to pore over hundreds of Lego images on a daily basis!). Many of them were not great, to be honest. But while the idea of building a blue box sounds easy, this one has some important but subtle details that are hard to capture. Especially that whole part about it being bigger on the inside! (...have you seen the…
 
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