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  • VG247 » Blog Archive » Beta applications now being accepted for ...

    Stephany Nunneley
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am
    Beta applications now being accepted for LEGO Universe. February 9th, 2010 @ 16:09. By Stephany Nunneley. legouniverse. Those who fancy trying their hand at battling the dark forces of Maelstrom in LEGO Universe, can now sign up for ...

  • Lego Remington .45 Revolver : clusterflock

    Andrew Simone
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:16 am
    3 Responses to “Lego Remington .45 Revolver”. Sheila Ryan on February 9th, 2010 at 10:07 am. Click. Cindy Scroggins on February 9th, 2010 at 10:59 am. Daryl says he's going to get me a tiny gun–a real one. If he does, I intend to wear ...

  • PlayStation LifeStyle » The Force is with the LEGO Star Wars Franchise

    Zak Islam
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:08 am
    Activision's has announced that the latest installement in the series, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will extend the Lego Star Wars experience, and is set for a release across multiple formats this Autumn including the PS3 and PSP.

  • Make: Online : LEGO PCB Agitator

    Adam Flaherty
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Anything that automates the process or cuts down on the time it takes is usually appreciated. Maker Rui Cabral of Oporto, Portugal pieced together this handy PCB agitator out of LEGO to help him speed things up a bit.

  • Lego Star Wars far, far from over - News - play.tm

    unknown
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:05 am
    Lego Star Wars far, far from over, Going where many men have gone before.
 
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  • German toy fair pictures including second series collectable minifigs!

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:42 am
    Roberternst has found a gallery on an Austrian toy trade website which features loads of photos of new sets including the second series collectable minifigs. See how many you can identify! In response to discussions on another thread about Star Wars minifigs I thought it would be useful to list those that are included in the August sets: 8098 Clone Turbo Tank: Anakin, Clone troopers (2), Battle droid, Cad Bane, Aayla Secura, Ahsoka 8095 Grievous Starfighter: Grievous, Nahdar Vebb, Caretaker droid 8097 Slave 1: Bossk, Boba Fett, Han Solo, Carbonte cast for Han Solo 8089 Hoth Wampa Cave:…

  • Own a set but still want it?

    5 Feb 2010 | 7:29 am
    I have just made an enhancement to the site which many of you have requested: you can now mark a set as owned AND as wanted.  I've also made a few other tweaks 'under the bonnet' which should make the site load slightly quicker and used a new means of updating the site so if you notice any anomalies anywhere, let me know. I hope you find this useful.

  • Toy Fair images now online

    5 Feb 2010 | 3:23 am
    As suspected, the LEGO staff at the North American Toy Fairs are a lot more permissive of phototograpny on their stands and photos from the Canadian toy fair are now appearing online. Here are a few galleries: CTV News (Canadian news channel?) Tilius' gallery at Brickshelf Eurobricks (probably the same as one of the above)

  • 'The dreams that bricks are made of' - AFOLs on the BBC

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:23 am
    As you know, Brickset isn't a general LEGO news site or LEGO blog; our focus is very much on new set releases and availability, and on being a resource for collectors. However, once in a while, we cover more general LEGO news... There's a very good article on the BBC News website, part of their 'Tech Know' series of articles, covering adults who build with LEGO. The video and written article contain interviews with members of The Brickish Associaton, the adult LEGO user group in the UK. Click the link above to read and watch a great bit of journalism, sympathetic to our hobby.

  • New images of early Dacta sets published

    2 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm
    Following on from our publication of exclusive new Fabuland, Scala and Minitalia images last month, I have now uploaded images of early Dacta sets from 1972-1988. Being educational sets sold only to schools, these sets are extremely rare and this is the first time that pictures of the actual sets themselves, rather than catalogue scans, have been published. They are not even included in the LEGO Collector book. I still can't say where these images were taken, but you will find out: probably in March! I'd like to thank bluemoose for post-processing them and producing some really…
 
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  • 3222 - City - Helicopter and Limousine

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Whether you're a movie star, a famous executive or any other V.I.P., there's no better way to travel than by taking your very own stretch limousine to your very own private helicopter for an exclusive and luxurious flight to exotic destinations around the world! Features removable limo roof and spinning helicopter blades. Includes driver, pilot and 2 passengers. Set includes helicopter and limousine plus 4 minifigures! Take off the limo roof, put the driver at the wheel, seat the V.I.P.'s, then drive away in style! Spin the helicopter's rotating blades and take off! Ages 5+.£17.99 Buy now

  • 8091 - Star Wars - Republic Swamp Speeder

    3 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Swampy planets like Kashyyyk are no problem for the Republic swamp speeder! With hidden wheels for 'œhovering' action and flick-firing blasters that automatically move when you rotate the engine, this armed and armored vehicle from the Clone Wars is ready to fight against the Separatists' droids wherever they attack. Includes Republic swamp speeder, Jedi Commander Barriss Offee, clone trooper, super battle droid and 2 battle droids Hidden wheels give the speeder "hovering" capability Heavily-armed with 4 flick-firing blasters that really move Swamp speeder measures over 5" (12cm) long and…

  • 7213 - City - Off-Road Fire Truck & Fireboat

    3 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    There's a blaze in LEGO CITY harbor! Use the high-speed quad bike to spot the fire, then call in the big off-road fire truck. Use the built-in crane to unload the fireboat, and splash to the scene with its powerful twin motors. Another emergency beaten, thanks to the city fire-fighting team! Includes 3 minifigures with fire-fighting gear. Includes Fire Truck, Fireboat and 3 firefighter minifigures! Measures 10" (24cm) long, 2" (5cm) wide, over 3" (7cm) tall! Ages 5+.£29.99 Buy now

  • 10210 - Pirates - Imperial Flagship

    3 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    All hands on deck! This amazingly detailed and realistic historical ship has three removable sections. The main hull contains 4 firing cannons, ammunition crates, muskets, torches, cannonballs, a prison with a rat, a fully-equipped ship's kitchen, working anchor, moving rudder and a saw shark minifigurehead. The front deck has an opening door to the inside of the ship and sails with masts and rigging. The back house deck has opening doors to the captain's chambers containing a map, poison bottle, organ and a treasure chest full of jewels and gold. The Imperial Flagship has 6 opening windows,…

  • 7591 - Toy Story - Construct-a-Zurg

    3 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Now you can build Buzz Lightyear's arch-nemesis, the Evil Emperor Zurg! With his powerful sphere-shooting cannon and rotating waist, this poseable galactic overlord is more than ready to battle Buzz and his little green alien friend the next time they meet. Includes alien minifigure! Powerful sphere-shooting cannon! Emperor Zurg features a rotating waist! Measures 9" (23cm) tall! Ages 7+£19.99 Buy now
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    The Brothers Brick

  • LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars announced – due out fall 2010 [News]

    Andrew
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:39 pm
    Publisher LucasArts and developer TT Games have announced the next installment in the LEGO Star Wars video game series, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, due out for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360, and PC in time for the holiday season later this year.

  • LEGO Pixar, Kingdoms, World Racers – 2010 sets at Canadian Toy Fair [News]

    Andrew
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:28 pm
    Once again stealing the New York Toy Fair’s thunder, the first publicly available photos (read: not stolen or leaked) of late 2010 LEGO sets come from the Canadian Toy & Hobby Fair, via CTV tech reporter Kris Abel. Of particular note for LEGO Castle fans is the new Kingdoms theme. Check out Kris’ main post for links to each of his theme-specific posts, including: DUPLO (with new Pixar Cars sets) Prince of Persia Space Police Star Wars World Racers

  • …to punish and enslave.

    Caylin
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:52 pm
    Patrick (Jason son) built his version of Barricade–and let me tell you, I really don’t want to see this particular car in my rearview mirror… Check out the rest of the set on MOCpages!

  • Video build and review of 10211 Grand Emporium

    Nannan
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:32 am
    Iain Grant has posted a video build of the upcoming 10211 Grand Emporium scheduled for February 20 release. From the box to the completed model, Iain has captured the great details that make this set a must have for many Lego fans.

  • First pictures of LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 2 [News]

    Nannan
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    The first pictures of LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 2 have shown up from the Nuremburg Toy Fair. Although there’s not yet an official listing of all the figures in this series, they look just as interesting as those of the upcoming Series 1 in June of this year. Via Eurobricks
 
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  • 'LEGO Universe' Now Accepting Beta SignUps

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:57 am
    LEGO Universe is a full-featured MMOG complete with character advancement, expansive social and community features, and will provide a child-safe alternative to other MMOGs on the market.

  • UA senior's spider-like robot gains eye of 'Intel'

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:33 am
    Picture a spider-like robot that teaches itself to walk, can adapt when damaged and watches its maker as he moves around the room.

  • Help for a kid who makes stuff up all the time

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am
    Dealing with a child who consistently lies, brags, and bullshits. My best friends have a son who is 9 years old, almost 10.

  • Four-year-old small talk

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:43 am
    Maybe it's because many of them are writers, but I love reading my friends' Facebook status updates when they talk about parenting.

  • LEGO Universe Beta Signups Open

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:40 am
    Developer NetDevil has opened beta registration for LEGO Universe , providing the opportunity to help test the block-buster MMO before it launches sometime this year.
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    Toyark.com: Lego Toy News

  • Lego 2010 Report From Canadian Toy And Hobby Fair

    Shin Densetsu
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:51 pm
    Sister site ActionFigureNews.ca has posted a report from the Canadian Toy and Hobby Fair 2010 about upcoming 2010 Lego products:Duplo returning with Pixar's Cars and Toy Story Lego Games premiere, build, customize, and play board games Single character blind packs Returning lines: Creator, City, Racers, Power Miner, Space Police, Technic, Harry Potter and Star Wars New lines: Atlantis, World Racers, Kingdoms, Toy Story 3, Prince of Persia, and Ben 10 Bionicle "ending" and being reimagined as Hero Factory Thanks for Toyark and AFN.ca member GMfan101 for the heads up!

  • LEGO Systems Celebrates Moments Of Inspiration

    TM2 D-bot
    12 Jan 2010 | 4:50 am
    -LEGO® Photo, the First Official LEGO iPhone Application, Available for Free Download- -Original Short Film and Blog Among First Components of Campaign to Deliver Content, Experiences, Tools, Contests and More- Think of that little bolt of excitement that hits when the solution to a problem suddenly becomes clear. That’s a CLICK moment in action. Consider times when a great idea comes out of the shadows of the brain and needs to be shared. That’s a CLICK moment, too. Today, LEGO Systems launches a program to celebrate and foster these “CLICK moments”, jump-started by the company’s…

  • Lego To Release Prince Of Persia Sets

    Joe Moore
    4 Jan 2010 | 3:27 pm
    To tie into the upcoming film, Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time, Lego is set to release a series of sets based on the film. Thanks to Brickset, we know there are currently there are five sets listed. • Hassasin's Hide Out (no photo) • The Ostrich Race • Fight for the Dagger • Quest Against Time • Battle of Almut You can check out the photos by clicking the headline of the story.

  • New Train Set- Emerald Night

    omega ranger
    20 Feb 2009 | 3:29 am
    Online at Lego's Shop @ Home website, a listing has appeared for an upcoming LEGO Train set: Emerald Night! Priced at $99.99 USD, it will be exclusive to the website and avaliable first on April 15. The listing comes with this description: "With piston-powered wheels, this train is an all-new LEGO classic! Here comes the Emerald Night! Build this incredible classic-styled train with loads of amazing details, from the steam locomotive with furnace to the opening tender and dining car with removable roof, opening doors and detailed interior. Measures 68cm (27.2 in) long! Includes three…

  • Toy Fair '09: Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0

    Shin Densetsu
    16 Feb 2009 | 12:33 am
    Shown today at Toy Fair was Lego's Mindstorms NXT 2.0 set. With this set, you can create robots that do what you want! You can create the following types of robots: Animal Humanoid Vehicle You can program actions for the robots using a PC or Mac, and this set is even bluetooth compatible! Click on the title bar to check out this neat set!
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  • Shannon Rocks!

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:46 am
    The winners are in on the vig/orama contest. In addition to announcing that the vig category was won by Wes Pitter's Do I creep you out?, shannon included extensive commentary on all of the entries. Congratulations to Wes and all who entered.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Anyone else find clowns a little creepy?

    1 Feb 2010 | 8:58 am
    Crises shows some insight into the sad life of funny guy.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Chapter 19 - The Silver Doe

    27 Jan 2010 | 9:24 pm
    I don't know why we don't see more Harry Potter MOCs. It's a rich fictional world with a lot of great subjects, and the now-defunct official theme gave us appropriate figs, so non-customizers can easily get into the subject. Here is a great scene by MaTn, The return of Ron. For the sake of those who are waiting for movie 7 I won't give away what's going on (though you should really read the books rather than watch the movies).Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Big fish in a big pond

    25 Jan 2010 | 9:20 pm
    Among the vignette entries for the Jolly Roger Contest over on Forbidden Cove is this beauty by ElephantKnight - Under the Waves.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Jolly Roger Contest

    12 Jan 2010 | 7:48 am
    Over on Forbidden Cove they are holding the Jolly Roger Contest. Most significantly for this blog is the pirate vignette category. One of the first entries is this beauty from TooMuchCaffeine: It's a Pirate World!.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette
 
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  • Reasonably Lazy

    Bill
    13 Jan 2010 | 11:04 am
    Readers of the “Brick House” comic at Reasonably Clever will have noticed that the characters are now wandering around the author’s home in Detroit. Does this mean Christopher Doyle finally got too lazy to build new sets? ;-) Related posts:LEGO Technic Tora no MakiJanuary BayLUG meeting

  • LEGO Nutcracker

    Bill
    24 Dec 2009 | 11:16 pm
    My latest LEGO model, just in time for Christmas, is the Nutcracker, a classic Christmas icon. In fact, it was built on Christmas Eve! Inspired by the ballet by Alexandre Dumas père (an adaptation of the story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E. T. A. Hoffmann), set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and staged by Marius Petipa. My wife and I saw the San Francisco Ballet version of this last week, and I’ve been wanting to make a LEGO nutcracker ever since. I was going to make a big one, about two feet tall, but haven’t got around to it yet… in the…

  • 2009 Advent Calendars

    Bill
    24 Dec 2009 | 2:22 am
    Like last year, LEGO came up with two advent calendars, only one of which was sold in the U.S. The 7687 City advent calendar was sold everywhere, but the 6299 Pirates calendar was only available in Europe. (If you’re not familiar with advent calendars, they basically consist of 24 different gifts, one to be opened on each day of Advent, the traditional Christian season that precedes Christmas, or in other words December 1-24. These days, it’s secularized – fine by me, since I’m not religious – but the name has stuck.) Last year, LEGO accidentally shipped a few…

  • BayLUG Museum Show Open through January 17

    Bill
    13 Dec 2009 | 11:27 am
    This weekend, the Bay Area LEGO Users Group opened our annual “Living LEGO-cy” exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA. We’ll be open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day) through Sunday, January 17. Admission is $2 (free for BayLUG and MoAH members and kids under 2), which is split 50/50 between the club and the museum. Come on down and check it out soon before the publicity spreads and we start getting huge crowds! Last year we had 1500 people on the last weekend, with people waiting for several…

  • BayLTC at San Jose Train Show, Sep 2009

    Bill
    4 Dec 2009 | 5:09 pm
    Oops, I forgot to upload these pictures earlier! We had a great time displaying at the Great Train Expo in San Jose in September, and the following weekend I went to Seattle for BrickCon, and somehow uploading the pictures from the train slow slipped my mind. Well, here they are! Click the photo for the set page on Flickr or view as a slideshow. Related posts:BayLTC at Pleasanton train showGreat Train Expo San Jose 2008, Day 2Great Train Expo San Jose 2008, Day 1
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  • This Is Post #701

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:03 am
    :POf all the Star Wars vehicles that have been built to death over the past decade, the Twin Pod Cloud Car remains relatively untouched. Legohaulic, AKA Tyler Clites brings us a great rendition, and at the same time gives Chuck Citrin a run for his money in terms of Fig-Fitting.

  • This Is Post #700

    6 Feb 2010 | 5:35 am
    No kidding, we've posted a total of 700 updates to date. And yet you people keep reading. Clearly no one ever taught you to have good taste. But since you're here, let us show you some Lego® Building Blocks!First up, Dan Rubin's Contus Lancer Corvette. This craft is beautiful, simply put. It reminds me heavily of a certain Star Trek ship, which has always been one of my favorites. There are plenty of things to rave on about, the striping leading into the fins, the texture, the color scheme, but since I'm not getting paid by the hour, we're moving on!Next, of course, is Soren Roberts and his…

  • Red Planet

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:27 pm
    As much as we love things with guns, and things that make others things go boom, it's nice to see a builder return to the true roots of spacey science fiction. Exploration, and the expansion of humanity into the final frontier.

  • I'm gettin' all nostalgic.

    16 Jan 2010 | 6:03 pm
    Keep your Nnenn. I still remember when he showed up and everyone was like "What is this? Megablocks? Modded bricks?!" That's not the point. He's great and all, but I'm not here to blog his stuff. I'm blogging a couple of lovely spaceshippy thingies (technical term) built by people who have been around as long as I remember, and whose creations greatly inspired me as I was first getting into the online Lego community.Dan Rubin checks in with the Hornet bomber:Justin Vaughn has imaginatively dubbed this one the "orange fighter."

  • Multiple Tims

    13 Jan 2010 | 6:51 pm
    Tim Goddard (RogueBantha) brings us a great microscale M-tron themed freighter:Tim Gould takes a break from trains and presents a cyberpunk flying machine:It reminds me of the Naboo starfighter from the Phantom Menace, but cooler. If you are in a train mood though, check out Nathan Proudlove's subway train. It's lime!And if you haven't taken note already, there's a building challenge in the starfighters group on flickr.
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    MicroBricks

  • Ich bin ein teeny-tiny Berliner

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:43 am
    Brickshelf builder 'sheep' has come up with virtual versions of a number of Berlin landmakrs: the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and the Victory Column. I'd really love to see real brick versions of these designs.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Tiny spaces

    1 Feb 2010 | 8:27 am
    We could pretty much devote a entire micro blog to the work of Pete Reid (Legoloverman), as he is constantly coming up with amazing microspace MOCs.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Mars Colony

    30 Jan 2010 | 9:20 pm
    Mainman uses a couple of quarter spheres from the new Buzz Lightyear set to make a microscale Mars colony.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Villa Savoye

    28 Jan 2010 | 9:50 pm
    Matija Grguric has a micro scale version of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye. The real house can be seen here.Also posted on MOCpages.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Snowy Day

    25 Jan 2010 | 12:52 am
    Apparently Crises has been having a tough winter. When he goes out in the morning to start his car, the first question he needs to ask is which one? is his.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale
 
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  • Sing me a song, piano man

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am
    Last week Catarino0937 posted this excellent pianist.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Happy Birthday, LB

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:26 am
    Ian's (Ochre Jelly's) blog The Living Brick celebrated its first year a few days ago. Stephen Hawking was partying like it was 1999.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Movie night

    31 Jan 2010 | 9:37 pm
    Here's another from briXwerX, a theater marquee.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Gone Fishing

    29 Jan 2010 | 11:40 pm
    Here’s my latest creation. Father and son have gone down to the old fishing hole for some bonding time. Looks like junior is having a lot more luck than his dad.I had been thinking of doing a fishing MOC for a while. This model evolved as I built it going from a single fisherman to a touching scene between a father and son. You can read more about this model on my Model Building Secrets blog.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Ring-ting-tingling, too

    28 Jan 2010 | 9:31 pm
    Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. I've been enjoying briXwerX's gallery. Most of the MOCs are large scale sculptures, but a few of them are at miniland scale, like this one created for this last Christmas.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland
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  • 25 Jan 2010 | 3:03 pm

    25 Jan 2010 | 3:03 pm
    Primus's Katsumoto is a fine samurai-inspired creation with some creative parts use. Note particularly the use of treads and the unified design aesthetic (read: poky bits) on the arms, shoulder armor, and torso.

  • 24 Jan 2010 | 11:28 pm

    24 Jan 2010 | 11:28 pm
    Jason Corlett has a pair of steampunkish post-apoc sort of creations, the Wasteland Scavenger and Clockwork Soldier:There's more at his MOCPages if you're into the story side of things.

  • 18 Jan 2010 | 4:32 pm

    18 Jan 2010 | 4:32 pm
    Flickrite Pate-keetongu has built a rendition of, well...Keetongu. The colors could use some work in that the secondary one should be all black or all gray, but I like the use of Bohrok headplates. They give this revamp a Juggernauty sort of vibe.

  • 14 Jan 2010 | 11:22 am

    14 Jan 2010 | 11:22 am
    Hi-res pictures of some sets for Hero Factory, Bionicle's new summer replacement line, have surfaced. Bearing oddly human names and overly specialised parts (I thought Lego said this new line was supposed to be more flexible? I really dislike the arm-covering weapons as they will be difficult to use with anything besides these 45-degree arms), the sets still look all right. The leg armor and helmets may find good use for their intended purpose in other creations, as will the feet, which are probably my favorite pieces. Below, the improbably named Jimi Stringer:See the rest of the sets here.

  • 13 Jan 2010 | 4:01 pm

    13 Jan 2010 | 4:01 pm
    There are two things I really like about BCii's version of BZP member EmperorWhenua: The head, which uses a Piraka skull interestingly and generally looks cool, and the color scheme. Gold, teal, and white. Definitely a rare, if not entirely novel, combination, and one in which I'd like to see more creations made. Also, check out the teapot. When was the last time you saw one of those attempted in Bionicle form?
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    TechnicBRICKs

  • Week TechVideo, 2010 #06 - Technic plane

    7 Feb 2010 | 3:47 pm
    Today a nice video from one CAD generated model by Matt G Ellis, for those always demanding that TLG should realease more plane models.Based on set 8434 (Aircraft) from 2004.Also because TLG is asking you to design flying machines, in this month of February, for their LEGO Technic Challenge Competition. Lets take some inspiration, from what was already done before. One excuse less, for not participating!...

  • 8043 Excavator, at another Toy Fair

    6 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am
    New photos from the 8043 Excavator, which I guess to be from the Nuremberg Toy Fair, still running.Click over, for bit larger images.Now we are able to see it also from upper and the backside.Really awesome from these angles!It looks a sensational model. I see a red handle just behind the battery box, but hope it to be for making easier the on/off switch and not any other manual function. Edit:Have replaced the original photos, by others meanwhile also found online.A lot more there, about other LEGO themes.Last Update: 2010.Feb.07 13:20 CET

  • 2H10 Technic sets at Toronto Toy Fair

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:47 am
    Probably you may have noticed from the calendar in the right column, that we are right in the middle of the Toy Fairs season, all over the world. Toy Fair in Nuremberg is starting today, but London and Toronto Toy Fairs have just happened.Thus is time for the first photos from the real models to debut. And here we have at Brickshelf the first ones from Toronto. New angles, new details, some modifications. 8051: Motorbike, 467 parts8052: Container Truck, 686 parts8053: Mobile Crane, 1289 parts8043: Excavator, 1123 partsWhat will you find from these new pictures

  • Take the Technic.LEGO.com challenge competition!

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:13 am
    The LEGO Technic team has launched a competition for all of you, Technic builders out there. The LEGO Technic Challenge competition!What is it?It consists in a series of monthly contests, where you are challenged do build something, given a specific subject. Here you have a chance at showing the LEGO Technic designers your designs and your abilities with the Technic elements.This month (February) the Technic Challenge is - Flying Functions!You may find all the competition details at Technic.LEGO.com.What do you have to do?1. Build a model out of primarily LEGO Technic elements.2. Take a…

  • Week TechVideo, 2010 #05 - There is no school like the old school

    31 Jan 2010 | 3:48 pm
    Today I bring something different, that Mahjqa brought to my attention.Old LEGO Technic stuff, at the service of humor and most genius criminals... The Olsen Gang (Danish: Olsen-banden, Norwegian: Olsenbanden, German: Die Olsenbande) is an original Danish criminal gang in the fictional movies of the same name. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual offender Egon Olsen. The other members of the gang are Benny and Kjeld. The gang members are harmless and never use violence. This is an excerpt from the 11th movie "Olsen-banden overgiver sig aldrig" or "The Olsen Gang never…
 
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    Mike Walsh's Lego Blog

  • Layout Planning with BlueBrick

    Mike Walsh
    30 Jan 2010 | 6:24 pm
    I have been using TrackDraw for layout planning for years. My friend and former NCLTC member Cary Clark wrote TrackDraw and I authored many of the parts in the TrackDraw library so I had a vested interest in using it.  Compared to TrackDesigner, TrackDraw was a huge improvement particularly if you were planning a large layout. But times change and Cary has phased out of the LEGO hobby and TrackDraw, while it still works, hasn’t been updated in years.  At one point I could build it from source myself but about a year ago I tried to build it and was unable to.  So the version I have…

  • Converting the Emerald Night to 9v

    Mike Walsh
    26 Jan 2010 | 7:44 am
    I built the Emerald Night a while ago and it has sat in the box down in my basement ever since.  It is a beautiful train although it really does need additional passenger cars.  A month ago when I had the e-mail dialog with my Dad about the Emerald Night, he asked me how it be converted to use a 9v motor (since he has several of them).  I know the Emerald Night comes with instructions on how to add a Power Function motor but (a) neither of us have the right motor and (b) neither of us feel like buying more motors when we already have 9v motors on hand. I thought about it a bit and decided…

  • New Trains for 2010 but limitations persist

    Mike Walsh
    21 Jan 2010 | 1:10 pm
    New Trains! When I first saw some links to the 2010 trains I was excited.  These would be the first trains to be based on the Power Functions and in my opinion, the first train sets to come from LEGO since the decision to drop the 9v line.  One could argue that there were two RC sets and the Factory exclusive the Emerald Night but in my opinion, the 2010 sets are really the first sets in the Power Function era. I had my hopes up as I clicked on the links and began the browse the images.  Would there finally be some new add on rolling stock (aka individual train cars)?  Sadly there were…

  • Cool background on the Emerald Night

    Mike Walsh
    21 Jan 2010 | 11:14 am
    I am not sure how I missed then when it was posted, but I just saw the link today on Eurobricks  (which admittedly I don’t visit very often). There is some pretty cool footage in the video and some insight into the LEGO Vault. There is also an brief view of the LEGO Hobby Train which I worked on. The model shown was designed by Holger Mathes.

  • WITC display for January – Arrrggh! Pirates

    Mike Walsh
    8 Jan 2010 | 9:07 am
    I was asked if I could put something together on short notice for the Window into the Community (aka WITC) for the Raleigh LEGO Store.  I have a lot of the things I use for NCLTC layouts in boxes in my basement but several of them that I’d like to use (e.g. my church or amusement park) aren’t well suited to the WITC window because they are too deep or too wide. So I thought about it and decided I could do a small Pirate display on short notice and it would be fun.  I have a small island I had a built a while back which is an adaptation of the Blacksmith’s Shop which I turned into an…
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