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  • Fancy winning a Battle of Endor and a gold C-3PO?

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:28 am
    If so, head over to FBTB's 2009 Charity Drive where you can buy raffle tickets for just US$2 to win these and other rare Star Wars LEGO items. Proceeds are going to a very worthy cause, Childs Play, a non-profit organisation which operates in the USA, Canada, UK and other countries raising money and toys for sick children hospitalised during the holidays. So, what are you waiting for, go buy some tickets, help make a difference for children in hospital over Christmas, and you never know, you might get lucky!

  • Brickset statistics going through the roof

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:16 am
    Have you looked at the Brickset statistics page lately? The page shows the number of people that use the site per month and also the number of visits and page views. As you can see the graphs are climbing very rapidly, obviously because we are heading towards Christmas. At the moment 177,000 people are visiting nearly 500,000 times a month and viewing 2.5 million pages! There's a way to go before we match last year's peak page views of 2.9 million at the end of December 2008, but that was before the site was rewritten. If you click on one of the graphs you can get a wealth of other…

  • Holiday fun at LEGO.com

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:48 am
    I'm a bit late telling you about the Christmas themed mini models instructions available on LEGO.com: they were mentioned by someone in a comment before they were published but I forgot all about them until I read the Mostly Bricks blog today. So if you have a memory like a sieve like me and haven't checked them out yet either, head over to the Christmas gift shop for some cool instructions for snowmen, Christmas trees, angels and so on.

  • 2010 Star Wars and Toy Story pictures

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:04 pm
    Yet more 2010 images have surfaced on Amazon.com: thanks to everyone that emailed us to say they'd found them there and on flickr and Eurobricks. I've now added them to Brickset and as a reminder you can see how 2010 is shaping up on the Sets (to be) released in 2010 page.

  • Forthcoming bargains to be had at Target

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
    A Target employee has emailed to say "Black Friday Lego sets that will be deeply discounted at Target stores will be the 7267 Temple of the Crystal Skull and 7048 Troll Warship. I am not sure what the exact pricing will be but should be in the $45-$60 range during the two-day sale."
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  • 20009 - Star Wars - Mini AT-TE Walker

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    This powerful six-legged walker vehicle is a vital part of the Republic forces. Separatists around the galaxy fear its approach! This miniature build features details straight from The Clone Wars ! Four ball-turret laser cannons line the front of the walker! A single heavy cannon is mounted on the turret! The walker's armour easily deflect small arms fire! AT-TE Walker dimensions: 12.6cm x 7.7cm! LEGO Club Exclusives are only available to LEGO Club members from launch for a period of six weeks. If you would like to purchase this product between 9th November and 21st December 2009 someone in…

  • 20010 - Star Wars - Republic Gunship

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Soaring through the skies during the Clone Wars , this armored troop carrier brings Jedi and Clone Troopers into battle! This miniature build features details straight from The Clone Wars ! Primary armament consists of two massive rocket launchers on gunship's dorsal surface! A pair of laser cannon turrets are chin-mounted on the craft! LEGO Star Wars Republic Attack Gunship dimensions: 12.5cm x 11cm! LEGO Club Exclusives are only available to LEGO Club members from launch for a period of six weeks. If you would like to purchase this product between 9th November and 21st December 2009 someone…

  • 9222 - Dacta - World People Set

    31 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Bring DUPLO creations to life with this set of people from all around the world. Safe and sturdy, they'll make a wonderful addition to any young builder's collection. Includes 16 DUPLO figures!£30.35 Buy now

  • 40000 - Miscellaneous - Cool Santa Set

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Riding in a sleigh is fine for any old-school Santa Claus, but these three cool Santas prefer to deliver presents while speeding around on their snowboard, skis, and snowmobile! With racing goggles and packs of presents, they're all ready for the Christmas season. Build and display them together, or give one to each of the three coolest gift-recipients on your holiday list!£6.85 Buy now

  • 40003 - Miscellaneous - Snowman

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    He may be made of bricks instead of snow, but this LEGO Snowman is definitely cool! Use the included pieces and instructions to build him, complete with an orange nose and a big black hat!£2.95 Buy now
 
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  • 852688 - Key Chains - LEGO Gold Minifigure Key Chain

    15 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Show off your keys in style with this authentic metallized gold-colored LEGO minifigure key chain! Includes sturdy metal chain and loop. This keychain is not available for purchase. Please refer to our homepage for details of how you can get your hands on this item as an exclusive free gift! Terms and Conditions apply.$4.99 Buy now

  • 2853587 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - Nintendo DS

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    LEGO Rock Band delivers a unique family-friendly music experience that will take tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages on a wild journey to rock stardom in order to 'œBuild a Band and Rock the Universe.' Combining the authentic multiplayer music experience of Rock Band with the accessibility, customization and humor of LEGO games, LEGO Rock Band allows players to create their own unique rock star style and customize their own avatars, band members, roadies, and managers. As players successfully complete songs and rock challenges, they can collect LEGO studs, unlock additional…

  • 2853586 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - Wii

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    LEGO Rock Band delivers a unique family-friendly music experience that will take tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages on a wild journey to rock stardom in order to 'œBuild a Band and Rock the Universe.' Combining the authentic multiplayer music experience of Rock Band with the accessibility, customization and humor of LEGO games, LEGO Rock Band allows players to create their own unique rock star style and customize their own avatars, band members, roadies, and managers. As players successfully complete songs and rock challenges, they can collect LEGO studs, unlock additional…

  • 2853591 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - Xbox 360

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    LEGO Rock Band delivers a unique family-friendly music experience that will take tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages on a wild journey to rock stardom in order to 'œBuild a Band and Rock the Universe.' Combining the authentic multiplayer music experience of Rock Band with the accessibility, customization and humor of LEGO games, LEGO Rock Band allows players to create their own unique rock star style and customize their own avatars, band members, roadies, and managers. As players successfully complete songs and rock challenges, they can collect LEGO studs, unlock additional…

  • 2853592 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - PlayStation 3

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    LEGO Rock Band delivers a unique family-friendly music experience that will take tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages on a wild journey to rock stardom in order to 'œBuild a Band and Rock the Universe.' Combining the authentic multiplayer music experience of Rock Band with the accessibility, customization and humor of LEGO games, LEGO Rock Band allows players to create their own unique rock star style and customize their own avatars, band members, roadies, and managers. As players successfully complete songs and rock challenges, they can collect LEGO studs, unlock additional…
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  • Two by two, cranes of blue

    gambort
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:38 pm
    I just discovered Maciej Drwiega’s flickr gallery today and was really impressed by both the models and photography. This railroad support crane struck as particularly nice due to its use of studes out tiles, plates and wings to create a visually interesting monochrome surface. The windscreen is also particularly nice.

  • Bus Driver’s Prayer

    gambort
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:51 am
    I’m pretty sure we’ve blogged this before. OK so we’ve kind of blogged it before but Ralph Savelsberg (madphysicist) has given Firas’ scene a redux for the latest LUGNUTs challenge. This is truly the best Routemaster I’ve seen at minifig scale.

  • Kris Kelvin rebuilds 6276 Eldorado Fortress for the modern age

    Andrew
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:41 pm
    6276 Eldorado Fortress is one of those classic LEGO Pirates sets that we’ve grown to love over the years. Released 20 years ago, the set arrived in the phase when my parents thought I should give Technic a try instead of all those sets marked “Ages 7-12″. Kris Kelvin applies modern techniques and uses current LEGO elements to refresh this classic set. Kris’s version even includes a complete basement. See more photos on Flickr, and all the photos on Brickshelf. Via Klocki.

  • Hispabrick Magazine 006 now available for download [News]

    Andrew
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:25 pm
    The latest issue of Hispabrick Magazine is now available in English. This issue includes interviews with Pete Reid and the admins of the Brick-Busters anti-plagiarism group, as well as features on how to clean LEGO, learning about LDraw, and more. Click the pic for links to download both the English and Spanish versions of Hispabrick Magazine 006.

  • Preventing Power Miner cave-ins

    Andrew
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:01 pm
    In contrast to earlier this year, I don’t think there are enough Power Miners LEGO creations out there. It really is a pretty cool theme. Brandon Bannerman (Catsy) seems to agree, having recently posted this Mobile Roof Support rig. More pics on Flickr.
 
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  • Take a look at yourself, and then make a change

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am
    JD Luse is looking at the one in the mirror.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Biblioteka

    13 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    Legofan000 built Harry in the library.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Happy Independance Day

    11 Nov 2009 | 8:02 am
    Crises marks Polish Independance Day.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Priorities

    8 Nov 2009 | 4:36 pm
    Minicoop gives us a vignette reminder to keep your priorities straight. I'm going to put the whole comic in here, since his flickr gallery presents them backwards...Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Hero in a Half Shell

    8 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm
    I am loving this piece of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-related brickwork by bhanabrix.So simple, using only a handful of bricks, yet hugely-effective. Lovely.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette
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  • It makes things go really, really fast.

    15 Nov 2009 | 6:02 pm
    By MOCpages username "Space Pirate" for a contest cooked up by Shannon Young. Also features some unbelievable crazy-good original ships:Look at them curves.

  • TOWN YO.

    15 Nov 2009 | 6:16 am
    Nathaniel Brill of MOCpages brings us a great subway station that's worth checking out.No zombies, sorry.

  • Ginger?

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    Yeah, I built.The Gungnir interceptor is designed to chase down and destroy priority targets. It does this with its heavy pulse cannon. For defense against other fighters, the Gungnir is also armed with two small turrets, sixteen missile tubes, and electronic countermeasures.

  • JASSIM BUILDS?!

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:17 pm
    Yes, yes he does. And it is awesome.

  • Dave Sterling Vs. Crismo Giger

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:39 pm
    In round Six of the MOColympics over at mocpages.com .Sterling won with his Life-Size NES:...And matching controllers and "tetris" game pak.However I did find Crismo Giger's entry more creative, he uses decorative technic pieces to mimic the backdrop of an old-skool shoot 'em up. It's refreshing in the sense that 99% of the Lego builds out there are built with the third dimension in mind.
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  • Cabin by the Lake

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am
    Quy presents a nice scene: Cabin by the Lake.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • MCC Entry Review Part II

    18 Nov 2009 | 6:39 pm
    Continuing on my review of entries in the Mini Castle Contest, I go on to Brickshelf user Legostein aka Chris Deck entered a micro version of set 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress:Instantly recognizable to all castle fans, Chris captures the set's look with the use of the 1x1 tile as a flag, and the yellow window frame as the entry arch. An excedingly small creation, but very obvious as to what it is.We move on to bartosza6m's entry, which won the mini set category, 6081 King's Mountain Fortress.A personal favorite of mine, this incorporates many cool ideas. From the simple 1x1 grey plates that…

  • Henry Ford Museum

    17 Nov 2009 | 7:27 am
    Spencer Rezkalla has a display of his microscale skyscrapers that will be running at the Henry Ford Museum near Detroit through January 3. For close-up pictures of each of these, be sure to check his Brickshelf and MOCpage sites. Congratulations, Spencer, on this great venue.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Zoids in Space

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am
    For the past month or so, Flickr user roguebantha_1138 has been posting a lot of great micro space pics. His latest creations are a mash up of LEGO Space and Zoids.Here's the zrk1.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Nakagin Capsule Tower

    14 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am
    The Nakagin Capsule Tower already looks like it was made of LEGO elements. Flickr user SPACE, TIME & REALITY figured out how to build it in microscale.Included in the photoset is this helpful photo showing how each capsule was made. A tip of the hat to Andrew for highlighting this over at The Brothers Brick. Technorati tags: LEGO microscale
 
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  • Vestas display

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am
    A while ago LEGO produced an exclusive set, the Vestas Wind Turbine. These were not sold to the general public, so they became highly coveted and prices on e-bay or Bricklink are pretty outrageous. Now LEGO has a big display in collaboration with Vestas in the Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden. There are several different cases showing Vestas turbines under construction and installed at fig scale, and there is also a large house built at miniland scale. I'm assuming that the description on this case is noting all of the benefits of using wind energy. Mike Walsh has some more details on his…

  • Belated Veterans Day

    13 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    I'm a couple of days late on this, but in honor of Veterans Day, Legoland California unveiled the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the Washington DC section of Miniland. Via Model Building Secrets. Photo credit goes to Legoland.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Cool Cars and Trucks

    11 Nov 2009 | 10:35 am
    Sean Kenney has a new book, Cool Cars and Trucks. I was flipping through this the other day in the book store and took a couple of pictures. It's full of beautiful photography of models designed by Sean. There are instructions for several vehicles at minifig scale and suggestions on how to modify those instructions to come up with your own. Relevant to this blog, there are also some pictures of models at miniland scale. My impression of the book is that it is perfect for its intended audience, probably 8-12 year old boys. As an AFOL, there is the coolness factor of having a book by a…

  • LEGO Book

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm
    DK Publishers recently released a boxed set: The LEGO Book, all about the hobby and another about minifigs (celebrating their 30th anniversary). Focusing on Miniland building, there are a lot of pictures of the Legoland parks and information about the Master Builders who make the models you see there. The coolest part of the book, though, is the inclusion of fan models, including these miniland models by Nick Foo and Lino Martins, both previously blogged here.I apologize for the quality of the photos. I took these with my phone. Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Creations for Charity

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm
    Creations for Charity is a great effort headed up by Nannan, of the Brothers Brick. Top builders from around the community have donated MOCs to be sold via a Bricklink store. All of the proceeds will go to Toys for Tots. One submission is the Paleman's nutcracker and toy soldier.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland
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  • More red and blue bits

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:39 am
    Brickthing has built a really excellent Sweepod:And Kohaku has made a stark, simplistic vignette of windmills in a post-apocalyptic world, definitely a first for the Bionicle/Technic medium. Regrettably, I cannot find further pictures nor his Flickr account.

  • Novemberist Roundup

    11 Nov 2009 | 5:57 pm
    Yeah, I've been terrible about blogging recently. Not that I normally post frequently, but there have been some good creations lately that deserve the bloggage. All of these are entries for BZPower's 56th BBC Contest, which asks entrants to build things using the often loathed red axles and blue axlepins prominently.Also, I've put up a poll for you to give feedback on things you might like to see more of on here. Please vote!Kakaru's MOCer's Medication uses lots of those inside his pill bottle, but the pills themselves are also worthy of notice. They are easily the best use for Thornax fruit…

  • Tripodality

    14 Oct 2009 | 8:59 am
    BCii's Tiome is pretty impressive considering that it is largely composed of large, prefabricated parts like Hordika arms and Visorak bodies. This is what I mean when I say that something doesn't have to be custom to look good. I like the helmet particularly.

  • Supersonic

    9 Oct 2009 | 3:10 pm
    Brickshelfer shaddow has a fine rendition of popular video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. Actually, I have no idea if he's popular anymore. I think he was at some point? I don't play many video games. Anyway, the Glatorian hands really come through here, and the head is well done.

  • The Only Train He Ever Liked

    28 Sep 2009 | 12:57 pm
    Brought to you by a vague feeling that I should be blogging more and at the expense of mangling a Harry Potter paraphrase, the Bioniblog presents Distorted's Train. It's rather cute and chibified and has a "NPU," as the kiddies say, in the form of a Power Functions motor.
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  • TBs TechTips 28 - Connecting the PF Receiver to 9V (III)

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:59 pm
    TBs has already hosted two stories about how to connect an IR-Receiver to a standard 9V LEGO battery box. The trouble with the IR-Receiver is that it doesn't draw its current from the same wires as the motor and so the extension/conversion wire doesn't work in this case.The first solution involved using a PF battery box (without batteries) [1]:The second solution consisted of using small strips of aluminium foil to short C1 and the 0V line as well as C2 and the 9V line [2]:Today I tried my hand at a solution proposed by Rob Hendrix (Brickmodder) in BrickJournal 7.The solution consists of…

  • TBs TechChallenge, 2009 - Reverse 8046 - The submissions

    18 Nov 2009 | 11:42 pm
    The period to submit an entry for this Challenge has finished last Sunday (15).Given the difficulty level and some challenging aspects, in my perspective we got a very good adhesion to this Challenge. Either considering the number of submitted entries and discussion generated around the topic, through the comments left and dialogs established into the Challenge original post.We got a total of 6 participants and 6 submissions. Each one was allowed to submit up to two submissions, but it was not the case for any of the participants.Five of them were valid submissions and one was more for the…

  • 8049 B-model, The pneumatic Log Handler

    17 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm
    We have here mentioned before, that B-model for the sensation set of the moment (8049, Log Loader) is going to be a Log Handler.However I guess you have not seen yet any image from this alternative to the 8049 main model!?So once more at TBs , in exclusive and first hand from TLG to all the Technic fans, here it goes! Awesome and very good usage from the pneumatic functions!It may look like quite a large claw for the scale, but somehow imposed by the turntable size. However some real Log Handlers could have such large claws [1, 2, 3] despite slimmer wrists.Have you liked it?From December, in…

  • Lego Technic website, got a new face!

    17 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm
    From today, LEGO Technic website got a a new face.Content is basically the same for the moment, but the website look got some renovation, new and more up-to-date software.Easier maintenance and some new capabilities were also added to the Designers Blog. Soon you should start noticing some of these improvements. Along with the refreshed website, some new amazing video animations have been added, relative to the 2H2009 sets.Jump in to see them, at much better quality!

  • TBs TechPoll 16 - What next?

    16 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm
    Technic sets for the 2H2010 are decided for long and mass production should be in the horizon.New sets for 2011 should be decided already.So whatever we would most aspire, either it was meanwhile selected by chance, from the Technic Designers team to be in the roadmap or the next chance will only arrive almost three years ahead...Nevertheless I thought it worths to ask for your most secret wishes. Hence the question for the next TBs poll is, "Which LEGO Technic flagship, would you like next?"And my choices for you to vote*, are:Some kind of craneA fully remote controlled excavatorSome other…
 
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