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    Brickset.com: News

  • LEGO brand store calendars for November

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:16 am
    I've uploaded scans of the UK brand store calendars to flickr: front | back. The big news appears to be a free pick-a-brick box with a £50 purchase, other than that it's, unsurprisingly, full of Christmas sets. The US version is available in toomuchdew's flickr stream: front | back.

  • The Holiday Season Arrives - Impulse Sets Abound

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:53 pm
    I'm getting reports that a sizeable variety of impulse sets are now showing up in the seasonal section of the American mega-retailer Target. Here's a Bricklist of the impulse sets involved.

  • Free shipping from LEGOShop.com in the USA until Dec. 6th

    2 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am
    Now's the ideal time to buy that LEGO treat you've been promising yourself for Christmas, particularly if you're in the USA. From now until Dec. 6th there's free shipping on orders over $99!  Click through on any of our links to LEGOshop.com and get shopping!

  • Production Stops for Set 10179-1: Millennium Falcon

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:53 am
    Today, LEGO announced that it has stopped production of set 10179 Millennium Falcon™. They're still available from Shop at Home, but not for long I suspect.

  • All LEGO half-price in Sainsburys

    30 Oct 2009 | 4:41 am
    Thanks to everyone who emailed to tell me about this yesterday. Unfortunately I've been away on business and didn't get a chance to post an article about it until now. So better late than never, check out your local store and see what's left. My experience has been that even huge Sainsburys stores don't carry very much LEGO beyond Bionicle so don't get your hopes up. The offer is also available online but everything is now sold out! [Note to self: get a netbook to avoid posting delays in future!]
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    Brickset.com: UK News

  • 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

  • 40001 - Miscellaneous - Father Christmas Ornament

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    This holiday season, decorate your home with this one-of-a-kind LEGO Santa Claus! From his twinkling eyes down to his shiny black boots, this is one set you don't want to miss.£2.95 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

  • 40002 - Miscellaneous - X-Mas Tree Ornament

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    The only thing prettier than a real Christmas tree is this one made of LEGO bricks! Set comes with LEGO pieces and instructions to build one of the most classic symbols of Christmas.£2.95 Buy now

  • 40003 - Miscellaneous - Snowman Ornament

    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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    Brickset.com: US News

  • 40002 - Miscellaneous - X-Mas Tree Ornament

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    The only thing prettier than a real Christmas tree is this one made of LEGO bricks! Set comes with LEGO pieces and instructions to build one of the most classic symbols of Christmas.$4.99 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!$9.99 Buy now

  • 40001 - Miscellaneous - Father Christmas Ornament

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    This holiday season, decorate your home with this one-of-a-kind LEGO Santa Claus! From his twinkling eyes down to his shiny black boots, this is one set you don't want to miss.$4.99 Buy now

  • 40003 - Miscellaneous - Snowman Ornament

    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!$4.99 Buy now

  • 2853508 - Books - LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary

    7 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Discover everything you need to know about the LEGO Star Wars universe. This book is packed with information on the history, manufacture and construction of LEGO Star Wars minifigures. Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, Luke Skywalker and more are brought to life with dozens of little-known facts and hundreds of photos. LEGO weapons, vehicles, battle stations and even the Death Star are annotated, explained and photographed in exquisite detail. Includes an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 96 pages Available in English only Publisher: DK Publishing$21.99 Buy…
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    The Brothers Brick

  • Here’s your third chance to control the action

    Nannan
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:34 pm
    Keith Goldman presents his third You Control the Action Contest with a unique twist. The theme of the contest is “a celebration of minorities in sci-fi,” which prompts you to think beyond the ordinary yellow minifig and come up with new situations involving the misrepresented, misfits, mavericks, Mace Windu, and in simple terms – the minority. Click on the banner below to read the details of the contest to see if you’re up to this interesting challenge.

  • Three-score barrels of powder below /   To prove old England’s overthrow

    Andrew
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:26 pm
    Even though today is Guy Fawkes Day, I do not recommend burning this CubeDude effigy built by Paul Lee (polywen): LEGO does, after all, give off a rather acrid smell when burnt…

  • Nightmare, the flaming stallion

    Nannan
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am
    It’s not easy to build realistic creatures in LEGO on a small scale, but midnightcat have skillfully created a flaming stallion called Nightmare. I really like the use of the new flame pieces for the mane.

  • This castle is so big…

    Nannan
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:39 am
    …we can’t fit it all in one picture. If you’re familiar with your castle builders, you’ll instantly recognize this as a creation by Daniel Z. As I was looking closely at the castle, I noticed some interesting patterns on the sculpted rocks. Look closely and you’ll be amazed that not everything is studs-up. If you’re wondering what’s on the other side of the castle, you should check out the entire gallery.

  • LEGO NES

    Nannan
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am
    Dave Sterling takes you to the past of video-gaming with the brick-built replica of the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you don’t look closely, you might think Dave was actually playing on a real NES!
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  • Model Railroad Days

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:26 am
    Featuring model railroads of various scales from clubs across metro Atlanta - G Scale group is planning on exhibiting a live steam engine - Lego models - N Scale - HO Switching layouts - A full sized hand cart for your exercise enjoyment - O Scale Hands on experiences on some of the models Ideas for Christmas presents

  • Nearly 10 Foot Giraffe Built Out of Legos in Chubbuck

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am
    A nearly 10 foot giraffe is turning heads in Chubbuck at the Pine Ridge Mall. It stands nine feet, eight inches tall.

  • A love of trains

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:06 am
    Warren Buffett has just become the king of train collectors. The world's second-richest man recently bought BNSF Railway Co., the nation's second-largest railroad, to go along with a large model set in his Omaha home.

  • Rock Band updates for the week of 11/10

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:49 am
    Now with blocky LEGO goodness With the recent release of LEGO Rock Band , Harmonix introduces some new methods of keeping your children's virgin ears pure.

  • The Late, Great DJ Am

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am
    Check out all of our past reviews . Ok, three Guitar Hero controllers, one Rock Band guitar, two drum sets, and two USB microphones.
 
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    VignetteBricks

  • LEGO Book

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    DK Publishers recently released a boxed set: The LEGO Book, all about the hobby and another about minifigs (celebrating their 30th anniversary). There's not really anything specifically about vignettes, but in the last few pages of the book they show some fan creations, including Hippotam's Double Trouble, a previous winner from the Classic-Castle annual CCC contest, and Sachiko Akinaga's Goldfish Balloon, an entry into the annual ClickBrick 16x16 scene contest. Congratulations to both of these builders and all of those who were included.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Vig/orama Contest

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:41 am
    Shannon rocks! He's hosting a Vig/orama Contest on MOCpages for fame, honor and swag. Follow that link for all of the rules, deadlines, etc. Show us your best! To start the ball rolling, Shannon posted a vig of his own: Murray the window washer.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Bubble gum, taffy or ... chili peppers?

    28 Oct 2009 | 12:09 pm
    Armothe presents choices, choices.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Jordan's Disneyland - VignetteBricks edition

    25 Oct 2009 | 11:16 pm
    It looks like Jordan Schwartz is writing an article for an upcoming issue of BrickJournal focused on Disneyland.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette

  • Casino

    21 Oct 2009 | 6:54 am
    1con21 has a number of scenes from a casino. The construction of the card table is really clever, and I chuckled at C3PO trying to go through the metal detector.Technorati tags: LEGO vignette
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  • BrickCon 2009

    Bill
    12 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm
    Last weekend (October 1-4) the BrickCon LEGO convention was held in Seattle, Washington. I drove up to the convention and had a wonderful time! As it turned out, my friend Donia who I met dancing in Santa Cruz was moving to Seattle that weekend, so I was able to combine helping her move with attending the convention. It also got me a place to crash so I could save the cost of a hotel room. I drove her car to Seattle, while she followed in a van she borrowed from a friend of hers. After the convention, I drove the van back home. On my way north, I stopped in Portland for the night Thursday…

  • Train show this weekend, then off to Seattle for BrickCon

    Bill
    24 Sep 2009 | 4:55 pm
    This coming weekend, I’ll join members of the Bay Area LEGO Train Club (a subgroup of the Bay Area LEGO Users Group) at the Great Train Expo in San Jose. We’ll put out a large train layout, about 25×25 feet, with lots of trains, a city, and the usual stuff. Come on down and say hi. It’s at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds in San Jose. Admission is $7 for adults (good for both days) and kids under 12 get in free. And then, I’ll be driving up to Seattle next week for BrickCon! A friend of mine happens to be moving to Seattle for the first of October, so I’ll…

  • Pirates Advent Calendar Petitions

    Bill
    11 Sep 2009 | 2:14 pm
    You’ve probably heard by now that the Pirates Advent Calendar is not going to be sold in the US. After last year’s debacle with the Castle Advent Calendar, you’d think LEGO would know better. Well, the good folks at Classic Pirates over on Eurobricks have a petition going, and The Brothers Brick also have a similar post calling for support for the Pirates advent calendar. Post your support now! Related posts:Advent Calendars, Day 1Advent Calendars, Day 23Advent Calendars, Day 17

  • Readership Poll – Win a free LEGO book!

    Bill
    9 Sep 2009 | 5:07 pm
    Please answer this poll to help me understand more about my readers and what people would like to see on brickpile.com… if you give your email address, you will be entered into a drawing to receive a free No Starch Press book from their extensive LEGO catalog! Choose from: The Art of NXT-G Programming Coming Soon! FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide Forbidden LEGO Getting Started with LEGO Trains Jin Sato’s LEGO MINDSTORMS The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Adventure Book Coming Soon! The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking…

  • Spirit of St Louis

    Bill
    11 Aug 2009 | 5:15 pm
    One of the first LEGO sets I ever owned was the Spirit of St Louis, a little yellow and black (the original one was silver – see pictures on Wikipedia) airplane set that represented Charles Lindbergh’s plane from the first trans-Atlantic solo flight. It was sold as set # 456 or 661, depending on where in the world you bought it. I was six years old in 1977 when this set came out, and my parents bought it for me. I still have at least some of the parts – all mixed into my LEGO collection, of course… Why bring this up now? I just recently saw the review on Eurobricks…
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    Young Spacers Association Blog

  • 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.

  • Someone Update This Thing.

    26 Oct 2009 | 2:51 pm
    I mean ferreal. Peter, Nick, and Lord Dane all built stuff out of laygoes.

  • Lookit!

    17 Oct 2009 | 5:57 am
    Here's a mecha by a builder on flickr, H3LLB0yEHe says "im no photographer!", but the presentation is quite good.Check out the details like the ammunition packages on its leg and art, makes for some realism. And I'm totally getting the M-tron vibe from the red and neon green eye.
 
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    MicroBricks

  • LEGO Book

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm
    DK Publishers recently released a boxed set: The LEGO Book, all about the hobby and another about minifigs (celebrating their 30th anniversary). There is a lot of great information about the company, the various sets, the Legoland parks, and more. Perhaps coolest of all is the inclusion of (a few) fan MOCs. From the MicroBricks viewpoint, they include pictures of the line of LEGO Architecture sets designed by Adam Reed Tucker and also a discussion of the 2005 contest that started off the LEGO Factory line. They challenged fans to design microscale MOCs and the winners were released as…

  • Futuron City

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am
    I've got to remember to check MOCpages more often. Alex Fojtik presents this Futuron City with a very George-Jetson vibe.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Aztec Temple by HeavyWeather

    2 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm
    Amber "HeavyWeather" Arts has made this awesome microscale Aztec Temple.Be sure to check out the whole folder for more views!Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • The big and the little

    31 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am
    Liwnik presents the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale

  • Space Battleship Yamato

    30 Oct 2009 | 5:23 pm
    Max Braun, aka Bisonfuehrer, built a large microscale version of Space Battleship Yamato for the October TwinLUG meeting.Technorati tags: LEGO microscale
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    MinilandBricks

  • 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

  • Ho Tom Bomadil, Tom Bombadillo!

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:52 am
    I was looking around for Tolkien creations yesterday and realized I never posted Cyin's Tom Bombadil and Goldberry to this blog.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland

  • Another possible new Legoland

    1 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am
    I recently blogged a report of a possible Legoland development deal in Florida. It seems from this report that they are also in negotiations over a possible park in Illinois. There's no hint whether this would be in addition to a potential Legoland park in Florida, or if Merlin Entertainment (owners and operators of the parks) is looking at these as competing alternatives. IMO Florida makes more sense - it's more of a destination for tourists and can operate outdoor amusements year-round; previous rumors of a potential park in Kansas never went anywhere. On the other hand, Legoland is smaller…

  • Happy Halloween

    31 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am
    K-hatch has a number of great minilanders from horror movies, some of which I've previously blogged. This year, Shawn of the Dead, the Fly and the Phantom of the Opera have been added to the cast of characters.Technorati tags: LEGO Miniland
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    BioniBlog

  • 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.

  • Administering administrators ad infinitum

    15 Sep 2009 | 5:50 pm
    BZPower's latest BBC (Bionicle-Based Creations) Contest requires entrants to build one of the site's administrators. Many of the entries (my own included) are fairly banal humanoids, but as with any contest, there are some standouts. You've already seen BCii's rendition of Tufi Piyufi. Here is a version of former admin Ninjo by Shannara:The use of the wheel technique pioneered by Primus is notable, and the general spiky robotic look is just plain cool.Puffins are the animal to style your entry after if you're building Tufi Piyufi and don't want to take the humanoid route. Bundalings has done…

  • Puffin chunks!

    13 Sep 2009 | 1:04 pm
    BCii's Tufi Piyufi is certainly one of the best humanoids I've seen recently. The wings and torso sculpting are wonderful to behold, and the headdress makes good use of a Kanohi. He also knows how to present a MOC well, as evinced by the photography and lighting.The same builder has also spammed Thornax launchers and other parts to get an interesting circle guaranteed to repel darklings (and if you get that reference I love you):See the BZP topic for an entertaining monologue on how this ring of power came to be.
 
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    TechnicBRICKs

  • Week TechVideo, 2009 #44 - Continuously Variable LEGO Pneumatics Tutorial, by Mark Bellis

    1 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm
    Mark Bellis is one of the few gurus in LEGO pneumatics whose work I've crossed with (not to mention any other areas of technical knowledge).He has some fascinating work done on LEGO pneumatic building blocks that simulate logical and other functions.Recently and in the sequence of some discussions about linear actuators an solenoids, Mark that is a strong defender of the pneumatics, made a prototype for what he called "Continuously Variable Pneumatic Control". One block that allows a set of pneumatic cylinders to stop anywhere within their range, allowing pressure and force in either…

  • TBs TechChallenge, 2009 - Reverse 8046 (Helicopter)

    30 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    Many of you should remember about the hype [1] we observed about one year ago, when the images from the 8259 Mini-Bulldozer first appeared.Since then, I had the idea to repeat it in a planned manner. So, I made a proposal which was very well received and this year, with the sponsorship from the LEGO Technic team, we decided to launch a challenge based on the same idea.For an "official" (or should I say "sponsored") challenge, we are restricted to release models that do not include new parts. The only 1H2010 small model fitting this criteria is the 8046 (helicopter).So the challenge TBs has…

  • LDraw Tutorial - Part 3

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:06 pm
    Quick unofficial parts with LDView.Following Jetro's great article about grabbing parts from the LDraw Parts Tracker, I'd like to make a small addition.One of the programs in the LDraw Installer you can choose to install is LDView, a fast 3D viewer for LDraw files. However, the version included is quite old, and it's better to avoid installing it, and instead choose the separate, newest version from its site.Why do this? Because the newer versions have, among other nifty stuff, a very useful feature: automatic part downloading.So, what does it do? In a nutshell, LDView tries to download from…

  • TBs TechChallenge, 2009 - Heads-up!

    29 Oct 2009 | 3:38 pm
    We have been working hard preparing this...The 1st TechChallenge is about to begin! Don't forget to check out TBs tomorrow (2009.Oct.30) at 16:00 CET*.Join the fun and apply for a cool prize.*) Use the link to find the correspondent local time, for your Time Zone.

  • LDraw Tutorial - Part 2

    29 Oct 2009 | 7:41 am
    Do you miss parts? In this second part of the tutorial you will learn how to solve this problem. In the first part of this LDraw tutorial we had a look at the basic options of one of the fundamental tools in the LDraw universe: Mike’s LEGO CAD or MLCad, created by Michael Lachman toward the end of the 90s. Despite it being a relatively simple program to use it has many options that make it possible to create advanced constructions with the LDraw parts library.If you have already started to tinker with LDraw, maybe trying to document your own MOCs you will probably have run into some minor…
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    Lego4All

  • Custom R2-D2 minifig with lights and sound

    14 Oct 2009 | 8:42 am

  • RC Delorean time machine

    17 Sep 2009 | 7:45 am
    RC Delorean time machine, originally uploaded by Legohaulic.

  • Repair Building Cracks With LEGO Bricks

    11 Sep 2009 | 8:25 am
    German artist Jan Vormann has been filling up cracks created in German buildings during World War II with Legos. More.

  • Making History Campaign

    9 Sep 2009 | 7:06 am
    Lego Celebrating 50 years Campaign by the German agency Jung von Matt/Alster. They rebuild famous photographs that shook the world, like the Chinese student uprising at Tiananmen square, the Berlin wall before it was demolished and Mike Tyson after he bit his opponent.Photographer: Claudia Schildt/Fabian

  • SM

    8 Sep 2009 | 8:07 am
    Photographer/artist unknown.
 
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