The LEGO Halloween Catalog for Early Birds
I was sitting at home, enjoying my cup of tea, when I received an email from my boss - you know, Bob, the guy who sends everyone these awesome emails & discount codes. As soon as…
LEGO Motorcycling Through the Years: Are Two Wheels Cooler?
Last month, LEGO released what I believe to be one of the coolest sets ever with a licensed tie in with Harley Davidson. That set is the classic Harley Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle. I felt that…
Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Technic Big Truck Sets
There are many truck sets in the LEGO Technic line-up. In fact, one can easily say that TLG favors trucks over any other machinery. And why not, you can load them up with any function you…
Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Police Headquarters Sets
I usually visit old sets to get ideas for my various MOC (My Own Creation) projects. Since the majority of my sets are from 80’s and 90’s, it’s like visiting old friends for me. Sometimes I…
A Review of Two LEGO Podracers (2011 and 2019)
"I've built a 'racer. It's the fastest ever!" Twenty years ago this May, the first Star Wars film since 1983's Return of the Jedi premiered to wild expectations and a fevered desire for more from the…
Dreaming with and Writing about LEGO
If you have written anything regularly, then you know the term "writer's block" is no joke. Everything seems to be going well, and then the block comes along. Suddenly, you have no idea what to write…
LEGO Custom Builds: Creating Outside the Box
I’ll start by saying, who doesn't like LEGO custom builds? Is it a trick question? Anyone who has ever watched their favourite movie or TV show growing up in whatever era you're from, has, at one…
Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Fire Station Sets
There have been two predominant sub-themes in the Town/City theme since the beginning of time: The Police and the Fire Fighters. Every few years we get this huge LEGO Fire Station or Police HQ that fascinates…
LEGO Tips & Bricks, Part 2: Tree Techniques Handbook Review
On the FireStar Toys blog last month, I had the privilege of interviewing Alex Johnson of Tips & Bricks. Alex runs his website (and social media) sharing tips for building with LEGO bricks. This month I…
Best LEGO Technic Sets of All Time
There have been more than 400 Technic sets released by the LEGO Group since the introduction of the theme in 1977. With each passing year, new sets are added to the line up at an increasing…