LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar from a Galaxy Far Far Away
A short time ago in a bedroom in Scotland… This AFOL embarked on a trip to Smyth's where he picked up all remaining advent calendars he was yet to purchase… Ok bad Star Wars jokes aside,…
LEGO Christmas Gift Ideas for Fans of LEGO (and everybody else!)
By now, most of us know what our minifigures will get for Christmas. They have a huge range of parts and accessories to choose from, some of which are mentioned in the small catalog published last…
The LEGO Christmas Catalog Your Minifigures Have Been Waiting For
You know that feeling when you suddenly remember something you should have done but forgot? Well, that was the feeling I had this morning. I was sipping my tea as usual, surfing around for some news…
Compatibility of LEGO: Does it “Play Well” with others?
So, here’s a confession; I don’t just have LEGO in my toy box. I suspect that a very large percentage of the target audience (i.e. children) aren’t tied to the single brand either. My collection includes…
The LEGO Zombie Apocalypse Is Nigh
It’s Halloween season in LEGO City – and you know what that usually means. Brickbucks are selling their world-famous pumpkin-spice Blokacchinos, and the minifigures of LEGO City are donning their favourite costumes as they head out…
Shouldering the responsibility – how do you wear your LEGO cape?
In the classic vampire horror films, Count Dracula always appears with a cape. Similarly, Superman and Batman would be nothing without that shield of cloth that hangs from their shoulders. I was creating the Halloween figure…
Harry Potter Advent Calendar: A Magical LEGO Christmas!
To be honest, I’ve never bought one of these LEGO Advent Calendars before. I've been tempted by the LEGO Star Wars ones, but the price didn't seem to justify what I was getting in it. I'm…
LEGO Musical Instruments: Minifigures Making Sweet Music
I was listening to some classic Motown the other day and I thought “I wonder if I could recreate the song in LEGO?”. I had a word with my LEGO house band, “Pick n’ Chew” ,…
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…
Top 5 LEGO Dinosaurs Roaring Their Way Into Our Lives!
As we’ve discussed in previous posts here on the Firestar Toys blog (check out Pinar’s piece on LEGO Animals, and mine on the history of LEGO Dinosaurs), there are a ton of different dinosaur moulds from…
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