Attack of the Clones Best-Lock, Lepin, and Mega Bloks are among LEGO's many clone brick competitors around the world. Ever since LEGO's resurgence into prime toy markets in the 80's, and later in the 90's with the Star…
Tips&Bricks Tips&Bricks is a friend of FireStarToys.com. Additionally, I follow them on Instagram. Several times each week they post tips on how to improve your building techniques. Recently, I became aware that Tips&Bricks also offers several…
Not a scratch! My LEGO Millennium Falcon "my own creation" (MOC) is progressing well. I have been working on building a new version of the Falcon out of two official sets. One is from the Force…
Hello! Captain Mutant here!
I’m the latest addition to the FireStar Toys bloggers’ team, and I’m delighted to be here! You might find it a little odd that a small green LEGO minifig is talking to you, but don’t worry, you’ll get used to it 🙂
For my first post, I thought I’d tell you about something I did last week which I’d never done before: I attended a LEGO Expo: the Discovery Brick Show, all the way up in Newcastle, and coming from Wales, that’s a heck of a trip to get there. (more…)
You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought. My earliest LEGO Star Wars memories pre-date the release of any official set from LEGO. In the early and mid 1990's, I spent many a day…
Custom LEGO Spotlight Back in April I highlighted @allyouneedisbricks as he built a tiny custom LEGO car. This month I am back with another LEGO Spotlight featuring @gunnbuilding and his Lego Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Browsing…
As a child, I played with my LEGO collection on the floor of my bedroom. Often, as my brother and I shared both the room and LEGO, we would leave our LEGO parts on the floor…
When I decided to write a glossary for the blog, I knew it was going to be a challenge. Even though I considered myself to know a lot about LEGO, I knew I was a small…
