Beginning the Journey There has been quite a few surprises from The LEGO Group this year. From the buy out of Bricklink, the overhaul of the VIP loyalty programme to the LEGO Originals Wooden Minifigure. Now…
When you open that cardboard box of plastic possibilities, how do you build? Do you rip open the bags, carefully snip open the top, follow each instruction step by step? Or do you check, double check?…
What is the best way of sorting and storing your LEGO? Frequently, as I browse social media, I see questions about sorting and storing LEGO. Often the question revolves around the best methods. I don't know…
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…
We’ve reached a momentous date: the 50th anniversary of the first Lunar Landing. On the 20th of July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left Michael Collins orbiting the moon, and went down with the Eagle,…
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…