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…
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…
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…
I’m still quite new to this expo malarkey. My first experience was when I displayed my LEGO Ideas project in Newcastle, at the Discovery Brick expo earlier this year, which I covered in a previous article.…
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…
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” ,…
Creating custom models (or MOCs) is quite enjoyable, but like everything, it has its disadvantages. I was set on building a custom LEGO Blade Runner Spinner, and before I started, I asked myself a few questions,…
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…
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…
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…