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…
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…
Tips&Bricks, Part 1: An Interview with the Founder
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…
Custom LEGO: Fred Flinstone Gets Crazy – and a Tattoo!
Triassic Tattoos Custom LEGO means many different things. It can pertain to custom printed bricks, or unique builds, or simply altering an existing LEGO set or build. You as a builder have many options when it…
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuilding an Icon, Part 2
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…
Exploring the Discovery Brick Show
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…)
LEGO Ideas Winnie the Pooh
A silly old bear... Ever since launch in 2008, the LEGO Ideas website has proved to be a fantastic portal for fans to create new sets. Today, I am highlighting a potential new set based on…
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuilding an Icon
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: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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…
Where do you build your LEGO?
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…
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