Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Technic Big Truck Sets
There are many truck sets in the LEGO Technic line-up. In fact, one can easily say that TLG favors trucks over any other machinery. And why not, you can load them up with any function you…
Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Police Headquarters Sets
I usually visit old sets to get ideas for my various MOC (My Own Creation) projects. Since the majority of my sets are from 80’s and 90’s, it’s like visiting old friends for me. Sometimes I…
A Review of Two LEGO Podracers (2011 and 2019)
"I've built a 'racer. It's the fastest ever!" Twenty years ago this May, the first Star Wars film since 1983's Return of the Jedi premiered to wild expectations and a fevered desire for more from the…
Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Fire Station Sets
There have been two predominant sub-themes in the Town/City theme since the beginning of time: The Police and the Fire Fighters. Every few years we get this huge LEGO Fire Station or Police HQ that fascinates…
Best LEGO Technic Sets of All Time
There have been more than 400 Technic sets released by the LEGO Group since the introduction of the theme in 1977. With each passing year, new sets are added to the line up at an increasing…
How Do You Buy LEGO Sets: What To Do, What Not To Do?
I often ask myself this question, "how do you buy LEGO sets?", and the answer may surprise you. It’s like when someone leaves a bowl of chocolates in the room and says “Help yourself”. Do you…
LEGO Hulk: The Smashing LEGO Sets You Can Find the Hulk In
Whether you love them or hate them, it’s fair to say that the concept of ‘Big Figs’ has now become an integral part of the way that LEGO tackles different themes and characters, whether they be…
LEGO Galactica: “So Say We All!”
To talk about LEGO Galactica as a theme is to talk about something I’d hoped would have already been made by now. Instead, many of us are still waiting with bated breath. As it has been a…
LEGO Time Travel: Will it be possible in my lifetime?
LEGO: A Time Travel Theme Let's time travel to early LEGO history. Back in the early days, before LEGO Star Wars and other commercial themes, the designers of LEGO played it safe. Good moral fibre and…
Goth LEGO: Finding the Dark and Brooding Side of Bricks and Minifigures
LEGO has been around for quite a while, and so has Goth music. But has Goth LEGO ever existed? In this article, I’m having a look at how LEGO embraced this subculture; possibly without even realising…