How do you build your LEGO set?
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?…
LEGO Central Perk: The One where It’s Finally Here!
The One with All the Excitement Halloween has come and passed. We all wore our costumes and ate our candies. As we take on the new month, we have already started to think about the wonderful…
The LEGO Book, A Review
"Only the best..." The LEGO Book, first published in 2009 by DK, written by Daniel Lipkowitz, is a massive, 200 page exploration of all things LEGO. LEGO began in 1932 with the founding of a wooden toy…
Building LEGO Harley Davidson Fat Boy with a non-AFOL
Recently I’ve been hanging around with this cool biker gang. Don’t let the word “gang” fool you, they’re all decent kids. After learning what a daredevil I used to be when I was young(er), they…
Evolution of the Brick: LEGO Hospital Sets
When it comes to fighting crime or fire there are abundance of sets in LEGO. But it seems LEGO folk are exceptionally immune to diseases or extremely sturdy against physical challenges, because there are very few…
Harry Potter Advent Calendar: A Magical LEGO Christmas!
To be honest, I’ve never bought one of these LEGO Advent Calendars before. I've been tempted by the LEGO Star Wars ones, but the price didn't seem to justify what I was getting in it. I'm…
What is Base Ace: A Compatible Product Review
Imagine my sheer excitement when I received an E-Mail from Bob earlier this month letting me know that both him, and the boss man, had wanted me to break down a product which they had been…
LEGO Batman: The Videogame Review (PS2)
I’ve mentioned in my last post that gaming was a huge part of my childhood and I thought I’d touch on that a little bit more. When I was about 8-9 years old, I remember visiting…
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…