The LEGO community has lost one of its most valuable members. Daniel Jezek created and ran BrickLink, the online marketplace for secondhand LEGO parts and sets, which is a cornerstone of the LEGO hobbyist community. He will be sorely missed.
Archive: October 2010
Big Yellow Taxi
I’ve built an iconic New York City yellow Checker taxi cab.
Throughout building this, the Joni Mitchell song has been running through my head…
Glacier National Park Bus
Glacier National Park is famous for its iconic old-fashioned tour buses with ten doors and an open roof. I’ve never been to the park, but I built the bus for BayLUG’s "National Parks" theme building contest at the September 2010 meeting, and displayed it at BrickCon 2010 in Seattle. I’ve made a few minor adjustments since then, but the original build was done in only two hours.
Review: New LEGO Technic Idea Books
There’s something new for LEGO Technic fans from No Starch Press.
Why Does LEGO Ignore Girls?
Blogger and podcaster CC Chapman has set up a great video series where his daughter Emily pontificates on the issues that matter to her. The latest one is “Why Does LEGO Ignore Girls?” where she makes the case for LEGO to make more products that are accessible to girls.
Let Your Android Control Your Robot
Today, LEGO has announce a new Android App for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.
BayLUG September 2010 Meeting
BayLUG had its September 2010 meeting on Saturday, September 18 at Johannes’s church in San Leandro, CA.
Greetings from BrickCon
I’m here in Seattle for BrickCon. I’ll post more about it soon, but for now, here’s my pictures: