Advent 2016 Day 3

For the third day of the 2016 Advent Calendars, we get a little mailbox (Friends), a microphone on a stand with an amp (City), and a TIE Fighter (Star Wars). The Building Up to Christmas set gives us a little gift and I used leftover parts to design a puppy.

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Advent 2016 Day 1

Another year, another set of LEGO Advent Calendars. Once more this year we have three: 60133 City Advent Calendar, 41131 Friends Advent Calendar, and 75146 Star Wars Advent Calendar. But new this year there is another option, a 24-in-1 set 40222 Christmas Build Up.

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Book Review: 365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks

365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks is the most original and useful LEGO book for kids that I’ve seen yet. Unlike most of the DK LEGO books it is useful and interesting for all ages. In fact I would say this book is perfect for an adult who is somewhat unfamiliar with LEGO but would like to get started with building their own original creations, such as a parent or spouse/partner of a LEGO hobbyist.
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Pokémon, my first LEGO sculptures

With the Pokémon Go game being such a huge hit at the moment, I thought I’d post about some old MOCs that I built 15 years ago. Sorry about the photo quality – this was the early days of digital photography…

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