by Brick | Dec 9, 2014 | General Lego
LEGO collects a lot of dust. How do you clean LEGO models at your house? I’ve acquired several collections of LEGO recently, and there are a LOT of dusty pieces. I need a good, effective way to dust them off quickly. I’m the process of piecing together the...
by Brick | Nov 24, 2014 | Review
I still remember the first time I saw the LEGO Architecture sets. We were visiting the LEGO Store in Chicago and had just visited the Sears Tower. ( I am a traditionalist. It will always be the Sears Tower to me. I do not recognize the Willis Tower. ) As soon as...
by Brick | Nov 22, 2014 | Review
Today, I review another book from a LEGO theme I don’t normally collect. (I am LOVING all these new LEGO books, by the way!) Today, I look at the Incredible LEGO Technic Cars Trucks Robots and More book by No Starch Press. Get inspired by the Incredible LEGO...
by Brick | Nov 21, 2014 | Review
You might find this hard to believe, but there are some aspects of LEGO I’m just not that into. LEGO Mindstorms is one of them. I’ll never turn down the opportunity to review something LEGO related, so when No Starch Press sent me the LEGO Mindstorms EV3...
by Brick | Nov 20, 2014 | General Lego
The Modular line of LEGO buildings is by far my favorite LEGO line. Ever. I was hooked the first time I saw the Cafe Corner advertised on the back of a LEGO catalogue. Since the Cafe Corner, each subsequent modular building has been better than its predecessor....
by Brick | Nov 19, 2014 | Review
I also received a copy of Beautiful LEGO 2 Dark from No Starch Press to review. Beautiful LEGO 2 Dark is a follow up to Mike Doyle’s first book, Beautiful LEGO. Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark is just that; beautiful. The theme of this book is Dark. It contains dark...
by Brick | Nov 18, 2014 | Review
Nathan Sawaya is a LEGO luminary. He has truly transcended the medium and turned LEGO bricks into LEGO art. His new book, The Art of the Brick, documents this journey. The Art of the Brick isn’t just-another-LEGO-book The Art of the Brick is not what I was...
by Brick | Nov 17, 2014 | About ALAD, General Lego
Do you have a Harry Potter fan in your life? Or a LEGO fan in general? Christmas is right around the corner! Do you need to find that special something for them? If so, you’ve come to the right place! I have a bunch of Harry Potter LEGO sets posted on...
by Brick | Nov 15, 2014 | General Lego
This is turning out to be an EXCELLENT LEGO weekend for me. I’ve been building a MOC that will get displayed at my local LEGO store for the month of November, and I just acquired another LEGO collection including several Harry Potter sets! So happy to have...
by Brick | Oct 6, 2014 | General Lego
I went out with my son tonight to find some LEGO CMF Series 12 blind bags, and hit the motherlode at Target. After searching for 20 minutes or so, I think I put together a full set. Best part? The LEGO CMF Series 12 packs are only $2.99! That’s 25% cheaper...
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