The new LEGO® Star Wars™ mini-movie premiering on-line!

Coming November 5th: The new LEGO® Star Wars™ mini-movie premiering on-line!
     More info here later!.
Watch the funny Trailer for "Bombad Bounty". Click on the link here:
http://starwars.lego.com/en-us/movie/Mini%20movie%20trailer.aspx?CMP=EMC-SH2010OctSWExclusiveROE&HQS=videoheader

Pricewatch LEGO - Toyworld - $20 off 7213 at some stores

Catalogue from some Toyworld stores is offering this set at $49.99 ($20 off the rrp of $69.99), almost 30% off!

3 Firefighter minifigures, a truck and a boat included, with a crane that can hoist the boat off the truck.

Check your local Toyworld.
Melb metro are: Altona, Beaumaris, Docklands, Eastland, Elsternwick, Epping, Forest Hill, Hoppers Crossing, Melton, Mountain Gate, Narre Warren, Southland, Sunbury, Watergardens, as well as Geelong and regional towns and cities. All Vic locations at this link - ref: http://www.toyworld.com.au/locations.html

My new Boba Fett white just arrived

Boba Fett - White (Toy Fair 2010 Promotional)

Guess who is my new favourite LEGO minifig? I just got this one from the USA today. He will be coming down to the market stall next Sunday. See you there maybe?

Cheap LEGO where? (Competition - weekly LEGO prize)

Tell me of any retail specials on LEGO sets (new sets only).
They must be for sale in Victoria (Australia), or sold on the web.

Email details to me at blxbrx@gmail.com (store location, set number, price).
The best bargain each week gets a weekly prize.

Prize winners will be advised on this blog site.
Prizes can be collected at my Camberwell Sunday market stall, or I will post it to you.

Happy hunting!

Stormtrooper - Chrome. He's back in stock! (only six this week)

Myer Bourke St CBD store - new LEGO display - now 1/3 of all toy area

New LEGO display just opened at Myer Bourke St store.

Interactive display, where you hold up a set and it reacts to match that set.
Pictures of the rest of the LEGO area on this Flickr link here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21395550@N07/sets/72157625090622823

Mega Man LEGO collection - 3D artist 8-bait Cubist

The 8-bit Cubist has created some great art of LEGO versions of Mega Man, and now has gone on to do the bosses now.

More details and the original Mega Man designs can be found at this link here:
   http://8bitcubist.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/19/mega_man_lego_collection_the_bosses/?pid=88

LEGO sack tutorial - how to

1. Get your bag

2. Open up the bag

3. Play with your LEGO

4. Pack it away fast, no mess.

But how do you get one of these? You can get official LEGO versions from me at the Sunday market. Or you can make your own very easily, from the tutorial at this link:
    http://tonicoward.blogspot.com/2010/09/lego-sack-tutorial.html

BrickCon 2010 Winners - YouTube link

This is a great way to see what are the best models and designs presented this year's BrickCon 2010 convention held recently in Seattle USA (it was on Sept 30 to Oct 3).
Click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z55jWm075U&NR=1

What is BrickCon? BrickCon is a Private Convention and Public Exhibition. BrickCon 2010 was open to adults (AFOLs) 18 and over, and teens (TFOLs) (all persons younger than 18), who enjoy the hobby of LEGO building, collecting and displaying, in its 9th year of providing a place to share and build friendships, experiences, ideas, and techniques with other Adult and Teen LEGO® Hobbyists from around the world, who enjoy the hobby of LEGO building, collecting and displaying.

LEGO minifigure - has its own page on Wikipedia

Good, long article with lots of information, with the headings of History, Design & Construction, Variations, Community (Film & Video Games), Other LEGO Figures, References, External Links)

"A Lego Minifigure, is a small plastic figurine available as part of the construction toy Lego, produced by Danish toy manufacturer the Lego Group. They were first produced in 1978, and have become hugely successful, with over 3.7 billion produced"
To go to the Wikipedia article just click on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minifig

Fascinating LEGO Model of the Day (lmotd) - recommended blog

Have you seen this blog yet? Worth putting it in your "regular visit" cycle. I will add this to my useful links so you can find it easily whenever you want to check it out again.

Here's a pic from a very recent entry, which highlighted MadBrick 2010 - the LEGO convention in Madrid (Spain) recently - October 9th. Click on this link to go to the blog: http://lmotd.blogspot.com/

PriceWatch LEGO - ToysRUs catalogue - 20 Oct - 2 Nov

20 Oct - 2 Nov up to 20% off selected LEGO sets, including City

Camera cars - video - link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28134808@N02/4458662368/in/set-72157623679308508/

mahjqa Metal Grudge video link - for those who can't watch YouTube

For those who can't watch YouTube, click on this link to see the video clip of the Metal Grudge: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28134808@N02/5074735926/

Used to film the videos, also see mahjqa's camera cars on Flickr, at the link here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28134808@N02/sets/72157623679308508/

"Metal Slug" in LEGO - mahjqa's Metal Grudge - see the video!

More than just a static model. This Metal Slug tank from the SNK series of the same name rocks!
The amazing Omniwheels allow it to spin circles while driving straight. When used as regular wheels they have friction. However, when sliding sideways they do not. Check out the 1:08 video on YouTube - linked  below. 

Yes - this is just one "wheel" as we normally call it. Original omniwheel from Sariel (yes - same one in my favourite designers links). mahjqa has replaced the gear wheels with normal LEGO tyres and wheels


More photos at mahjqa's Flickr page. Click on this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28134808@N02/sets/72157625017384671/with/5071779759/

Also amazing YouTube video of the Metal Grudge in action at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOuP_w0FZi0

How to build a LEGO transmission - simple

Sariel is a master designer I have a permanent link to his web page in my Favourite Designers links. When I saw this article on his simple sturdy design, with a good explanation of how and why he built it, I had to feature it for you.

Go to this link for more info:  http://sariel.pl/2010/07/4-speed-compact-linear-gearbox/#more-1525.

ToysRUs voucher - 20% off Friday till Sunday storewide!

The best thing just got better? New red brick separator.

Have you seen the new LEGO WiiMote? With it comes a LEGO brick saperator, like I have never seen before.  See the red thing at the front left?  LEGO brick separators are not usually red, but apparently this is also a new design. More news as I find out more.

Cheaper LEGO at ToysRUs

I am told there is a 3 day special at ToysRUs (Australia)
-  20% off store-wide Friday to Sunday, but ....
I could not see anything to confirm this on their web site. I rang their Chadstone stoe & they confrmed it, but said you need a coupon. They said coupons were emailed out to their VIP customers, but might be picked up in store if you ask at the checkouts/service desk, she said. Alternatively you can ring them and just give your email address & they join you on the spot. I rang the Chadstone store on (03) 9569 8697.

Also, the current ToysRUs catalogue (Oct 6 - Oct 26) on page 10 shows up to 20% off 4 sets:

• LEGO Creator Ferocious Creatures (now $39.99, was $49.99 - save $10)
• LEGO Creator Apple Tree House (now $64.99, was $79.99 - save $15)
• LEGO Creator Sonic Boom (now $74.99, was $99.99 - save $15)
• LEGO Creator Off Road Power (now $119.99, was $139.99 - save $20)

Flickriver - most interesting photos tagged with LEGO

See this "river" of great LEGO MOCs.


Imagine an endless stream of the world's brightest and best LEGO MOCs, dioramas, and ideas delivered to you in not just a stream, but in a river.... flickriver. I got down to pic number 84, with over 634,000 pics still to go if I want to go to the end. All of them good so far, and many are brilliant. Highly recommended!


For LEGO heaven, click on this link:   http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/lego/interesting/