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Not-Lego: Not Star Wars either

I guess I count as an AFOL (adult fan of Lego), but then I played with it a lot as a kid. In recent years I have acquired a few kits that I have enjoyed building.

Not-LEGO: Planet Express Ship

I know, I know, this isn't real LEGO, but hear me out: sometimes it's good to compare and contrast brands of construction toys. Is it as good as LEGO? If not, does

How long does it take to build a Lego Set

This is the Lego Set in question. It is Set number 21307 from 2016 - and is the Caterham Seven. This was one of the very first Lego Ideas set, where Lego turns amateur

When a Cat becomes a pigeon

This was originally a cat, a playful cat - you can read about it here but it is also a 3 in one set so there are 2 more official builds to do, and then plenty of

Lego 6928 Uranium Search Vehicle or Mercury Crawler

Today I'm going back to 1985 - that's when I believe I got this set for Christmas. It came out in 1984 but likely took a little time to get down to Australia. It

Turning a Cat into a Rabbit

In this post here I showed you our latest cat, and in it showed you the original Lego set - The Tuxedo Cat and finally I hinted that I would be rebuilding this cat

A Lego Playful Cat - Set number 31163

How does this little fella come to be. Well it starts with my nieces buying me a Lego set for Christmas, and I know that sounds a little backwards, I mean as an

Modeling Toolchain

For the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to build some Lego models from our growing collection of bricks. Can I use tools that didn’t exist five years ago

LEGO® Brick Convention in Sacramento (2025)

This weekend, our family attended the Brick Convention in Sacramento at the Cal Expo. Brick Convention is a LEGO® fan event with many attractions, events, and vendors.

Mathias among LEGOs [EN]//[ES]

Hello, hello, LEGO lovers! We're big fans of them at home, but I'm a bit slow at putting them together. My imagination isn't the best when it comes to building blocks,

Customising my Lego Land Rover Defender

This is my Lego Land Rover, for those playing at home it's Lego set 42110 - a Defender. If you are really familiar with this set you'll know this isn't the full

The only Ferrari I can have

As a child, I loved to build, I was constantly taking tools from my dad, he got angry, and I promised not to do it again. Until one day, when my grandfather brought

A garbage truck, but valuable time

Back a little while ago I had my nephew @mrbonkers down here for a time and we had a lot of fun doing so many things together; it was such a good time for both of

Time To Turn Some More Old LEGOs Into Cash!

A couple times a month I like to dive into my side hustle of buying old LEGOs and flipping them for a profit. It's been a couple of weeks and today felt like a fun

Lego Build Part 3 - The Finished Product

Welcome to the finished Product - The Lego Set - Tuxedo Cat I think he looks amazing, he is about 30cm tall, so fit perfectly on the shelf behind me, I feel like

Lego build part 2 - Revealed it's a cat

A Tuxedo cat in particular, A Lego ideas set (21349), which increasingly is becoming the best line of sets, particularly if you are bored with building cars or licensed

Lego Build part 1: What is this?

Over the next three days I'm going to tell you about my most recent build, and I'm going to take you through the mindset of a builder. This post is mystery, There

Making More Cash From LEGOs, and a Sheriff Deadpool

As I was getting going today I have been dealing with all sorts of things around the house. There's always something that I need to get done, the joys of home ownership!

Making More Cash From LEGOS, And One Expensive Ninja Turtle!

Friday has come at last, and many times I participate in 90's Friday event. Today I just wasn't in the mood. But I did slip in a 90's item just for fun! Today I'll

Few models of super cars from the LEGO collection

I was visiting my friend who is a fan of LOGO puzzles. He prefers to assemble cars for his collection. I was never attracted to LEGO. Even though I have crafty hands