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WICKED BRICKS

Wicked Brick finds & stuff for Lego® Geeks
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THE ACQUIRING OF LOTR LEGO® HAS BEGUN… SADLY NOTHING QUITE THIS MAGNIFICENT :(

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

Utterly amazing representation of Helm’s Deep from Lord of the Rings by Daniel Z
“DNL”

We have a couple smaller sets built, or in process, to add to all the other
castles we have (Harry Potter, etc.) but nothing nearly this evocative and
wonderful. Take a stroll through Daniel Z’s photostream on Flickr. He’s done
some absolutely amazing builds!

(Shout out to Eric for forwarding this amazing find – took long enough for me to
post, huh?) 😉

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LEGO® FOR GIRLS. CAN WE GET PAST PRINCESSES & BEAUTY SHOPS?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

I’m a bit late in responding to the LEGO® Friends line. I have mixed feelings. I
played with LEGO® as a child, had the cool wheels set and the standard bricks.



I’m sure they did a lot of research (hopefully?) and even focus groups before
launching this line. But… we already have DUPLO® for oversized “people”. We even
have a Dora at home (my son wanted something from the set and Dora was… “okay”).
😉

What I don’t get is, why do these figures have to be so different from the basic
minifig? The storm troopers and other special minifigs are just great. Having
sets that would be interchangeable with and able to take advantage of the
supposed “boys” sets would be so cool. A number of studies show that girls
develop fine motor skills earlier than boys (boys get the avantage in gross
motor skills instead – running, climbing). So, why do the girls LEGO® figures
need to be bigger, smoother (rounder?), DIFFERENT than the entire minifig
universe already in existence?

I really like the geisha, viking and other female minifigs they’ve been
releasing in the random packs (go ahead and feel every package to see if you can
find the unique weapon, hat, specialty item for the one you really, really want.
lol).

Don’t get me wrong, I still like some princesses. I just find it sad that LEGO®
has decided to reinforce stereotypes with fashion trendy, stylized sets that
don’t mesh well with the existing sets. I’m definitely for more female
characters, stuff that girls can look at and want to play with. But, I want it
to go with the sets I already enjoy building and playing with with my son.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/lego-is-for-girls-12142011.html

I’m definitely the wrong target audience for these sets. They look chunky,
clunky – far less detailed and just garish in color (how amusing is it that some
people wanted these sets to get the color to do Perry the Platypus?). Then
again, I find that I seek the middle ground in the toy universe in general. Not
particularly caring for the ultra-militaristic for boys or the ultra-princessy
for girls. To each their own I suppose.

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UH OH… FOR SURE… :)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by admin

As my ever reliable source for finding cool things LEGO® put in the email he
sent… “uh oh…..”

Make: LEGO and Arduino Projects

What’s not to like about THIS combination?

We love creating with our bricks and we’re itching to get going on Arduino
projects. What a great mix!

Check out all the cool Arduino stuff at one of our favorite places to shop –
Adafruit

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WICKED COMBINATION… LEGO® AND CHALK PAINTING

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Another great RSS find by my favorite fellow LEGO® aficionado. Well done chalk
paintings are amazing in their own right… but combined with LEGO®. Just wicked!

Lego Army Invades Chalk Festival - chalk painting designed by Leon Keer

Read more about it over at boingboing

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JUST TOO, TOO CUTE!

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

Okay, I’m a Star Wars addict, people who know me well know this. I admit it. And
a LEGO® addict too, people who don’t know me well know this! This is just way
too cute.

Toddler Trooper

With lots more fun at Kalexanderson’s photostream over at Flickr. Have a look.
🙂

Thanks to aquadan for another wicked find.

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WICKEDLY… YUMMY

Posted on August 3, 2011 by admin

DIY goodness in brick form can be found over at instructables.

LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies

What a great potential end of Summer, before they have to trudge back to school,
project to do with your kids even!

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CREATIVE VARIATION. GIVE IT A TRY…

Posted on July 16, 2011 by admin

This is the neat thing about LEGO®, the ability to redesign and reuse the pieces
to create something else. Take a look at Tyler Neylon’s use of 50 (well, as he
says, 58 actually) pieces.


50 Designs with 50 Pieces



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A PERFECT SUMMER SUBJECT, WICKED WAVES…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin

And Klementina Kos has a great design sense (and I want her bins of bricks!).


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WHAT COOL TROPHIES THEY GOT!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin


Check out this article over at Fast Company. Some really great stuff going on
out there at the Google Science Fair.

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SENSING ANOTHER THEME EMERGING…

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

Well, where there is dark & evil there has to be light & good, right? More LOTR
for your enjoyment.

David Kaleta's Rivendell. Elrond should be quite pleased. Click the pic to see
his Flickr stream for more detail.

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