Showing posts with label Legos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legos. Show all posts

Friday, October 3, 2008

LEGO City Recycle/Garbage Truck



Kids can learn about saving the environment by helping LEGO City recycle. Load and unload the recyclables just like a real truck. Includes truck, dolly, recycling can and mini figure. 206 pieces.

- Includes truck, dolly, recycling can and minifigure.
- 1 realistic looking recycling truck with lots of real life functions and details.
- 206 pieces

Biggest Private Collection Legos

A toy-mad collector and Star Wars fan has amassed Britain's biggest private collection of Lego - containing over two million bricks.

Darren Smith, 32, started collecting the colourful building blocks aged five when he was given a set by his parents as a Christmas present. He was so taken with Lego he carried on collecting it all his life and his mammoth collection now fills his large garage and a specially converted loft. Darren, a data analyst, says his favourites Lego figures are the Star Wars characters - particularly C3PO and Darth Vadar. He also has over 2,000 sets including pirates, police, cowboys, astronauts, Vikings and super heroes such as Indiana Jones, Spiderman and Batman.

He has more than 2,000,000 bricks in his incredible collection - eclipsing the previous British record of 500,000. Read more about Darrens collection here.

LEGO V8 Engine

The LEGO V8 Engine took 4 months to finish. The model has working parts. Gears turn, the propeller rotates and red LEDs light up and flash. Read more about it here.

LEGO Mosaics

LEGO A World of LEGO Mosaics

Build, rebuild and display your favorite LEGO Mosaic creations over and over again. You'll have fun while developing artistic and creative skills with this unique new system of LEGO building. Includes instructions for nine different mosaics, plus lots of extra LEGO pieces in different shapes, colors and sizes to spark active imaginations. Also includes two special 16" x 16" transparent baseplates for building over your favorite image. 598 pieces.

Includes building instructions for 9 different models and inspiration for more!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle

Harry Potter is entering his fifth year at Hogwarts, and now you can replay important scenes from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book, movie, or even make up your own adventures. Legos are perfect for social play, and this Hogwarts castle set provides loads of exploration and cooperative play with 943 pieces.

The set is modeled so that, when constructed, it recreates the look and feel of the Order of the Phoenix film. Several unique rooms are represented here, including the Room of Requirement, where Harry can get just about anything he wishes (provided he walks past it three times). The greenhouse provides a place where Hermione can tend a potted mandrake, which is included. There's even a fireplace through which Harry could exchange messages with Sirius Black, only there are no owls included. The accessory pieces of the set are loads of fun. It includes orange flames, tiny goblets, trophy ribbons, jewels, magic books, charts and many other interesting pieces.
- 943-Piece playset of Hogwarts Castle
- Modeled on key scenes from the Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix movie
- 9 Mini-figures, including new Dolores Umbridge
- 2 Thestral mini-figures modeled after the large, winged, skeletal horses from the fifth installment
- Detailed, full-color diagrams help kids through every phase of construction

LEGO Creator House

LEGO Creator House

Build the house of your dreams with LEGO Creator! This spectacular set includes instructions for 3 different house models, plus all the parts you'll need to design your own original creations. Add a garage, driveway and fence in the yard - the possibilities are endless! Features plenty of pieces for roofs, walls, doors, windows, even trees and gardens! Lift off the roof to see inside! Add a mailbox, porch lights and other realistic details! Includes building instructions for 3 models and inspiration for more!

Ultimate LEGO Building Set



LEGO SYSTEM Ultimate LEGO Building Set (6166) - The building possibilities are endless! With a transparent lid and a great selection of LEGO pieces, this big storage box lets builders create at home or on the go. The colorful and classic collection of bricks also includes a LEGO minifigure, base plate, wheels and special house elements! Includes Idea Book of building instructions and inspirations! Includes a 16 stud x 16 stud green baseplate! Also includes 1 minifigure!

- This new tub features a great assortment of LEGO bricks and elements
- Includes building plate, minifigure, windows, doors and wheels
- Includes building instructions for 5 models and photo inspiration for 25 more
- New container allows for easy clean up and efficient storage - The transparent lid lets builders display their models
- 405 Pieces

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Lego Art of Nathan Sawaya


From Portfolio:

For much-in-demand artist Nathan Sawaya, the Legos he uses to build large-scale sculptures might as well be gold bricks.

Who doesn't remember growing up playing with Legos—the small, colorful bricks that can be combined to create anything from airplanes to zebras? Most kids ultimately pack up their Legos and move on. But Nathan Sawaya never did.

The 35-year-old New Yorker makes a six-figure living as a Lego artist, creating large-scale works of art using tens of thousands of the plastic pieces. Among his recent projects are a 10-foot-tall replica of the new Trump Tower being constructed in Dubai for Donald Trump, and a four-foot-tall bumblebee commissioned by Fall Out Boy bass guitarist Pete Wentz as a gift for his new bride, pop star Ashlee Simpson. He says he receives hundreds of commission inquiries every month.

Though he played with Legos like most kids, they were the furthest thing from his mind when he set out in the working world. After graduating with a law degree from New York University in 1998, Sawaya became a Wall Street attorney, earning a comfortable six-figure salary—and working in a high-stress environment. To relax after long hours at the office, he would work on art projects at night, making sculptures using clay at first, then moving into more whimsical media, like candy.

One of Sawaya's first hobbyist projects with Legos was an eight-foot-tall pencil. Friends would come over to gawk at it, and Sawaya eventually set up a website, brickartist.com, to post photos of his creations. Visitors to the site sent in requests, such as Lego renderings of portraits of their children.

The hobby became the real thing in 2004 after he won a competition sponsored by Lego to find the best builder in the U.S. He quit his job and became one of Lego's "master model builders," creating sculptures for its theme park in San Diego. They paid him just $13 an hour, but it gave him good training for when he returned to New York to create his own Lego works full-time.

Sawaya now keeps 1.5 million Lego bricks, meticulously organized by shape and color into clear bins (he buys all his Legos in bulk). He sketches his projects first on something called "brick paper"—essentially, graph paper modified for Lego shapes—and takes anywhere from a few days to a few months to build them. At any given time, he's working on three or four projects, earning anywhere from a couple thousand dollars up to six figures per work, depending on the complexity of the project and how quickly they need to be built.

For his own personal fulfillment, he also creates more avant-garde works and has two traveling exhibitions of his work.

Ironically, Sawaya says he now works more hours per week than he ever did as a corporate lawyer, although he also makes more money than he did then. Most important to him, though, is the artistic gratification he gets out of his Lego creations, particularly when he gets feedback from children who are inspired by his projects. "There are 400 million children out there playing with Legos," he says. "Who am I to say that they aren't artists too?"

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

LEGO Mud Hopper


LEGO Mud Hopper


No terrain is too tough!
Rough road ahead? No problem for this off-road dirt Power Racer! Use the pull-back motor and steep jump ramp to launch the Mud Hopper high into the air.

- Combine with #8493 Red Ace to make a flame racer and monster jumping ramp!
- Includes jump ramp and racer with a pull-back motor!
- Mud Hopper over 5" (13cm) long!

Friday, August 29, 2008

LEGO 1X1 Salt & Pepper Shaker




These shakers add flavor and fun to a meal!
Construct a tasty meal with these LEGO brick-shaped salt and pepper shakers! A perfect conversation piece or gift for the LEGO builder in your life.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

LEGO Lovers Construct 300,000-Piece Beijing Olympics Replica

LEGO Olympics

As the world watches the Beijing Games, Lego enthusiasts from Hong Kong have unveiled a replica of the Olympics made from more than 300,000 Legos, The Daily mail reported Thursday.

Hong Kong Lego User Group’s intricate miniature city, which includes 4,500 Lego people, features the recognizable Olympic venues such as the Birds Nest Stadium, the Water Cube Aquatics Center and the Beach Volleyball Stadium.


The landscape measures 10 feet by 26 feet, and has been dubbed the Lego Sport City. According to the Hong Kong Lego User Group’s Web site, the model took about 100 hours to build.


The exhibit will be on display in Hong Kong through Aug. 31.

LEGO Police Motorcycle




Patrol the streets of LEGO City!

Help keep the streets of LEGO City safe! The police officer travels around on his motorcycle, keeping an eye out for crooks, speeders and people in trouble. What will be his next adventure?

- Includes police officer mini-figure.

LEGO Fast Flyers



Conquer the skies!
These awesome LEGO creations are ready to fly! Build a realistic modern jet with movable wings and lots of great detailing. When you’re done, take it apart and rebuild it into a helicopter or hovercraft! Includes a variety of bricks and elements in red, white and blue.

- Includes building Instructions for all 3 models.
- Helicopter rotors really spin!
- With LEGO Creator, the sky’s the limit!

LEGO Cool Convertible



This convertible is fully-loaded!
This cool car has it all! Twist the switch to open and close the convertible roof, then pop the hood to check out the powerful V8 engine.

- Includes instructions for rebuilding into a big truck or a working mini loader!
- Doors and hood really open!
- Measures 11" (28cm) long, 5" (13cm) wide and has 2" (5cm) wheels!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

LEGO MagnaGuard Starfighter




Carry out the commands of General Grievous!
The skilled and silent Magna Droids are General Grievous’ elite droid forces in the Clone Wars … and their specialized starfighter is just as deadly as they are! Equipped with a lever-activated cockpit, opening engine compartments, and a hidden missile launcher with flick-action rockets, this sleek ship is a serious threat to any clone troopers or Jedi Knights who dare to cross its path.
- Includes 2 Magna Droid minifigures!
- Push lever forward to flip open the cockpit!
- Sides open to reveal pop-up launchers!
- Back flips open to use the hidden flick-fire missile!
- Measures over 11" (28cm) wide and over 10" (25cm) long!

Monday, August 11, 2008

LEGO Wheels Set


LEGO Wheels Set

Get rolling with LEGO wheels!
If your LEGO creations are always on the move, you need lots and lots of wheels! Set includes 2 different sizes of tires, plus axles and wheel hubs to keep your creations rolling on and on.

Monday, August 4, 2008

LEGO Dinosaur: Stegosaurus


LEGO Dinosaur: Stegosaurus

Beware the spikes of the mighty Stegosaurus!
Here comes the plate-backed Stegosaurus! This Jurassic dinosaur may have eaten plants, but it was no pushover – just check out the four long spikes on its lashing tail! The Stegosaurus is fully-articulated with eyes that really light up!

- Includes instructions for rebuilding into a hungry T-Rex or a soaring Pterodactyl!
- Features movable mouth, tail, head and body!
- Includes a light-up brick!
- Measures 17" (43cm) long and stands over 8" (20cm) high!

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

LEGO Beach House


LEGO Beach House

Build a house on the beach!
Need to get away? Relax in your very own beach house! This colorful building is packed with fun and realistic details, from the big sunlit windows to the barbecue and umbrella.

- Includes instructions for rebuilding into a cozy café or towering apartment building!
- Second floor lifts off to see stairs and fireplace on the first floor!
- Second floor has a balcony and a skylight that opens!
- Outside there is a patio with table, umbrella and chairs, and even a barbeque grill with chicken! - Realistic details include mailbox, doorbell, flowers, walkway, light fixtures, chimney, tree and lots of windows!
- Beach House stands over 6½" (16.5cm)high and includes a 5" x 10" (13cm x 25cm) baseplate!

Monday, July 28, 2008

LEGO Titans of Mahri Nui Collection


LEGO Titans of Mahri Nui Collection


Rule the titans of Mahri Nui!
Stage your own epic battles under the sea with this new BIONICLE® collection, featuring the titans of Mahri Nui! Collection includes:

- 8922 Gadunka
- 8923 Hydraxon
- 8924 Maxilos & Spinax

Sunday, July 27, 2008

LEGO City Firefighter Backpack




Carry your gear and save the day like a LEGO City Firefighter!
Carry your books, lunch and other gear in style with this sturdy and durable multi-compartment zippered backpack…just like the ones the LEGO City firefighters wear!

- Orange and red backpack features LEGO City fire decals and designs!
- Back has the LEGO City logo and an embroidered firefighter helmet!
- Backpack has a zippered front pocket, side net pockets, and an inside pocket with a hook and loop fasterner!
- Backpack measures 13" long x 8" wide x 5" deep (33 cm x 20cm x 13cm).