A New Years eve visit to the LEGO store proved a worthwhile trip, as I was shown by a staff member the new DeLorean time machine. AU$39.99, the common LEGO store price for single Speed Champion vehicles at the moment, for 357 pcs of awesomeness! I very much enjoyed this build, and I think it is the first Speed Champions set I have purchased new (I have picked up some second hand, but I think they are either prebuilt or still in their box… though I did build myself a Porsche w

If you have kids who like Star Wars, and you have the Disney channel, then you should watch ‘Rebuild the Galaxy’ with them. I was talking with my son and he pointed out that it was one of the only LEGO animated series that had entire scenes designed with LEGO pieces (unlike shows like Ninjago or LEGO City, for example, which are only really the characters and a few other bits that are LEGO in appearance), and the characters move like they are made out of LEGO more than in oth

Flowers and plants made out of LEGO are less likely to die than real plants (obviously), though they aren't quite as realistic as other fake plants that you can get... so why would you consider buying LEGO flowers? Well, they are made out of LEGO!! (obviously)!! From a distance they look as good as many other fake flowers, but getting up close a LEGO fan will pick out all the NPU (nice part usage). Parts that have been reused in a variety of colours include shields, hats, fro

It's no secret that LEGO's reputation for being greedy has become more egregious over recent years. Unprecedented price hikes despite a...