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If you are going to start something called the Super Awesome Micro Project then it better be pretty blooming good, hadn’t it? The man who gave himself the tough task of running a project that would live up to this name is Steve Sammartino. This entrepreneur from Melbourne did what any sane person would do given half the chance; he built an amazing Lego car. His business...
We first saw Lego’s new Lord of the Rings set back in January at the Toy Fair. It’s safe to say that I was very excited at the time; so you can imagine the excitement when we were sent a set based on Shelob, Sam, Frodo and Gollum in the post. I immediately called dibs and set about building the set and after a short while this is the result. You have to admit...
I have a weakness for Star Wars Lego, even at 28 years of age I love the stuff. The range has expanded from pure bricks and blocks to other items over the years, such as the Darth Vader alarm clocks and Star Wars Lego torches we’ve featured in the past. Today we found an awesome Darth Vader lamp which has the famous overlord wielding an LED lightsaber. It’s not a cheap...
Three Lego minifigures will be hitching a ride on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which is set to leave the planet to Jupiter this Friday. A couple of scientists from NASA working on the Juno space mission thought that it would be fun to put some Lego minifigs on the satellite before its launch. Lego, meanwhile, liked the idea and spent around $15,000 carving 1.5 inch tall...
LEGO has announced its partnership with two of the world’s biggest names in comic books, Marvel and DC. The toy brand brings the forces of the Marvel Universe and DC’s finest under the banner of LEGO. In a press release by LEGO, the new Marvel collection will focus on three Marvel franchises – the X-Men, The Avengers and Spiderman. The Avengers movie...
Most people have trouble waking up in the morning, maybe because of lack of sleep or it’s just too early. One way to help you with your morning struggle is this alarm clock from Lego that will surely tickle your fancy – who could be mad at an alarm clock as cool as this? Yesterday, we featured a Lego Minifig Darth Vader keychain that is a must for any Star...
We’ve seen our share of anything Star Wars, like the Lego Super Star Destroyer and Millennium Falcon beanbag bed, and I think toy companies will continue to launch Star Wars toys in years to come. Lego has released a Darth Vader Lego Star Wars Keychain flashlight, which is one of the coolest we’ve seen so far. Who says the dark side of the force can’t...
Do you know what you want for christmas yet? By the end of this article you will if you are a Star Wars and/or Lego Fan. The Danish firm has announced a brand new Super Star Destroyer which will measure a mighty 4 foot long. Weighing 8 pounds, measuring 50 inches and including 3,152 Lego bricks this is one project for the real Lego enthusiast. It will go on sale on September...
If you love Harry Potter, Lego and games then your luck is in. Following on from Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 game we will soon have the chance to play the unsurprisingly titled Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 version. It will be released on the following formats; PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, NGP, PC and Nintendo 3DS. This latest instalment of the boy wizard’s adventures...