A survey conducted by Argos to celebrate its 35th birthday has found that LEGO is Britain's most popular toy with 56% of respondents rating it as their favourite.
A spokesman for Lego said: "The poll proves that Lego is a high quality toy that keeps being interesting to children and adults because of its creative possibilities. It's so simple but has so much potential."
LEGO has something of a cult following with over 500 Facebook groups dedicated to the plastic bricks. One of the largest "I don't care how old I am, LEGO is the best" has over 4,000 members.
To read more and find out what the top 10 toys are click here.
Monday, 28 July 2008
Saturday, 26 July 2008
LEGO Album Covers
Can you identify 20 album covers made entirely from LEGO?
All of the scenes were created entirely from LEGO pieces - some are elaborate, multi-block creations while others feature just a single piece.
To see all 20 album covers click here
All of the scenes were created entirely from LEGO pieces - some are elaborate, multi-block creations while others feature just a single piece.
To see all 20 album covers click here
Thursday, 17 July 2008
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HKLUG - the Hong Kong LEGO User Group - has created a LEGO model of the Beijing Olympics.
300,000 bricks and 4,500 mini-figures were used to construct the buildings which include the National Stadium, the National Aquatics Center (”Swimming Cube”), and the Olympic Village.
To see more pictures of this amazing sculpture click here.
300,000 bricks and 4,500 mini-figures were used to construct the buildings which include the National Stadium, the National Aquatics Center (”Swimming Cube”), and the Olympic Village.
To see more pictures of this amazing sculpture click here.
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
LEGO Castle Giant Chess set
One of the best-selling products in the UK is the LEGO Castle Giant Chess set - even though it isn't actually on sale yet!
Released on 1st September, LEGO describe it as the ultimate LEGO chess set and go on to say:
"There’s never been a chess set like this one before! Now you can build the biggest and best LEGO chess board of all time, covered in incredible LEGO Castle details and complete with a dungeon, armory, and decorative dragon heads…and that’s just the board itself! Pieces include king, queen, good and evil wizards, witch, knights, dwarves, trolls, skeleton warriors and horses, castle turrets, rolling siege towers, and more. It’s the ultimate LEGO set for any chess player, collector, or LEGO Castle fan!"
The set includes:
Includes 31 minifigures, 2 giant trolls, 2 horses, 2 skeleton horses and 2 dragon heads.
Minifigures are ready for battle with armor, swords, shields, and other cool accessories.
It's a battle of good dwarves and knights vs. evil trolls and skeletons.
Build the 4 realms in the corners of the chess board - the skeleton realm, troll realm, dwarf realm and castle realm.
Measures 17" (43cm) squared.
Complete with a giant storage case, measuring over 24" (61cm) high, 20" (50cm) wide and 7" (17cm) deep.
The LEGO Castle Giant Chess set is available exclusively to pre-order from the UK LEGO Shop
and costs £139.99.
Released on 1st September, LEGO describe it as the ultimate LEGO chess set and go on to say:
"There’s never been a chess set like this one before! Now you can build the biggest and best LEGO chess board of all time, covered in incredible LEGO Castle details and complete with a dungeon, armory, and decorative dragon heads…and that’s just the board itself! Pieces include king, queen, good and evil wizards, witch, knights, dwarves, trolls, skeleton warriors and horses, castle turrets, rolling siege towers, and more. It’s the ultimate LEGO set for any chess player, collector, or LEGO Castle fan!"
The set includes:
Includes 31 minifigures, 2 giant trolls, 2 horses, 2 skeleton horses and 2 dragon heads.
Minifigures are ready for battle with armor, swords, shields, and other cool accessories.
It's a battle of good dwarves and knights vs. evil trolls and skeletons.
Build the 4 realms in the corners of the chess board - the skeleton realm, troll realm, dwarf realm and castle realm.
Measures 17" (43cm) squared.
Complete with a giant storage case, measuring over 24" (61cm) high, 20" (50cm) wide and 7" (17cm) deep.
The LEGO Castle Giant Chess set is available exclusively to pre-order from the UK LEGO Shop
Monday, 14 July 2008
LEGO Concorde
It may not be the biggest LEGO aeroplane in the world but this LEGO Concorde made by Ed Diment is still pretty impressive.
Funcionality has been built into the model; the landing gear can be stored inside the fuselage and the nose cone goes up and down.
See more pictures.
Funcionality has been built into the model; the landing gear can be stored inside the fuselage and the nose cone goes up and down.
See more pictures.
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Sunday Mirror marks LEGO birthday
The Sunday Mirror has written an interesting piece celebrating LEGO's 50th anniversary with a nice gallery of images and a few bits of trivia.
Friday, 11 July 2008
LEGO designer builds replica lighthouse
Another LEGO construction from America. This time Duane Collicott from Michigan has built a model of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse on the Leelanau Peninsula.
It took Collicott 6 months to complete the 30 inch tall replica and about 6,000 bricks. He was commissioned to make it as part of the lighthouse's 150th anniversary and it will be displayed in the museum in the lighthouse's grounds.
Find out more about Collicott's other LEGO creations.
It took Collicott 6 months to complete the 30 inch tall replica and about 6,000 bricks. He was commissioned to make it as part of the lighthouse's 150th anniversary and it will be displayed in the museum in the lighthouse's grounds.
Find out more about Collicott's other LEGO creations.
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Pastor builds a LEGO church
A church made from more than 12,000 LEGO bricks has been built inside a church in Wisconsin, US.
The Rev. Stuart Dornfeld also added some recognisable characters to his LEGO congregation including SpongeBob SquarePants, Indiana Jones and Batman.
The church is 27 inches tall, 48 inches long and 17 inches wide and includes 30 pews, 15 stained-glass windows, two pianos and an organ. The altar has a tiny candelabra with flames. The preacher wears a robe made from a white sock.
Find out more including what inspired the pastor to create the LEGO church.
The Rev. Stuart Dornfeld also added some recognisable characters to his LEGO congregation including SpongeBob SquarePants, Indiana Jones and Batman.
The church is 27 inches tall, 48 inches long and 17 inches wide and includes 30 pews, 15 stained-glass windows, two pianos and an organ. The altar has a tiny candelabra with flames. The preacher wears a robe made from a white sock.
Find out more including what inspired the pastor to create the LEGO church.
Saturday, 5 July 2008
LEGO Egg Timer
Gizmodo has written a review about this cute LEGO egg timer.
The Verdict: It's cute. It's makes a wonderful tic-tock noise. It helps you do roasted lamb and chicken and Beef Wellington and cakes. It's Lego. Really, it can't get any better than that. I only wish it could do more than one hour.
The Verdict: It's cute. It's makes a wonderful tic-tock noise. It helps you do roasted lamb and chicken and Beef Wellington and cakes. It's Lego. Really, it can't get any better than that. I only wish it could do more than one hour.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
New LEGO world record
On 27th June LEGO set a new world record for the largest number of mini figures ever built. Using Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper figures from the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie 35,310 figures were constructed in just 6 ½ hours.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a CG-animated film from LucasFilm animation hits the big screen on August 15th and LEGO will be launching a new range of vehicles and mini-figures based on scenes and characters from the film.
Read more.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a CG-animated film from LucasFilm animation hits the big screen on August 15th and LEGO will be launching a new range of vehicles and mini-figures based on scenes and characters from the film.
Read more.
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
LEGOLAND Live!
The top children's summer music festival is taking place at LEGOLAND, Windsor on 19th July. The event will feature Bob the Builder™, Fifi and the Flowertots™, Angelina Ballerina™, Fireman Sam™ and the Power Rangers.
Book your tickets now for LEGOLAND Live!
Book your tickets now for LEGOLAND Live!
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