Lego projects in 2010
Starlight day
There are two special Starlight foundation LEGO days coming up this week and next at both the Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne, and the Westmead Childrens Hospital in Sydney. The two days will be a lot of fun and a chance for the kids who are currently in Hospital & are less fortunate in life […]
Picture Frames
I was just playing around tonight and I made up a few picture frames. I have plenty of ideas for different ones, but these seemed like a little bit of fun. I did ask my darling wife if I thought they looked cute, the response was immediate: “LEGO is not cute!”. I think its clearly […]
New LEGO Certified Professional
Some exciting news! I am now a LEGO Certified Professional, the first in the Australia, and the 12th in the world! So what does that mean? LEGO Certified Professionals are officially licensed by The LEGO Group to engage in certain types of commercial activities involving LEGO products. They exemplify the creative possibilities of the LEGO […]
Ships Ahoy!
Well, it seems that the next big thing is under way, literally that is! After last years Airbus model, ive been thinking about a cruise ship, and of course there is none better than the Love Boat! Split in half to reveal a fully detailed interior it will be just over 3.2 meters in length […]
The Olden Days!
Here’s a scan of whats now probably my most favourite document. My mum found this when going through stuff from when i was a kid! For those that are not that old, each school holidays Myer (a department store here in Australia) used to run competitions where they had a whole pile of Lego and […]
Brickworld Chicago 2010 recap
Well folks, Brickworld has been and gone, I’m back from the good old US of A I have to say it was an amazing show, so many great models, so many great people, I had a real blast, also a huge thanks to my mum and father in law; Alan who helped me! Couldn’t have […]
Does that mean my wife is like Posh?
Reported in todays tabloids: DAVID Beckham wants to be a professional Lego builder. The soccer star, who raises three sons, Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and five-year-old Cruz, with his singer-turned-designer wife Victoria Beckham, loves playing with the toy bricks and admits it would have been great to turn his hobby into a career. He said: […]
The Airbus actually flies!
28 May 2010 Part 1. Airbus June 2010 tour! As part of a trip to Dallas in June for a wedding, I’m also taking over the giant Airbus A380 (flights courtesy of Qantas!) to Brickworld in Chicago! This of course poses huge challenges, getting it there, getting it around, setting it up, making it all […]
ABC Time lapse Video!
Another Time lapse Mosaic, this time a proof of concept for the ABC. Thier Kids logo done in medium scale, some of the details are not correct but i wanted to show how it would and could look when done, it does of course need correct lighting and some colour adjustement, but none the less […]
Welcome a new client: Sapience
I would like to welcome aboard a new client, Sapience Financial Services. Sapience have engaged with me a project that involves several different mini projects: Desktop Custom set (4WD ute and trailer) with Sapience printed branding. including custom developed instructions and packaging. Sapience Man – A series of custom printed minifigs with thier logo and […]
Another Airbus Update
Airbus A380 Follow up, Well The airbus it seems has literally “taken off” i have been very lucky to have been blogged by about a dozen different sources, including by Tim at The brothers brick: www.brothers-brick.com which is my favourite Lego blog site, and one which i check and read every day. I have a […]
Brickvention 2010
Well Brickvention 2010 is now over for another year! It was unquestionably the best brickvention ever, with over 2700 people coming throught he doors on the public day! The queue to get in went down flinders street, and around into Elizabeth street!. I was lucky enought his year to be crowned the best in show […]