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The Conversation Piece #18: Guiding the Eye
What makes your eye land on one part of a LEGO build before another? In this month’s Conversation Piece, we explore...
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LEGO Castle Faction Names According To Kids
LEGO Castle has featured quite a few factions like the Wolfpack and Fright Knights. But what would kids name them a...
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LEGO Color Names According To Kids
Brian Hickey is back with another installment of LEGO According To Kids. This time he asks his to young children ab...
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LEGO According To Kids: Part Names and Acronyms
AFOLs have a language all their own, giving LEGO parts a variety of interesting nicknames and acronyms. But what do...
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The Meaning of LEGO Instructions Symbols… Interpreted by Kids
What do all the symbols used in LEGO instructions actually mean? But what do kids think they represent? Pull up a b...
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The Evolution of LEGO® Dragons IV: From Ninjago to Now.
In our previous installment, we saw the arrival of organic creature-building elements, incorporating the Creature and...
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The Conversation Piece #17: LEGO Composition Techniques to Catch the Eye
Why do some LEGO builds immediately grab your attention? This month’s Conversation Piece from the Builder Improveme...
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Fantastic Beasts: Harry Potter’s Influence on LEGO Animals
How did Harry Potter reshape the LEGO animal kingdom? From owls to otters, guest contributor Caleb Schilling (aka C...
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How To Modularize Your LEGO Train Layout with MILS
What is the MILS standard for LEGO displays and how can it be used to modernize custom train layouts? Find out in t...
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I Design Real Pinball Machines - Here’s How LEGO’s Pinball Machine Compares
From flippers and ramps to spinners and ball physics, LEGO's Arcade Pinball Machine borrows plenty from the real th...
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Hidden Math: The Numbers Behind LEGO Grids and Slopes
What do right triangles, new slope pieces, and something called a “sugar grid” have in common? They’re all part of ...
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Hidden Math: The Numbers That Make LEGO Work
What math is hidden in your favorite LEGO sets, how can you recognize it, and how does it magically make LEGO geome...
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The Evolution of LEGO® Dragons III: 2001-2011 Brick-Built Beasts.
Welcome to part three in our series examining the evolution of LEGO® Dragons. In Part One, we looked at the developme...
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10 Things I Learned by Building LEGO Skyscrapers, Part 2
Continuing our guest article on building LEGO skyscrapers from Deep Shen, learn the SNOT tricks, Pythagorean triple...
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LEGO Brick Separators Are Taking Over the World!
LEGO brick separators are everywhere! (Except when you really need one.) Cluttering your build table and falling on...
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Everyone Is Still Awesome: The Quiet Advocacy of LEGO’s Keith Haring Dancing Figures
LEGO doesn’t say it outright, but the choice to honor queer artist Keith Haring speaks volumes. For those who know ...
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The Conversation Piece #16: Strengthening Your Skills
This month’s Conversation Piece from the Builder Improvement Initiative explores some SMART goals we can set for ou...
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Hands-On with the LEGO Smart Brick: A Kid vs. AFOL Star Wars Showdown
A new kind of LEGO play is here, but who is it really for? With Star Wars Day in full swing, we put the Smart Brick...
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The Conversation Piece #15: Why Do We Build?
Why do we build with LEGO? This month’s Conversation Piece gathers voices from the Builder Improvement Initiative t...
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The Best of Speed Champions: A 10-Year (Okay, 11-Year) Retrospective
Speed Champions has come a long way in just over a decade, evolving far beyond its 6-wide roots. From clever parts ...
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The Conversation Piece #14: Finding Your LEGO Community
Building with LEGO is often a personal journey, but the right community can change everything. This month’s the Bui...
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Mission to LEGO Galaxy: Exploring LEGOLAND’s Classic Space Frontier
LEGOLAND blasts off in a new direction with a space-themed land packed with a spaceship coaster, an animatronic min...
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The Times They Are a-Changing: Is LEGO a Lifestyle Brand?
Is LEGO just a company that sells toys or is it a brand that sells an identity? From display sets to apparel, The L...
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Smooth Moves: Making a Working Camera Slider With LEGO
Professional camera gear doesn’t have to break the bank to get all the right moves. This is how to build a function...
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The Hilbert Brick: A Nerdy Build For Even Nerdier Builders
Today we get seriously nerdy with Cole Blaq’s LEGO interpretations of metaphysics. So if you want to learn how cats...