Category Archives: Odd and Ends

First BrickLink negative feedback

September 6, 2011 – 9:51 am

I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.  After 600+ transactions, I picked up my first negative feedback on BrickLink recently.  It isn’t the end of the world but it would have been nice to know there was a problem so I could do something about it.  I’ve made mistakes before and will [...]

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Cypress Trees still in the package

April 23, 2011 – 9:51 pm

Today I was going through some old boxes when I came across these!   These are Cypress Trees still in their original packaging from when I bought them from LEGO Shop at Home. Check out the going rate for these trees on BrickLink! Wow.

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Going through my LEGO vault

September 4, 2010 – 12:51 pm

A while back I mentioned on the NCLUG mailing list that we were doing some renovation work on our house and when it was complete, I would moving my office and LEGO room out of the basement up to what used to be a bedroom.  When the time came, I mentioned I plan to go [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in LEGO, NCLUG | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Mentoring an FTC Robotics Team

April 22, 2010 – 3:57 pm

For the past four to five months I have been working with the Apex Androids, FTC Robotics Team #3916.  The Apex Androids are based out of Apex High School and are a brand new team or “rookie team” as they are referred to by FIRST.  I started working with the team last December as they [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in LEGO, Robotics | Tagged , , , , | Comments (4)

AFOL A Blocumentary

February 21, 2010 – 8:45 am

While I dislike (despise?) the term AFOL, this video (direct link here) is very well done and worth 25-30 minutes of your time to watch. AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo. What is it about the term AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) that I don’t like? It is hard to put it into words [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in Caught My Eye, LEGO | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)