Tag Archives: LEGO

Do LEGO Constructions Have a Soul?

November 14, 2009 – 11:02 pm

Saw this on Gizmodo this evening.  It is pretty funny and makes you think.

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Vestas Display at Arlanda Airport

November 2, 2009 – 5:08 pm

Back in July of 2008 there was a lengthy thread on LUGNET about the 4999 Vestas Wind Turbine promotional set.  The thread was largely an appeal to release this set as a retail item.  The set was made of “unobtainium” as it was a promotional item made for Vestas and their customers.  It was rumored [...]

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Excellent LEGO Advertisement

July 15, 2009 – 10:40 am

I am scanning through my RSS feeds this morning and found this article at the top of the list.  It links to Gizmodo and the article is mostly about the authors visit to the LEGO Vault in Billund.
What really caught my eye was the scan of the old LEGO advertisement.  This advertisement is from 1981 [...]

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LEGO Flex Track

March 14, 2009 – 3:17 am

It has been rumored for a while but it looks like it is a reality now.  Some images have popped up on a Czech LEGO web site of the new flex track.  LEGO set 8867 includes 64 flexible elements.  Looks interesting.  I may have to invest in some Power Function elements!  With this new [...]

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Ooooh – 10194 Emerald Night is real

February 20, 2009 – 11:05 am

Last week pictures were circulating of a new LEGO train set, a steam locomotive.  Lots of banter about whether it was real or fake, whether the wheels were new or from Big Ben Bricks.
The official word came out via a LUGNET post from Tony Sava.  The set is very much real and will be available [...]

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