Review – Lego/DK Treasure Hunt in Heartlake City

January 18, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ll get straight to the point. This is a great set. Lego Friends Treasure Hunt in Heartlake City is a Lego/DK book/build combo with 103 Lego Pieces, Build Instructions to depict scenes from the story and some real world facts. I think this a great product to really show the possibilities of Lego. Each of […]

Review – #5002113 Lego Friends Beach Hammock Polybag

January 14, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Being an AFOL is expensive. Being an AFOL with a compulsive need to buy at least one Lego thing each week is very bloody expensive, which is why collectable minifigures and polybags are an affordable way to satisfy a Lego fix. #5002113 Lego Friends Beach Hammock Polybag is a 29 piece set which cost €3.99. […]

Lego Seasonal Vignettes – a welcome return!

January 3, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Following on from 2016’s more character based seasonal releases like ##40202 Easter Chick and #40203 Vampire & Bat, it’s great to see that Lego have brought back seasonal vignettes for 2017. #40236 Romantic Valentine Picnic is available now on Shop@Home. €9.99 gets you 126 pieces, including some interesting ones like the chocolate bar, pineapple and green bottle, […]

Lego MOC -Pizzeria

December 8, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

I’m totally obsessed with having fully enclosed buildings in my layout so I was chuffed when the Pizzeria from #7641 – City Corner ended up in a tub of second hand Lego I bought – giving me the perfect opportunity to fully enclose the Pizzeria from my set without having to spend too much on […]

Lego Ideas – November Pick

November 27, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Okay so there’s 3 days left in the month, but for reasons I’m getting this in early! And it’s probably with good reason because not 1 but 2 projects have already caught my eye on Lego Ideas this month. First up is this beauty – Big Steam Tractor by Mr_Kleinstein Gorgeous isn’t it? Technic is generally […]

MOC/MOD – Paradise Cafe

November 19, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

I recently bought a job lot of second hand Lego from DoneDeal.ie which contained just the cafe part from #4664 Marina So I expanded the cafe part to become a takeaway coffee shop with chill out deck on the roof. Inside there’s a coffee machine, blender and display counter with cakes and pastries. There’s nothing mind-blowing about it […]