http://brickplayer.com/blog LEGO Brand Build Block Projects Discussion News Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:42:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With Valentine's Day in just a couple days, I decided to build a small heart-shaped LEGO Box. It is designed to look like a candy conversation heart, complete with a printed message on the front. All thumbnails images below link to larger pictures. The box even has a removable ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2009/02/12/lego-conversation-heart-box/ It's been a while since I've posted anything new. Lately, I've been spending most of my LEGO hobby time on my BrickLink store. I miss building, so I decided to build a couple small LEGO mosaics. I've done several other 8-bit video game inspired mosaics in the ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2009/02/12/small-lego-mosaics/ For the weekend of November 28th - December 1st LEGO Shop at Home has some incredible deals, all of which can be combined. Click the banner below to check them out! There are several great sets for half price ...and FREE shipping on any order over $99.00 ...plus, take $10 off any ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/11/28/lego-black-friday-deals/ Although I don't really collect LEGO Minifigs, I have a few favorites that I've acquired over the years. I also have many minifigs that are part of sets I own. Until now, I haven't had a nice way to display my minifigs, so most of them ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/10/24/lego-minifig-display-stands/ This past Saturday, October 18th, was the first Twin Cities Brick eXpo (TCBX), and my first time displaying at a LEGO event.  I attended BrickWorld 2008 this summer in Chicago, but did so with my family just to view the displays.  Although, TCBX was smaller than BrickWorld, it included many ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/10/15/twin-cities-brick-expo-2008/ Here is a set of five small, Halloween-themed sculptures. These models contain mostly common bricks, are easy to build, and I think make cute holiday decorations. There is a Ghost, Witch, Pumpkin, Bat, and Skull. I created these sculptures for a LEGO building workshop on Saturday, October 11, ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/10/06/halloween-lego-sculptures/ If you knows sign language, hopefully you will recognize the following LEGO sculpture, which is the sign for 'I Love You'. More pictures and information... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/08/29/lego-love-sign-sculpture-complete/ I don't usually write about projects that are not complete, but today I'm making an exception. I've been working on a sculpture of a hand signing 'I love you'. It still needs a lot of work, especially the back - which is why it's only pictured from the ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/31/lego-love-sign-sculpture-preview/ Back in May I started on a Smaller LEGO Chess Set sized for 4x4 squares, which is the size of the official LEGO chess set boards.  Finally, today, I have completed a full set of red and yellow pieces.  Here it is, on one of the official boards mentioned above. More ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/22/smaller-lego-chess-set-complete/ I've built another video game mosaic, this time inspired by The Legend of Zelda from the original Nintendo. (See several other video game mosaics posted in mosaic category). Once again, I found a cross stitch plan to use as a guide, this time on .tastethehappy. Like I did with ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/07/legend-of-zelda-lego-mosaic/