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The End of the Toy Store Era is Here

June 1, 2018

Over the weekend, I took my kids to a local Toys ‘R Us store. One of my friends texted me to let me know that the store had their LEGO sets on sale at 30% off. It was the moment I had been waiting for ever sinc...

REVIEW: 40178 LEGO VIP SET

Jay Lane

October 22, 2017

LEGO, Reviews

This weekend, I took my 11-year-old son on a road trip to Cincinnati, OH. One of the highlights of the trip was visiting a LEGO store. We spent over an hour in the store and both picked out a few new sets to bu...

The LEGO Batman Movie: Spoiler-Free Review

Jay Lane

February 14, 2017

LEGO, Reviews

I had to get the obligatory photo of the kids standing in front of the movie poster. On Saturday, my wife and I took our kids (and my brother) to see The LEGO Batman movie. It's amazing that I was able to w...

Fun Sunday Project: Getting LEGO Bricky in Kentucky

Jay Lane

February 6, 2017

LEGO

I've been on a huge LEGO kick recently, having built 19 sets in the past 6 weeks. After running out of sets to build, I started organizing all of our loose bricks and creating some custom projects. My first cre...

LEGO Review: 70911 The Penguin Arctic Roller

Jay Lane

January 27, 2017

LEGO, Reviews, The LEGO Batman Movie

Next up for review in The LEGO Batman Movie series is The Penguin Arctic Roller. As soon as I saw this set in the LEGO catalog, I really wanted to add it to my collection. I couldn't wait for it to appear in...

LEGO Review: 75875 Ford F-150 Raptor & Ford Model A Hot Rod

Jay Lane

January 24, 2017

LEGO, Reviews

I bought this set in June 2016 (over 6 months ago) when I was on a business trip in Cincinnati, OH. I was staying in a hotel near a LEGO Store and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to buy some new LEGO sets wi...

LEGO REVIEW: The LEGO Batman Movie Minifigures Set

Jay Lane

January 20, 2017

LEGO, Reviews, The LEGO Batman Movie

While I already own two LEGO minifigs sets, The Simpsons Series and The Simpsons Series 2, I've never really considered myself a minifig collector. I bought The Simpsons sets because I already had a huge non-LE...

Fun Sunday Project: Classic Nintendo Controller Made Entirely From LEGO Bricks

Jay Lane

January 9, 2017

LEGO, Video Games

Yesterday, I had an idea to create a Nintendo controller out of LEGO bricks. I was a child in the 80's and I still have a fondness for Nintendo. I even built a huge NES coffee table that's sitting in my basemen...

LEGO Review: 30524 The Mini Batwing

Jay Lane

January 8, 2017

LEGO, Reviews, The LEGO Batman Movie

Last week, I placed an order on LEGO.com for The Penguin Artic Roller and some The LEGO Batman Movie Minifigures. In the month of January, LEGO throws in a free The Mini Batwing set if you spend more than $35 (...

LEGO Review: 76052 Batman Classic TV Series — Batcave

Jay Lane

May 3, 2016

LEGO, Reviews

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my family's Spring Break trip to Chicago. During that trip, we visited the LEGO store and I bought the LEGO Batman Classic Batcave set. I had been wanting to buy it ever sin...