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LEGO MOC Highlights at Discovery Brick Show 2019

Friday, 31st May 2019 By Caz

This final video from Discovery Brick Show 2019 lets you see some of the other fantastic models which were on display, where I didn’t have the opportunity to speak to the builders. I hope you enjoy the compliation. I’m sure you will agree that the stadard of MOCs on display was extremely high.

Filed Under: Exhibitions Tagged With: discovery brick show, discovery museum, newcastle upon tyne

Historical LEGO MOCs by Dan Harris at Discovery Brick Show 2019

Wednesday, 29th May 2019 By Caz

This is another video which shows some fantastic LEGO MOCs which were on on display at Discovery Bricks in Newcastle upon Tyne a few weeks ago. These amazing historical builds are by Dan Harris, who works as part of the Brick To The Past group of AFOLs. They specialise in putting together scenes which depict actual historical events. Here Dan shows us three different projects he brought along.

Filed Under: AFOL Interview, Exhibitions Tagged With: brick to the past, dan harris, discovery brick show, discovery museum, historical lego, LEGO map, newcastle upon tyne, scotland

Arrow Terrace – Micropolis Block #123

Monday, 27th May 2019 By Caz

This neat row of houses is called Arrow Terrace. It sits on the edge of the residential zone of Micropolis. Although each house is built to an identical design, the owners have projected their individual personailities onto the colour of their walls and the designs of their gardens. Each property neatly compliments its neighbours, and over time it has become a very sought-after address to call home.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: arrow terrace, housing, residential zone

Classic Space LEGO Collection at Discovery Brick Show 2019

Friday, 24th May 2019 By Caz

This amazing Classic Space collection, including two monorail trains, was on display at the Discovery Brick Show 2019 in Newcastle recently. It all belongs to Brick Alley LUG members Steve and Matt. Of course, I was mesmerised and could have watched it all for hours!

Filed Under: Classic Space, Exhibitions Tagged With: discovery brick show, discovery museum, monorail, newcastle upon tyne, space shiip

LEGO Architecture Trafalgar Square Photo Commission

Thursday, 23rd May 2019 By Caz

I was recently asked if I could take up to 6 photographs of LEGO’s not-yet-released Architecture set Trafalgar Square (21045) in the real Trafalgar Square – for a social media campaign by LEGO. This wasn’t a paid assignment, but I did receive the model to build before its release date, which was rather nice.

I was on a bit of a tight schedule due to various work and travelling commitments at the time, (I don’t actually live in London but am working there at the moment). So after building the model at home, I carefully boxed it up and took it to work in my bag, and then visited Trafalgar Square on the way home that evening. The weather wasn’t playing ball, but it gave me the opportunity to scout out some locations, and at least get something in the bag. These were the best pictures I managed to take on my first visit:

LEGO Trafalgar Square & Fountain
LEGO Trafalgar Square & Fountain – dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square & National Gallery on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square & National Gallery on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square, National Gallery in background, on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square, National Gallery in background, on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square - Right Location, Wrong Weather!
LEGO Trafalgar Square – Right Location, Wrong Weather!
LEGO Trafalgar Square & Nelson's Column on a dull evening
LEGO Trafalgar Square & Nelson’s Column on a dull evening

While these weren’t my best work by any means, at least I had some insurance images to uphold my end of the bargain, and I had found what I thought would be the perfect location – just not the perfect weather, yet.

I decided to try again the next morning.

My luck was in! Apart from the inconvenience of having to get up to catch a train an hour and a half earlier than normal, it was a beautiful morning with bright blue sky and plenty of sun.

I headed to Trafalgar Square on my way to work this time, and set about getting the images I really wanted.

LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with Nelson's Column Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with Nelson’s Column Behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery centrally behind
LEGO Trafalgar Square with National Gallery centrally behind

Much better than before! But I also managed to get what I thought would be the real “money shot”:

LEGO Trafalgar Square On A Sunny Day
LEGO Trafalgar Square On A Sunny Day

Having processed the images when I got home, I emailed them off to my contact at LEGO and now I wait patiently for the promo campaign to appear “sometime soon” on social media… I will let you know when I spot it!

Update: Here it is!

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: fountains, photo commission, social media, trafalgar square

Vacation Villas – Micropolis Block #122

Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 By Caz

I seem to have been collecting a few 3×3 and 4×4 quarter round or rounded edged plates in various colours, so I thought it was about time to use them in a Micropolis build. They suggested balconies to me, so I put together this block of Art-Deco inspired Vacation Villas.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: holiday accommodation, leisure zone, vacation villas

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