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Where do you build -- on the floor or on a table? If the latter, you'll appreciate that a hard table top does not make the best building surface: round parts have a tendency to roll around on it, pieces can get scratched on it, and small bits can be difficult to pick up from it.
A table cloth is an obvious solution, and I have been using a sheet of wool felt on mine, but that is expensive, surprisingly difficult to get hold of, and pills over time.
So, when Nathan over at Rebrickable showed me a building mat he was developing when I visited him in Australia earlier in the year, I was keen to try it out.
Not only does the RebrickMat provide a perfect surface for building on, it also has a wealth of useful information printed on it. Furthermore, for a limited time, Brickset readers can buy it at a reduced price.
This week's guest author is Oliver Angelo who has written this article for your perusal:
Ever since LEGO released its first Speed Champion movie cars I have been thinking about possible candidates for the line. I love the magic of movies, cars and LEGO building; making Speed Champions my favourite theme.
I am therefore very proud to share my thoughts with you in my first Brickset article which covered vehicles in movies. Those in TV shows will be featured in a future article.
Today's random minifigure is frnd010Friends Olivia (Light Nougat) - Dark Blue Layered Skirt, Dark Pink Top with Hearts, a Friends figure that came in one set, 3065 Olivia's Tree House, released during 2012.
Our members collectively own a total of 6,621 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $1.40.
Today's random set is 7237 Police Station, released during 2006. It's one of 34 City sets produced that year. It contains 589 pieces and 7 minifigs.
It's owned by 1,606 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $211.00, or eBay.
Pre-orders for the BrickLink Designer Program Series 2 models, including Brick Cross station which we reviewed earlier today, are now being accepted.
Those that receive at least 3,000 pre-orders will be produced, with a maximum run of 30,000.
You have until the end of June to submit your order, although it's likely that some of them will sell out in a matter of hours, so don't hang about! The sets will then be produced and shipped in November, hopefully arriving in time for Christmas.
The LEGO Group expands the LEGO Icons vehicle collection with the reveal of the legendary LEGO Icons Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole.
Delve into the realm of automotive excellence with the LEGO Icons Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole and its array of authentic features. This includes a detailed cockpit, working steering, bonnet and rear boot, plus a detailed V12 engine.
LEGO has produced plenty of railway stations, beginning in the 1960s with the introduction of LEGO trains. However, many are relatively basic and prioritise play over realistic features, which makes sense because children are normally the primary audience for these sets.
Fortunately, the BrickLink Designer Program provides alternatives, created for older fans. 910002 Studgate Train Station arrived last year and 910034 Brick Cross Train Station will be available to order later today, evidently inspired by British railway stations. The structure looks excellent and is fully compatible with Modular Buildings, so hopefully it rivals their quality.
A new product has cropped up at LEGO.com that appears to be part of a beta test, in which families in the UK are invited to participate.
60691 Jungle Explorer Base Camp, which "includes an interactive brick, 8 tile tags, 3 interactive minifigures and a wireless charger" is set to "deliver a sensory-rich and responsive play experience for kids." Details beyond that are scant, but it sounds interesting.
As always, there are some excellent designs among the 307 submissions, including plenty of medieval models, as might be expected given their enduring popularity.
One that caught my eye is Medieval Construction Site by Arselus, pictured above. Which potential sets received your votes? Let us know in the comments.
116 comments, latest one posted about 8 hours ago.
This is an update of an article first published in 2015 which I am reposting now in response to a growing number of requests added to our suggestion box that can be fulfilled by using these features, which suggests that they are not well known about.
As well as the standard 'own' and 'want' checkboxes in the set listings, you can enable up to eight others and label them as you see fit. You can use them to indicate, for example, sets you used to own, sets your kids own, sets you've just ordered, sets that the dog chewed the instructions for, and so on.
Additionally, you can add input fields to the 'own' and 'want' checkboxes to record the quantities of the set you own new and used, and also the number that you want, and how badly you want it.
Many LEGO set designers use our BrickLists feature to maintain a list of the sets they've worked on and often provide interesting insights about their involvement.
Once a week we publish an entry from one of their lists on the home page to increase awareness of this information and to encourage more designers to create them.
I was very excited when I was briefed to make a new big version of Zane’s mech. I am really happy with how this thing turned out. As a big fan of the original set, this was so much fun.
From the beginning, I was briefed to make this a $60 version of Zane's mech and that was a really cool thought experiment. Because the show stuck very close to the design of the set, I was told to use this more as an exploration of the concept.
I did some sketches closer to the original design, followed by some sketches that were very far out there. With both extremes mapped out, I was then tasked to find a nice middle ground. This set the final direction and then I went into refining mode, focusing on the build and small details.
Check out this twitter thread for more pictures and insights: https://twitter.com/Toothdominoes/status/1335952649355747328
