Happy 40th Anniversary to the LEGO Minifigure!
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure. Which one was your first?
Continue ReadingThis year marks the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure. Which one was your first?
Continue ReadingShrink yourself down to size and step into Queen Mary’s (or your own) dollhouse library, reading tiny literary works.
Continue ReadingSome of the most helpful or enlightening documents are often some of the most obscure or hard to find. Here I give some examples of documents to look for as you research your family history.
Continue ReadingSometimes, the most daunting part of painting a miniature is getting started. Here’s a trick I’ve started to use to add visual interest to my primed figures and get me painting faster.Â
Continue ReadingWe interview the Brian Volk-Weiss, the creator and producer of the Netflix series ‘The Toys That Made Us,’ about some behind-the-scenes aspects of making the show and what’s in store for viewers in the future.
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long couple of years, but my initial primed ‘Imperial Assault’ figures are finally all painted! Does this mean the series is over? Far from it…
Continue ReadingToday and this weekend, go to New York City’s Flatiron Plaza to check out LEGO’s 60th anniversary stunt!
Continue ReadingBattling for views and subscribers is hard, and for every channel with one million or more subscribers, there are hundreds with only dozens of regular viewers. Here are seven of our favorite hidden gems that we hope will soon become yours.
Continue ReadingLEGO had announced our newest obsession, a LEGO Ideas ship in a bottle. This kit features a battleship named Leviathan, and is available starting Feb 1, 2018.
Continue ReadingBuild your way through 2018 with these brand new, open-ended LEGO sets to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick!
Continue ReadingTo discover your roots, learn to find and preserve primary sources from previous generations, and begin collecting your own records for posterity.
Continue ReadingResearch your ancient genetic roots with Living DNA, a new-ish genetic history service based in England.
Continue ReadingOur family histories are more than just a series of names and dates. Create a narrative of your ancestors’ lives at Ancestry.com.
Continue ReadingStern Pinball once again looks to fictional galaxies for a real-world hit with the new Guardians of the Galaxy pinball machine.
Continue ReadingIt’s National Family History Month, the perfect time to get started on (or dive back in to) your family history projects. Here is the first in a new series detailing how to go about it and how to chronicle your family tree’s records.
Continue ReadingLast night was the 28th episode in our Dungeons & Dragons online Curse of Strahd campaign and it was tough, tense and very nearly ended in total disaster.
Continue ReadingCrumbs Brewing is a community brewery that makes beer from old bread. After a successful Amber Beer, it’s looking to crowdfund its next bread-based brews.
Continue ReadingLEGO’s new masterpiece of an attraction, LEGO House, opens in Billund, Denmark, on September 28, 2017!
Continue ReadingTurn your own words (or those of someone else) into artistic masterpieces through hand lettering projects.
Continue ReadingCheck out the LEGO Creator Space Shuttle Explorer for summer afternoon fun for you and your kids!
Continue ReadingSummer is almost over and stress is at an all-time high. Find out how one GeekDad approaches stress reduction and let us know if it sounds familiar! Share your own geeky stress reduction tips in the comments or on social media.
Continue ReadingAs the heroes crossed the fields to the south, Vallaki burned behind them. Thick black clouds billowed up from the town in immense pillars that pushed back the sky. Engong and Her Associates felt no guilt.
Continue ReadingGetting started with LEGO stop-motion animation is easier than ever with Klutz’s ‘LEGO Make Your Own Movie’ book and kit.
Continue ReadingAt that moment Engong came smashing through the window. She had climbed to the roof and used Kosef’s rope of binding to swing heroically into Victor’s dormitory. Stunned and panicked, Victor began furiously turning the pages of his mystical tome.
Continue ReadingEveryone in the tavern heard Izek’s body break. His two henchmen stood, paralyzed by the shock of what they had just seen. Irwin drew his shortsword for the first time in many years, “EVERYBODY GET OUT!” he shouted. “You have doomed us all.”
Continue ReadingSTEAM education and coding for kids are huge industries right now, but how do you pick the best of the best? The littleBits Code Kit covers a lot of ground in this educational space while giving kids a fun way to learn.
Continue ReadingWhether you’re readying for this summer’s total solar eclipse (in North America) or just want to study the sun, this portable Celestron telescope from ThinkGeek is a perfect entry-level solar telescope.
Continue ReadingEngong awoke as the guards roughly locked her into the stockade. She could hear Baräsh in the stocks next to her softly humming a dragonborn hymn. “Great,” she thought, “he’s here.”
Continue ReadingA finely dressed man sat alone at a table in the corner. Conspicuous due to his brightly coloured shirt with extended cuffs and ruffled collar, exposing a rather hairy chest and large gold medallion. The man introduced himself as Rictavio,
Continue ReadingWhen I recently began DMing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ games for a group of friends, it made absolute sense to me to incorporate my other favorite hobby: LEGO. After all, it was a resource I had in plentiful supply.
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