LEGO Classes (round 2 for the year)

Well, i'm still trying to figure out what i wanna do with this blog, hence not adding anything in a while but here's an idea

Monday began the 2nd round of Creations classes for 2008 at LHVCC.
for the first session i'm using Maxilos and Spinax, LEGO Bionicle -- what a great set. You can really build quite a bit with it. Its got one of the best piece/price ratio for a bionicle set out there. With what's inside you should be able to build at least 2 figures and add some great detail or make it pretty functional. The set itself is built pretty well. With the piston construction not only for the back part of the legs but also for the shoulder. It gives this set a nice organic and muscular feel.

My kids had a great time with the set. There's a little bit of a learning curve with Bionicle parts, but they can get it. I introduced the socket joint first, it just seemed the easiest thing and one of the most identifying parts to bionicle, coupled with the right angle ball joint in red ( I love that piece..made loci ..(and another idea comes to mind) ). Some of the kids had trouble socketing in, but once they got it it was easy to let them go. I had them do the same to a 2 ball, hip type joint to start making legs .or torso if they desired. I led them to axles by putting a socket joint, axle connector side in to the hip joint - simple, and most of them got it. Lastly were pins and axle/pins and i let them go from there.

Veterans in my class went right at it, but on monday i had mostly new kids. They're pretty good, i'd like to see them finish off their figures in the next week . Pix coming within the week. And i guess i should start thinking about sets for the next class. Indy maybe?

Toy Fair exclusive!

So the first year i didnt try to get into toy fair they gave out a pretty cool set

an indiana jones magic morph to han solo...now if you got this autographed by the big mr. ford himself...

check it out...

via cooltoyreview

An ambitious contest

The very cool folks at NXTLOG put up a rather ambitious contest this month.
they want us to build bipeds

Nxtlog Biped challenge

I've tackled this idea before twice and its pretty complex. At least the way I tried. 6 motors, 2 Nxt Bricks..12 batteries and I even cracked a motor (had it sent back and all that ...go Customer service!). But there have been those who have put up some great robots, single motor up to only 3 motor bipeds. Lets see what the community can do with this one!

another LEGO BLOG?!

really now,
there's so many out there already!
the brothers brick, technic bricks, nxtstep, nxtasy, to name a few (namely the ones i browse through on a daily basis) not including the many hours spent on brickshelf, youtube, bzpower, lego.com and mindstorms.com and so many others.

I'll have my take on what i find, and do my best to give credit where its due. What i'd really like is to post stuff that hasn't been up before, but there will definitely be overlap, especially with noteable things.

its all coming ....

thinkbrick

Joining the Brick Blogosphere

I've realized that it takes too much time to do it myself via html..
so here it is..

reminding all my readers..
to think brick