Offshore Rescue/Service Helicopter - Upgrading 6997

Lego's "second generation" helicopters developed a new design language using aircraft parts/windows starting in the mid-1980s.  These looked far more realistic than earlier helicopters, but I think a lot more can be done to this Rescue Helicopter 6697 set to modernize it without compromising classic design. Click through for more and a video review:

Spring 2022 Update

Life has been pretty busy since I last wrote on this blog and, admittedly, the feedback has been pretty sparse. So I've been redirecting my "hobby time" into my own enjoyment and focusing less on trying to monetize things like the Lego. That said...  here's a little update.

Upsized and upgraded Lego Repair Shop set # 6363

A video takes a look around the "rebricking" of Lego Repair Shop set # 6363, which was upsized and upgraded by using two copies of the set.

Project: Upsizing the Classic Auto Repair Shop

If you've followed along with our town you've already gotten a pretty good look at our upsized Repair Shop (recently seen ON FIRE!) I'm still working on a couple interior details (and lighting issues) before doing a video of the shop as it now stands, but I wanted to discuss some of the story and design ideas behind it.

INFERNO - Pizza Shop fire threatens city block

FIRE! Here's a quick overview of a detailed scene that Tyler and I made a few years ago. Click on through to the post and I'll give you a suggestion for a fun way to... well, start a "fire"!

Traffic is Cluttering Up my Town

A short update on the town and a view of the tables separated in this video update. I am trying to balance consistently posting videos with actually having something to talk about -- which also then requires me to find time to BUILD things between the time spent making videos!

Police Truck and Prototyping

Still catching up some old posts and wanted to show you how we "prototype" new vehicles and show you a police truck we developed.

Classic Lego 4 wide truck designs and why they're ideal for your town

My affinity for classic Lego sets is obvious from the videos on this channel, but making 4 wide trucks is not as easy as you would think, because trucks are supposed to be BIG. So how do make a small truck look MASSIVE on a city street when everything is 4 wide?

Catzilla Returns - Part 2

Our cat Sophie was always intent on being AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to whatever we were working on, and that included the Legotown. Sophie has been gone several years now (sadly) but I thought you'd enjoy these pictures of her roaming around scaring minifigs.

Is Lego rediscovering the advantages of a 4-wide town?

New video posted -- a conversational "over a cup of coffee" style talk about whether or not #Lego is thinking about a return to classic scaled towns or not.

Easy Mod for Lego Tow Trucks

Here's a quick and easy modification that allows for tow trucks to actually "hitch" on a car without making unrealistic moves like popping a wheelie or lifting the front of the car. 

A closer look at the (neglected) lower levels of our Lego tables

This video is in response to Hari Bahadur, who asked to get a better look at the lower level of our Lego tables.

Why 4-wide? What's the biggest advantage of building "classic" scaled Lego?

You might have noticed that our town is build with a LOT less detail than the new modular style towns you see on other channels. Part of that is because it was started-- and has at its core-- a lot of classic Lego sets from the 1980s.

We're back! Maybe? Where do we go from here? Reviving Legotown?!!

Where do we go from here? That's the big question... With the kids out of the picture mostly, the future of our Legotown is in question.

Harry Potter: Street Vigilante!

Office Tower Grows Up and Up

Years ago, it was decided that the people of Bricksburgh couldn't all be expected to spend their days working as firefighters and police officers (which seem to the majority of Lego careers), so we built an office building for them to work in.

That original office building has since grown.  And grown.  And now it has grown again!

Twitting about with Tweeter

Hello fans!  You can find us on Twitter now too:  https://twitter.com/Bricksburgh.  We'll be able to give you more updates and content-- FASTER-- if you follow our account there.

New Police Car & Community Day

This post is a bit of a throwback.  The pictures were taken probably about 2005 or 2006-- but that's the great thing about Lego: they don't really age.  It was fairly early in the Renaissance of Lego, as Tyler was just beginning his journey and I was rediscovering my love of building.  

There was to be a new police car in town but, using our imaginations, we couldn't just "plop" it in town... it had to be shipping in, of course!

A Little Help from the Future

While digging around in some minifigure parts bins,

I found enough pieces to make some old style Lego

Spacemen. I wanted to give them some more gear,

but then I remembered that their original gear looked

like the grey piece the guy in the foreground is holding.

A thought occurred to me:

Who are these guys' futuristic counterparts?

Harry Goes Rogue

Harry Potter should really stick to playing with his magic wand.  Uh-hem.   Somehow our favorite boy-wizard got his hands on a rocket propelled grenade launcher.

He's just a kid, after all, so what do suppose happened next?  Shortly after picking up the launcher Harry could be heard asking "what does this red button do?"  

AHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!