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.

YouTube Frustration....

I'm not entirely sure what is going on, but it does seem like making an effort results in YouTube punishing the channel. The more videos created, the lower our referrals from off-channel.

YouTube Channel Update for October 2020: How the "Relaunch" is going and some behind-the-scenes info

When I relaunched our YouTube channel about a month ago, it was to see if giving the channel more attention would be enough to push us back into monetization under YouTube's revised rules. It wasn't about the money, it was about something (literally) bigger than that.

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.

Land Rovering

Tyler is away at Boy Scout Camp, but we wanted to get a video up before (or shortly after) he left.  The town is still getting rebuilt, but here's a look at one of my favorite recent projects.

For more details and a link to the video, click on through!

October's September Update

Seems like we've been in a holding pattern for a few months here, but the clock is finally winding down our on "two house lifestyle".   Tyler and I have been working on the design for the new Lego tables and spending some money on eBay while the moving related house projects wrap up.  

Since there might be some new eyeballs on the blog in the next few days, here's a little pandering to our guests:  

Wondering what that is all about?  

Rooms With a View

Last time we showed you how the Bricksburgh TV Station was built.  Since we're talking about how our landmark buildings in town came into being, it seems only fitting to talk about the City Hotel.  The City Hotel was a natural addition to the town.  After all, if the town is to be a vacation island with a famous beach... it would need a hotel-- and one that would offer First Class service! 

 But what was the REAL inspiration of the hotel and why does it look the way it does?  

You might be surprised....

The Ugly Bus-ling

In anticipation of our Lego City Buses Video hitting 1 million views this month (probably) on YouTube, I'd love to be able to post a tutorial on how to build one--- and might still-- but for now, here's a look at one of the very early prototypes.   We call it, the UGLY BUSLING:

MOVING DAY!

Tomorrow morning -- early-- is MOVING DAY!   We'll be packing up our U-Haul with all the beds and bedroom furniture and OFFICIALLY start living at our new house!  Yay!

This picture is from the "floor version" of the town but since all the Lego are in boxes I have only "archival" pictures to choose from!   The new house is about 12 miles from the old one, so moving shouldn't take too long.  We're hoping to have lunch at the new house before/during the unloading.

April Update

We're moving!   No, no.... not the blog or the YouTube channel-- US!   We'll soon be dismantling the town and packing it all into boxes for the quick trip to the new house.  

 Closing is this week and we'll make the actual move next month...  which means we'll be using "archival" Lego pictures until we get set up in the new place.  We'll mix those posts in with updates on the moving of the town itself too.  There's also a chance the Lego table might be available for sale---  anyone interested?  

Something Fast, This Way Comes

Short post today.   In case you missed it, here's the latest video on our YouTube channel.  The house hunting has really taken a lot of our free time and the town has "degraded" a bit along the way.  We love our loyal YouTube subscribers and I felt I owed them a quick explanation and preview of "coming attractions".

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Check out the videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@NZCUTR. 

 You can also follow up us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/brixburgh/.

Generation 2

You may have noticed in the header for this blog that we are TWO generations of Lego fans.   I am the first generation  (Matt) and my son is the second generation (Tyler).   Somewhere I have pictures of my introduction to Lego in 1982, but I can't find them at the moment.  What I do have are pictures of the first time Tyler received my hand-me-down Lego.

Zombies Don't Obey Traffic Laws

It's hard running a civilized town when the locals become zombies... made only worse by the well known fact that zombies don't stop for red lights.  Luckily for this unfortunate cab driver, the police are ready-- but ultimately our zombie friend still hasn't learned to follow traffic laws and does not use the crosswalk.

Police are chasing the stolen TechMan van when it runs a red light and gets hit by a taxi.

One Stud at a Time...

After years of thinking about it, this weekend we finally made the leap and purchased a web domain.  You'll have to patient with us as we're newbies at this, but we're ready to do our best to dazzle and excite you with our passion for Lego.  Hopefully by the time you read this you're linking straight in from our new domain:

www.Bricksburgh.com  (NOTE: This domain was sold in 2026 to an unrelated business)

I suspect most of you are past friends or current subscribers to our videos at www.youtube.com/msimmons and you've faithfully followed us here.  Thank you.  Your interest in our videos encouraged us to start this.  We hope to use this blog as a place to talk with you between the video posts.  Think of this as a complement our Youtube Channel which will feature picture galleries, town updates, and building tips.   This will also be the home for "behind the scenes" articles as we move into mini-feature movies.  Like the YouTube channel, our primary passion is our Legotown featuring "classic" style buildings and cars.

As we always have, we welcome your questions and comments here and will do our very best to answer all of them with the best information we can reasonably provide.   Come back often!

Check out the videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@NZCUTR. 

 You can also follow up us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/brixburgh/.