Lego Maniac

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I'm a Lego Maniac! (Self-Diagnosis)

I have been playing, building and learning from my Legos for many years. Legos make a perfect gift for kids, one which gets a lot of attention from them. Check out Lego's Architecture series because they are in great demand especially the "Falling Water" set.

When I grow up I want to be a Lego Certified Professional and a Brick Artist. MOCpages.com is a great site to share your Lego creations and get ideas for new builds. Check out my latest creations over at mocpages.com. It also appears that many hobbyists like to purchase used Legos at garage sales, craigslist or from Bricklink.

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Flickr Photos of my Lego projects 

I learn many building techniques by building new Lego products as well as buying Lego books which include interesting projects. Some people create art with brushes and paint, I prefer Legos as my medium.

LegoDragster by creative.paradox

Motor design from nxtprograms.com, body and sensor design my own. 3 motors to dr...

Lego 047 by creative.paradox

Lego Road Runner Superbirds on the track.

Off-Roader-NSXT by creative.paradox

Lego Off Roader with NXT and Mindsensors compass module.

Lego WindGenerator by creative.paradox

My attempt to build a Lego Wind Generator similar to the Vestas Lego Wind Genera...

BalloonAndKite4 by creative.paradox

My design of a nice day in the park.

AllSeeingHand by creative.paradox

All seeing hand

Lego-Tornado2 by creative.paradox

Tornadoes are Dangerous!

MoonBase-env by creative.paradox

A Moonbase Environmental module to produce oxygen for the base.

Moonbase-Military1 by creative.paradox

A military Moonbase Module complete with alien craft.

ToddLegoStoreDisplay1 by creative.paradox

These are my Lego cars on display at the Lego store in Colorado supporting the C...

LotusElise by creative.paradox

Lotus Elise

Sawmill5 by creative.paradox

Lego Western Sawmill powered by a waterfall. Use 9v motor to drive saw and water...

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Lego Architecture from Amazon 

Barnes and Noble bookstore is also carrying the Architecture series from Lego.

Lego Architecture Series Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater

I found the last one of these at my local Barnes and Noble book store. The cost was $90. Some of these are really marked up on Amazon.com so be careful.

Amazon Price: $99.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Architecture Series Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Amazon Price: $44.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Architecture Series Empire State Building

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Lego Architecture Series Seattle Space Needle

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Lego Off Roader model 8297 

Ages 11-16

This model has the most complex suspension that I have see yet! It is a complex build with 1,097 pieces. The power kit is used to power the winch and raise the suspension but not drive the vehicle. Gears are used to control the steering by hand and other gears move the engine pistons up and down if the vehicle is pushed. At $119, it is a cool kit

My Latest Lego Projects 

The Book Forbidden Lego has some nice plans to build some interesting projects, including a candy catapult. The video of my catapult which uses Lemonheads as projectiles can be seen below. This project started our experiments with designing other Lego Seige Weapons.

Lego Mindstorms NXT Dragster

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Lego Ballista

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Lego Candy Catapult

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3rd Party Lego Accessories 

Lego has expanded what they allow to be created. In the past weapons were forbidden but times are changing. Check out Turning to Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the Brick article from the NY Times.
Lighting Accessory
Lighting Accessories
Brickarms Weapons!
Sometimes a hammer just won't do.

Featured Lego Lenses 

I am not the only one out there who loves Legos!

Lego Books from Amazon 

Sometimes I learn new techniques by building models others have created, especially when it comes to Mindstorms robots.

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

The LEGO Book

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The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

Amazon Price: $14.58 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Forbidden Lego: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against!

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Brickmaster: Castle (Lego Castle)

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My Lego Robotics Lens  

Lego Racers from Amazon 

I like to display my Lego car projects at work. The larger models have large wheels that are useful with robots and it is possible to install the NXT and control a few of them.

LEGO Racers Nitro Muscle

The Lego NXT controller fits nicely into this model and it includs 81.6 36 R and 68.8 x 36 zr wheels.

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LEGO Racers Nitro Intimidator

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LEGO Racers Nitro Menace

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LEGO Racers: Nitro Race Team (8473)

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Lego Star Wars from Amazon 

The Y-Wing shown below is the biggest kit my kids and I have built at 1500+ pieces, but we have also built the LEGO Trade Federation MTT which has 1326 pieces. Assembly does take a while...

Lego Star Wars Death Star II

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LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced Starfighter

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LEGO® Star Wars Y-Wing Attack Star Fighter

Amazon Price: $679.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Star Wars Motorized Walking AT-AT

Amazon Price: $239.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon

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Lego Mindstorms Kit from Amazon 

I am saving up for my second NXT. Many new sensors are being developed by private companies for the NXT. I have also just started teaching Lego Robotics a my son's Elementary School.

LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 (8547)

Amazon Price: $267.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Mindstorms NXT

Amazon Price: $353.42 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Mindstorms Black NXT Brick

Amazon Price: $89.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Short Length Flexi-Cables for NXT Sensors and Motors

Amazon Price: $9.45 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Realtime Clock v2 for Mindstorms NXT

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Exo-Force 

I like robots so I also like to build ExoForce Lego kits. While these robots look cool, I think they fall apart a little to easy and require reassembly a bit too often when playing with them.

LEGO EXO-FORCE Aero Booster

Amazon Price: $29.90 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Exo-Force Sentai Fortress

Amazon Price: $119.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Exo-Force Gate Assault

Amazon Price: $48.95 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO EXO-FORCE Mobile Devastator

Amazon Price: $219.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Exo Force Limited Gold Edition - Golden Guardian

Amazon Price: $99.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Mission to Mars 

The Lego Mission to Mars kits are very new and fun to build. My children like the space theme. The include aliens are also nice and green.

LEGO Mars Mission MB-01 Command Base

Amazon Price: $191.28 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO® Mars Mission EXT Alien Mothership Assault

Amazon Price: $246.45 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO® Mars Mission MT-51 Claw-Tank Ambush

Amazon Price: $72.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO® Mars Mission MX-71 Recon Dropship

Amazon Price: $149.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

MT-31 Trike

Amazon Price: $92.96 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

The Lego City Collection is new 

If my wife is good, I might build her an Eiffel tower.

LEGO Make & Create Eiffel Tower 1:300

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LEGO City Airport

Amazon Price: $350.96 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

Lego City Police Station

Amazon Price: $319.90 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO City Hospital

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LEGO City Service Station Limited Edition (7993)

Amazon Price: $109.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

Lego also makes games 

If your kids like the Lego Figures it is sometime cheaper to by the Tic Tac Toe or Chess sets than to purchase the characters individually.

Lego Vikings Chess Set

Amazon Price: $199.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Tic Tac Toe Board Game with Travel Box

Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

LEGO Sports Grand Soccer Stadium

Amazon Price: $179.90 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Castle Set #852293 GIANT Chess Set

Amazon Price: $799.99 (as of 12/17/2009) Buy Now

Lego Trains 

I am going to put this on my Christmas wish list. It would be nice to have a Lego train running under the tree.

LEGO City Train Starter Set

Amazon Price: $196.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO City Train Deluxe Set

Amazon Price: $219.99 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO City Switch Tracks

Amazon Price: $22.38 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO World City High Speed Train Locomotive (10157)

Amazon Price: $69.93 (as of 12/18/2009) Buy Now

LEGO® High Speed Train

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