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Life-Sized Lego X-Wing Replica Breaks World Record

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There are a lot of world records and the truth is, a lot of them are really boring. Fortunately, this isn’t one of them. A team of thirty-two people working at the Lego Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic spent 17,000 hours and five-million Lego bricks constructing a 43-foot-long, 45,980-pound …

MEGATech Showcase: The Land of LEGO

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One of the things that never fails to amaze me is the number of things people think to create with LEGO bricks. When I was a kid, they were basic kits you could build basic things out of, unless you bought one of the kits designed to make a specific …

MEGATech Showcase: It’s a LEGO Extravaganza!

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I swear, my LEGO file multiplies when I’m not looking. Just a couple of days ago, I opened it and there were almost, but not quite, enough different items to make a showcase worthwhile. Now there are too many again, to the point where I’m weeding out the ones that …

MEGATech Showcase: LEGO Madness

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It’s not like I didn’t know there was a bunch of LEGO products, projects, and related merchandise out there. It’s that I didn’t realize how often it comes up until I started really paying attention. I’ve had to pare down several of the items I had saved to feature because …

MEGATech Showcase: There’s a LEGO For Everyone

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The things you can make with LEGO are limited only by your imagination, your talent, and the amount of money you can afford to spend on LEGO bricks and minifigs. Some of them also seem to require either an engineering degree or a pool of friends who can provide one …

MEGATech Showcase: The Wonderful World of LEGO

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It’s no secret that while I have an obsession with flash drives, I also have one with pretty much all things LEGO. And goodness knows there are plenty of kits, custom-built pieces, and general gadgetry to keep me entertained for weeks and days. All of a sudden, it occurred to …