The LEGO Ledger!-June Edition

I thought I should post Lego news at the end of every month. Here is the news for the month of June

Wow! Kids in Milan break a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORD title for building the tallest LEGO tower! Here are some articles about it:
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LEGO Group to invest 1 Billion DKK (150 million USD) boosting search for sustainable materials to create their LEGO bricks!
Lego looks for material to replace plastic bricks

New Lego PC game: LEGO Worlds! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and the LEGO Group bring more than 80 years of classic LEGO building ingenuity to the digital space in LEGO® Worlds
New PC game: LEGO Worlds!



Lego June Edition: Brick Facts!

"The name 'LEGO' is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well". It’s our name and it’s our ideal.
The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The company has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder.
It has come a long way over the past almost 80 years - from a small carpenter’s workshop to a modern, global enterprise that is now one of the world’s largest manufacturer of toys.
The LEGO brick is our most important product. This is why we are proud to have been named twice – “Toy of the Century”. Our products have undergone extensive development over the years – but the foundation remains the traditional LEGO brick.
The brick in its present form was launched in 1958. The interlocking principle with its tubes makes it unique, and offers unlimited building possibilities. It's just a matter of getting the imagination going – and letting a wealth of creative ideas emerge through play."

~Quoted from http://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/lego-group/the_lego_history

Lego Creation~Barbeque! Part 2 (Includes answer to last "Guess the Minifigure")

(Continuation of last post)



Get another 2x4 plate and place it on the right
side of the BBQ

Get a 2x4 plate and place it on the left side

now push that aside and get a whatever this is called. It is a flat curvy thing

get a 1x4 plate and place it on the side that is lower than the others

now get a 1x4 brick and place it on the left side (I later changed the white
pieces to gray)

another 1x4 brick on the right

two 1x2's side by side on the last remaining edge

Get two more 1x2 bricks and put them on the lower side to make
all the edges the same height

now get one of these and place it one pair of the 1x2 bricks.

it should look like this

now attach it to the back of the BBQ so it looks like an open lid

now get these 1x2 grill plates and place them from left to right
covering the lower surface of the grill.

It should look like this

Now get two 1x2 plate with an indented stud in the middle and place
them in the center of the 2x4 plate

This will make an extra cooking spot.

Now add a few grilling accessories to this handy piece



Voila! (i added a little propane bottle on the bottom of the grill)
Of course, this grill is a little too big for minifigs, so i put mine on stilts!
Just add some food to the grill!

Ahh! A nice relaxing scene.
(P.S: The minifig on the left is holding a Bricka-Cola made by Eclipse Grafx Bricks. Check them out!)

(P.P.S: That piece of meat on the extra cooker is a piece of bacon also made by Eclipse Grafx Bricks)

 

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Oh, plus! The answer to the mystery minifigure was:

Kai from Ninjago!



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