INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES OF LEGO AS AN ARTISTIC MEDIUMWindyCityLUG members are encouraged to disseminate their Lego love and knowledge during monthly WindyCityLUG club meetings as “101” classes. WCL member Casey M. gave two talks this spring with WCL_ART_101 – The 7 Elements of Lego as an Artistic Medium and WCL_ART_102 – The 7 Principles of Lego as an Artistic Medium. …
Start With What You Love
Nature is where I find peace and serenity. Birds, trees, animals, and water all give me a sense of calm. I feel more connected to myself and my mind is cleared. As I came out of my dark age, I needed to learn a new way to create with LEGO. I no longer wanted to rely on sets – I …
Imagine Creativity
National LEGO day is meant for people to come together and celebrate the joy of building. What better way to do that than to build together? Windy City LUG (LEGO user group) recently did just that with their group build, Imagine Creativity. The model, which artfully shows the endless possibilities of the brick, was created for the LEGO store in …
2020 Seed Part Challenges
Though most meetings were held virtually, that didn’t stop Windy City LUG from holding a monthly seed part challenge during 2020. A seed part challenge is when one person picks a part that all who participate must include in their build. All members vote and the winner gets to pick the next part and is the holder of the monthly …
The Brick Separator
In the earliest days of LEGO two securely affixed 1×2 plates would generate such massive clutch power that a stubborn AFOL or naïve child lost nary a quarter hour trying to separate the two pieces. Two 4×4 plates were best treated like a sleeping dragon – both should be left alone.In those ancient times there were no brick separators, we …
Trapped in the Dungeons of Shintaro: A Review of the Ninjago RPG
When LEGO announced that the late-2020 wave of Ninjago sets would include a role playing game that could be incorporated into the builds, I was intrigued. I had never heard of LEGO doing anything like this and I thought it made a lot of sense. It could add a whole new level to building and playing with LEGO. At the …