The Artful Brick

It might have limited poses, but it's still pretty cute.

  A MOC to house a whole Spider Society.

  Simplistic build but good minifig and animals.

An older set for comparison, with low piece count but great minifigs.

A cute set with useful pieces, but hamstrung by the online-only instructions for 2 out of 3 builds.

A non-LEGO set for comparison, which shows the difference both in price and quality.

    A MOC of Sacramento's Crocker Museum.

Reviewing one of the Harry Potter book-shaped sets; is it worth the look?

A big set for a great price with exquisite details.

Sharp details, but perhaps a little too spider-themed to be useful elsewise?

  A real knocked-it-out-of-the-park set in terms of parts and minifigs, though a touch difficult to pose.

An early try at a modular vehicle set (perfected in 2024's 80050 set ) that could use some polish.  

A great little minifig.

A solo birthday can be lonely, especially if you have a lot of 1x1 pieces to align.

A description of attending my first LUG meeting.

Cheap enough with lots of gold, but no exclusive minifigs and awkward joints.

Describing Rebrickable's RebrickMat 2.0, a great product for MOC makers.

A solid little scene, but a bit too quick of a build.

The minifigs aren't rare, but the colors and pieces certainly are!

Describing the process of designing two illustrations made of (digital) LEGO bricks.

A great dragon, but could have used other set pieces.

    A cute modular set that fits well with the other Animal Crossing offerings.

Though a bit basic, it comes with a good assortment of unusual parts that make for creative opportunities.

   A nice diorama, but with some finish issues (and minidolls).

A perfected version of the modular vehicles first introduced in 80030 , with only a few color issues to mar its greatness.

    A non-scary monster who just wants to read his stories.

While the play is limited, the final result looks stellar.

  Some interesting new pieces and a great Dragonian minifig, but the price and piece count don't quite justify it.

The sidebuilds might be a bit lacking, but the main jet is creative and colorful.

A great "desert island" set with lots of useful pieces, but only 10 of the builds are in the booklet.

The movie wasn't the greatest, but the architecture of this set is pretty good.

How much of a scene can you fit in 2.5"?

Specialty pieces and colors may have contributed to this set's smallish feeling.

A pretty solid mech, but is it worth the price?

  Sick beats from a sweet minifig.

In this, my first official set review, I've come up with a format that I think will be helpful.

Spring is a time for new beginnings, so why not start a blog about one of my passions: Legos! I plan to review sets, weigh in on books, and show a few of the MOCs I've created over the years. To start with, here's me (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) in my studio (likewise):