The unofficial Lego Builders Guide Review

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I just recieved this book yesterday and let me tell you its a must have! In my oppinion its 319 pages of Lego goodness....

The book covers 13 topics plus a BRICOPEDIA (a portable Peeron) and Design Grids (for mosaics). The topics are:

- The Lego System: Endless Possibilities

- Back to Basics: Tips and techniques

- Minifig scale: Oh, What a wonderful Minifig World it is!

- Miniland Scale: The Whole World in miniature

- Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks

- Microscale Building: More than meets the eye

- Sculptures: The shape of things to build

- Mosaics: Patterns and pictures in bricks (My Faviourite!)

- Technic: Not as technical as it may seem

- Putting It all together: Where ideas meet bricks

- Beyond Just Bricks: Other things to do besides Building

- Sorting, storage, and sitting down to build something

- Making and Using Tools for Lego projects

The book is all black and white but every picture is crystal clear. Sometimes the writing gets a bit technical in places, but this doesnt matter much. The book contains quite a few building instructions and a Miniland figure section where it tells you how to make Legolands faviourite people!

Even though the book cost

[Starwars4J]

Wow, fantastic. I'm definitely gonna have to check it out.

[Mr. Lego-builder]

Ahh...yes. I've been tracking this book. I just placed my order yesterday on Amazon, and I'm happy to say that all those Americans out there (including me) doesn't have to pay the full $24.95 Retail Price, but instead only $16.47 on Amazon.com, or for even less if you get it used.

Happy buying!

[jmenomeno]

Yep, this IS a good book and highly recommmended.

It will be getting a copy or two for my workdesk...and buy is it gonna get mileage!

Joe

[Terence]

I got this book too

Just read for a couple pages

Hope it is interesting :)

[Lost Viking]

Ya, I also recently bought it, its great! I highly recommend it as well!