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Interview with LEGO fan Roan Fryer – rdflego
Adult LEGO fan Roan Fryer, known as rdflego, lives in Norwich in the South East of England.
We came across each other on – you guessed it – Twitter, which seems to be a popular place for my interviewees to hang around in. I love Roan’s building style, and he manages to capture some fantastic photographs of the models too, which he shares on his Instagram and Twitter accounts – well worth a follow!
Discovery Brick Show – a new LEGO Show in Newcastle upon Tyne
I’m very excited to announce on behalf of Brick Alley LEGO User Group Discovery Brick Show at the brilliant Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne this coming October.
AFOL interview – Captain Mutant & his LEGO Ideas Planetary Outpost
It’s time for another AFOL interview – this time with classic space fan Captain Mutant, aka Michael.
Bricks McGee workshops on BBC Radio Leeds
What a day! I’m in the middle of running some very popular LEGO workshops for Leeds City Council and Leeds Markets, and I was asked to appear on BBC Radio Leeds to talk about the LEGO Workshops at Leeds Kirkgate Market.
AFOL interview – Jonathan Loo – LEGO Space Pod designer
I came across Jonathan, like many other AFOLs, on Twitter. He was (and still is!) promoting his LEGO Ideas project, the LEGO Space Pod. I’m definitely a classic space skeptic, having never had any sets as a child (assuming Blacktron doesn’t count!), but the chromed spaceman figure in the set looks great!
How not to run a LEGO show
Head of Play Richard gave a talk at this year’s Fan Weekend in Portugal on the topic of How Not To Run A LEGO Show; what follows is a summary of my points for those who couldn’t make it, as the session wasn’t filmed. We have attended many LEGO shows (see also: what is a LEGO […]
Paredes de Coura LEGO Fan Weekend 2018
I recently had the pleasure of attending and exhibiting at the Portuguese Fan Weekend in Parades de Coura in northern Portugal, hosted by Comunidade 0937.
LEGO fan interview with Caz Mockett -@cazphoto
All things micropolis from Caz, a brilliant London AFOLs member.
New! LEGO brick pit hire
I’m really excited about a new venture of mine with a fellow AFOL: Brick Pits! I’ve been working alongside museums and other institutions for quite a few years now to provide LEGO-based workshops and events, and even museum exhibitions. One side that has been lacking previously has been my ability to hire out large quantities […]
Sheffield Block Con LEGO Show 2018 review
Here’s my write up of LEGO displays at Sheffield Block Con 2018 in Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire.
Head of Steam LEGO Show 2018, Darlington
A very busy day at Head of Steam LEGO Show in Darlington, UK in February 2018. Some great LEGO displays from Brick Alley members.
