“It Came From Outer Space!” – The PerthLUG May-June Building Competition

It’s time to kick those creative brains into gear as we launch our second building competition for the year, “It Came From Outer Space!” What was it? What did it look like? What did it eat? Does it have lasers? Did it crash? Did it come here to abduct our cows? Is it from Uranus?Continue reading ““It Came From Outer Space!” – The PerthLUG May-June Building Competition”

Out with the old, In with the new!

In news that surprises no one and brings joy to the hearts of millions, if not billions of Australian LEGO fans, Toll Group is to be replaced by DHL as logistics and distribution partner for LEGO Australia. This comes as part of the news of LEGO Australia moving their warehouse from Sydney to Melbourne. AContinue reading “Out with the old, In with the new!”

And the winner is….

Without further ado, we would like to give a very hearty congratulations to Leanne Driel and her very funny and original take on a midnight walk in the park! Choosing one winner from such an awesome field of entries was no easy task and so I outsourced the job to the LEGO Ambassador Network. MyContinue reading “And the winner is….”

April Buildapalooza – Everything you need to know!

WHAT IS IT? A casual monthly get together of AFOLs to enjoy their hobby in a safe space with like minded adult Lego fans. Bring along something to build, bring along some snacks and drinks if you want to. Grab a seat, and just relax. We dont bite (unless you pay extra). WHEN IS IT?Continue reading “April Buildapalooza – Everything you need to know!”

“A walk in the park” – The PerthLUG February/March Building Competition

Way back in February we started the first of our new bi-monthly building competitions. A new format with a larger footprint of 32×32 studs, allowing for bigger and more detailed builds, and giving members two months to get their ideas into brick form. Needless to say, the quality of entry we received was nothing shortContinue reading ““A walk in the park” – The PerthLUG February/March Building Competition”

February BuildAtHome-apalooza – Door Prize Edition

As most of you were no doubt aware, we had to cancel our February Buildapalooza because of the COVID-19 case in Perth a couple weeks ago. As Perthians, we all knew it was the right thing to do and even though our state maintained a zero case result in the days following, we missed ourContinue reading “February BuildAtHome-apalooza – Door Prize Edition”

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle 18% off, $530!

Not often this is seen on special anywhere, so 18% off is pretty much a banger. LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle 71043

In rare form, LEGO admit they were wrong, 90th Anniversary Set voting 2nd stage to have 4 voting options!

You can read the final tally and results HERE, and the “sort of apology/mostly admitting to messing things up” from LEGO, but for a super fast TLDR, it’ll be the following vote options: 1. Pirates 2. Classic Space 3. Bionicles aaaaaannnndddd 4. Castle!

Perth LEGO Users Group to support The Starlight Foundation for Brickmas Appeal 2021

The Perth LEGO Users Group is today happy to announce that it will be supporting The Starlight Foundation for the 2021 Brickmas Appeal. Paul Grabovac, Hospital Program Manager for Starlight WA said today, “We would be honoured to be a recipient of this amazingly generous offer. Probably unsurprising to you but Lego is hugely popularContinue reading “Perth LEGO Users Group to support The Starlight Foundation for Brickmas Appeal 2021”

Wednesday Night Eye Candy

The design, the movement, the beast itself. A thing so foul that can also be so beautiful. I find the whole MOC mesmerising. The landscaping of the Dead Marshes, cleverly covering the mechanics, captures the scenery perfectly. The twisted branches, lit torches and bodies of the dead lying just below the water surface gives wonderfulContinue reading “Wednesday Night Eye Candy”