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BrickCon 2008 so far
BrickCon is going very well so far. There are tons of great models on display, many great deals to be had on LEGO, and some amazing news. I took a lot of photos yesterday and they’re all up on my...
View ArticleMy Video of BrickCon 2008 (Part 1) on LAMLtv
At BrickCon 2008, I shot video of a lot of models on display and interviewed a few people. The result has just been released as an episode of LAMLtv, the new video podcast arm of LAMLradio. This...
View ArticleMy Video of BrickCon 2008 (Part 2) on LAMLtv
As promised, I made a second episode for LAMLtv about BrickCon. The main feature is an interview with Joe Meno, editor of BrickJournal. This video stuff is a lot of fun. I’ve got a lot more ideas for...
View ArticleLego Diem — 1979 Commercial
Thanks to the Lego Diem blog for pointing out this 1979 Commercial for the best LEGO set ever sold…
View ArticleTilted Twister – Mindstorms NXT Robot Solves Rubik’s Cube
I just came across Tilted Twister while reading Mike Walsh’s LEGO Blog. It’s a Mindstorms NXT robot that can solve the Rubik’s Cube! The really amazing part is that it’s built using only the parts in...
View ArticleAnother LEGO Video of the “Numa Numa” song
Properly titled “Dragostea din Tei,” this song became an Internet fad a couple of years ago when Gary Brolsma posted his “Numa Numa Dance” video on YouTube. A couple of years ago, I posted on Brickpile...
View ArticleAmazing Great Ball Contraption video
This is really a work of art – not just for the clever LEGO creations, but maybe even more so for the filmmaking. The modern classical music accompanies the images very well. By taking a series of...
View ArticleBayLUG on TV?
Yesterday, a crew from KTVU channel 2 television came to see the Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group exhibit. Watch this Video on KTVU.com about our exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto....
View ArticleWinners of the Go Miniman Go video contest
The technogeek blog Gizmodo has announced the winners of the Go Miniman Go video contest. There are some really incredible videos in the winners list, and I don’t know if I could pick a favorite. They...
View ArticleMy Coast Guard helicopter featured in YouTube video
A photo of one of my creations was (very) briefly featured in this video: At the very end, when he does the “you can build anything out of bricks” bit, there’s a brief shot of my Coast Guard...
View ArticleEmerald Night Video
Last night at BrickFest, the new 10194 Emerald Night train set was officially announced. For the announcement, they played this video on the big screen… I shot video of the rest of the announcement and...
View ArticleIgnite: Hillel Cooperman –“The Secret Underground World of Lego”
Hillel Cooperman gave an “Ignite” presentation on the adult LEGO community recently. You can see it here on Youtube: I found this through a post on Facebook by Felix Greco (I don’t think I can link to...
View ArticleWhy Does LEGO Ignore Girls?
Blogger and podcaster CC Chapman has set up a great video series where his daughter Emily pontificates on the issues that matter to her. The latest one is “Why Does LEGO Ignore Girls?” where she makes...
View ArticleLe Père-Lego / A Lego Christmas Special
MonsieurCaron, of Québec, Canada, has made an awesome little Christmas LEGO video, partially using parts from the LEGO City advent calendar set. He posted about it as a comment under yesterday’s Advent...
View ArticleMatt Walsh’s Tile Dispenser
This past Saturday, Matt Walsh came to the BayLUG meeting and bought some parts, and built this cool little mechanism. Watch the video and he explains how the whole thing works.
View ArticleBrickpile YouTube Channel – Brickworld 2011 Videos
I’ve started a new YouTube channel for Bill Ward’s Brickpile. I’ll be adding videos from LEGO events, and maybe even some original content, tours of my MOCs, etc. So far I’ve just published two videos,...
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Happy New Year 2017
Well 2016 is over and done with… it had its ups but an awful lot of downs. Here’s hoping 2017 is better. I made this little model to celebrate New Years Day. Hope you enjoy! Originally I posted the...
View ArticleTony Sava: Keynote at Bricks Cascade 2017
I just got back from Portland, Oregon, where I attended the Bricks Cascade 2017 LEGO convention. I’ll be posting my photos and my story soon, but to tide you over here’s a video of the keynote speech...
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BrickCon Presentation Video
My presentation from last October’s BrickCon event is now available for viewing online. They’ve posted this as well as plenty of other great talks from that event for public viewing. Check them all...
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Brick Geometry Recording from October BayLUG Meeting
Since 2008 I’ve been giving a presentation at various LEGO conventions, mainly BrickCon in Seattle, Washington, and Bricks by the Bay in Santa Clara, California, called “Brick Geometry” covering a...
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