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The Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination
You have what it takes! Did you ever wonder what you can do with all of those LEGO® bricks after you have created the project they came with?
Now with The LEGO Ideas Book, you can take what you already have and make something new! The book is divided into six themed chapters—transportation, buildings, space, kingdoms, adventure, and useful makes—each with basic templates of
...moreHardcover, 198 pages
Published
September 19th 2011
by DK Publishing
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Some absolutely beautiful MOCs presented in lush colour, with a smattering of break-aparts to show some internal construction techniques, as well as interviews with the AFOLs who made them, all presented in easy-to flick through chapters organised by theme and interest. The only problem with the book is one that's not easily surmounted when dealing with a subject that lends itself to the photo-and-caption technique, and that is that I would have liked to have seen a more comprehensive breakdowns...more
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At 200 pages, this visual treasury is filled with interesting LEGO creations built by fans.
There are lots of cool stuff to build, provided you have the parts. But you don't really have to build it exactly, and because of that there's no building instructions.
The book's goal is to give you ideas and and does so by giving lots of pictures. Everything is beautifully laid out. There are ideas on building planes, vehicles, spacecrafts, medieval castles, to even chess sets.
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Very nice MOCing!!! I am very happy with how the book shows tips, tricks, and absolutely beautiful MOCs! I'm happy with the interviews with AFOLs who made the MOCs in the book, because they get the credit for the designs. They deserve it!
One thing though: It says that you can build all the things in there with your collection. I have a fairly large collection of LEGO, but some of the builds in there are too complex for some people new to LEGO to build with thier collections, and even if they hav...more
One thing though: It says that you can build all the things in there with your collection. I have a fairly large collection of LEGO, but some of the builds in there are too complex for some people new to LEGO to build with thier collections, and even if they hav...more
There is lots to love about this book and nothing to dislike, so long as you accept the title: it's inspirational in intent. There are no step-by-step instructions as you would find if you bought an off-the-shelf LEGO kit. Instead there heaps of pictures of different types of LEGO objects, from buildings to animals to vehicles to practical objects (e.g. picture frames) all designed and built by six amateur LEGO enthusiasts. I think it's great that LEGO reach out to their biggest fans in this way...more
This book is perfect for anyone, kid or grown-up, who has "too much Lego" (like there's such a thing?). It has tips and tricks for designing your own sets, and page after page of photos full of inspiration! There aren't any breakdowns to show how everything was built, but any kid familiar with Lego shouldn't have too much of problem figuring out how to construct the finished product. If you like Lego, you'll probably like this book.
This is a very creative, funny book for building awesome structures of your very own! After reading this really great book for creating your own MOCs, I gathered up all of the pieces I could find that they recommended in the spaceship section, and invented this really awesome hi-tech creative ship that I love, so thank you to the authors of this book, I recommend it to anyone who has any likings at all for LEGOs!
A great book for Lego lovers! Kids can build straight from pictures in the book, or just look through the pictures, enjoying what others have created. The book is divided into chapters such as "Space" and "Transportation" which makes finding your favorite Lego ideas very easy! It has a DK-like feel with text of varying sizes in small blurbs. Even children who aren't reading at this level yet will page through!
Fun book that my wife got me for Christmas. Full of different Lego designs - some simple, some breathtakingly complex - as well as interviews with the AFOLs that built them. Fun to flip through now and then, and as an added bonus, my son's been really interested in it in the past little while. Anything to encourage a love of Lego, right? :o)
i liked this book because if you have students who are tactile learners there are different sections of the book that can be used with lessons to help those kids have a way of showing that they are learning. like if you are doing transportation in class you can add stuff from this book to help model your lesson.
This is a very useful book to gather new building ideas. The pictures are large and detailed with helpful tips on how to use your pieces to your advantage. I can also take it into my classroom to get those wheels rolling and Lego building started. Great buy!
Awesome gift for LEGO lovers; plenty of ideas for what to build with your basic brick and special LEGOs. - Becky, Teen Librarian
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Awesome gift for LEGO lovers; plenty of ideas for what to build with your basic brick and special LEGOs. Booktalk notes:
Builder Duncan Titmarsh's LEGO mosaics, p. 164
Boxes from the "Practical Makes" chapter, p. 178-179
Builder Duncan Titmarsh's LEGO mosaics, p. 164
Boxes from the "Practical Makes" chapter, p. 178-179
We borrowed this from the library- but I'm going to buy a copy.Its been great for giving me un disturbed lie-ins and peaceful showers .The boys have thoroughly enjoyed using this book to give them ideas on what they can build.
J 688.1 Libkowitz D
Kay's rating = 4 stars
Great ideas and helpful hints. I like how the LEGO builders were introduced and introviewed. I love the "Make & Keep" sections.
Kay's rating = 4 stars
Great ideas and helpful hints. I like how the LEGO builders were introduced and introviewed. I love the "Make & Keep" sections.
Well, it’s a fun book to read and use as a springboard for Lego art projects. The thing is, what I love most about Legos is that they encourage children (and people of all ages) to use their imaginations. I don’t like templates. I like free sculptures. However, the chessboard and chess pieces are ultra cool! And it’s such a pretty, colorful book. Good for reference and enjoyable to peruse.
This book has great pictures of different lego creations. If you love to build and have an imagination this a great book!
I love the concept of this book: a line between the two extremes of 1. Here's exactly what you must do to build this model and 2. Here's a pile of Legos and come up with an amazing design all by yourself. Instead, this book gives you ideas to use as a starting point to build some rather creative things.
Love this book. It helps with every basic to tricky thing with Lego. A stroke of pure genius!!
even though I didn't read all of it it's still really cool, and gave my lots of COOL idea's!
If your looking for new good idea for building you should check this book out.
Kids are going to love this! Would be a great gift.
An amazing book for any Lego fan!
Loads of great ideas for building.
Great book with great ideas
Public library copy.
A MUST HAVE ONE! :D
I think it's cool.
This is a must-have for any lego addict. My kindergartner never has this book out of reach and has found a huge source of inspiration from this book. It's fantastic for problem solving and creativity as inevitably you won't have every piece you need to build most the items, so you improvise and change. Great book!
I thought it would have had some more ideas for older kids/adults but it doesn't. overall a good book for beginning builders ready to buikd their masterpieces!
good make the lego
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