The Big Unofficial Lego Builder's Book: Build Your Own City

by Joachim Klang, Oliver Albrecht

Almost every kid s room has a LEGO(r) brick collection these days. Quite a few adults are also addicted to the colorful bricks and are delighted when their offspring inspire them to build something themselves. However, once the bricks end up in a box after tidying, the one thing that tends to be missing is what the two LEGO(r) experts Joachim Klang and Oliver Albrecht share in their extensive book: ideas! The authors provide a wealth of suggestions, from the principles of building mutable houses by suggesting the addition of balconies, windows and rooftop variations, or by modifying the base areas to how to design and construct an entire department store. Each model, from the smallest car to the most complex helicopter or truck, comes with detailed step-by-step construction guidance. Photographs with loving attention to detail illustrate how to bring an entire city to life by placing pedestrians, arranging trees, or by simply providing the inspiration to create one s own buildings or complete city blocks. After providing explanations and instructions for some advanced building techniques, the book introduces models in midi scale to offer quick success and the opportunity to build many models with only a few bricks. Advanced fans will also find themselves pleasantly challenged with five expressive professional models. Big and small, young and young at heart, this book is for all fans of the fascinating bricks that have been a special part of our lives for generations."

Genres: Nonfiction

400 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published October 16, 2012

Reviews

[Tiina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Expecting tips on building a city, but seeing detailed instructions on how to build cars. Thank goodness we borrowed this from library. I did think that perhaps I should build a car some day, but I wasn't even too fond of the midi scale.

The building instructions are clear and the list of parts is handy (actually, could be easier to see the list of parts FIRST before the instructions, but as long as one knows that the list is there, could be handy to first check the list and find peaces, and then start to build).

[Rene Hender · Rating 4 out of 5]

Die Anleitungen sind schön und die Bauten liebevoll gestaltet. Die Modelle sollen vermutlich eher als Inspiration dienen, um mit dem Gezeigten andere Sachen zu bauen. Allerdings beschränken sich die Modelle in erster Linie auf Fahrzeuge, weshalb der Titel eigentlich eher lauten sollte: „Beleb dir deine Stadt“. Zu Gebäuden findet man eher wenig.

Positiv anzumerken ist in jeden Fall, dass die Bauten wenige Spezialteile benötigen, wodurch man sie leichter nachbauen kann.

[Jenni Frencham · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book should be called,"Build your own fleet of LEGO vehicles." The directions for each vehicle are very detailed, including a list of necessary parts. But the book only shows how to build two types of trees and two buildings - there's no mention of constructing streets, parks, other buildings, or that really cool Gothic church on the front of the book.

So if you're looking to build vehicles, this is perfect. If you actually want to build a city, you'll need to look elsewhere.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of vehicles, only a couple buildings. Still fantastic.
Easy instructions and items made with fairly common blocks.

[Nathan Dunahoo · Rating 3 out of 5]

There wasn't any houses! The (city) part made me think that there was!