News Archive

Brickish member in the Royal Mail Courier newspaper.

Pete Reid and his Robots are in the media again!

Royal Mail Courier, July edition.

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Brickish return to MOSI this weekend!

A number of Brickish members will be displaying at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, this weekend - 10/11 July

Click to link to the MOSI event page where there is full details, including a picture of some of the models from the Easter display, and a pic of organiser Robert with his Lego traction engine.

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The new Harry Potter computer game and a certain Brickish member on Eurogamer

Brickish member Carl Greatrix is interviewed as part of Eurogamer's video review of the new Lego Harry Potter computer game.

Click to link to Eurogamer video

Carl is one of the two model-designers who work for TT Games, the developers of Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4. He appears at 5m12.

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Brickish Display at the Games Shop's first birthday celebration event

A Brickish display in Aldershot, Hampshire

On the 3rd of July, the Games Shop in Aldershot (owned and run by Brickish member and entrepreneur Rhys Knight); played host to a sizeable display of Brickish members' work as part of events to mark its' first year of business.

There was a vide variety of models on public show, from a massive castle to a lifesize Lego sculpture of Jango Fett (from Star Wars).

Event pictures

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'TED' talk on being an adult fan of LEGO

An AFOL talking about being an Adult Fan of LEGO - sorry he is not a Brickish member

Some of you may be familiar with the TED talks that cover a very diverse range of subjects each in 6 minutes. This one is by Hillel Cooperman about being an AFOL. A quite a good promo for adult fandom I thought. It shows how buying a set for the children can change your life! Click here for 'TED' talk

Father's day shopping extravaganza

AFOLS hit the LEGO shops to buy their own Father's day presents.

Brickish members descended on the LEGO shops at Milton Keynes, Bluewater & Brighton to buy their own Father's day presents. They received a special discount and didn't have to prove they were fathers. Hopefully there will be several more similar events before Mother's day. All we need now if for LEGO to open a shop in the northern half of the UK. Thanks to Julie for organising it.

Lego Train Show at Bucks Rail Centre; a great success!

A new Adult Fans of Lego display where the model trains ran beside their full size counterparts!

The first display by Adult Fans of Lego at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, on the 5th and 6th June, was an all-round success with positive feedback from all. It was a part of their World in Miniature weekend event. We are planning to return next year and to make this an annual event.

Links to pictures of the event on our Brickish Events Page.

The next display is a joint layout at the Alresford Festival of Toy Trains, in Hampshire, on the 26th June.

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Great Western Lego Show on SwindonWeb TV

The Brickish Association's biggest event of the year, The Great Western Lego Show, was featured on SwindonWeb TV. Click to get a feel for this amazing spectacle.

Steven Locke's Daleks in Evening Express

Brickish Association member Steven Locke was featured in the Evening Express on 16th October 2009 about the incredible life sized Dalek he's building.

Click here to see the article or here for an enlarged version.

David Tabner in Portsmouth Today

Portsmouth Today featured an interview with David Tabner about his models of tube trains and his 50,000 brick model of East Finchley train station.

Click here to see the full article.

James Sutton in the News

Brickish member James Sutton was featured in his local paper about his fantastic model of C3PO and R2D2 from Star Wars.

Click here to see the article.

The Great Western LEGO Show

The Great Western LEGO Show will be held at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon on 3rd and 4th October 2009. Please see the STEAM information page for more details or visit the STEAM Museum web site.

Peter Reid on Boing-Boing

In October, Peter Reid was featured on Boing-Boing, one of the most widely read blog sites on the web for his amazing robotic creations.

Brickish Member's Webcomic featured by BBC

The BBC website featured Andrew Summersgill (aka Doctor Sinister)'s Grunts webcomic in an article on comics on the web.

Brickish Member Wins BBC Animation Competition

BBC's Adam and Joe chose Chris Salt's excellent Jane's Brain video as the winner of their Video Wars competition. Chris's Lego animation fought off some stiff competition to bag him the prize. You can see his winning entry below.

Ed Diment's HMS Hood Featured in Daily Mirror

Brickish Member Ed Diment's 100,000 brick model of the naval vessel HMS Hood was featured in the Daily Mirror on 27 October 2008.

End of the block party?

The Irish Times interviewed Brickish members Yvonne Doyle and James Shields about a court decision opening the Lego brick up to competition from copycats.

The Great Western LEGO Show

The Great Western LEGO Show will be held at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon on 4th and 5th October 2008. Please see the STEAM information page for more details or visit the STEAM Museum web site.

Brickish member Duncan Titmarsh on ITV Thames Valley Tonight

See Duncan Titmarsh on ITV Thames Valley Tonight talking about the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO system of play!

Scroll to 14 minutes in for the start of the LEGO news story.

Brickish member Darren Smith on ITV Westcountry News

See Darren Smith on ITV Westcountry News talking about the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO system of play!

Scroll to 27 minutes in for the start of the LEGO news story.

Brickish member Phil Traviss on ITV Tyne Tees

See Phil's collection, the largest in the country! Scroll to 23 minutes in for the start of the LEGO news story.

Brickish member Michael LeCount on ITV Yorkshire

A giant giraffe joins Michael in the news studio before we see a tour of his house. View it here!. Scroll to 13 minutes in for the start of the LEGO news story.

Brickish member Tim Fegan on BBC Look East

See Tim Fegan on BBC Look East talking about the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO system of play!

Brickish members Pete and Yvonne on five News

Watch a tour of their LEGO-filled house, including Pete's robots, Yvonne's houses and a kiss made in LEGO Heaven!

More Brickish members in the news!

See photos of more Brickish members in the news including Tim Fegan, Duncan Titmarsh, Pete Reid, Yvonne Doyle and Michael LeCount all talking about the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO system of play!

Building Instructions for 5-Minute Models

Following Simon Bennett's appearance on the BBC Breakfast show on Friday 25th January, several other Brickish members have been interviewed for TV and radio to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO system of play.

In response to requests, Building instructions for 5-minute models have been made available here which show you how to build some of the smaller models we have created and talked about during our interviews.

Brickish Association Chairman on BBC Breakfast

Brickish Association Chairman Simon Bennett appeared on the BBC Breakfast show on Friday 25th January. Simon was interviewed as well as challenged to build a custom model during the show and he built a miniature version of the TV studio! The show coincided with the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO system of play.

Photos of the Chairman on BBC Breakfast are available in our gallery and the video itself is now on YouTube

If you would like more information on the Brickish Association, please visit our contact page for details.

See us at Celebration Europe!

Members of the Brickish Association will be displaying custom LEGO models at Star Wars Celebration Europe at ExCeL in London on 13-15 July 2007.

For more details, visit the Celebration Europe website.

Brick Issue 9 now available for download

Issue nine of the Association's magazine is now available for download from the Brick Issue page. Features include London Underground Trains, more building techniques, the Window into the Community project, Modulex, a version of the Cathedral game, an event report on Merrist Wood and instructions for a covered well.

Brick Issue 8 now available for download

Issue eight of the Association's magazine is now available for download from the Brick Issue page. Features include a ScotFest-Truckfest 2005 event report, building a market for a Castle Town, Building the village: Portmeirion, Building the Delphinus and instructions for a bench.

Brick Issue 7 now available for download

Issue seven of the Association's magazine is now available for download from the Brick Issue page. Features include AFOL Archetypes, a Modern House, the LEGO Inside Tour, building LEGO Ships, LEGO Robots (Part II) and instructions for Turtle Droids.

Brick Issue 6 now available for download

Issue six of the Association's magazine is now available for download from the Brick Issue page. Features include Art-Deco buildings, LEGOLAND Billund, Building the Colonial Vipers and instructions for a mini Naboo fighter.

The Brickish Association in the Media

Following an article on the BBC website which included some comments from the Brickish Association's Chairman, Tony Priestman, there has been a spree of radio interviews for other association members.

On the evening of the 13th of April, Duncan Titmarsh was interviewed for BBC Radio Kent's drive show. Then on the morning of the 14th of April, Jon Reynolds spoke to Anne Diamond on BBC Radio Oxford, and a few hours later appeared on ABC Local Radio in Western Australia. Jon was also interviewed for ABC Radio Canberra on the 17th of April (the 18th, Australian time). The Brickish Association - an organisation with international appeal!