Need more information about LEGO Toys before buying online? Then consult our buying guides. Sat 22 Oct 2016, 9:00am–5:30pm Sun 23 Oct 2016, 9:00am–5:30pm Mon 24 Oct 2016, 9:00am–5:30pm Eventfinda tickets no longer on sale 2016 Auckland Brick Show Buy your tickets before October 22nd and go in the draw to win a fantastic LEGO® Prize Package worth $400!!Please note the Session Times are Session Start Times, you can stay as long as you like!!The Auckland Brick Show features LEGO® models and displays by members of the Auckland LEGO® User Group, as well as guests from around New Zealand.This year we are in an exciting new venue at the Trusts Arena, with over 3000 square metres of LEGO® on display!! At the show you can see: - A huge city display featuring trains, monorails, subways, amusement park, - Star Wars , Classic Space and huge MOC ( My Own Creation ) spaceships and moonbases!! - Technic vehicles of every type and size, with working functions!
- Huge “History of LEGO®” display featuring some of the very first LEGO® sets from the 1960’s! - A Great Ball Contraption ( LEGO® Rube Goldberg machine ) to fascinate people of all ages!! LEGO® Mindstorms Robots and remote controlled cars to drive! - Batman & Superheroes collections! - LEGO® Friends and Elves displays! - A Giant Auckland Skytower model and Eden Park All Blacks game made by Australian LEGO® certified professional Ryan McNaught ( AKA The Brickman )! - A huge LEGO® model of the Whakamaru dam and power station! - Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Hobbit displays!Amazing original LEGO® creations of all types including castles, fantasy scenes and spaceships!! LEGO® model railroad and train displays featuring trains from the first battery types of the 1960’s to the latest Power Functions remote control models!A LEGO® Playbrick area where the kids (and adults..) can put their creativity to the test.A massive range of LEGO® for sale by TOYCO.
Find other Christmas events in your local area.Lego-addict prepares for Auckland Brick Show Jon Hutchison works on his Lego city. Jon Hutchison can't let go of Lego.The 35-year-old builder has had a lifelong love for the colourful blocks, but in the last 15 years, he admits he's developed an addiction.He spends so much time on projects in his Hibiscus Coast garage, wife Keryn calls herself a Lego widow. Jon's miniature world isn't short on drama. It could be worse though, Hutchison says."It's not motorbikes or cars. It's expensive, but it's not high risk."The Lego love affair began when Hutchison was a kid. His two brothers were never as into it, and he had his favourite toy largely to himself. A bustling street in Jon's Lego city. He grew out of it in college when it stopped being "cool", but his passion came back with a vengeance in 2000.Visiting a hobbyist show, Hutchison was disappointed to see there was no Lego on display.He went home, dug out his old set, and got building, but his childhood blocks didn't quite stack up.
The intricate detail of Jon's city. "I thought I had lots as a kid, but as an adult it's never enough," he says. He began buying used sets from Trade and Exchange, and discovered he wasn't alone in his obsession.A Lego club was born, which has since grown to around 60 adult members.Hutchison estimates he may have up to half a million Lego pieces in his ever-changing collection.He has good dreams of finding rare discontinued sets whilst shopping, and nightmares about Lego disasters.The number one toy in the world, Hutchison says the Lego available now is far more varied than in his childhood."It's changed a lot but the core concept is still the same," he says.A wider range of colours and textures is the biggest change Hutchison has noticed, along with the increase in female figures in different roles.The hobby still draws blank stares from many people, but Hutchison says he loves having a hobby he can share with his kids.You can see Jon's Lego display and around 50 more from other Kiwi hobbyists at the Auckland Brick Show, open all Labour Weekend at Trusts Arena, 9am-5.30pm.Schools wanting to support the show can go into the draw to win Lego prizes.
Visit aucklandbrickshow.co.nz for more, or email info@aucklandbrickshow.co.nz.Yard sales and thrift stores can be very hit-and-miss. When you find them you can get great bargains, but most of the time it’s not fruitful unless you have other reasons to shop there. When I built my Pokemon sculptures, I was able to do that using a bulk brick tub that lego was selling at the time (set #3033). I bought about 20 of those at $20 each and still ran out of certain parts – that’s why Squirtle’s tail was so small. Sadly, that tub was discontinued a few years ago and the bulk tubs that are available more recently haven’t had nearly as good of an assortment or as good of a price per brick. Probably the easiest way to get cheap parts is to shop on BrickLink. It’s an online shopping mall just for LEGO. Sellers buy sets in bulk (generally when they have clearance sales at retail stores) and sort the parts, putting the individual pieces on their stores. Then you can go in and order any part in quantity.