MiniBricks Madness http://minibricksmadness.com Fun with LEGO® Modulex bricks Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:56:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Special Edition Mini-Kit for BrickFair: TANKS! http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/07/24/special-edition-mini-kit-for-brickfair-tanks/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/07/24/special-edition-mini-kit-for-brickfair-tanks/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:56:17 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=371 This year tiny tanks with rotating gun turrets will be making their way to BrickFair with me! These are the new-for-BrickFair Special Edition Mini-Kits. The kits include 20 LEGO Modulex pieces, include 2 studless bricks and a rotating turntable!

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/07/24/special-edition-mini-kit-for-brickfair-tanks/feed/ 0 GI Joe likes to build with Modulex too! http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/05/15/gi-joe-likes-to-build-with-modulex-too/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/05/15/gi-joe-likes-to-build-with-modulex-too/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:36:58 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=363 This MOC was on display at BrickFair 2011 (better late than never in posting it!)

"Joes like bricks too!" by Mike Warsocki (Chantilly, VA). "When he's not in battle, GI Joe likes to build in his free time too!"

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/05/15/gi-joe-likes-to-build-with-modulex-too/feed/ 0 BrickMagic 2012 http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/05/15/brickmagic-2012/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2012/05/15/brickmagic-2012/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:49:01 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=357 Continue reading →]]> Yes! It’s that time again already! Come join us this weekend in Raleigh, NC for LEGO fun! MiniBricks Madness will be there displaying some Modulex MOCs and will be in the vendor area for you to see our Modulex history archive and buy some of your very own Modulex (including exclusives that can only be found at the LEGO festivals we participate in)!

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This little penguin will make its debut at BrickFair 2011 (Aug 4-7). After the event, the minikits will be available here in our webstore.

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/07/29/new-mini-kit-for-brickfair-2011-the-penguins-are-coming/feed/ 1 My MOC (Doors of Durin) featured on The Brothers Brick blog http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/06/13/my-moc-doors-of-durin-featured-on-the-brothers-brick-blog/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/06/13/my-moc-doors-of-durin-featured-on-the-brothers-brick-blog/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:35:49 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=329 I was so excited to find my “Doors of Durin” MOC featured on The Brothers Brick blog. What an honor!

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/06/13/my-moc-doors-of-durin-featured-on-the-brothers-brick-blog/feed/ 1 LEGO® Modulex® Brick House by YVD http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/21/lego%c2%ae-modulex%c2%ae-brick-house-by-yvd/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/21/lego%c2%ae-modulex%c2%ae-brick-house-by-yvd/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 15:45:19 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=321 Continue reading →]]> Found this terrific Brick House created by YVD with her Modulex® collection. Great job. Notice the profile pieces used for the shutters. She also has a tile floor in the entryway. I am hoping that YVD (I’m just using her online name for now) comes by and gives us some comments about her building. Check out her other Modulex® items on her flickr photostream (a burger restaurant and an ice cream parlour). In addition to Modulex® MOCs, she has some terrific MOCs created with standard LEGO®.

LEGO® Modulex® Brick house built by YVD

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/21/lego%c2%ae-modulex%c2%ae-brick-house-by-yvd/feed/ 1 Paper about the History of Modulex http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/18/paper-about-the-history-of-modulex/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/18/paper-about-the-history-of-modulex/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 13:29:10 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=317 Continue reading →]]> Recently I found a LEGO Modulex fan who goes by the handle SlyOwl (on the Eurobricks forum) who wrote a paper on the history of LEGO Modulex and the demise of the bricks for architecture modeling. He has graciously given me permission to post his paper here. The information in the paper is interesting and I hope it will spark some more people to come out of the woodwork and help us put together more of the timeline and history of the Modulex story. Enjoy!

Download the PDF “Saving Modulex” (1.7 MB due to photos embedded in the paper)

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/18/paper-about-the-history-of-modulex/feed/ 0 “Doors of Durin” Modulex Mosaic for BrickMagic 2011 http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/07/doors-of-durin-modulex-mosaic-for-brickmagic-2011/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/05/07/doors-of-durin-modulex-mosaic-for-brickmagic-2011/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 03:51:45 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=309 Continue reading →]]> “The Doors of Durin,” from J.R.R. Tolkien’s illustration in The Fellowship of the Ring. This mosaic is made entirely of LEGO Modulex. The black background derives its geometry and texture from both matte and glossy black tiles, sized 1×1 to 4 x 4. The “drawing” is a layer of trans-clear over Pastel Blue. First displayed this weekend (May 5-8) at BrickMagic 2011 (Raleigh, NC)

"The Doors of Durin," from J.R.R. Tolkien's illustration in The Fellowship of the RIng. Made entirely of LEGO Modulex.

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During the first weekend in May, we’ll be in Raleigh, NC, at BrickMagic 2011 with lots of LEGO Modulex on display and for sale. Will you be there? We’ve put together a special edition mini-kit for the goodie bag that exhibitors will receive. We’ll also have some of the mini-kits available for purchase during the public hours.

Box full of completed kits for BrickMagic exhibitors' goodie bags.

Check out the video about BrickMagic that aired on Carolina Today.

]]> http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/04/21/special-edition-mini-kit-for-brickmagic-2011/feed/ 0 Watch out for the Alligators! http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/04/19/watch-out-for-the-alligators/ http://minibricksmadness.com/2011/04/19/watch-out-for-the-alligators/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:14:04 +0000 karyn http://minibricksmadness.com/?p=283 Continue reading →]]> The alligators are coming! Our Spring 2011 Limited Edition kit will debut at BrickMagic in Raleigh, NC (May 5-8). After the weekend, if we still have any of the limited edition kits available, we’ll post them for sale in our store on this site! Stay tuned for some more exciting kits and sets.

The alligators are coming! Watch for them at BrickMagic!

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