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Bricks of Olympus – Our Lego Exhibition for the ages!

Posted on February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 by emanjake

A Touring Exhibition for Museums A family‑friendly exhibition that blends ancient history, engineering, and storytelling with the universal appeal of LEGO®.Exhibition Overview BRICKS OF OLYMPUS brings ancient cultures, myths, and technology to life through imaginative LEGO® models. Designed to engage families, school groups, and intergenerational audiences, the exhibition offers a combination of visual spectacle, educational … Continue reading Bricks of Olympus – Our Lego Exhibition for the ages! →

Building Lego® Friends Heartlake City

Posted on September 27, 2024September 28, 2024 by emanjake

The Wellington Brickshow 2024 was coming up in September, but way back in February, Well-LUG member Phil Bradshaw floated the idea around the club of doing a collaborative (collab) display based on the 'Lego Friends' theme. This piqued my interest. I've always been fond of the Friends theme sets for the colours and parts, but … Continue reading Building Lego® Friends Heartlake City →

Our Journey to Becoming Lego® Masters NZ Champions

Posted on July 7, 2022July 8, 2022 by emanjake

On Monday 6 June 2022, the final episode of Lego Masters New Zealand was aired, and my teammate Glenn Knight and I were in it. We were watching the episode with my friends and their kids at their off-grid home near Auckland. The generator had to be turned off during the ad break so as … Continue reading Our Journey to Becoming Lego® Masters NZ Champions →

We did it! Building a Lego Low Carbon Kāpiti

Posted on June 14, 2018 by emanjake

Well the dust has settled after an epic project to bring a 'low carbon' future vision of my local community to life with Lego bricks. My previous blog entry explains how this came about and why. Lego Low Carbon Kāpiti 2025 was a community project built by forty-three Lego fans of all ages working together. … Continue reading We did it! Building a Lego Low Carbon Kāpiti →

Building a model ‘low carbon’ community from Lego®

Posted on February 21, 2018June 8, 2018 by emanjake

Back in 2013, I was sitting at my desk at Kāpiti Coast District Council wrestling with this problem – how do I show the difference between LED streetlights and the old-style orange sodium streetlights in the middle of a sports field on a sunny day? The field and day in question was the upcoming 2014 … Continue reading Building a model ‘low carbon’ community from Lego® →