Success is a five-letter word —

A Lego locomotive worth building — Lego put out a Swiss Crocodile locomotive kit a while back, as did HA Bricks (who supply Lego bricks for their own designs) and this is a review of the HA Bricks set. It is more historically accurate than the Lego kit and the (at an additional cost) motorised version…

Tan tank, a panzer in a box — After building a smaller-than-minifig scale Challenger II tank model last week, I pulled out a model that had been sitting on Mount Tobebuilt for way too long to see how Sluban did the thing. Mini Battle Tank Challenger II in plastic bricksmedium.com I’ve already built one Sluban military vehicle and was…

Memories at the Australian War Memorial — 2003 — I pressed the button, and light glowed over the quilt, showing it to be made up of squares, each one worked with an intricate design, each one bearing a message laden with emotion. …

Challenger II in plastic bricks — Tanks for the memories When I was a small boy a long, long time ago I would be walked past the corner store on the way to school. One day — it was a Saturday and Dad must have been feeling flush — we went inside and I could buy anything I wanted up…

Freedom on the endangered list — Might be a good time to say what I think of the world today. The idea of democracy is that everybody gets a voice. Because it is impractical to have a show of hands on every bit of government (hands up those in favour of financial regulation FR 109(a)(ii) changing…

Planting ideas — The 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors centres around a carnivorous plant named Audrey II. There is a brick interpretation, I was pleasantly surprised to discover. Just the right size to chomp down on a minifig. Oh, the creative possibilities are endless! 3.13US $ 50% OFF|Moc Plants Bricks Pet Mini Chompers-flower Building Blocks Kit Man Eater Green… Shop moc plants bricks online with free shipping and fast delivery. Made of high quality plastic, safe and nontoxic…www.aliexpress.com

I love Japan. One of my favourite destinations with a blend of the odd and the delightful, weird and wonderful. The food alone sells the place but there are places of awesome majesty, frenetic life, and just plain unbelievable, often in one crowded moment. So it was a no-brainer when…

It’s all about the children — Children are — if we are doing it right — the biggest investment in our lives. Sure, it might take a lot of work to keep a relationship on track but if things get rocky we always have dozens of ways to leave a lover. At four in the morning…