http://www.iamcal.com/ All the links rom iamcal.com 2025-11-07T16:39:33Z http://www.iamcal.com/images/logo.gif http://www.iamcal.com/ http://www.iamcal.com/2025-11/10244/ <p>I don't think I'll ever actually get around to doing it, but I would love to set up an <a href="https://www.abellon.net/MILS/">MILS-based</a> Lego modular diorama.</p> 2025-11-07T16:39:33Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2021-09/lego-carcassone-redux/ <p>I missed it at the time, but Nick Quaranto updated my <a href="https://www.iamcal.com/lego-carcassonne/">2011 Lego Carcassone post</a> with a 5x5 version, back in 2014. Unfortunately the post now 404s, but the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200901215452/https://quaran.to/blog/2014/01/06/5x5-lego-carcassone/">wayback machine has a copy</a>.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200901215452/https://quaran.to/blog/2014/01/06/5x5-lego-carcassone/"><img src="/images/blog/carcassone_tiles2_2.png" width="600" height="370" /></a></p> 2021-09-16T04:11:54Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2018-06/giant-lego/ <p>This is a genius idea - using a 3D printer to make giant versions of classic Lego sets.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PPNx2cz0LlU?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> 2018-06-14T17:05:22Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2016-04/legal-and-illegal-builds/ <p>Jamie Beard's talk on <a href="http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf">Stressing The Elements</a> looks in detail at how Lego bricks are meant (and not meant) to fit together.</p> <p class="bimg"><img src="/images/blog/builds.jpg" width="600" height="315" /></p> 2016-04-30T21:52:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-08/netflix-all-the-things/ <p>It probably seems that about 50% of then things I think about are Lego related, but it's probably closer to about 40%. That being said, <a href="http://www.pleygo.com/">Pleygo</a> looks amazing.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://www.pleygo.com/"><img src="/images/blog/pleygo.png" width="600" height="231" /></a></p> <p>Netflix-style Lego rental. Why aren't there more subscription rental services?</p> 2013-08-06T20:52:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-08/architecture-studio/ <p>Lego's new <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Studio-21050">Architecture Studio set</a> (#21050) looks like a lot of fun. You can download a <a href="http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6062928.pdf">400 MB PDF</a> of the instruction booklet to see what you'll be getting into.</p> <p class="bimg"><img src="/images/blog/lego_studio.png" width="558" height="382" /></p> <p>Found via <a href="http://instagram.com/p/cp0Ck1DOhJ/">jeffrey</a></p> 2013-08-06T06:35:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-04/lego-gbc/ <p>Lego-releated post number 3 in a series. Making <a href="http://www.greatballcontraption.com/">great ball contraptions</a> is a pretty common Lego <em>thing</em> now, but this 17-module creation is a king among princes.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sUtS52lqL5w?rel=0" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Gizmodo has <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/09/the-most-insane-lego-machine-ive-ever-seen/">some notes</a> - this thing is amazing.</p> 2013-04-17T18:04:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-04/200000-piece-lego-city/ <p>Lego post number 2, in a series. This amazing sci-fi city build in Lego is made of over 200,000 pieces and has an incredible amount of detail. I wish I had this many bricks to play with.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/04/contact-1-a-200000-piece-lego-masterwork-by-mike-doyle/"><img src="/images/blog/doyle-1.jpg" width="493" height="450" /></a></p> 2013-04-04T20:34:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-04/what-happened-to-lego/ <p>The first of a series of excellent Lego-related links - a study of <a href="http://therealityprose.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/what_happened_with_lego/">the price of Lego bricks over time</a>.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://therealityprose.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/what_happened_with_lego/"><img src="/images/blog/pricepergram2.gif" width="594" height="239" /></a></p> 2013-04-02T22:56:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2012-11/lego-trees/ <p>Does anyone know anything more about the amazing Lego Christmas tree at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. I've only come across a single tweet, saying it was made of 350,000 bricks. Pretty impressive.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://ow.ly/i/15ezn"><img src="/images/blog/15ezn.jpg" width="298" height="450" /></a></p> 2012-11-12T19:11:00Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/)