Ed's Picks: The COLLECT Roundup from Blocks Magazine
A collected retrospective of Ed's short-form "COLLECT" picks originally published in Blocks magazine between 2018-03-05 and 2019-05-05.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO sets: 10134 UCS Y-Wing Attack Starfighter
It looks like it's been about 6 months since I did the last one of these. I know I intended to do more, but time got away from me.
LEGO REVIEW: Star Wars AT-ST Walker 75153
I never had a LEGO system scale AT-ST. I got a UCS one from a comic shop, but that's not really the same. Even when I was a kid in the 80's, this was never my favorite vehicle. Now I look at my AT-AT and feel like it's missing something.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO sets: 10143 UCS Death Star II
Many Bothans died to bring us this set breakdown. Well, not really, but something like that had to be said. Actually, many people tend to confuse which Death Star the Bothans died to bring information about, and this is canonically the…
Are Modular Buildings Money Makers — or Takers?
Are Modular Buildings Money Makers...or Takers?
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO Sets: 10175 Vader's TIE Advanced
Star Wars fans love stuff that made short appearances in the films. I remember as a kid how much I enjoyed my Empire Strikes Back AT-ST walker and the adventures my figures went on in the Twin Pod Cloud Car.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO Sets: 10190 Market Street
I don't know about anyone else, but I like looking at bulk lots and playing a guessing game about what might be there. Sometimes I can figure it out and come out well, other times I am left scratching my head wondering what other people…
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO Sets: 10185 Green Grocer
I don't collect modulars. I don't build modulars. I hear about them a lot though. When I do hear about them, one set seems to be spoken about more than any others.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO Sets: 10019 UCS Rebel Blockade Runner
Remember the first time that you saw Star Wars? Remember the feeling as the small rebel ship blazed overhead pursued by the massive Star Destroyer? It was so unlike anything we had seen before.
71040 Disney Castle: Investment Fairy Tale or Horror Show?
71040 Disney Castle: Investment Fairy Tale or Horror Show?
LEGO REVIEW: Star Wars Encounter on Jakku # 75148
After The Force Awakens was released, I looked at the available first wave sets and felt something was missing. To me, the Luggabeast conspicuously absent. Sure, Unkar Plutt was missing, but I wasn't really missing him.
10188 Death Star: Investment Supergiant or Black Hole?
10188 Death Star...Investment Supergiant or Black Hole?
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive LEGO Sets: 10182 Cafe Corner
Some people probably wonder if I'm averse to going outside the comfortable zone of Star Wars sets. There's a whole universe out there of LEGO themes and sets that have nothing to do with Star Wars or Super Heroes.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive Lego Sets: 10123 Star Wars Cloud City
For me, one of the LEGO sets that I most want in my collection, but am least likely to get is the 10123 Cloud City. In Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, a lot of the action takes place in Bespin's Cloud City.
LEGO REVIEW: LEGO Ideas Wall-E #21303
LEGO Ideas sets are projects that were submitted by fans and voted on by other fans. If a project got 10,000 supporters, the LEGO Group brought it under review.
LEGO REVIEW: Star Wars Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor #75135
I have to admit that I am a fan of this ship. When I came back into LEGO collecting as an adult, I wanted Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter. I loved Star Wars, and I loved this ship.
LEGO REVIEW: Star Wars Slave I UCS #75060
Is it really that good? is the question I intend to answer from my point of view in this blog. Lego set 75060 depicting Slave I in UCS style has been jubilated on every Lego related forum, in every review.
Vintage Lego Collecting & Investing Part 1: Town Square 1592
Many Lego-related blogs are written about modern sets. This especially applies to investment-related blogs. In a series of articles I try to generate enthusiasm for some of the more interesting vintage Lego sets.
Collector's Corner: Bricklinking the Green Grocer 10185, An Example Guide to Buying your favorite LEGO sets Brick-by-Brick
It happens to the best of us..... You haven't built a LEGO set in a week or two. It's a slow day, you're bored, and you've got some spare time on your hands.
Where Are They Now? Lego 10224 Town Hall
Where Are They Now? is an ongoing blog series dedicated to analyzing specific high-profile Lego sets that have been targeted for investment and sold out / retired a year or more in the past.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive Lego Sets: 7181 UCS TIE Interceptor
The Ultimate Collector Series, or UCS for short, of LEGO sets tends to focus on the Star Wars brand. These UCS sets are the gold standard by which Star Wars sets are judged.
Brick by Brick, Breaking Down Expensive Lego Sets: 10212 UCS Imperial Shuttle
In this series of articles, I would like to take a look at the more expensive, most sought after sets of all time. Instead of reviewing the sets I thought I would address the parts of the sets that make them so rare and valuable.
Evaluation Corner: Imperial Hotel 21017
* As I was preparing to publish this article, Ed Mack announced the Brickpicker sponsored fundraiser in benefit of the St. Paul School of Burlington, NJ.
LEGO REVIEW: Star Wars Imperial Shuttle Tydirium #75094
I've been wanting to build this set since it was released in June. I never really realized how much I enjoyed stuff from Return of the Jedi until I really looked at my LEGO collecting habits.
LEGO REVIEW: LEGO Ideas Doctor Who #21304
I have been excited for this set for a long time. Most of the time, LEGO keeps a tight lid on their upcoming products. You only officially get to know about what is coming out a month or so before it is released.
Go Big or Go Home! An Analysis of the Advanced Models Theme
Rumors have been circulating among the LEGO fan forums of an upcoming large Creator/Advanced Models set releasing sometime in 2016.
Evaluation Corner: 70413 The Brick Bounty
Welcome to the first entry of what I would like to think of as a revamped Evaluation Corner article. The idea behind this new format is to offer a little more historical and analytical data when evaluating sets for potential investment, in…
How You Like Me Now? 60026 Town Square Edition
I thought it would be a great idea to check in on some sets that don't get a lot of press around here to see exactly how they are doing now.
Evaluation Corner: Sandcrawler 75059
The Sandcrawler is without a doubt one of the most iconic vehicles in the entire Star Wars universe. Ever since C-3PO first spotted this gargantuan transport, Star Wars fans have been very attracted to the idea of owning their own version,…
66535 Buildable Battle Pack 2 in 1: General Grievous & Obi-Wan Kenobi
Target "exclusives" have seem to do well over the years. Sets like the 9465 The Zombies and 9476 The Orc Forge were Target exclusives that have performed well on the LEGO secondary markets.
LEGO Review 10243 Parisian Restaurant
Preview of 10243-1 Parisian Restaurant Deciding to build the Parisian Restaurant was mainly due to the positive response it received in a Brickpicker forum topic.
Curiosity killed the Rover...An Analysis of LEGO CUUSOO set 21104
Much has been said of all the shiny new Star Wars and Super Heroes sets for 2014, but in my opinion Cuusoo has the most interesting and potentially most profitable sets this year. For now I want to take a look at 21104, Curiosity Rover.
LEGO Polybags 2013: A Retrospective - Big Profits in Small Packages?
I'm not stranger to polybags - if you've read two of my other blog posts about my personal attempts to reach ebay powerseller status, you'll know that a significant part of my strategy was accruing more total sales via small sets, i.e.,…
LEGO 7965 Millenium Falcon - Is it an Investor's 10179 remake?
The Millennium Falcon is one of the most iconic ships in the Star Wars movies and it is personally one of my favorite ships.
Lego Dino Defense HQ 5887 - A Hunt for Profit
For my next visual review/investment article, I am doing one of my favorite sets (I finally got one to open!) 5887 Dino Defense HQ.
UCS 10179 Millenium Falcon: A Performance Evaluation
For those of you who read my past review on the 10179 UCS Millenium Falcon, I will let you know upfront that this is mostly the same information I presented in the growth potential section.
BrickIndex Spotlight: The Zombies #9465
On this second entry of the BrickIndex Spotlight I will be focusing on one of the last real sleeper sets of the past year or so: The Zombies from the Monster Fighters theme.
Re-Make Impact Evaluation (2nd Edition): Jabba's Palace #9516
Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the Re-Make Impact Evaluation section. For those of you who read the 1st Edition, the purpose of this article is already clear, but if you are new to my blogs, I recommend you to at least read the intro…
Re-Make Impact Evaluation (1st Edition): Sopwith Camel #10226
I decided to start a new kind of feature or at least semi-regular type of article that will focus in the impact of re-released models on their predecessors.
Is LEGO Minecraft 21102 Becoming a Flop?
There has been a flurry of activity with this set within the last couple days, and it seems to be causing a lot of LEGO investors to change their feelings toward it.
LEGO 10185 Green Grocer: Ripe for the Picking?
The age old question in the LEGO investment world is should I buy a "new" LEGO set, one that has no track record or growth data to examine, or should a LEGO investor look to older LEGO sets that have appreciated well, but may have their…
Spotlight on LEGO 10197: Fire Brigade
Back in 2007, LEGO released the first of the 'Town Modular Buildings,' set 10182, Cafe Corner. Since that time, seven more modular buildings have been released, including the 10197 Fire Brigade in 2009.