The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide | Allan Bedford | An amazing book for Lego enthusiasts of ALL...

The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide | Allan Bedford | Fantastic Book for Kids and Adults!

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	The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide Allan Bedford No Starch Press, 2005 - 344 pages average customer review:based on 37 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An amazing book for Lego enthusiasts of ALL ages!

Like many kids I had a few Lego sets as a kid. And like a lot of kids I stopped playing with them at some point and eventually gave away the sets I had. So when a friend recently gave me a copy of The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide to check out, it was a real surprise at how quickly all those great memories came flooding back of building with Lego. One look at the retro-looking cover on this book and I knew there had to be some cool stuff inside. Indeed, there is!

This book isn't just a set of instructions for a bunch of models or a price guide for collecting sets. It's an overview of the entire Lego system and takes you from knowing what a brick is, right up to designing your own model. Inbetween, there are discussions about scale, building Miniland-sized characters, how to build a sphere and how to build 'jumbo' bricks which look like a blast to make. The pictures are in black and white. At first I thought this would make it difficult to follow along with the examples but it was no problem at all. The images are crisp and clean and with no color it allows you to focus on the bricks being used in the technique without worrying about which color they should be. If I'm gonna' build my own models I'm gonna' use my own colors anyway!

What surprised me the most was, even though I hadn't touched a Lego set in years I found myself wanting to build some of the examples in the book (especially the sphere!!) and went out and bought a couple of those big tubs of assorted parts. The book has helped me rediscover a fond hobby from my past. I'm hooked - again. The author's easy-to-grasp explanations of the various concepts have really helped me feel like I can build some of the ideas that must have been in my head since I was a kid.

One of the coolest parts in the book is the Brick-O-Pedia. This is a big section at the back that shows pictures and descriptions of hundreds of lego pieces. It's worth the price alone! I found it interesting to see when some of the parts were released and Bedford also suggests different uses for many of them.

If you are a kid or a kid at heart who loves Lego then you need this book. If you're an adult who wants to get back into the hobby or help out a child or younger relative then you'll also find this book extremely useful. In my case it's allowing me an easy return to a simpler time. I'll probably sit down with my nephew the next time he visits and share this very cool book with him. I know he''ll enjoy it as much as I have.

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Fantastic Book for Kids and Adults!

My ten-year-old LEGO-fanatic son and I just love this book. I've read almost the entire thing out loud to him, half a chapter each night for his bedtime story, because it fascinates BOTH of us!

The information in this book is presented in a friendly way that never talks down to the reader, yet is not overly technical and dry. It's FUN to read. The author's enthusiasm for LEGO shines through on every page. As a homeschooling mom, I feel that it's quite educational, too -- my son is learning about ratio, proportion, planning ahead, logic, design, etc, etc.

He used to keep his LEGOs in a few giant tubs, but it was really hard to find the right ones when he wanted to build a model (those tiny pieces do sink to the bottom). We've followed the "sorting and storing" advice in this book and now we have nice plastic shoeboxes and sandwich containers filled with various LEGO elements, and are having so much more fun building together. We had a great time sorting his LEGOs because now we have names for all the parts -- one box is filled with 2xN bricks, one is filled with plates, one contains wheels, windows, and slopes, etc. And when we build together we can easily find just what we're looking for.

This is not merely a book of instructions, although it does contain several interesting models to build, including a sphere, that demonstrate some important building principles. It's a richly informative book that will inspire you and your kids to come up with your own new and unique models. We're recommending it to every LEGO fan we know.

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This should be THE OFFICIAL Lego guidebook!

I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my 13 year old son (it was on his wishlist) and do not regret it. The ideas and instructions are easy to follow and every page creates more and more interest. I am a LegoLand California passholder and speaking with actual Lego MasterBuilders this is the BEST book on the market(it should have been written years ago). Why didn't the Lego people write such a informative book? We may never know the answer..... but Allan did, and for that we are extemely greatful. If you Love Legos, this book is an absolute MUST to have -- go on, buy it..... what are you waiting for??

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Good for young and "old"

The Unofficial LEGO Builders Guide is the type of book that encourages LEGO fans of all ages to read and work together on projects with the new ideas and suggestions obtained from the book. I LOVED the brickopedia from the name to the contents. I hope there are plans for another book but what possibly could surpass this book?

unofficial Lego buildder's guide

I purchased this book for my 9 yr old grandson because he loves, loves Legos. He has many Lego sets including the Lego Chess set. Whenever I hear of a new Lego book I buy it. GG

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