news: LEGO minifigure celebrating 30th years birthday

this year 2008, LEGO minifigures has been among us for 30 years.
they're designed by Jens Nygaard Knudsen.
first they're designed for addition to LEGO bricks for making playing LEGO more lively.
nowadays, they're icons and becoming collector's item.
various minifig themes already released by LEGO since they first appereance 30 years ago.
happy 30th birthday LEGO minifigures.

*pictures courtesy of:

• Wallpaper.com


• iconeye.com


• likecool.com

news: starwars license help boost LEGO profit first semester 2008

The LEGO group announced net profit for first semester 2008 was 564 million kroner ($113.5 million), up from 212 million kroner in 2007.

it's up more than doubled because of strong sales of LEGO city and LEGO starwars theme in united states and northern europe.

revenue in a semester through June 30 was 3.5 billion kroner ($704 million), up from 2.96 billion kroner in the same period last year.

"The result demonstrates once again the great strength of our classic product lines and the importance of combining these with new strong licenses," Lego Chief Executive Joergen Vig Knudstorp said.

source from The Philadelphia Inquirer.

news: LEGO snack, eat your LEGO

Kellogg`s making LEGO bricks out of Eggo?
maybe you've heard of it a long time ago.
now they're making another LEGO brick snack,more realistic one.
but now not waffles, it's fruit flavored snacks.
guess the best part.
yes, it's 100% vitamin c added and fat free.
yes, it's shaped like real LEGO brick.

news: more pictures of 10189 taj mahal sculpture

image courtesy of The Brothers Brick

more pictures we can enjoy about this wonder beauty miniature.

thanks for The Brothers Brick for getting these pictures.

looks like the color is in white with blue and yellow detail.

i hope the color is tan,well we'll see then.

for previous news about this amazing 10189 taj mahal click here.

more additional picture about modules of 10189 taj mahal click here.

news: 2008 beijing olympic games theme exhibition by HKLUG in LEGO

images courtesy of HKLUG

in order to promote beijing olympic games in 2008, HKLUG has been invited by local HK property company to make an olympic theme exhibition.
the project has planned months before exhibition.
the exhibition was held in grand century place HK until 31th of august 2008.
the model included bird nest stadium, water cube swimming stadium, equestrianism, olympic village, ancient greek and other themes.
all images courtesy of HKLUG(click for more image gallery).
credit for LEGO ambassador Chiukeung and his group HKLUG from Hongkong.

news: 10189 taj mahal sculpture picture leaked

LEGO fans has been waited along time to see how taj mahal will be like in LEGO set.
it has been months since taj mahal announced to be this year set.
all the detail about this set is unclear until now.
thanks to whung for uploading the picture.
the picture confirmed taken at LEGO booth in hong kong animation comic game festival.
so for who curious about how's taj mahal going to like, this is the teaser that would make any LEGO fans drool and want.
enjoy this for a while.
estimated released date: 15 september 2008
detailed model features the base, minarets, domes, finials, arches, and stairs in the front.
measures over 20" (51cm) wide and over 16" (41cm) tall.

more about 10189 taj mahal click here.

image courtesy of whung