Today I began to tackle the first floor of a new building for the industrial zone in NJC.    The main reason for doing this at all is to use up some of my lighter blue & bluish colored parts, which overflowed their storage drawer weeks ago and haven't fit since.  Visually I think it'll be my loudest structure yet.  I'm nervous.Video: Time lapse ⏩ New LEGO building MOC progress #1Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Happy Throwback Thursday!  This is a very small set, but from a theme I've not often touched upon.Video: LEGO Pirates King Kahuka from 1994! set 6236Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

This took me quite by surprise.  In the "Imaginarium" section of a TRU in my region I found the new Construx orange taking over the the aisle adjacent to the big 'L', complete with tons of branding, new product display nooks, and even a looping featured video with sound.  It gives me hope that Mattel dollars are really flowing into the brand and who knows, the distribution issues may even receive some attention.Video: New dedicated Mega Construx aisle at Toys R Us!Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Here's a question I've answered in varying levels of detail in the past, but only in 1:1 replies that have long since been buried under the shifting tectonic plates of YouTube comments.  Finally the idea developed inside my thick noggin to write this stuff up in a place where it can actually be found for more than a day. Q: Why don't you name specific Bricklink vendors in your haul videos? A1:  I don't keep track.Most packages arrive without their seller account aliases on or inside them.  I make so many purchases for the Jangbricks channel, both online and at brick & mortar stores, that it would be a genuine headache to always match every single purchase to its specific original source.A2:  I don't have any favorite sellers to recommend.I have purchased from nearly 200 (two hundred) different Bricklink sellers, only 10% of which have I patronized more than twice. When I'm shopping for items...

Something, something, something, com-plete.  Again.  I did some rework to adapt this 4-year-old build to the newer city, where it now finally has a place of its own to live relatively long-term.  The arrangement of structures has changed significantly and one has been partly rebuilt, so I decided to do a fresh full tour.Video: Custom LEGO Shell Gas Station & Repair Shop tour! (2017 redux)Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

I love it when a plan comes together, but sometimes there's no particular plan and I end up happy anyhow.  I had earmarked the windshield of a spare set 1580 for a Rail Rider, but there were no further forethought.  An old gray base color seemed like a natural match, and after hours of throwing parts at a 9V train motor, what do you know, a bunch of them actually stuck.Video: LEGO Rail Rider Blast ⏩ Classic Space racing train MOCOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG

These were due out May 1, but they showed up all over the US a couple weeks ahead of schedule.  It's an eclectic collection with good variety and excellent production values, but a number of these figures are similar to earlier releases.Video: LEGO Series 17 Collectible Minifigures - All 16 opened & reviewed!Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Finally I have completed my collection of these figures to be able to bring you all a proper review.  Of course, finding these to buy at all remains somewhere between tricky and impossible, depending upon what precise micro-region you live in.  Online? No luck for me so far.  Maybe eBay?Video: Mega Construx Halo Warrior Series full review! All 8 figuresOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG

A brief mental image of a little bit of the front of a non-existant vehicle has turned into something complete!  This MOC allows me to kick a non-custom semi out of New Jang City and establishes both an era for the city and a specific vehicle manufacturer brand that I can potentially use again in the future.  Win-win-win!Video: Custom LEGO near-future cabover semi truck MOCOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG

For a good time, compare this to the previous version.  It's a K.O.!  Pricey, though, as is the norm for the Architecture line -- price/part ratios are made deceptively reasonable by a preponderance of 1x1 (and smaller) pieces.Video: LEGO Architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum review! 21035Original linkOriginal author: theJANG