The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide | Allan Bedford

The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide | Allan Bedford | REVIEW: The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

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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

Grandparents' Helper!

There are not many toys at Grandma and Grandpa's for our grandchildren to play with so when we came across a LEGO set that used to belong to our son we hoped that it would be a good way for the grandchildren to develop their creative skills. However, we are definitely what you would call "LEGO illiterate". We didn't know where to begin until someone recommended Allan Bedford's book, `The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide'. We purchased it last fall and now look, at least to our grandchildren, like we know all there is to know about LEGO. The Brickopedia is especially helpful and although our projects will be small for awhile with the help of this well written and well organized book we will move on to bigger and better things in the future. LEGO is a great way to spend quality time with grandchildren and can become addictive thanks to the help found in Allan's book.

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REVIEW: The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

This review was originally posted at bamcat.com

When No Starch Press first sent me The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide to review, I was initially taken aback. I wondered if it would be overwhelmingly technical and, after all, what did I know about LEGO? I played with it when I was a kid, I've talked about making a LEGO movie for many years, and I guess I do have a rather large bin of it in my basement. But that's about the extent of my LEGO expertise.

My fears were relieved once I started reading through the book. Allan Bedford has written a guide on LEGO that takes the time to explain all aspects of it - from the different pieces (which are actually called elements), to building techniques, to methods on properly sorting and storing. The book is also laid-out very well and written in a plain, clear language that both children and adults will understand.

One the most unique features of the book is the Brickopedia that includes descriptions of about 300 LEGO elements accompanied by 3D image, catalogue number, notes, and year released. It is one of those gems that can pull childhood builders back into building as an adult as you go over the familiar pieces and remember what you used to create with them.

Some critics have complained that the images in the book are not in colour. I personally like the grayscale images and think it makes it appear more defined and crisp. And besides, colour images would have raised the cost of printing, and the book price itself, without adding anything of real value. Allan has spent a lot of time explaining and working on these images and you can really see his passion in them.

I would recommend this book to almost anyone, especially if you are an old-school LEGO fan, have children who play with LEGO, or are a mature adult who wants to build something with LEGO but is too embarrassed to ask! I must warn you though - this book will inspire you to build something after picking it up.

Brian McKechnie
bamcat.com

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GREAT Jumping off point for the hobby

If you have/are a lego fan BUY THIS BOOK.

This book reads well and serves as a handy refence tool because of the 57 page Brickopedia.On the whole it helps to remind you that lego encorages you to think outside the box and to come up with new ways to use that same set of bricks.

My favorite chapter is 6 Microscale Building. All the chapters have a overview then the author takes you into steps for producing that type of projects. Chapter 6 has the Empire State Building as the design & build project.

The design grids are very very useful for planing that next buying spree at one of the brick sites.

To finish I really love this book.

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Good book, a must for any serious lego collector

This book has a lot of great models to build and teaches some great builing methods and explains many different aspects. It has a very good appendix listing almost every element and providing graphs that are a huge help in building projects. The only two negative feelings i have for the book is that it really is the only book out on the subject. You do not have a choice to pick another book. One other thing is that on the supporting website, which is nice, they do not have the instructions posted yet.(by the time you read this they might have posted them, www.apotome.com) If your a serious collector you need this book, it is worth the price to me.

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