Sean Kenney is back again with original creations of Robotopolis--robots, transformers, and spaceships of all sizes, colors, and features. Complete with select model instructions, insider tips, and landscape designs for new LEGO fans as well as diehard enthusiasts.
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“It’s fun (and potentially inspiring) to see what can be created with a little imagination, an inclination for building things, and an unlimited supply of interlocking plastic blocks and widgets.” --Booklist
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Sean Kenney, author of Cool Cars and Trucks, likes to prove you can build anything with LEGO bricks. He makes sculptures and models out of LEGO at his studio in New York City, and his work has inspired kids to create great things themselves. He is recognized as one of the premier LEGO brick builders in the world.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you want exact instructions, go buy a LEGO set.
Oct 31 2011
By P2
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Anyone who complains about this book a) not having directions for every single model featured or b) using "too many weird pieces" has clearly missed the point. Sean's books (first Cool Cars and Trucks and now this one) have been lovingly and painstakingly designed in the spirit of the old LEGO idea books, where imagination was the order of the day.
The aim is not to have a thick tome of building instructions, but a book full of images and ideas that help inspire you to become a better builder. There are droids of all scales and shapes, ingenious uses of parts ("Even a trash bin can become a robot body"), and even some neat background models to help establish the robot world.
It's been a long time since LEGO has put out an official idea book, and they've even stopped including alternate model images on their set packaging. (Why? Because people whined about wanting the instructions for EVERY SINGLE THING.) Sean's books are a perfect heir to that throne -- and great for getting young (or adult) LEGO fans to start thinking about how to use those same old pieces in new ways.
The aim is not to have a thick tome of building instructions, but a book full of images and ideas that help inspire you to become a better builder. There are droids of all scales and shapes, ingenious uses of parts ("Even a trash bin can become a robot body"), and even some neat background models to help establish the robot world.
It's been a long time since LEGO has put out an official idea book, and they've even stopped including alternate model images on their set packaging. (Why? Because people whined about wanting the instructions for EVERY SINGLE THING.) Sean's books are a perfect heir to that throne -- and great for getting young (or adult) LEGO fans to start thinking about how to use those same old pieces in new ways.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too many odd pieces
Jan 3 2011
By L. Glenn
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
We had high hopes for this book. We have 1000s of legos and needed a resource for putting them together in new ways. Sadly, this book uses so many odd pieces that it you spend lots of time looking through your box of legos to find a single piece to make the object in the book. When you find you do not have it, you have to abandon the plan and turn the page. Perhaps the book should be accompanied with a set of odd pieces that make every project work!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Springboard for creativity
Jan 27 2011
By Natalie
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this for my 13 year old son but worried it might be too simplistic for him. He absolutely loves the ideas pictured and has spent hours creating things inspired by the photos in the book.
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