Frank Martin

I’ve always found LEGO to be a very remarkable brand as it can be used for so many different things. It can be used as a teaching tool, a child’s play toy, a collectible, and even a practical means of engineering. With all these different uses, it may be difficult to find a place to […]

I’m not a huge fan of race cars. It’s just not a sport I’m into, but even if you don’t like the actual sport of racing, and Formula 1 specifically, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy this aspect of LEGO. That’s the great thing about these building sets. It takes something that may be complicated

There’s something about trains that make them perfect as toys. Sure, there are remote-controlled cars and planes, and helicopters have grown in the marketplace as drones become cheaper and more accessible for people. However, trains have always been timeless and easy. This simplicity could be because they run on a track that allows them to

You would think that a building block set like LEGO would help people spread their imagination toward fictional creations like alien planets and dragons, and it does. But I’m surprised how imaginative sets can get with real-world assets, too. And when it comes to vehicles, LEGO does not get more inventive than it does with

Technic was an interesting evolution for LEGO. It wasn’t that the LEGO brand was necessarily in any trouble. But if any product is to survive in a rapidly changing market, it must evolve. Technic was a great transition that allowed LEGO to remain in the building blocks and toy business while also providing something new,

I like to consider myself an imaginative person. That’s why I’m a fan of space and fantasy LEGO sets. Yet even given that, LEGO City is still my favorite line. LEGO City might seem like a relatively grounded brand. After all, it’s meant to resemble an actual city with streets and buildings. But this is

LEGO and the police have always gone together very well. This synergy is largely because LEGO City has been such a fundamental brand for the building blocks, and the police are a fundamental part of any city. And when it comes to the police, it’s hard to think of a stronger symbol than the cop

A lot of people might get the wrong impression about DUPLO. I know I did when I was a kid. I was obsessed with LEGO and viewed the younger version of the blocks as nothing more than a baby’s toy. In all fairness, it kind of is. That’s the whole point. It’s a way to

If there’s one thing LEGO does right, it’s fantasy. By their very nature, these play figures allow people to live out their imagination in easily interchangeable bricks. And with so much variety, it’s hard to find an idea that can’t be made real through cleverness and patience. Dragons are a testament to this notion. Before

An argument can be made that LEGO police sets are the backbone of all of LEGO. I was a big fan of many different LEGO lines growing up. I enjoyed building fantasy sets and especially sci-fi sets from space. And, of course, it’s hard not to love building some of their license sets from my