Hispabrick Magazine

Hispabrick Magazine #37 Now Available For Free Download!

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It has been 11 months since the last edition, but today we see a new edition of Hispabrick Magazine. It is now available to download for free, in English or Spanish, from their website (links below)

We set out to make an issue with the overall theme “on the road” and ended up with more than half the magazine dedicated to MILS (Modular Integrated Landscaping System). As this issue runs p102 pages, that’s a sizable chunk. There are detailed descriptions and instructions for different  MILS road modules as well as some other models, in the context of converting a city layout to the MILS standard. 
Of course that leaves a little less than half of 102 pages for other content and we hope there is something for all kinds of LEGO fans. It is our present to the worldwide community of LEGO fans.
I would also like to remind you that all our back issues are freely available at  https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/

The new issue can be found at:
HBM037 English: https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/magazines/articles.php?edicion=HBM037  

HBM037 Spanish: https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/revistas/articulos.php?edicion=HBM037 

I have been meaning to find out a little more about using MILS elements as part of a community building standard, and so this looks like my Christmas reading sorted! The magazine has several reviews, as well as community profiles from around the world.

Please feel free to share the magazine links with your friends and communities.

Until next time, Play Well

HispaBrick Magazine 034 is Now Available.

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The world has become a bit of a crazy place since the arrival of the pandemic. But some people seem to be getting more and more chances to explore their hobby, and spend a bit of time with their bricks. And it is in this setting that I have received notice the HispaBrick Magazine 034 has been released, and is mow available for download from https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/downloads/

What can we expect this time?

With a bit of a delay… HispaBrick Magazine 034 is here! It took longer than usual because we have a new member on the team. She is a BFOD (Baby Fan Of Duplo) who prefers her father plays with her rather than allowing him to prepare the magazine for the whole AFOL community 🙂

The cover of this issue is very special. It is a tribute to the mother of Luigi Priori, one of our contributors, who passed away recently. This cover is a heartfelt tribute and a show of support to our friend.

During this time of confinement, we’re delighted to show you Antha’s models, and you can see how the Star Wars Boost Droid Orchestra was made. Although we can’t travel, we will do a virtual tour of the LEGO Store in Shanghai and relive the emotional moments of Christmas with a proposal by StuckInPlastic.

We also have our EV3 Programming tutorial, we’ll see another analysis of the Friends minidolls, and we’ll analyze a lot of sets from 2019, but providing extra information about the apps that control them. And of course, the number 034 of our comic strip, “Desmontados”.

And as we are in the time of being at home, we have a special offer for you: All issues of HispaBrick Magazine FREE! Of course, they always are, but it’s a good excuse to sail through 12 years of LEGO hobby if you haven’t done it yet.

Enjoy!

I always enjoy spending a bit of time reading through HispaBrick Magazine. Why not take a look (it’s free) and leave your thoughts below.

In the mean time, the #Ramblingherohabitat competition is still open, with another 2 weeks before entries close. Keep your pictures of minifigure heroes in habitats coming in – there is such great variety coming through. You can read all the details here.

In the mean time, stay safe, and until next time…

Play Well!

HispaBrick Magazine 033 now available.

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News from our friends at Hispabrick Magazine: Issue 33 is now available for free download.

Another free issue – 033 – of HispaBrick Magazine is out

In this new issue we interview Rok égalin Kobe, designer in the LEGO Architecture theme and in Great Creators of the World we interview Vesna.

There are tutorials on MILS, MINDSTORMS and on programming your EV3 with Swift Playgrounds.

Learn about the Kockice Convention 2019 and our own event at the Rialia museum in Portugalete.

You will also find the customary reviews, TopMoc, Bennyís corner and Desmontados by Arqu medes.

The download will be available from the Hispabrick Magazine website, specifically from https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/downloads/

Hispabrick Magazine 032 Released

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Hispabrick Magazine number 32 is now available, and as its release coincides with International Women’s Day, this is a special, themed issue.

I have had a chance to have a sneak peek at the magazine already: It’s not just about builders – but also the growth of fan events such as 2×4 day, experiencing one of the early Inside Tours and going on to hosting them, and being involved as a coach in the First LEGO League. It’s a great read, and remains free to download from the Hispabrick Magazine Website

From the Editors…

Today is International Women’s Day, and the HispaBrick Magazine team has worked hard to create a special themed issue to participate in this celebration. HispaBrick Magazine 032 celebrates the Female Fan of LEGO (FFOL) in many different ways. The theme for International Women’s Day 2019 is #BalanceForBetter. To promote this theme we have invited Regina Mateos Rodilla to write an editorial as well as an article about what being a fan of LEGO means to her. We have also included interviews with female builders like Sachiko Akinaga, Mariann Asunama, Alice Finch and Jessica Farrell. Karine Linder from Stuck in Plastic has provided us with some insights from photographers like @by_a.n.n.a and @lady_brick. We interviewed Tara Wike and Austin Carlson who work for LEGO on the collectible minifigures series, and Asha Seshan and Anika Brandsma talk about their passion for LEGO Robotics. Patricia Tsoiasue talks about 2×4 Day, and Evelyn gives us an insider look into how some kids live their LEGO passion. This and much more makes for another issue full of different and engaging LEGO-related content. To underscore this celebration, we have decided to make this a free issue (like all the previous issues), so come over and download it from our website at no cost whatsoever. Spread the word: it’s free!!

Until next time,

Play well

Hispabrick 031 Available Now

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This just in from our friends at Hispabrick Magazine:

We are back with another issue of HispaBrick Magazine: number 31.
In this issue you can see how AFOLs enjoy events in different countries like Japan, (Japan BrickFest), Chile (Brickfest Chile) or Denmark (LEGOÆ World Copenhagen).
We visit LEGOLAND Japan, Masao Hidaka shows us how you can build a monorail with current LEGO pieces and Julien Ballester tells us about Stuck in Plasticís annual toy photography safari, this time in the city of ParÌs.
In our interview section we talk to Jamie Berard, design manager specialist for Creator Expert and LEGO Architecture and we meet Quinten, winner of the 2018 LEGO Ideas Trophy Design Contest.
In the KOCKICE Corner we have another instalment of the Minidolls vs Minifigures comparison, a review of LEGO Architecture Skylines and an article about the different animals LEGO has produced.
Of course there are also EV3 and Boost tutorials, reviews and much more.

You can download HispaBrick Magazine from our downloads page:
https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/downloads/

The team at Hispabrick Magazine have also just given their website a revamp and past articles are much easier to locate with their new index! My report from Japan Brickfest is reprinted in this issue, as well as many other great articles.

I have a new post coming out soon… looking to see what we can learn from our new Friends… until then, 

Play Well!