The Magazine for LEGO® Enthusiasts of All Ages! BRICKJOURNAL ISSUE 10, VOLUME 2 • MARCH/APRIL 2010 • LEGO ATLANTIS, BRICKCON 2009, LEGO PUZZLES, BRICKSET
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10 The Magazine for LEGO® Enthusiasts of All Ages! BRICKJOURNAL ISSUE 10, VOLUME 2 • MARCH/APRIL 2010 • LEGO ATLANTIS, BRICKCON 2009, LEGO PUZZLES, BRICKSET LEGO PUZZLES, 2009, BRICKCON 2010 • LEGO ATLANTIS, 2 • MARCH/APRIL VOLUME BRICKJOURNAL ISSUE 10, Issue 10 • March/April 2010 Not Your Typical Bricks $8.95 in the US If you have seen THE engraved Brick Badges at BrickworldTM and other LEGO® conventions, you have seen the work of Tommy Armstrong, the Brick Engraver. He can engrave names and line art directly to a brick, making it a unique item for things like keychains, badges, awards, Going and models. Undersea If you’re interested in seeing the wide assortment of brick engravings and finishes and now PRINTING to Atlantis! that Tommy offers, you can go to www.brickengraver. com and browse through his catalog. You can see his work at events worldwide. You’ll see that his work is not typical. And neither are his bricks. 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TwoMorrows • 10407 Bedfordtown Drive • Raleigh, NC 27614 USA • 919-449-0344 • FAX: 919-449-0327 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.twomorrows.com Batman & Robin photo by Mariann Asanuma Issue 10 • March/April 2010 Contents From the Editor ........................................................................................2 Event Reports Brick Adventure 2010 .........................................................................3 KidsFest 2009 ............................................................................................8 My First Convention ..........................................................................12 People Letters to Indiana Jones TM ............................................................17 Building LEGO® Atlantis: The Secrets Revealed ..................................20 Sea Monkeys: Creating a Fan Theme ...................................28 Jesper Jørgen .........................................................................................30 You Can Build It: Mermaid ............................................................32 You Can Build It: MINI Deep Sea Diorama ........................35 You Can Build It: Seated Woman .............................................38 Rapunzel, Rapunzel...........................................................................40 How the LEGO Group Turned Adversity to Opportunity .....................................................................................43