by Sarah Herman
TECHNIC 173
Los Angeles Times 264
LucasFilm 229, 240
Lugnet.com 264
M
M:Tron 134–136, 138–140
Mach Go Go Go 239
Madurodam 49
magazines, LEGO 98, 272, 274
BrickJournal 273–274, 282
Brick Kicks 272
Bricks ’n Pieces 98, 272
LEGO Club Magazine 272, 274
LEGO Magazine 272
LEGO Mania Magazine 142, 272
World Club Magazine 272
magnets 134, 136, 140, 141, 143, 193, 237
Major Matt Mason 75
Make & Create 226
Maniac, LEGO 130, 154
manufacturing process 5
Mars Exploration Rovers 193, 235
Mars Mission 193–194, 235
Mars Odyssey 193
Marvel 236, 246
Masonite fiberboard 25
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 161
massive multi-player online game (MMO) 258, 263
Master Builders 275, 277
Mata Nui 174, 175
Matoran Adventures 259
Mattel 45, 48, 75, 156, 181, 246
May, James 249
Meccano 13, 15, 25, 44, 61, 62, 173
Meccano Magazine 98
mecha 204, 209
Medieval Mischief and Mayhem 197
Mega Bloks 99
Melbourne 270
Meno, Joe 268, 274, 282
Mercedes trucks 22
Merlin 145
Merlin Entertainments Group 56, 57, 182
Mexico 99
Mickey Mouse 166, 234
Baby Mickey, LEGO 234
Milne, Diana 181
Mindscape 257
MINDSTORMS 159, 161–166, 169, 179, 181, 182, 218, 223, 226, 275
competitions 180
education 161, 180
NXT 162, 180
RCX 161–167
MINDSTORMS: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas 161
Minibrix 13
minifigures 39, 62, 65–67, 69, 70, 79, 81, 88, 89, 94, 100, 106, 111, 112, 118, 120, 122, 125, 126, 130, 131, 133, 134, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147, 267, 268
customized 263, 268
design 38
facial expressions 62, 113, 150, 205
Family set 62–63
female minifigures 66, 67, 92, 97, 113, 118, 123, 124, 147, 153, 207, 218
ghosts 92, 111, 144, 152
Knudsen, Jens Nygaard 62, 63, 65, 81, 90, 92, 112, 113
skeletons 92, 152, 171, 172, 199, 202, 206
skin tones 157, 218, 235, 237
Sports figures 67
Miniland 50–53, 56–57, 275
Minitalia 45
Minotaurus 256
Mintel 256
MOCpages.com 265
MOCs (My Own Creations) 264–265, 269, 273
Model Team 158, 226–227
Module system 158
Modular Houses 225–226
Monopoly 9, 255–256
Monypoli 9, 255
Monster 4 256
Monterrey 99
Morocco 44
Morris 23
Mosaic 250, 276
Mosaik 250
motors 29, 40, 47, 48, 85, 86, 89, 122, 161, 162, 178, 212, 213, 215, 220, 221, 223, 257
molding 9, 10, 16, 17, 50, 101, 102, 103, 105, 158
molding halls 101, 103
Mount Rushmore 49, 53
Mr. Potato Head 48
Mursten 18–19, 23–24
My LEGO Network 274
My Own Train 220
N
9 volt motor 89, 125, 141, 158, 162, 163, 220
NASA 193
Nash, Steve 218
National Hockey League (NHL) 219
NetDevil 258
Netherlands, the 44, 49, 101, 268
New York Times the 234
Nickelodeon 237–238
Ninja Knights 147–148, 171
Nintendo 257-258
North America 31, 34, 45, 48, 57, 120, 192, 218, 237, 241, 265, 269, 270, 274
Samsonite Corporation 46, 48
North America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) 218–219
Norway 4, 8, 20, 39, 43, 51
NPD Group 234
Nuremberg Toy Fair 23
NXT brick 180
O
1:25 scale 49, 52, 53
1:87 scale 19, 22, 23, 24, 39, 70, 189
O’Neal, Shaquille 218
Octan 125, 130, 257
Oliver, Peter, Baron of Aylmerton 16
Operation 256
Ore Mountains 8
Orient Expedition 170–171, 255 Outer Space Men 77
P
packaging 13, 15, 18, 31, 44, 45, 69, 79, 89, 106, 109, 156, 157, 160, 164, 171, 172, 175, 222, 226, 235, 238
Page, Hilary 13–16
Papert, Seymour 161
Paradisa 113, 121, 122, 123–124, 154–155
PC Camera 178
Petersfield LEGO Show 270
Peugeot Traffic School 50
Pick A Brick 266
Pictionary 256
Pinnacle Systems 178
Pirates
Armada 114, 120
Captain Redbeard 112–114, 117, 201–202
Imperial Governors 117–119
Imperial Guards 117–118
Imperial Soldiers 113, 118, 202 Islanders 118, 151, 202
ships 113–114, 118, 202, 264
Pixar 222, 243, 245
planes, LEGO 5, 33, 62, 250
plastic toys, first 10–12
Plastic Toys: Dimestore Dreams of the ’40s and ’50s 9
play mats 23, 25, 156
PlayStation 258–259, 261
Police, Town/City 65, 75, 185–187
police stations 38, 42, 75, 139, 184, 185, 222, 257
Portland 270
Power Functions 189, 214, 220–221, 223, 226
Power Miners 208–210, 253
Power Racers 214–216
Power Rangers 130
Powerplay: Toys as Popular Culture 61
PRIMO 163
Prince of Persia 234, 245–247
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 245
Privy Council 16
Project Baby 84
pull-toys 6, 47
push trains 40, 85
Q
QUATRO 222
R
Race 125–126
Race 3000 256
Racers 212–213, 216-217, 258
Drome Racers 212, 214
Ferrari F1 213–214
Lamborghini 213-214
Power Racers 214–216
RC Racers 214–216
Tiny Turbos 214-216
Williams F1 213–214
Raiders of the Lost Ark 240
Raimi, Sam 179, 236
rattles 10, 12, 84–85, 221
RC2 Corp 246
RCX brick 177, 180
remote-controlled 73, 180, 189
Racers 212, 214–216
Trains 220
RES-Q 128, 130, 192
Rice University 75
Rich, Suzanne 264
Richter, Bjørn 53–54
road safety 9, 22, 30, 255
road signs 30, 34, 35
Roboforce 141, 142, 147, 204
Robo Riders 161, 174, 223
robotics 179, 180, 212, 223, 275, 282
Robotics Invention System (RIS) 161
Rock Raiders 203, 208, 227, 258–259
Rogue Knights 198
Rose Art Industries 255
Royal Knights 97, 145–147, 197-198
S
700 series 18, 23, 30, 31
safety tests 101
Samsonite Corporation 46, 48
SAS Building 250
Sawaya, Nathan 276, 277, 279, 280
Saxony 8
SCALA 153–154, 156–157, 161
Schiess, Hans 29
Schumacher, Micha
el 213
Scrabble 256
Seattle 269
Seattle Space Needle 226
Seaworld 56
Seiffen 8
Self-Locking Building Bricks 14, 15, 16, 17
Shared Vision 246
Shave a Sheep 256
Shell 34, 41, 125
Shwayder, King 45
Sierksdorf 57
Silicon Dreams Studios 258
Singapore 44, 99
Six Flags 56
Skating 219
skeletons 92, 145, 152, 171–172, 199, 202, 206
Slizer 161, 174–175, 194, 223
snakes 113, 151, 152, 194, 198, 202
Snowboarding 219
Sony Walkman 61
Sörensen, Kirstine 4
South Korea 99, 218
Space
Blacktron (I) 111, 130, 132–133, 134
Blacktron (II) 136–138, 139, 142, 143
Classic Space 77, 78–80, 90, 111, 128, 130, 131, 132, 139, 140, 172, 192, 193, 194
Exploriens 141–142
Futuron 130, 131–132, 133, 134, 139, 141, 193
Ice Planet 2002 111, 139–140, 141, 183, 193
Insectoids 128, 131, 143–144, 192
Life on Mars 192–194, 235
M:Tron 134–136, 138, 139, 140
Mars Mission 193–194, 235
Roboforce 141, 142, 147, 204
Space Police (I) 99, 111, 133, 134
Space Police (II) 138–139
Space Police (III) 196
Spyrius 118, 121, 140–141, 142, 144, 194, 204
UFO 128, 142, 143, 144, 192
Unitron 132, 140, 141, 142
Space Police 99, 111, 133, 134
Space Police II 138–139
Space Police III 196
Space Port 126–130
Spalding 218
Speed Racer 239–240
Spider-Man 179, 243
LEGO Studios Spider-Man 236–237
Spielberg, Steven 112, 170, 177, 178, 179, 236, 267
SpongeBob SquarePants 237-238
Sports 217–219
Basketball 218–219
Football 217–218
Hockey 219
Skating 219
Snowboarding 219
Spybotics 180
Spyrius 118, 121, 140–141, 142, 144, 194, 204
Star Trek 77
Star Wars 77, 85, 140, 171, 182, 203, 223, 227, 228–234, 240, 253, 259–260, 262, 264
Star Wars: A New Hope 61
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 231, 233, 241, 260
Stern, Julie 256
storage chamber 106
stud-and-tube system 27, 30, 41, 62, 70, 85
Studios, LEGO 178–179, 236
classics 179
film production 178
Jurassic Park III 178–179
Spider-Man 179
Subbuteo 217
Super Mario Kart 258
Sweden 20, 43, 253, 268, 272
Switzerland 44, 99
Sylvanian Families 83
System I Leg 23
System of Play 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 39, 42, 45, 111, 281
T
12 volt motor 40, 41, 73, 89, 158, 163, 220
Taj Mahal 37
Tales of the Tohunga 259
Tamagotchi 177, 257
Technic 85–89, 99, 126, 141, 154, 158–162, 169, 171, 173–177, 179, 180, 182, 198, 204, 207, 209, 212, 214, 218, 219, 223–225, 235, 259
Arctic Action 88
BIONICLE 99, 169, 170, 173, 174–178, 181, 214, 219, 223, 225, 258–259
Competition 160
Cybermaster 179
Expert Builder 82, 86, 87
figures 88–89
Flex-system 158, 160
Modul system 158
RoboRiders 161, 174, 223
Slizer 161, 174, 175, 194, 223
Star Wars 223
Technica 162
Teddyflyver 10
Teletubbies 166
Themes International 56
Thomas & Friends 222
Thompson, Axel and Greta 43
Throwbots (see Slizer)
Tiger Electronics 177, 257
Time Cruisers 151–152, 169, 227
Time magazine 260
Time Twisters 151–152
Times, The 256
Tiny Turbos 214–216
Tivoli Gardens 32, 49
Town 22–25, 37, 49, 65, 66, 70, 82, 90, 111, 113, 120–128, 130, 148, 150, 151, 154, 155, 182, 183, 191
700 series 18, 23, 30, 31
Arctic 183, 218
Australian Outback 121
City 99, 130–131, 171, 183, 185, 187, 188, 189, 192, 201, 203, 206, 220, 222, 253
Coast Guard 192
Construction 189
Divers 127
Emergency Rescue 185
Farm 189–192
Launch Command 126–127, 128, 130
Paradisa 113, 121, 122, 123–124, 154–155
Police 38, 62, 70, 82, 184, 185–187, 222
Race 125–126
RES-Q 128, 130, 192
Space Port 126, 128–129, 130
Transportation 187–189
World City 183, 184, 189
Town Plan 19, 22–25, 27, 30–34, 37, 47, 75, 77, 153, 158, 191, 255
Toy of the Year 62, 81, 83, 156, 177, 257
Toy Story 99, 100, 234, 243–245
tractors 11, 18, 86, 192
Tracy Island 130
Train 5–7, 23, 29, 37, 39–41, 45, 50, 70, 73–75, 79, 89, 122, 158, 161, 163, 183, 185, 189, 212, 219–221, 270, 272 4.5 volt motor 40, 41, 73, 89 9 volt motor 89, 141, 158, 163, 220 12 volt motor 40, 41, 73, 89, 158, 163, 220
Hogwarts Express 234
monorails 132, 139, 141
Power Functions 189, 220–221
push trains 40, 85
RC Trains 220
Transformers 83, 87, 173, 253
Transportation, City 187–189
Traveller’s Tales 232, 258, 259, 260, 261
trees 22, 25, 34, 37, 113, 118, 123, 146, 155
Triton 11
Trivial Pursuit 256
trucks 7, 9, 18, 19, 23, 27, 34, 36, 45, 85, 87, 122, 166, 185, 187, 189, 216, 222, 223, 238, 239
Tucker, Adam Reed 277
U
UFO 128, 142–144, 192
Unitron 132, 140–142
Universal Studios 56
Universe, LEGO 62, 251, 262–264, 282 University Games 256
Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide, The 270
USB 178, 180
V
V&A Museum of Childhood 3
Vauxhall 23
video games, LEGO (see computer games)
Vikings 199
Virginia 270
Volkswagen 26
W
Walsh, Tim 15
Warner Bros. 234, 238, 258, 260, 261
Warren Company 256
Washington, D.C. 270
watches 251, 252, 253
Weis, Beth 277
Western 120, 150–151
wheel, LEGO 23, 27–29, 32, 34–35, 85, 125, 221, 226
White House, the 49, 227
Wiencek, Henry 3, 84
Wii 259
Wild West 150-151
Williams F1 213-214
windows 17, 18, 22, 42, 82, 162 Windsor 56–58, 167
Winnie the Pooh 164, 234
Wolfpack Renegades 144–145
wooden toys, LEGO 3, 5–9, 12, 18–20, 38–39, 45, 247
BILOfix 38–39
Clumsy Hans 6
duck 6–7
factory fire 9, 20, 39, 45
Gerhardt Christiansen 4, 20, 38, 39
LEGO Klodser 12
pull-toys 6, 47
yo-yo 8
Woody 244-245
World City 183–184, 189
World Club Magazine 272
World Cup (football) 217–218
World Cup, LEGO 98
World of LEGO Toys, The 3, 84
World
of Warcraft 264
World Racers 216-217
World War Two 9, 14, 17, 42–43, 45, 268
World Yo-Yo Competition 8
Wright, Frank Lloyd 12, 227
Wright, John Lloyd 12
X
X360 Magazine 261
X-Pods 226
Y
YouTube.com 178, 267
yo-yos 8
Z
Zack the LEGO Maniac 130, 154
Zidane, Zinedine 217–218
Znap 161, 173
Zwolle 269