Brick Barbarian

My Bricklink Store       What are my thoughts on running a Bricklink store? Well, if you are not passionate about Lego, you should not open a Bricklink store. It really is that simple. Passion for the endeavor itself is the number one Lots of  hours running a Bricklink store. prerequisite to any new venture. When people pursue a new venture just because they think it will make money, the venture almost always fails.  The Case for Passion 1.  Passion is the needed fuel to propel any new buisness. Liking what you do will keep you going through those lean first few years. Chances are you were already doing it on the side, because you like it. It grows into a buisness over time.  2.  Passion allows you to learn all the details of your product . The more information you have leads you to make informed choices. If you have no passion for what you are doing, your efforts will be hollow. You won't grow, and your buisness will...

    Lego UCS A-Wing Fighter     I remember the first time I ever saw the A Wing. I was a kid watching Return of the Jedi in the theater. I saw this hot rod looking fighter zipping around like a sports car. It had a sleeker design then the rest of the rebel fighters. The pilot even had a green jumpsuit (green being one of my favorite colors.) I was so thrilled sitting in my theater seat imagining I was an A Wing fighter pilot. How about some love for Aryel Crynyd. (Played by unaccredited Hilton McRae.) He was the heroic A- Wing pilot who crashed into a Super Star Destroyer disabling it in a blaze of glory.     Fast forward to 2020, and Lego has given us the UCS A Wing!     Well Lego has done several A Wing fighter sets over the last ten years. This is the first UCS A Wing we have gotten. I suppose the big question is does this set live up to others in the UCS line, and my answer is heck yes!       I thought I was done with the S...

    Today let us look at Lego's T Rex Rampage from Jurassic Park. What an amazing build. This was an original fan submission on Lego Ideas. But, I guess Lego already had the license so instead through it in the Jurassic World line. Either way, this build is one of the best organic builds ever in Lego form.     How many of you remember Land of the Lost? I so miss this show. Will, Holly, Chaka, and the Sleestaks. Saturday morning goodness. I would love to see that theme in a Lego set.  Lets go back to 2012 and look at the UCS R2D2. Again another organic build, well droid organic? Ok that makes no sense. What does make sense are these numbers. 6 Month average reselling at 322 dollars USD! That is an increase of 110 percent from 2012. Averaging 18 % a year. Not too shabby. I wish I could get an 18 percent yield on a stock. However, I digress.     Moving back to the present, the TRex Rampage has a part out value at 556 doll...