Tag: LEGO®

SubscribeStar Saturday: Nativity Bricks Nativity Build and Review

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Back on Epiphany (6 January 2024) I built a Nativity from Nativity Bricks, a company that makes Christian-themed LEGO® knock-offs (I also composed an Epiphany-inspired original piano composition).

Nativity Bricks Nativity - Complete

The build was very good, and the quality was as close to LEGO® as I’ve seen from knock-off bricks. Seriously, I was blown away with how excellent the pieces were, and how intuitive the instructions were to follow. Most of these cheap copycat building blocks are just that—cheap. But Nativity Bricks’ pieces actually felt like LEGO® bricks. Even Mattel’s attempt to compete with LEGO®, Mega Bloks®, don’t stack up (no pun intended—hey-oh!).

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Phone it in Friday XLVIII: YouTube Roundup IV

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Shockingly, I haven’t done an installment of YouTube Roundup since August 2023.  Since then, I’ve uploaded a ton of content, so it’s time to catch up on some videos.

I’ve selected three videos for this YouTube Roundup, all of a different type.  There’s a piece of music; a toy construction video; and something completely frivolous and fun:

Before we get to the videos, though, you should definitely subscribe to my YouTube channel.  I know for many readers, “subscribe” is a dirty word—God forbid we support our favorite content creators!—but trust me, it’s totally free to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

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