HarrisBricks https://harrisbricks.com Sat, 23 May 2026 12:42:15 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Brick by Brick: 10 years of building Bendigo https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/brick-by-brick-10-years-of-building-bendigo/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/brick-by-brick-10-years-of-building-bendigo/#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 01:47:55 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7259 Five of my builds are included in the new Brick by Brick: 10 years of building Bendigo exhibition at the Living Arts Space in the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre.

The exhibition showcases the historical Bendigo architectural builds of Bendigo LEGO® User Group members Darren Hutchesson, Michael Peebles, Brent Toma, Michael Piggott, my wife and Bendigo LEGO® User Group President Kara Harris and myself.

Here is a excerpt from the City of Greater Bendigo’s press release about the exhibition:

The Living Arts Space at Bendigo Visitor Centre is delighted to present Brick by brick: 10 years of building Bendigo, a new exhibition celebrating a decade of creativity from the Bendigo LEGO® User Group.

Founded in 2014, the Bendigo LEGO® User Group has grown to more than 100 members across central Victoria.

Since 2016, the group has hosted its popular annual Brick Show, attracting brick builders and enthusiasts from across Australia. Members meet monthly to collaborate, create and share ideas.

For Brick by brick: 10 years of building Bendigo, the members were inspired by the rich heritage history and iconic architecture in the region.

As well as the amazing builds by Michael, Darren, Kara, Michael and Brent you can also see my Charing Cross, Shamrock Hotel, Former Bendigo Fire Station, Sun Loong and my latest Bendigo architectural build, MacKenzie Quarters on display.

Brick by brick: 10 years of building Bendigo is open until August 19, 2026 (9am to 4.30pm daily).

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/brick-by-brick-10-years-of-building-bendigo/feed/ 0 Brixpo 2026 https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/brixpo-2026/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/brixpo-2026/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 01:55:07 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7230 Will I see you at Brixpo 2026?

I have been running behind with keeping this blog updated, but this is a little post to say that I will be exhibiting at Brixpo again this year!

Brixpo 2026 runs from Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th July 2026 at the St Clair Recreation Centre, Woodville in Adelaide.

You can get your tickets now online and I’ll see you there.

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/brixpo-2026/feed/ 0 Locky Blocks 2026 https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/locky-blocks-2026/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/locky-blocks-2026/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 01:51:53 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7228 This weekend I am going to exhibiting at Locky Blocks 2026!

I will be bringing along my fabitats Padbrook Town, Hilltop Station, Maximillian’s Watermill, The Fire Station, At the docks and Rufus’ Bakery for display at this year’s Locky Blocks in Lockington, a fundraising event in support of Lockington FoodShare on Sunday 17th May from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Lockington Community Centre.  See you there!

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/05/locky-blocks-2026/feed/ 0 Full steam ahead https://harrisbricks.com/2026/03/full-steam-ahead/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/03/full-steam-ahead/#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:18:59 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7205

With Brickvention 2026 well and truly out of the way and Bendigo Bricks 2026 pretty close to organised I am now feeling ready enough to set my sights on my major build for the year, I have told a few people about it as I have been planning it for quite a few years, and it is once again a revisit of a beloved theme from my childhood (with more than a little twist).

This time I am revisiting M-Tron, however I am going to dramatically reframe the theme in the Victorian era and give it a ‘steampunk’ make over. My new subtheme will be called M-Tron 1880.

The idea and I guess the reason behind the idea was an article I read about the theoretical possibility of the Victorians applying the technology available to them at the time, namely electromagentism, to propel a vessel into the upper atmosphere and achieve spaceflight.

You can pretty much see the spark of my idea from there as it is not too hard to get from electromagnetism to M-Tron: literally m (magnet) and tron (electron)).

I am still nailing down exactly what I will be building, but a Victorian era palatial tower of industry, a ship, various other vehicles are definitely on the cards.

I am looking forward to getting started!

 

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/03/full-steam-ahead/feed/ 0 The Fire Station featured on The Brothers Brick https://harrisbricks.com/2026/02/the-fire-station-featured-on-the-brothers-brick/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/02/the-fire-station-featured-on-the-brothers-brick/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:47:30 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7192 This morning I awoke to discover that my Neo Fabuland build The Fire Station has been featured on The Brothers Brick!

Thank you once again to the Brothers Brick team for taking the time to check out my builds, and especially to Norm Harper for his kind and considered words, it really has made my day!

If you are interested in checking out what The Brothers Brick had to say about The Fire Station, read the review on their website.

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/02/the-fire-station-featured-on-the-brothers-brick/feed/ 0 Padbrook Town reviewed by Brick.it Magazine https://harrisbricks.com/2026/02/padbrook-town-reviewed-by-brick-it-magazine/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/02/padbrook-town-reviewed-by-brick-it-magazine/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2026 02:30:55 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7185 Today I found out that Brick.it Magazine has reviewed my recent Padbrook Town build as displayed at Brickvention 2026.

Thank for to the Brick.it team for taking the time to check out my build , and especially Mattia Caredu for your kind words, I really appreciate it!

If you are interested in checking out what Brick.it Magazine had to say about Padbrook Town, check it out on their website.

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/02/padbrook-town-reviewed-by-brick-it-magazine/feed/ 0 Bendigo Bricks 2026 https://harrisbricks.com/2026/01/bendigo-bricks-2026/ https://harrisbricks.com/2026/01/bendigo-bricks-2026/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:26:17 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7168 The next event on my calendar is Bendigo Bricks 2026.

Being on the Bendigo LEGO User Group committee means that I am one of the people currently hard at work behind the scenes organising Bendigo Bricks 2026.

Bendigo Bricks 2026 will run from the 11th to the 12th of April at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds in Holmes Road, North Bendigo.

Tickets are not on sale yet, but I will update this post when they are!

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2026/01/bendigo-bricks-2026/feed/ 0 Brickvention 2026 https://harrisbricks.com/2025/09/brickvention-2026/ https://harrisbricks.com/2025/09/brickvention-2026/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:54:32 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7108 Yesterday I was notified that my application to exhibit my new Neo Fabuland builds at Brickvention 2026 has been accepted!

Brickvention 2026 will run from the 17th to the 18th of January at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, it is Australia’s premier LEGO fan convention and the biggest show I have ever exhibited at (this will be my eighth time exhibiting, and my first time taking part as a fully fledged member of the Brickvention committee).

Now I just need to get everything finished in time.

See you there!

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2025/09/brickvention-2026/feed/ 0 No shipping to the United States https://harrisbricks.com/2025/08/no-shipping-to-the-united-states/ https://harrisbricks.com/2025/08/no-shipping-to-the-united-states/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2025 02:29:04 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7100 Last week I made the tough decision to switch off postage to the United States due to the removal of the deminimis $800 exemption.

Yesterday Australia Post sent out an email stating: “As a result of the recently introduced changes to the import tariff requirements set out in US Executive Order 14324, Australia Post has joined a number of international postal operators to temporarily suspend partial postal services to the United States (US) and Puerto Rico, effective immediately until further notice”.

Hopefully this is short lived and services will be reinstated. I hope to start selling to the United States again soon.

]]> https://harrisbricks.com/2025/08/no-shipping-to-the-united-states/feed/ 0 Blackskull Archipelago reviewed by Ben Cossy https://harrisbricks.com/2025/08/blackskull-archipelago-reviewed-by-ben-cossy/ https://harrisbricks.com/2025/08/blackskull-archipelago-reviewed-by-ben-cossy/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:38:31 +0000 https://harrisbricks.com/?p=7097 Yesterday I was notified that Ben Cossy has reviewed our collaborative pirate display Blackskull Archipelago from Brickvention 2025.

Thanks again Ben for your kind words, I really appreciate you taking the time to review our build!

If you are interested in checking out what Ben had to say about Blackskull Archipelago, head on over to his YouTube channel.

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