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Selling well in East Pilsen, it's an arty entertainment destination that doesn’t fit well in existing categories. Is Artopia a pop-up museum? A lounge or nightclub?
I dig the concept of the LEGO Art series. As an adult, your LEGO purchases are usually based on picking up sets you can display in your room or around your house, so why not grab something that is designed to be a decoration? My only issue is that I don’t know if I can validate dropping $199.99 on one of these.
However, you can currently pick up the Iron Man edition of LEGO’s Art series for $99, which is much better value (especially when you need three sets to make the over-sized portrait).
This set gives you the option of building a portrait for the Mark III, the Hulkbuster Mark I or the Mark LXXXV suits. If you have three of this set, you can also build a landscape display of Iron Man firing off a hand repulsor.
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As far as expensive nerd hobbies go, LEGO is definitely somewhere in the top tier, only outdone by the exorbitant money vacuum that is
Warhammer. If you’re a casual or hardcore LEGO collector, you know how pricey sets can get, especially if they’re a part of a major brand like
Star Wars or
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Having a friend, partner or family member who is super into a specific thing is both a blessing and curse. While it makes buying them something they’ll enjoy pretty straight forward, how can you make sure it’s not something they already have?
While buying a new LEGO set for the brick obsessives in your life is a quick and easy method for marking them off your gift list, it sometimes lacks a personal touch. So why not show off your own creativity by thinking outside of the blocks?