It's just a stack of 2x2 round bricks with three axles inside due to it's height, yet despite my best efforts to put the axle transitions well inside bricks, the rocket easily falls apart into three neat chunks (one for each axle). My latest fiasco is a model of the Mercury-Redstone rocket, which I designed to go with the Lego Ideas Saturn V. A couple of years back it was a 50 piece micro-scale particle detector that took 2 hours to get together and exploded at the slightest touch (and I do mean that literally, bits went flying all over the room!). When I finally do treat myself and buy the bricks for one of my creations, they invariably fall apart. I also spend ages checking brick link and Lego bricks and pieces to make sure the pieces I use are available in the colours I choose, but that's another story. So I end up spending hours agonising over the way the bricks are stacked, worrying over whether or not they will lock together solidly enough in real life. The problem is that none of these have any 'physics' in them, I can't ever see how strong or stable the model is. You don’t need to be a diehard LEGO fan to attend the events – they’re a great, informal activity with hands-on entertainment built in.I spend long periods away from home and my Lego bricks due to my work, so I end up doing a lot of design in computer with the likes of LDD, LDraw/bricksmith, and mecabricks. Unleash your inner creativity as a team as you bond over your favourite childhood hobby! You’ll be able to let us know what you’d like to build and w e can tailor activities to fit with a specific theme or follow along with popular themes and challenges. You’ll also learn useful building techniques, and information about the LEGO hobby, and it’s history.

In this fun and interactive experience, you’ll get to build LEGO sculptures and face the challenges introduced by your hosts.

Enjoy creating LEGO masterpieces at home in this interactive LEGO building virtual experience with the opportunity to add your very own LEGO kit delivered straight to your door.

Lego virtual builder