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The Brick Issue

The Brick Issue is the Association's very own magazine which is printed in colour on high quality paper and mailed to members on publication during March, July and November.

Low-resolution PDF copies of back issues are available for download below. Print copies can be obtained for £1.50 by contacting the Chairman whose details are given on the contacts page.

Please note that the PDFs are up to 3Mb in size so may take a while to download.

Issue 13, November 2007

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  • Brickish Association 'Newbies', Ralph Savelsberg et. al.
  • BA Christmas party, James Sutton
  • The Princess and the Frogs, Neil Martin
  • LEGO 75th Anniversay celebration, William Howard and Martin Long
  • Member profile: Mandy Dee,
  • Point controllers, Richard James
  • Red Arrow, Ralph Savelsberg and Ed Diment
  • 5 minute model: Classic LEGO duck, Richard James

Issue 12, July 2007

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  • Five minute model: Wasp, Ralph Savelsberg
  • Chairman's Report, Simon Bennett
  • Bulleid Q1, Mark Palmer
  • Member Profile, Ed Diment
  • HMS Edinburgh, Ed Diment
  • Merrist Wood 2007, David Tabner

Issue 11, March 2007

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  • Member Profile, Stuart Crawshaw and Naomi Farr
  • Five minute model: Love Seat, William Howard
  • Double Cross Vignette, Neil Martin
  • Merrist Wood Models, David Tabner
  • Space Monorail, Stephen Juby
  • Modular Castle Town, William Howard
  • Irish Trains, James Shields
  • Chairman's Report, Simon Bennett
  • Brick Tricks, William Howard and Tim Gould

Issue 10, November 2006

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  • Event Report: Brickfest 2006, Peter Reid
  • BA Christmas Party flyer, James Sutton
  • Five minute model: Goat, Jason Railton
  • Game On - LEGO Traffic Jam, Fiona Dickinson
  • Me and My Minifigs, Sian Hockaday
  • Village Buildings, James Stacey
  • BA Tableware offer, Michael LeCount
  • Groundworks, Richard James
  • Chairman's Report, Simon Bennett
  • Member Profile, John Barnes
  • Event Report: Billund Factory Tour, David Tabner

Issue 9, July 2006

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  • Mind the Gap! London Underground Trains, David Tabner
  • Five minute model: Covered Well, William Howard
  • Game On - LEGO Cathedral, Fiona Dickinson
  • Event Report: Merrist Wood, David Tabner
  • Member Profile, David Graham
  • Modulex - A World of Tiny Bricks, Yvonne Doyle
  • Window into the Community, Ian Greig
  • Chairman's Report, Simon Bennett
  • More SNOT building techniques, Jason Railton

Issue 8, March 2006

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  • Chairman's Report, Simon Bennett
  • Member Profile, Richard Forster-Pearson
  • ScotFest-Truckfest 2005, David Graham
  • Who will buy my wares?, William Howard
  • Building the village, David Mackenzie
  • Building The Delphinus, Stephen Juby
  • Lego selling, a husbands point of view, Matt Pike
  • Five minute model: Bench, David Mackenzie

Issue 7, September 2005

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  • Building LEGO Ships, David Tabner
  • Secretary's Report, Jon Reynolds
  • Member Profile, Phil Traviss
  • AFOL Archetypes, Simon Bennett
  • LEGO Inside Tour, Richard James and Justin Ramsden
  • LEGO Robots (Part II), Peter Reid
  • Modern House, Mandy Dee

Issue 6, October 2004

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  • Five minute model: Mini Naboo Fighter, Richard James
  • Building the Colonial Vipers, Rhys Knight
  • LEGOLAND Billund, Huw Millington
  • Art Deco/Building tips, Mark Palmer
  • Brick Baffles Boffins, Phil Traviss
  • Collaboration, Tony Priestman
  • San Diego Comic Con, James Bacon

Issue 5, June 2004

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  • Five minute model: Dalek, Jason Railton
  • AGM 2004 review, Tony Priestman
  • Review of 'Getting started with LEGO trains', David Graham
  • How do you store LEGO?, Justin Watkins
  • The rise of Blacktron, Peter Reid
  • Lessons of a LEGO show, William Howard

Issue 4, Christmas 2003

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  • Organising a LEGOfest, David Graham
  • Scary Laboratory set review, Mark Palmer
  • Five Minute models: Cow and Ram, Alastair Disley and Jason Railton
  • Advanced SNOT, Jason Railton
  • Introduction, Tony Priestman
  • It takes all sorts, Jon Reynolds
  • LEGO Robots, Peter Reid
  • The Orient Hotel, William Howard
  • LEGOLAND Deutschland, Huw Millington

Issue 3, Summer 2003

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  • Event Horizon, Peter Reid
  • LEGO SNOT, Jason Railton
  • LEGO Sorting, Jon Reynolds
  • Mos-LEGO, a collaborative project, Peter Reid
  • Five minute model: Apple tree, Fiona Dickinson
  • Introduction, Tony Priestman

Issue 2, March 2003

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  • Five minute model: Picnic table, Simon Bennett
  • Five minute model: Sheep, Mark Palmer
  • Round the bend - LEGO flex, Stuart Jones
  • Book review: LEGO Software Power Tools, Huw Millington
  • Seminal sets, Simon Bennett
  • Annual LEGO festival and general meeting, Tony Priestman

Issue 1, December 2002

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  • Illegal moves, Peter Reid
  • The BA website, Huw Millington
  • BLTC modules, Mark Palmer
  • Building the A4 Mallard, Jon Reynolds
  • Five minute model: A skip, Huw Millington
  • Introduction to the Association, Tony Priestman