Welcome to my Frequently Asked Questions page! I get a lot of the similar questions from all the awesome people who encounter me online and I’ve collected some of the most common answers on this page. If I answered your message with a link to this page, or if you landed here on your own, I hope you find the answers you’re looking for!
LEGO House, a LEGO museum and tourist attraction, sells several LEGO sets and other items which are exclusive to LEGO House and are not available anywhere else in the world. New exclusives tend to be released a few times per year. With each new launch, I receive an increase in direct messages from people around the world asking if I can help them get the new exclusive item. Due to rules at my job and my own personal policy, I am not able to buy, collect, store or ship LEGO House exclusives for anyone.
I love incorporating movement in my creations and many people have asked me over the years what I would recommend to get started. For children (and even adult beginners) the Boost Creative Toolbox is an awesome way to get started with motors and coding.
If you just want a motor, try searching LEGO.com for any of the currently available motors. You’ll also need a “hub” or “battery box” to power your motors. Try searching YouTube for tutorials on how to set up, use and program your LEGO motors.
I no longer work on custom projects for individuals but I do have many friends who are LEGO artists accepting commissions. Click here to check out my list of recommended artists who build with LEGO bricks and are accepting commissions.
LEGO House really is the reason to go to Billund. It’s a one of a kind attraction, arranged much like a childrens museum, but offers incredible experiences for LEGO fans of any age. Ole Kirk’s (the founder) house is an old brick building right down the street, so it’s common to take a selfie in front of that. You’ll know the building by the small concrete lions flanking the front door.
A couple doors past that is the bakery. Go in there and take a number, but watch the glowing sign on the wall because they’ll call your number in Danish and it sounds nothing like an English number. If you like pop-tarts and want to know what a pop-tart would taste like if it were home made and way better than a pop-tart, order the Hindbærsnitter.
There’s a weird statue of a Technic figure and a bear-thing by the library, and if you’re into non-LEGO sculptures, keep going on the Skulpturpark trail. There’s some interesting sculptures along a few kilometers of nature path, but the one of the Technic figure and the bear-thing is my favorite.
Inside LEGOLAND hotel, there’s a MOC of the monster fighters haunted house ride at LEGOLAND, which is a building based on the monster fighters haunted house set, which was inspired in part by the psycho house and the Adams family house, which were inspired by a 1925 Edward Hopper painting, which was inspired by a real house. So, if you go in there and look at it, you’ll be looking at a LEGO MOC based on a building based on a LEGO set based on a fictional building based on a painting based on a real building… so that’s kinda rad.
FLOH is a weird little second hand store type flea market place in Grindsted. That’s about a 17 minute drive from Billund. It’s mostly random thrift store junk, but there’s always a bit of LEGO mixed in and sometimes you can find something old and cool.
If you like cheeseburgers, you won’t find an awesome one in Billund, but you can get a decent one at Gastropub. The best burger I’ve had yet in Denmark is at “Food & Friends” in Vejle, about a 30 minute drive from Billund. If you’re there, you’re less than a block off an awesome European walking street with some very old buildings and tons of shops. There’s also more of the weird bear-thing statues, but no Technic figs.
There’s also a park in Vejle where deer roam free. It’s called “Deer Park” (at least, that seems to be how to say it in English.)
LaLandia is a huge family fun center place across the street from LEGOLAND, but honestly, if you are limited on time, I’d just recommend spending more time at LEGO house or LEGOLAND.
WOW Park is just outside Billund. It’s like huge playground structures built among the forest. Giant swings and climbing things, stuff like that. It’s really awesome and the website doesn’t do it Justice. If it’s open while you’re here, and if your kids are at all into that sort of thing, it’s definitely worth it.
If you want the Billund Airport LEGO set, you can only get it after security on an outbound flight. You can’t get it on the way in and you can’t just walk in there if you’re not flying out of Billund.
There’s cool Viking museum and Viking king burial mounds in Jelling, about 30 min drive from Billund.
Ribe, the oldest city in Denmark, is about an hour drive from Billund. Walking through the streets and parks is incredibly quaint and feels very ‘old European.’ You can park for free in the Bilka parking lot and walk to the city center for a wonderful old town walking experience, also passing many shops and eateries.
The short answer is, probably not. I live and work near a place that is a very common location for tourism and LEGO fans. I also enjoy posting to social media about my travels. Therefore, it is common for people to reach out to me when they’re in my area or when they’ve seen I’m visiting their area.
Whether I’m near home or traveling, my top priorities are my family and my work. So, if I’m working, I need to spend my time focusing on work, and if I’m not working, I need to spend my time focusing on my family. Therefore, I’m not able to meet up with individuals in most cases.
I do sometimes attend special events in Denmark, such as Skærbæk Fan Weekend, or events at LEGO house. If we cross paths at those types of events, please feel free to say hi! I also, on occasion, will visit during my travels a LEGO store or other public space of interest, which may be in your area. If I am able to set aside a specific time for a meetup, I will announce ahead of time on my Instagram or Facebook, so please follow me on one of those platforms to stay up to date on my plans for public meet-ups.