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Ever heard of the city of St. Lego? This city is an old Lego city that has all the basic services its Lego citizens need. The City of St. Lego Fire and Rescue Service was established as early as 1874 to protect not only St. Lego citizens but their properties as well. According to their official website, the St. Lego Fire & Rescue Service has 1210 active officers, support personnel and firefighters that protect the whole of St. Lego. In fact, according to the website, they are one of the most equipped and modern firefighting facility in the history of the little coloured bricks.

Fire suppression and prevention are the main thrusts of the firefighting department. They also have a forestry division, a marine division, air wing, emergency medical services, beach patrol, and a fire academy that trains would-be firefighters.

Squad 11 is one of the first squads under the said department. They have a powerful fire truck with a 2008 Pierce Saber, 1250 GPM pump and a 750 gal tank. This rather sophisticated piece of brick is one of the best equipment that the department has.

Station Two was constructed in 1934 and today boasts 3 bays with sleeping quarters for firefighters in the inside. The said station has 4 vehicles commissioned to its name and this includes Engine Two, Car Two, Rescue Two and Tactical Rescue Two. Station Two is located at the North End of St. Lego City.

Built in the year 1929, Station Three is located in Union Square, the busiest part of town. The station is made up of 3 stories and a 4 story tower to its side.

Being one of the busiest fire stations in the area, Station Three is equipped with all the necessary vehicles and support that it needs.

There are other stations in the area and we at the Little Coloured Bricks think that this fire department is so vast that it will make the Lego enthusiast dizzy in happiness.

The trucking industry is a lucrative business and it does not really hurt if you expose your children to trucking and to trucks at an early age because trucks are fun. Apart from that, Lego trucks are also very educational.

A truck or a lorry is the king of the road. Trucks transport cargo on land and are very important elements for different businesses. Varying in size, trucks range from mid-sized to mammoth-like vehicles. The smallest of them are like your regular automobiles while the commercial ones are large and powerful.

Although Lego trucks do not need gasoline, real trucks are powered by gas and consume a lot of it just to make a delivery.

According to experts, the word truck was derived from the Greek term “Trochos”. When directly translated, the word means wheels. The word has evolved has evolved through the years though because in the US, the word truck is usually used for vehicles a bit larger than cars and for pickup trucks or other vehicles that have load beds. In the UK and in Ireland, the term lorry is more accepted when talking about a cargo truck.

There are many kinds of trucks and some of them are not used for business purposes. This includes the fire truck used by fire departments all over the world. Tanker trucks on the other hand are only used for the transport for chemicals, gasoline and other materials that may be toxic. These chemicals can either be in liquid or gas form. Some trucks such as the tanker are also called HGVs or Heavy Goods Vehicles. HGVs also carry large equipment from one point to another.

Trucks are also used to carry different kinds of goods. It could be perishable goods or soft drinks (soda) like the truck on the picture below:

Want to get the newest from the shop? Here are some of the newest and the freshest from Lego.com.

Hoth Wampa Cave

Get Lego’s Hoth Wampa Cave and escape from it with the help of Luke Skywalker!

The back story of this toy starts on an ordinary day for Luke Skywalker. His duty on Hoth becomes exciting as Luke Skywalker is attacked by an ice monster. After the savage attack, he is captured. Can Luke use the Force to save himself? Or will Zev Zeneska save the day?

What is included in the set?

If you are interested in getting this set,  we are quite sure you would want to know what the set consists of. It includes 3 minifigures -the wampa ice creature, Zev Zenesca and Luke Skywalker. it also features the snowspeeder and the wampa cave.

Motorized Excavator

The Motorized Excavator is proof enough that there is no job too big or too small if you have Lego equipment. The set includes two infrared remote control handsets, 2 receivers, 4 motors, a battery box and 4 linear actuators. You can use the motorized excavator for your excavation projects, moving, spinning and lifting. In all its complexities, this toy is rather simple and fun to play with especially for those who love to construct or build things with the use of a crane-like Lego machine.

Shave A Sheep

Love sheep? Why not stop counting them and start shaving them with this Lego toy? This rather cool set can add fun to your Lego farm life and can be a great learning tool for children who are interested in sheep. This includes 117 Lego pieces and one dice.

Helicopter and Limousine

Do you want your Lego minifigs to live the posher life? Get this helicopter and limousine set and have them travel in style. This set is rather impressive and has VIP printed all over it.

Just last year, Lego rock band was the talk of the town. Many Lego enthusiasts were so excited to play the said video game but some parents were a bit wary about the music their children will listen to if they play the game. Although the music included in the game are all classics, some parents were not amenable to songs like Down With The Sickness where big stanzas are censored or removed.

You can go “Swing, Swing” with one of All American Rejects’ most famous songs. Those who love The Kooks, the song Naïve is included in the Xbox and PS3 version of the Lego Rock Band game. The Automatic’s Monster, KoRn’s Word Up, Blink 182’s Aliens Exist, and KT Tunstall’s Suddenly I See are also included. Blur’s Song 2, Lostprophets’ Rooftops and Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name are also in the playlist. Other songs included are the following:

Boys Like Girls – Thunder

P!NK – So What

Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting

The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Primitives – Crash

Bryan Adams – Summer of ‘69

Queen – We Are The Champions

Queen – We Will Rock You

The Coral – Dreaming Of You

Counting Crows – Accidentally In Love

Foo Fighters – Breakout

The Hives – Tick, Tick Boom!

Steve Harly – Make Me Smile

Sum41 – In Too Deep

Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys

Rascal Flatts – Life Is A HighWay

Supergrass – Grace

Iggy Pop – The Passenger

Jackson 5 – I Want You Back

Tom Petty – Free Fallin’

T-Rex – Ride A White Swan

Incubus – Dig

David Bowie – Let’s Dance

Elton John – Crocodile Rock

Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters

Karina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine

The Zuttons – Valerie

Razorlight – Stumble and Fall

Spin Doctors – Two Princes

Europe – The Final Countdown

Everlife – Real Wild Child

We The Kings – Check Yes juliet

Vampire Weekend – A-Punk

Spinal Tap – Short & Sweet

Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby

Jimi Hendrix – Fire

When Lego turned 50 in the year 2008, many Lego enthusiasts and those whose lives have changed because of the little coloured bricks celebrated the existence of the world’s greatest toy. Although some people may disagree with the “greatest toy” comment, many would attest to Lego’s greatness for improving learning, imagination, critical thinking and playtime.

We have said this a thousand times and we will say this again -you can make anything out of Legos and this includes planes, dogs, houses, trees, what have you. From what we have seen through the years, you can make a Ferrari race car out of Lego, even a Volvo if you want to. The great thing about the bricks is that they are so rudimentary that you can actually think out of the box and build anything. it could be something useful like a pencil case or a wine holder or it could be something fancy like a castle or one whole Lego town.

Some people think that you need to have a background of the bricks before you can actually play with them but it does not necessarily mean that those who did not grow up with them cannot play with Legos.

Sir Paul Smith said in an interview with independent.co.uk  ”I didn’t play with Lego as a child, but my wife’s grandchildren love it. The hardest thing is understanding the structure of it. Once you’ve got the hang of that, it’s fantastic. The interesting thing about children is that you can buy them the most amazing toy and they’ll play with a shoebox. The thing with Lego is that it’s really basic and from it you can make things that are amazing. You can do a tower – or you can do a rabbit.”

Much like Sir Paul Smith, many grandparents and parents love the coloured bricks because they are very versatile.