Comments on: Beckett BUILD Magazine to hit newstands soon [Review]

By: eilonwy77

eilonwy77 — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 01:51:25 +0000

I was also contacted about having pictures put into this magazine. On the Facebook page I saw it posted that these would be sold at Wal-Mart. I haven’t hit up my local Wal-Mart yet to go look through and see whether anything made it into it or not.

By: Felix

Felix — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:53:46 +0000

BTW- thanks Josh, for reviewing this. I had seen some info on facebook and didn’t know if it was worth seeking out.

By: Felix

Felix — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:51:20 +0000

I’m totally biased because Joe Meno is my friend and I’m a regular contributor, but give me a BrickJournal over this. A fan made fan magazine is going to hit at the heart of what LEGO-heads want. As others have said, the cover of this magazine is busy and the review does not seem to indicate dedication.

By: Jargon

Jargon — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:04:47 +0000

Ugh, that cover is so busy. I can’t judge the content inside, but from the cover it just looks … amateurish. Will Beckett allow you to post any page spreads?

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:54:35 +0000

@legomason – I’m not sure what you mean by that. Can you elaborate?

By: legomason

legomason — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:42:48 +0000

So it’s basically a printed version of a Lego blog.

By: Catsy

Catsy — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:49:20 +0000

I can’t imagine paying for this. To be honest, it looks like nothing more than an attempt to cash in on something that is becoming pervasive in popular culture without anything other than the most superficial understanding of the product or the community behind it.

Perhaps I’ll flip through it if someone around me happens to have it. Other than that, there are far too many red flags going up to want to pay for a hardcopy of what I already get on Flickr mixed in with a bunch of off-brand stuff I have no interest in seeing.

By: graymattr

graymattr — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:34:45 +0000

I was interested but it sounds low quality. $10 is way too high if it’s also going to have crap about Mega Bloks, K’NEX and Magnetix strewn around the pages.

By: Matt Maulfair

Matt Maulfair — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:24:44 +0000

Yea, Josh contacted me telling me that there is a full page print of my work. I still havn’t gotten an e-mail back from Doug Kale (editor) about a free copy. Were will they be sold? Borders or Barns and Nobles?

By: aussielegocollector

aussielegocollector — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:41:40 +0000

This is so sad. I have been hoping for a high quality glossy magazine about my hobby for ages. Looks as though I’ll be waiting for a bit longer.

By: I Scream Clone

I Scream Clone — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:46:05 +0000

Thanks for the heads up Josh, much appreciated.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:16:15 +0000

@NTXCoog – That is good to know. I’ve been out of the card hobby for many years now. When I left, Beckett was still a respected name. The issues you raise are quite interesting.

@I Scream Clone – I don’t think any of your work was in the magazine. I would have noticed. There are definitely no building tips.

By: I Scream Clone

I Scream Clone — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:01:09 +0000

I was contacted to have my work showcased in this magazine, then also asked to submit 10 tips for builders. After contacting Doug Kale about the first issue, he was unsure if my work would be featured or not and then asked for a link to my Flickr page again. Guess it will be interesting to see what the first issue looks like, though I doubt a free copy will get to sunny Australia any time soon. Looks like I will have to get some US people to scour the first issue for me ;)

By: porschecm2

porschecm2 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:13:56 +0000

If they’re trying to be a serious collector’s magazine with the inside “know,” they could start by not putting the word “LEGOS” right on the cover.

By: gigahound

gigahound — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:19:23 +0000

Nice.

I can hardly wait to see Bricklink prices steadily increase with the availability of this magazine’s “price guide”.

But, that’s the price you pay when your hobby becomes part of the collector’s market.