Bellaire OHIO's Toy and Plastic Brick Museum

Open hours.

Sat 5th 10-5pm
Sun 6th 12-5pm

Will be announcing X-Mas hours in the coming week.

Other days available by appointment. Feel free to contact me at toymuseum@hotmail.com to schedule.

Now open in the Ohio Valley Mall.

We partnered up with a HUGE fig/element seller. We are now in the Ohio Valley Mall unit #428. Come on down and see the huge assortment of Figs/Sets/and Brick by the LB wall! We are in the hallway to the left on the way up to the new Crafts 2000 store!

Now on our winter hours!

Due to the cold we are moving to our winter hours early! We will be open on holidays as well for the rest of 2009. So be sure to call first before coming over!

We will still open for special tours and groups, so feel free to get on the schedule!

Have a great one.

We have HEAT! Open Winter hours!!!

Our 2.9 million FURNACE is now up and running!!!

Stock up for X-mas!!!

aok, we just got in a TON of new sets. Especially the poly bags (Star Wars) as well as small 'stocking stuffers' come on in and grab them before they are gone! Get your LEGO nut some great small filler gifts! And check out our classic set and fig assortment!

New and more AWSOME MODELS!

New models, coming!!! This is one of those posts I love to hate. We have new models coming! But we need to pay for them. So come on down and check us out!

Molly Shannon's Mosiac is now in house.

LEGO Mosaic Designed And Made By Molly Shannon And Her Daughter

We won this at a LEGOLAND auction. Enjoy.

Brick by the pound wall!!! Bring it on!

aok, Ohio now has brick by the pound! Come and get it!

Fig wall, very cool stuff!!!

We have GOT THEM, Taun tauns are in house!

Gift Shop UPDATE!!!

Aok for August you will have some new things in the gift shop;

Brick by the LB! Yes, that is brick by the pound! Come on down and see the HUGE assortment. Over 300lb and growing EVERY DAY!!!

Also our new fig wall is up! It is SWEET! Grab up the Batman, Skeletons, Sponge Bob and other figs! Also a TON of Star Wars figs as well!

Have a great one, and as always make sure you ask about our weekly specials!

Masters room, say Hi to Bill.

Bill was a LEGO employee that helped us get the museum off the ground. So now he is our very own Master Builder!

8ft Mini-fig...well maybe Maxi-fig!

One of only 8 known to exist, this tall 8ft Maxi-fig is standing guard in the back hallway! Favorite pic spot!

More goodies at the museum!

Here are the gamblers at the museum!!! Story goes we were building the museum and one of our clubs (PENNLUG) did not like my LEGO cards! So they built their own! Add in some whisky bottles and you have a cool display!

One of a kind collection! NOW IN THE MUSEUM

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There were only 100 made of each of these! Rare enough on their own, but we found a complete collection of these VERY RARE LEGO Toby Jugs. These items were made in Australia by the Australian Lego Model Team. This is the only known complete collection of these rare items.

In house NOW!

Link to our Online store!!

It was brought to my attention that we do not have a good link to the online store.

Here it is;

http://www.brickstore.net

Thanks for shopping with us! You can pickup your order at the museum or have it shipped to you.

Western Room

One of my favorites is the crossed eyed horse in the Western Room!

Mission from Mars room

Spooky, creepy and other wise just plain cool. The Mission from Mars room is off the hook!.

Now a 501c3!!!

Our federal paperwork just came back.

We are now a 501c3 under the federal guidelines.

Feel free to contact us via email about donations and our up and coming projects.

This year we will (drum role please);

"World's Longest Structure made from LEGO(r)", we are working on the designs now, but it will be "The great wall of America".

Please feel free to contact us via email (toymuseum@hotmail.com) for building, donation, and planning details. We will also be doing a monthly newsletter starting in April/May on the project.

Our online store is OPEN!

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As most of you know we have a very nice physical store. Now our online store is open as well. http://www.brickstore.net

Order your LEGO goods online, and pick them up in person! Or have them mailed to you. We take VISA/Mastercard/Paypal. All sales keep the museum running!

Mt. Rushmore.

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This is a 50 plate Mosiac designed by BrickWorkz. The sky detail is AMAZING!

Come see it in person!

The gang is all here.

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If you can see it, you can build it. These prototype models were made by the LEGO group under contract.

This could be you!

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Pictures last a lifetime at the Toy and Plastic Brick Museum.

We have MANY picture moments at the museum!

Brick Store to you

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Order online and sets will be delivered to your house via person (20 mile radius) or in the mail.

Support your local Toy and Plastic Brick Museum.

Over 1 million elements available to you, Thousands of mini figs, Hundreds of sets.

http://www.brickstore.net

Bellaire BIG Reds have a new player

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Say Hi to Dirk! He stands 7ft tall, and he is the newest Bellaire Big Red!

Made from over 20,000 FLESH Colored bricks (not available!), he is a sight to see.

World Record LEGO Build, "No clowing around"

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We are not clowing around. 2 WORLD RECORDS under our belt!

Our new professional builder

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Straight from Alaska, this builder built this HUGE Monster at Brick Show 2008.

It is now on display at the museum!

Newset Mosiac

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This was created AT Brick Show 2009 by Brian Korte and the public. Very cool Mosiac which will be part of the "Kings Court"

Link to the Brick Show 2008 pics!!!

They are HUGE!!! So we had to host them off the blog site!

Mars keeps fit during obese times.

The population of earth is going in the other direction. But on Mars they are keeping up the weight lifting to keep their poundage down.

Mars pictures, life on mars??

Plastica, The band made from LEGO bricks

This band has adorned our stage since we opened. Its long trip to Bellaire, OH was filled with twists and turns! Also alot of repairs were needed!

It is one of the best parts of the collection. Enjoy.

Black lit space room!!!

For those of you who have been to the museum you know about the black lit room! For those of you on the fence, this is one of the coolest rooms in the museum!!!

Coke sign made of LEGO

Made by Jason Burik.

Displayed at the NCAA Final 4

1,800 Blocks 36" x 12"

Bonsai tree made of LEGO

This very cool tree was made by Jason Burik.

World Record build 2008

Here are some pictures of the world record build 2008. Just so you understand the scale of this thing, it takes up an entire classroom at the school!!!

Back part of the HUGE Yellow castle.

During our winter months we will be completing the "fill" portion of the castle.

Our plan is to have you entire the kingdom and see it in the "round". Enjoy these pre-lim pictures. It only gets bigger and better in person!

PennLUG Mike and Darth!!!

Your guess is as good as mine. Who is taller?? During our recent event one of the AFOLs had a "who is bigger" contest! I still think Darth is, but that is for you to decide! (Mike was on his tippie toes maybe?? hehehe)

Now 7 LEGO MEN exist!!!

1st one is in Enfield, CT at the LEGO US Headquarters

2nd-5th are at the museum in Bellaire, OH

6th washed up on shore in the netherlands

7th is now in England

Built by Nathan Sawaya....World Record boat made of LEGO

And now we have 3.

World Largest Image made of LEGO (Guinness Record)
World Largest Castle made of LEGO
2005 World's Largest Boat made of LEGO

Just got back from Seattle (yup, drove over 2000 miles!!!), this will be in the museum during our artist days of Nov!!! Come by and see this MONSTER CREATION in person!!! It is as big as it looks!!!

Dan

Zoo in the museum

For those of you who have not been to the museum. I present "The Zoo in the Museum"

feel free to watch the monkey's eyes!!! Very cool effect in person!

Dan

Our New Mascot!!!

For all of you at the show;

You know the talent of this future Master Builder

For all of you just checking us out;

Now this is REAL art work. Built from memory in 4 days with thousands of elements. I bring you our new Mascot. I call him Bill.

Brick Show 2008 is OVER!!!

And as quick as it began, BRICK SHOW 2008 is done!!!

Special thanks to my ARMY of builders!!!

We are NOW THE HOME TO the WORLD'S LARGEST CASTLE MADE OF LEGO!

Official measurements next week, as well as we will be putting in the display...get this;

OVER 1.4 MILLION bricks worth of displays made by MY KID ARMY!!!
Over 2100 figs
1 MASSIVE Kings Court Mosiac
Bionicle ARMY

This puppy is HUGE!!! I am sure you will be seeing pics, and made sure to order your pic CD, and tee shirt (we have a number of them left at 7.00 ea!!!)

Once again we have made history!!!

Dan Brown

New in the Museum, Girl made of LEGO

Very cool item, as with the LEGO boy as well. She has very special hands. They can grab items due to a very neat trick with the fingers.

New plaque coming to the museum!!!

Not here yet, but come see it after Brick Show!!!

Looking for Investors and Updates!

May 1st, 2009

As of April 1st, 2009 we are now 2 companies.

1.) Bellaire Historic Society and Toy and Plastic Brick Museum
2.) The Plastic Brick Store, INC.

We are selling stock in The Plastic Brick Store, INC. Feel free to contact us via email at toymuseum@hotmail.com for details on the stock! Our business is taking off, and it is a great investment for you and your kids. We pay a yearly dividend in cash or LEGO(r) products.

We are now open FULL TIME for the 2009 summer season. Looking forward to seeing you. If you want to place a custom order for pickup go to http://www.brickstore.net, place your order (give us 2-3 days to pull it please) and your welcome to pick it up when you come to the museum. Bring your order # with you for easy pickup!

Thanks again for making us your destination in Bellaire, OHIO.

Dan Brown founder

And a word from our founder!!!

Welcome to my dream. The ONLY LEGO based museum in the world. We are

http://www.brickstore.net
http://www.brickmuseum.net and soon http://www.plasticbrickmuseum.net/ / .com

During the past few months we have been getting advice from people on any problems we have been facing in the tourism market!

One of the main problems we faced was the name change game. Due to legal reasons that has been all over the place! We are now 100% secure, and approved for;

Toy and Plastic Brick Museum

In 2009 we will have a fluid campaign to advertise this.Our business model includes you, the MOC builder;We plan to have the following happen in 2009;

Continue to build the PBM Collection
Continue to feature LEGO builders in the museum
Continue to grow

New to 2009;

We are planning a mass build of sets.
We are hoping to have one of each of the sets from 1970-date in house by 2010.
This means sorting, planning, building,and a bunch of effort from the community and staff to make this happen.
We are going to be working on the building during the winter and getting it more"green friendly". A 100yr old school is not very heat/cooling friendly!!!
We plan to complete the "Water Room" as well as the "Creators Lab".
These will be 2 new theme rooms coming to the museum as well.

We are now looking for a grant writer!!!
So if that is you please contact us.
We are now looking for a IPO business planner for future offerings for the for profit side of the business.
Again if that is you please contact us

Our contact information is;

Toy and Plastic Brick Museum
4597 Noble St.Bellaire, OH 43906
1-740-671-8890
http://www.brickmuseum.net/
toymuseum@hotmail.com

And again thanks to all the AFOLs that have made 2007 and 2008 great years for the ONLY LEGO based museum in the world!

Dan Brown founder

Museum EVENTS

This is the section for events;

March 2009. We put in the application for the new world record. "World's longest creation made of LEGO", this year another GUINNESS WORLD RECORD!

Jan 2009. Online company begins. We now have a non profit (501c3) and a for profit company. Investors welcome to contact us for information.

Oct. 2008, HUGE LEGO SALE at the museum. 20% all sets (except vintage), HUGE assortment of keychains and goods not found at other retailers!!!

Oct. 2008. Come see the new Jason Kidd on display at the museum.

Nov. 2008. Come see the 250,000 element Chris-Craft Boat made of LEGO by Nathan Sawaya

2009 for the Adult Fan

For 2009;

Hello all. I have been staying away from the BL forum due to negative people.

I would like to announce a few changes for the Plastic Brick Museum in the coming weeks;

1.) We are looking for people online to design a professional builder design set for us.

2.) Beginning in 2009 we will be sponsoring our own professional builder program.

What this includes;

Paid gigs, sponsored builds, and a "Shows and Events" portion of the museum which will have you going to shows, showing what you can do and of course traveling with life size models!
If you dream is to be a professional builder of LEGO by trade, this will be a 1st good step for you.
We have almost unlimited brick supplies and soon we will be having nationwide show schedules for promotion of the museum/building program.

3.) AFOL programs that will enhance your building life. With this announcement I would like to provide an insight to the museum in Bellaire OHIO.

In the past two weeks a HUGE negative was lifted from the museum. The "Toy and Plastic Brick Museum" is our final approved name change. We will be free to do/build what we want without problems (less copyright restrictions of course), and we will/are the only one in existence. There can be NO OTHERS LEGALLY.

We will begin in 2009 our "Guest Builder" program. This program is simple. Your club sponsors you to come to Ohio (in spirit), we will pay your expenses while here, and you just build! All you will need to qualify is a portfolio of your work/list of your theme. The rest is up to you.

In 2009 we will also begin a program designed for the clubs. This is a club sponsor build. We provide the product for you to build with, you keep the product for a time to show off your work at a show/event, then the work comes back to the museum for permanent showing along with the stories/information gathered along the way.

I call it "traveling pants" program. I want the stories to go along with the product. I want the museum to be so interesting people do not want to leave.
Other programs will be announced over the coming months both here and on lugnet. We will also be adding a "programs" link to the website for up and coming AFOL programs.

Dan Brown founder

Special thanks section.

I cannot say it enough. So I am adding it to the website.

I would like to add special thanks to the following. I may have missed some people, so send me an E-Mail if you think you need to be on this list. The people and groups involved in the creation of the museum have made it a place I am proud of. I am hoping you will too when you come here.

Carol Brown
COLTC especially Carol from Coltc. She put in the extra effort when needed and was a VERY welcome builder when needed.
Big Larry. Without you the place would be cruddy!
My tour guides. What a great group of people! A wonderful addition to the museum
PENNLUG...you guys ROCK!!
Eric Harshbarger...you started it all. With your crayons in the Strong Museum as well as allowing me to get your collection. People are AMAZED at your work...keep it up!
The Village of Bellaire. Local support was paramount to the sucess of the museum. THANKS!
The AFOLs. (adult fans of LEGO). Your continued support makes the museum a fun place.
Bill from The LEGO(r) group. Thanks for believing in me when no-one else would. This is not only my legacy but yours as well. With the last of the hand built models in our facility you helped make it happen!
The LEGO(r) group. Amazing people doing amazing "stuff" on a daily basis.
LEGOLAND(r) CA. When we were down, they came to help. Thanks guys. The addition to the museum was AWSOME.

I would like to add a generic but important note;

I would like to extent thanks to all the people who drove here, donated time and material to the museum, and made me feel good when things seemed overwhelming. It was a huge undertaking to complete the project. Without all of you I would not have kept going in the face of defeat.

A heart felt thanks.

Dan Brown manager Bellaire Historic Society and Toy and Plastic Brick Museum.

Looking for Investors and Updates!

And a word from our founder!!!

Museum EVENTS

Blog Archive

Museum Information

2009 for the Adult Fan

One of the featured Brick Artists.

Very cool local Toy And Train museum

Custom MOSIACs by BrickWorkz

Link to Belmont County Tourism

Counters for the brickmuseum.net and toymuseum.us

Pending Gift Shop store

Disclaimer

Special thanks section.