About Us
Meet the team behind the LEGO Blog Brick Banter!
Brick Banter LEGO Blog articles are written by a team of LEGO fans who also share your passion for LEGO bricks. The team has a varied range of LEGO skills, from physical build, digital building and photography. Plus, they all just happen to be LEGO Masters!
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Andrew
Andrew had been in the LEGO world for a long while before competing on LEGO Masters Australia Season 4.
In 2013, he joined Instagram under the alias CheepJokes. Initially believing the platform will provide him with an opportunity to attract viewers for his short films across to YouTube. It didn’t take long before he found a thriving LEGO community and branched out into LEGO photography and comics.
Andrew has toured CheepJokes around Australia, hosting Stop Motion Animation workshops. He has made LEGO campaigns for Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, and Federation Square.
Andrew was proudly named “Influencer of the Year” at the 2017 Mumbrella CommsCon Awards.
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Dannii
Dannii started her LEGO journey by helping her husband Tim create large scale builds. As a visual artist, she is the self appointed ‘creative director’ for their collaborative MOCs.
In 2020, Dannii appeared on LEGO Masters Australia Season 2 to support her husband’s LEGO dreams, making it all the way to the semi-finals.
Dannii has produced an assortment of inspired MOCs. Ran LEGO days with school holiday programs and runs her own LEGO club at her school where she teaches visual art.
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Tim
From childhood, LEGO has been a huge part of Tim’s life. He specialises in large scale creature builds, which have won prizes at various LEGO exhibitions.
In 2020, Tim appeared on LEGO Masters Australia Season 2 with his wife and high school sweetheart Dannii.
But since LEGO Masters, Tim has shifted his main focus from building creatures and medieval dioramas, to the TTRPG, Dungeons and Dragons. With this he will customise game pieces and board specifically for D&D.
Tim has a razor sharp eye when reviewing new LEGO models and doesn’t hold back on honest opinions.
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Sam
Sam is an award-winning LEGO artist with a passion for creating digital masterpieces. He has become an expert utilising the LEGO Digital Designer, Bricklink Studio and Blender programs.
Sam, is our LEGO Masters International correspondent, connecting with judges and contestants from around the world, to provide us with all the happenings from LEGO Masters around the world!
It was fitting that in 2024 Sam competed in LEGO Masters Australia Vs The World.
You can find Sam’s work via his instagram below.
