But now Lego is set to turn slightly more sinister with the launch of an unofficial book that teaches children how to make weapons out of the iconic plastic bricks.

Badass Lego Guns pretty much describes the book. If you're looking to make Lego brick-launchers, Hüdepohl's book will show you how.

Video game blog teaches readers how to make “realistic” Lego gun Forget 3-D printing. Kotaku spotlights the work of a designer of hyper-real guns -- all made with kids' toys.

The best way to get your kids into Legos is to hand them a tub of Lego bricks and say, “Here, go wild.” But eventually, they may want to think even bigger and work with more bricks than they own.

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