More than 5,000 small buckets one next to another in a bunch of aisles within one store. The contents: interlocking building bricks. Or Klemmbausteine or Noppensteine, how they are called in Germany. As you might have learned in my Bricky Trouble posting, this wording does include the products of the global market leader in this kind of scale modeling. However, if you visit the Loop5 shopping mall in Weiterstadt, you won’t find any LEGO® bricks in this very special place.
It is driven by BlueBrixx, one of the most important peers of the Danish in Germany and Europe. The shop close not too far away from Frankfurt features the world largest brick bar – the highest level of these bricks variety in one physical store. This is at least how BlueBrixx announced it – I know that there are some other major places in the world, like the factory store at LEGOland Günzburg in Southern Germany. After oour visit at MySpa Private Spa in Mainz not that far away, I just had to do the detour to Loop5 and share my impressions of this place in a Pictured Story.
Loop5 Weiterstadt – Location & Transport
Loop5 is a shopping mall and shopping district right at the A5 motorway in Weiterstadt. The town is located Northwest of Darmstadt and not too far away from Frankurt Airport. Loop5 itself is a mall, which had a lot of reconstruction and empty stores during my visit. However, there are a lot of other stores around. The connection by car is great. The next stop of public transport would be Darmstadt Main Station, but even that would lead to a some four kilometer walk.
BlueBrixx – Some Facts
BlueBrixx is a company driven by the BB Services GmbH. The CEO of the company is Klaus Kiunke. BlueBrixx became famous by having a wide range of interlocking building bricks sets, which they can produce in relatively small volumes. They support their sale very actively via social media, especially on YouTube. Their own basic sets don’t have instructions in the box, but online only (for free). Especially in earlier years, there were quite significant discussions about the overall quality of the sets – especially as BlueBrixx does not produce bricks on their own, but buys them from different companies in China. Furthermore, the company had some legal problems, especially with the Danish market leader. BlueBrixx, who is also reselling sets from other companies and acts like an import trader, is part of a major group.
Some Views of The BlueBrixx Megastore
The BlueBrixx Megastore is located in the basement of the Loop5 mall. The store is a bit of hidden – the more it is impressive once you are in. The sets from BlueBrixx and other manufacturers are majorly located on the walls of the store, while the center features the huge brick bar.
Especially regarding the sets BlueBrixx is reselling, there is a wide range of sets in store. You already see that in the pictures I took in here. From architecture sets like the Rome Coliseum or a wide range of cars to rather questionable items like weapons built in bricks (which are actually quite popular in Asia) – if you like these kind of bricks, you will likely find the right set. There are also dedicated sets for kids or female brick fans.
5000 Different Bricks
Even though I did not buy a single piece, walking through the aisles with all the buckets of full of bricks is quite fascinating In contrast to the “normal” boxes, which of course have a fixed price per set, individual bricks are typically priced by weight.
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Cars, Trains, Planes and more – here are postings about the world in model size:

Monaco & Provence at Miniatur Wunderland


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2024



San Diego Model Railroad Museum



MinNature Malaysia – The Country in a Scale Model Nutshell


Cyprus Historic and Classic Motor Museum



SIKU / WIKING Modellwelt


Kansas City Union Station (Pictured Story)



Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum (Wheeling, WV)



Small Worlds Tokyo


Yullbe Wunderland – Explore Minatur Wunderland in a very different Way



Little Big City Berlin



“Hanse Steinreich” Exhibition at the European Hansa Museum


Some weird sports I discovered during Covid-19



Leeraner Miniaturland (Leer Model Land)


Bricky Trouble over Germany



Siku & Audi-Museum Höing (Stadtlohn, Germany)



Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg


Singapore City Gallery


Stars Of The Galaxy – A Star Wars Shrine in Mönchengladbach


International Towing & Recovery Museum (Chattanooga TN)



Gulliver’s Gate – a Miniature World at Times Square
“Travel with Kids” Postings
Here are all postings about locations I recommend to visit with kids:


Game World Prague


Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach



Monaco & Provence at Miniatur Wunderland



San Diego Model Railroad Museum


ARTE Museum Dubai


Madame Tussauds Vienna


Walking with Silver Edition Alpakas


Magic of Lights Coachella Valley


National Museum of Mathematics (New York)


Sea Life New Jersey Aquarium


Holland Park and Japanese Gardens (London, Pictured Story)


Biggesee Cruise with Personenschiffahrt Biggesee


Wildpark Poing (near Munich)


Bergen Aquarium



MinNature Malaysia – The Country in a Scale Model Nutshell


Museum of Public Transport of Wallonia


Sanrio Puroland – A Park dedicated to Hello Kitty


Riding the Dajti Ekspres in Tirana


Grevenmacher Butterfly Garden


Runaway Bay Miniature Golf (Myrtle Beach)


Husavik Whale Museum


Futurium Berlin


Museum of the Future (Dubai)


Sea Life Blackpool Aquarium


SeaWorld Abu Dhabi


The WB Hotel Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton



SIKU / WIKING Modellwelt


Christmas at SeaWorld San Diego


Wernigerode Aviation Museum (Luftfahrtmuseum)



Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum (Wheeling, WV)



Small Worlds Tokyo


Hyde Park Winter Wonderland


Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama


Faroe Islands Aquarium (Torshavn)


Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh) Highlight Tour


Mini Golf at Gator Golf Adventure Park Orlando


Madame Tussauds Blackpool


Fun Spot America Kissimmee


Unko Museum Tokyo – A Place Dedicated to Pooh


Sea Life Manchester


Fun Spot America Orlando


Henri Tudor Museum (Rosport, Luxembourg)


Reykjavik Family Park & Zoo


Daladyrd Petting Zoo (near Akureyri)


Malta National Aquarium


Maihaugen Lillehammer


Whale Watching with North Sailing Husavik (Iceland)


Sea Life Munich


Puffin Watching at Hafnarholmi in Northeast Iceland


Lost Caverns Adventure Golf Orlando


Drielandenpunt Vaalserberg – Where Netherlands meet Belgium and Germany


Nature Museum (Naturmuseum) Dortmund


Nickelodeon Universe American Dream (East Rutherford NJ)


Dutch Railway Museum Utrecht


Al Noor Island and Butterfly House (Sharjah)


Island Cove Mini Golf (Geroskipou / Paphos)


Dubrovnik Aquarium


GardeRobe Manneken Pis (Brussels)


Dublinia Museum Dublin


Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Orlando, Pictured Story)


Puttshack White City (London)


Al Majaz Park & Waterfront Sharjah (Pictured Story)


Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) Visitors’ Center


Angry Birds Mini Golf (American Dream, East Rutherford NJ)


Senator John Heinz History Center Pittsburgh


Wizard Afternoon Tea at Wizards Exploratorium (London)


Sea Life Oberhausen


Congo River (Adventure) Golf Clearwater


Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience (New York City)


Khor Kalba Mangrove Centre


Dutch Open Air Museum Arnhem (Openluchtmuseum)


German Hunting and Fishing Museum Munich


Madame Tussauds Nashville


Phänomenta Lüdenscheid


Helsinki Korkeasaari Zoo


Volandia Aviation Museum Milan


LWL Open Air Museum Hagen


Popeye Village Malta


Pig Museum (SchweineMusuem) Stuttgart


Halton County Radial Railway / Streetcar Museum


Natural History and Mammoth Museum Siegsdorf


Zotter Chocolate World & Edible Animal Park (Riegersburg, Austria)


Jais Sledder – a 1,800 Meter Alpine Coaster in the U.A.E.


Sagnheimar Natural History Museum Vestmannaeyjar


Whales of Iceland (Reykjavik)


Solingen Bird and Animal Park


Visiodrom Wuppertal


Sea Life Königswinter


Stuttgart Funicular (“Standseilbahn”)


The Retreat Palm Dubai – MGallery by Sofitel


Arabia’s Wildlife Centre (Sharjah)


LAVA Centre Hvölsvollur (Iceland)


Wilhelmshaven Aquarium


Krakow Arcade Museum (Muzeum Gier Wideo)


Seal Rescue Station (Seehundstation) Norddeich


Eyjafjördur Jolahusid – The Christmas House


Madame Tussauds Berlin


Sea Life Scheveningen (NED)


The Masone Labyrinth – the (Formerly) World-Largest Maze


Sharjah Aquarium



Little Big City Berlin



“Hanse Steinreich” Exhibition at the European Hansa Museum


Graz Fairy Tale Train (Grazer Märchenbahn)


Fauna Animal Park Solingen



Leeraner Miniaturland (Leer Model Land)


Hamburg Panoptikum


Madurodam – Miniature Netherlands


The Lost Chambers Aquarium (Atlantis Hotel Dubai)


Naturwildpark Granat (Haltern am See, Germany)


Abu Dhabi Khalifa Park Museum & Aquarium


SeaLife London Aquarium


Emsflower – A Gardening Giant & Adventure Park


Resistance Museum Amsterdam


Dutch Water Museum Arhem


Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Dusseldorf


Singapore Zoo


Madame Tussauds London


Jurong Bird Park (Singapore)


Markus Wasmeier Open Air Museum


Dubai Garden Glow



Siku & Audi-Museum Höing (Stadtlohn, Germany)


Abu Dhabi Eco Donut Boats (Catamaran Tour)


Ferrari World Abu Dhabi


Aviodrome Lelystad (Netherlands)


Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi


Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh


Munich Toy Museum


Madame Tussauds Amsterdam


Chocolate Museum Cologne (Schokoladenmuseum)


Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal, NED)


Guinness World Records Museum Hollywood


Umadum / Hi-Sky – A Giant Ferris Wheel in Munich


Museum Panorama Mesdag (The Hague)


National Museum of Singapore



Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg


Mainau Island – The Floral Paradise at Lake Constance


Arcen Castle & Garden


Smithsonian’s National Zoo (Washington)


Berlin Zoo


Car Watch – A new Pop-up Drive-in Cinema in Cologne


The National Wax Museum Plus (Dublin)


German Fairy Forest (Deutscher Märchenwald) Altenberg


Maritime Experiential Museum Singapore


Monkey Park Tenerife


Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum


SS Nomadic (Belfast)


Finca Las Margaritas – Banana Experience on Tenerife


Titanic Belfast


Mascot Hall of Fame (Whiting, IN)


Mashantucket Pequot Museum


S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore


Andernach Geyser


National Football Museum Manchester


On Top of Leverkusen Water Tower


Stockholm Gaming Museum


Madrid Railway Museum


Oxford University Museum of Natural History


Wings of Time (Singapore, Sentosa Island)


Singapore River Safari


Aquaria KLCC Kuala Lumpur


The View of DC – The Observation Deck at CEB Tower Arlington


Riding the Singapore Flyer


Benjamin Franklin Museum (Philadelphia)


Two Light Shows at Marina Bay


National Emergency Services Museum Sheffield


National Videogame Museum Sheffield


Lindlar Open Air Museum


Glasgow Rangers Ibrox Stadium Tour


Homewood Suites Lake Buena Vista Orlando (Review)


Dubai Miracle Garden – A flowerful Wonderland


Sea Life Orlando


ICON Park Orlando – A new Entertainment District


Riding the The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando


Madame Tussauds Orlando


Orlando – A very different McDonald’s Experience


Alte Dombach Paper Mill


ZooTampa at Lowry Park


A Visit to Busch Gardens (Tampa, Florida)


Mini Golf at Walt Disney World


Christmas at SeaWorld Orlando


Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow)


The only Rail Track on Canary Islands


Global Village Dubai – simply amazing!


Emirates National Auto Museum


Ibn Battuta Mall – My favourite Dubai Shopping Destination


FIFA World Football Museum



Gulliver’s Gate – a Miniature World at Times Square


Leverkusen Deer Park Reuschenberg (Review)


Riding the Hogwarts Express


Dormagen Deer Park Tannenbusch


Royal Ontario Museum


CN Tower and Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada


Parque Warner Madrid – More than Bugs Bunny?


History of Gaming in Cologne’s City Museum


Legoland Dubai (Review)


Georgia Aquarium – Not only about Fish

