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You underestimate my clutch power!

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (and its subsequent appearance in The Complete Saga) has become a cult classic among both Star Wars and video game fans, and Alex Lyman assembled all of that nostalgia in this wonderful little vignette. Capturing the moment on Mustafar where this co-op game became a versus game, Anakin and Obi-Wan duel it out here in a world that is viewed through the HUD of the game. The stud progress bar is a visual icon (though we’re still a ways off from True Jedi here), and we fully appreciate the purist approach to representing the character avatar and lives. The mosaic texture used to detail the lava and backdrop is effective and adds to the nostalgia with some simulated pixelation.

While it may not be instantly obvious upon first look, this build actually has a 3D element that leverages the stud depth of the vignette. It adds a nice element that makes this scene feel at home with the Star Wars vignettes or most recent book nooks.

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2025 LEGO Advent Calendar Spoilers: Day 19 [Feature]

Our favorite holiday tradition is opening all six LEGO Advent Calendars, one day at a time, with you, our readers! Along with spoiler pics of the daily gifts, we include commentary and alternate builds to celebrate the season and creativity.

We have an all-star cast of custom minifig creators leading our Advent adventure this year. Fool’s Figures is wizarding his way through Harry Potter and Frozen calendars. ExpansionBricks is launching Star Wars and Friends. And beyondb0nes is digging into Minecraft and City. Now let’s open some doors and see what gifts are in store for today!

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From Blacktron to bot bands – Talking bricks and ships with rubblemaker_lego [Interview]

Here at the Brothers Brick, we love a good spaceship (almost as much as Benny). Builder Steve Marsh, aka Rubblemaker, has created many of our favorite LEGO spaceships over the years, especially his distinctive starfighters based on Classic Space themes. Steve was nice enough to sit down with us to reflect on his shipbuilding journey.

Our interview with Steve follows

Time for an adventure in the Brickscalibur contest

Ah, Brickscalibur. A yearly contest featuring LEGO castles, knights and princesses. So loads of greys and browns, right? Not so, says Jack McKeen! This castle is from a familiar fantastical realm, specifically the Adventure Time universe. Hey, no-one said it had to be a real castle! The sculpting of the scene around Jake, Finn and the princesses Lumpy Space and Bubblegum is really nice. But I’m drawn to the character pledging allegiance to the latter, and at this point my AT knowledge runs out. Is it Huntress Wizard? Whoever it is, it looks as good as it does precarious. I’ll be making a mental note of that lever-into-skeleton-arm connection!

Viva New Vegas! Fallout is back in bricks

The first season of Amazon’s Fallout adaptation was a violent romp that satisfied gamers and new fans alike. The second season, which debuted this week, digs deeper into game lore as Lucy and co head to New Vegas. Kevin Wanner (Brick Ninja) sets the scene with this excellent brick-built sign and custom figs. Some post-production gives the shot cinematic flare, but Kevin doesn’t skimp on the LEGO craftsmanship with intricate decay and a clever mix of typography techniques. The builder has created many memorable Final Fantasy tributes – we can only hope more Fallout builds will follow!

2025 LEGO Advent Calendar Spoilers: Day 18 [Feature]

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We go full ninja with LEGO’s 2026 January wave of Ninjago playsets [Review]

2026 marks 15 years of LEGO Ninjago, arguably the most successful home-grown theme in the company’s history. In Ninjago, LEGO has a theme that can contain martial arts adventure, dragons, mecha, tranquil gardens, and cyberpunk cities. Ninjago has led to some of the all-time great sets for AFOLs and kids alike. And in the year to come, the Brothers Brick will spend more time unwinding with the Masters of Spinjitzu and rising with dragons to look at both official sets and the inspiring fan creations that wouldn’t be possible without the evocative parts that Ninjago brings to the mix. We’ve already shared our thoughts on LEGO’s two big Legacy sets for January, the excellent Four Weapons Blacksmith and impressively massive Old Town. Today, we’re joined by guest reviewer Capt. DarkShark for a look at the remaining sets from the Dragons Rising arc.

Our review of the January wave of Ninjago playsets follows

A truly great starship comes along once every Blood Moon

Sometimes something is so good, you can’t believe it’s LEGO. That’s what’s going on with Blake Foster’s Blood Moon. He tells us it’s a no frills starfighter that blasts holes through enemy ships with its powerful cannons and just and lets the vacuum of space do the rest. For something with no frills, it sure has lots of character. While this ship doesn’t boast an immense size, it still took Blake five weeks to build. That’s a testament to the smooth studless design with just about no easy ninety degree angles in sight. That had to have been no easy feat!

This rear view doesn’t make its intricate design any simpler. There are some complex geometries here as well as some trigonometry (probably) and some other ‘ometries beyond my grasp. You owe it to yourself to peruse our Blake Foster archives to see some of those other complex ‘ometries in action.

Beware of mimics posing as gifts under the Christmas Tree

The toothy monsters known as mimics famously disguise themselves as chests or other mundane furniture to catch adventurers off guard. It only follows that in a realm that celebrates Christmas, mimics would impersonate gifts! minifiguring.it.out builds this merry monster in LEGO with a toothy maw guaranteed to give you nightmares before Christmas. Remember, kids, never touch your presents without casting “detect thoughts” first or poking the gifts from a distance with a long stick.

2025 LEGO Advent Calendar Spoilers: Day 17 [Feature]

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Lavender fields forever

TBB alum and RebelLUG member Nannan Zhang can always be counted on for builds that mix innovative techniques with elegant presentation. The AFOL legend’s latest creation depicts a medieval farm where lavender is in bloom. Originally created as part of a collaborative castle build at Brickworld Chicago this past summer, Nannan created a black frame to hold the andscape and added a new farmhouse.

See more of Nannan’s pastoral creation after the break

31 ways to stay warm and cozy with LEGO and #BuildToGive

It’s nice to know that the LEGO community are such kind-hearted people. Take our friend Deborah Higdon, for example. This frosty-themed pair of mittens alone would have warranted a feature this time of year but she’ll build a unique pair every day in December. This one happens to be day sixteen. The kind-hearted part is this is for the Build to Give charity; build something with the heart theme, post to social media with the buildtogive hashtag and LEGO will give sets to children in hospitals, care homes and other disadvantaged situations. The holidays can be a rough time of the year for some folks and it’s nice to see Deborah and others become a part of something so special.

I couldn’t pick just one favorite so here is a very dimensional pair wrapped up in a bow.

And finally here’s another that’s sort of abstract, like a mitten snow angel pressed into the snow. You too can join in on the festivities. Simply build something with the heart theme and use the hashtag on all your socials. Like so: #buildtogive. Be sure to check in with Deborah every day this month to see what other warm and fuzzy sentiments she has in store and use the hashtag to see what other talented builders around the globe are doing with their entries.

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Category Archives: LEGO

You underestimate my clutch power!

2025 LEGO Advent Calendar Spoilers: Day 19 [Feature]

From Blacktron to bot bands – Talking bricks and ships with rubblemaker_lego [Interview]

Time for an adventure in the Brickscalibur contest

Viva New Vegas! Fallout is back in bricks

2025 LEGO Advent Calendar Spoilers: Day 18 [Feature]

We go full ninja with LEGO’s 2026 January wave of Ninjago playsets [Review]

A truly great starship comes along once every Blood Moon

Beware of mimics posing as gifts under the Christmas Tree

2025 LEGO Advent Calendar Spoilers: Day 17 [Feature]

Lavender fields forever

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31 ways to stay warm and cozy with LEGO and #BuildToGive