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Photo review of LEGO Agents 8632 Swamp Raid [News]

Like a bunch of you out there, Jordan “SirNadroj” Schwartz has run across several of the LEGO Agents sets at his local mega-chain toy store.
Jordan has kindly posted a full photo review:

Check out the figs:

Hmmm… Yellow Indiana Jones, anyone?

Previously on TBB: Photo review of 8631 Jetpack Pursuit.

Photo review of LEGO Agents 8631 Jetpack Pursuit [News]

I don’t know how or where, but Flickrite okayaraman has picked up a copy of forthcoming LEGO Agents set 8631 Jetpack Pursuit (due out this fall, I believe).
Click through to Flickr for lots of photos:

Ever since seeing the earlier prototype pictures, I’ve been wondering how the chainsaw is connected to the cyborg’s arm. This appears [...]

New 2008 BrickArms weapons [Review]

At BrickCon in October, I learned about the Halo-inspired weapons and the M1 Garand rifle that Will Chapman of BrickArms was working on at the time (see First look at new BrickArms weapons).
Last week, I received my shipment of new 2008 BrickArms weapons, and I’ve been eagerly building and waiting for a break in [...]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull LEGO sets reviewed

Eurobricks member Alex54 has posted an early photo review of the three smaller LEGO sets from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
7624 Jungle Duel:

7625 River Chase:

7626 Jungle Cutter:

Check out the Soviet soldiers:

See more of Alex54’s photos in his Indiana Jones gallery on Brickshelf.

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT ZOO! by Fay Rhodes [Review]

I recently received a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT set for my birthday (my wife is awesome!) so naturally I was excited to get the chance to review the newest Mindstorms book from No Starch Press. The author, Fay Rhodes co-authored the The Lego Mindstorms NXT Idea Book, is a member of MCP (Mindstorms Community [...]

7048 Troll Warship review by Doctor Sinister [Review]

Andrew “Doctor Sinister” Summersgill has posted a photo review of 7048 Troll Warship on Flickr and Eurobricks.

7048 Troll Warship is one of the forthcoming 2008 Castle sets, which are starting to show up here and there. As always, here’s a separate shot of the minifigs:

It looks like the new goblin helmets we saw in early [...]

Photo review of 7620 Indiana Jones Motorcycle Escape on BrickZone.net

Head on over to BrickZone.net for a full photo review of what appears to be the very first set from the upcoming Indiana Jones line — 7620 Indiana Jones Motorcycle Escape.

Have I mentioned that I love 7036 Dwarves’ Mine? [Review]

Well, I do. I love 7036 Dwarves’ Mine! It may in fact be my favorite LEGO set in several years.
It’s got great play features that had me running over and showing my wife as I built the set, and as I discovered each new piece, I kept thinking about how I could use them [...]

Photo review of 7036 Dwarves’ Mine on BrickZone.net

The newest Castle set, 7036 Dwarves’ Mine, is starting to show up in stores and online. For those of us cursed to live near the end of The LEGO Company’s supply chain, we have the BrickZone.net photo review to make us jealous of the rest of you.

Of particular note is the fact that the two [...]

BrickForge Barnyard Animals [Review]

Josh’s post earlier today reminded me that I hadn’t gotten around to posting a review of the new animals from BrickForge. Let’s get started.

Three animals are available from BrickForge:

Cow (in screen-printed Holstein and black varieties): $5.00
Pig (in pink, black, and white): $3.00
Sheep (in white and black): $3.00

You can also buy white horns for $0.50 a [...]

BrickForge Minifig Accessories [Review]

Reminded by the pictures of their upcoming livestock shown during BrickWorld, I recently ordered a rather substantial number of weapons and accessories from BrickForge.
I wrote a review here on The Brothers Brick of modern weapons from BrickArms last February, so I thought I’d do the same with my new collection of BrickForge products. BrickForge primarily [...]

Photo Review of 7029 Skeleton Ship Attack

The Brickster has found an early copy of 7029 Skeleton Ship Attack at a local (not sure where) Toys R Us and has created a photo review on Eurobricks:

How to Spot a Pirate

What’s wrong with this picture?

The answer is that these are a brand of construction toys from China called “Enlighten.” No, they’re not LEGO® brand building bricks. What’s the difference between Enlighten and construction toy brands that advertise themselves as “compatible with the leading brand,” such as Mega Bloks, Best-Lock, and Tyco? These latter companies all [...]

News: Harry Potter 5378 Hogwarts Castle Photos

Millionaire Playboy has wonderfully detailed pictures of the new 5378 Hogwarts Castle set. Head on over there for the video podcast, but here are the highlights for me — the minifigs!
Dolores Umbridge and Hermione Granger both sport new hair:

The weirdest, coolest LEGO head ever on a mystery character (another Deatheater?), and a new Draco Malfoy:
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New Weapons from BrickArms [Review]

BrickArms manufactures injection-molded ABS accessories compatible with LEGO. Now, I’m what most LEGO fans call a “purist“; I don’t cut, paint, glue, or otherwise harm LEGO, and I don’t generally use non-LEGO parts in my creations. After I attended a presentation at NWBrickCon last October, though, I couldn’t help but pick up a few BrickArms [...]