The Brothers Brick

They have ice cream. By Louis K.

Home of LEGO Star Wars Days for the last several years, it’s only natural that LEGOLAND California should get a section of Miniland dedicated to Star Wars. That’s finally happening this March, as announced this morning. From Bricks to Bothans was there today covering the press event, and has all the details and photos, including Continue reading →

There’s much more to this Juggernaut than meets the eye. Max Yang (Artifex Creation) built this Turbo Tank with remote-controlled driving and steering, along with other RC mechanisms such as clip-fed guns and missiles. It’s even outfitted with custom-designed flashing lights. You can see all these features in the Youtube video below. Thanks for the Continue reading →

Though this is for US & Canada only at the moment, nearly all of the first quarter 2011 LEGO sets are now available from the LEGO Shop online. As if that’s not enough of a temptation, you can still order in time for Christmas. We here at The Brothers Brick are irrationally excited about what Continue reading →

With the Death Star ornament by Chris McVeigh (powerpig), you will rule the Christmas tree! Find out how to make your own on Chris’ blog. Other ornaments by Chris are still available for purchase from Creations for Charity.

Flickr user marshal banana presents one of the best minifig-scale X-wings I have seen. None of the details seem forced; even the complex windshield design looks well-integrated into the ship. Check out more great Star Wars creations on the builder’s photostream.

ACPin‘s newest Star Wars diorama is a visually striking training arena for elite clone troopers. The difficulty of this build lies in incorporating the grid pattern on an uneven terrain, which the builder accomplished to good effect. Thanks for the tip Christian!

Speaking of FBTB, their CubeDude Vignettes Contest is now complete, and has yielded some nice results. Larry Lars captures Jabba the Hutt’s musical entertainers in his vignette: Andy Grubb deservedly takes home the first place prize, though, with this awesome forced-perspective view of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy pursuing the golden snitch in a game Continue reading →

…but it’s a great idea nonetheless. Joel Baker decided that the rare white Boba Fett needed a white Slave 1. So, unlike most people on the internet, he decided to do something about it, rather just whine about how Lego doesn’t cater their individual whims. Way to go, Joel. You’re the man! Now I want Continue reading →

A stormtrooper contemplates what to wear on another day of serving the Empire. By Mark (Legoagogo)

Steef de Prouw (mediocre) presents a lesser well-known ship from the Star Wars universe based on the Harbinger. The hammerhead shape is as distinctive as it is hard to build, featuring techniques such as half plate offsets to replicate the narrowing tips of the hammer shape. You can read more about this 122 stud long Continue reading →

The large-scale LEGO Star Wars set 10212 Imperial Shuttle unveiled at BrickWorld in June is now available from the LEGO Shop. The set includes 5 minifigs and 2503 pieces, and costs 260 USD. The Harry Potter book series may have come to a conclusion, but the movies continue, with the first half of Harry Potter Continue reading →

Peter Shutter shows us the pharaoh’s dilemma. . Check out more great scenes such as this Star Wars spoof on Peter’s Flickr set.

Phil Memmer built an UCS-style model of the probe droid, making good use of the quarter saucer pieces. The detailed mechanical arms are simply fascinating to look at.

When Okay Yaramanoglu used Lego Toy Story minifigs to create Star Wars characters, the result is both startling and hilarious. See if you can identify who is who in this photo. You can find the answers in Okay’s Flickr photostream.