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LEGO Star Wars 75434 K-2SO Security Droid – Good enough to parade before the Emperor [Review]

Hey folks! Brennan (aka Brickbot_Studio) here! Some of you might know me as the guy on Instagram who makes a lot of small-scale, part-dense LEGO robots, D&D minifigures, and LEGO Warhammer 40k figures & mechs. But today, I get to offer you my thoughts on LEGO’s latest addition to their buildable characters lineup: K-2SO! Ever since Alan Tudyk made his unforgettable debut as K-2SO in Rogue One back in 2016, the lanky black Imperial droid has been a fan favorite. LEGO first responded with a buildable action figure and a minifig-scale mold. Today we’ll find out if the upcoming LEGO Star Wars 75434 K-2SO Security Droid succeeds at capturing the beloved, snarky robotic turncoat as an intricate and highly detailed display model.

You can ~~reprogram~~ build your own 845 piece K-2SO for US $89.99 | CAN $119.99 | UK £79.99 when the droid comes home August 1, 2025.

Congratulations, K-2SO, you are being reviewed. Please do not resist.

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LEGO Star Wars 75417 AT-ST Walker: does the latest UCS set walk the walk? [Review]

It’s almost become a tradition – insofar as LEGO has traditions – that we get two Ultimate Collector Series Star Wars sets every year. Usually, these come in May (for May 4th) and some time in the autumn. But this year, 75417 AT-ST Walker is bucking that trend! This latest UCS set releases this August 1st alongside a host of other Star Wars sets. It’s the second time the Imperial walker has been tackled at this scale – but this time, your US $199.99 | CAN $259.99 | UK £179.99 gets you 1,513 pieces. Pre-orders are open now, and after its release date, it may also be available from third-party retail sites like eBay or Amazon.

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

Walk this way to read our review, if you’re no chicken (walker)!

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 5, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 1st week of July 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Summer is here, and what better way to celebrate than a wave of LEGO sets from many popular themes like Star Wars, Mario, Botanicals, Architecture, Icons, and more. The iconic AT-ST returns as part of the summer wave, this time, in UCS style. Architecture fans have a lot to get excited about, with one of the most recognizable real-world castles, Neuschwanstein Castle, and a trio of smaller bonsai trees from the Botanical theme are super-cute. If you have not had your fill of LEGO news and reviews yet, keep the vibe going with last week’s Brick Report!

[NEWS] New August LEGO sets revealed, including Star Wars, Botanicals, Creator, and more — Along with Botanicals and Star Wars, Mario Kart and Creator announce new sets for August.
[NEWS] Toothless and Shelby Cobra lead July 2025 New Releases, available now! — The first of the month means new LEGO sets, this time from Icons, How to Train Your Dragon, Nike, and Marvel.
[NEWS] Five new LEGO Star Wars sets revealed, including UCS AT-ST, Jango, and Clones — New Star Wars sets span prequel to OG trilogy, and even a new set from the sequel to Rebuild the Galaxy.
[NEWS] Neuschwanstein Castle revealed as your next LEGO Architecture destination — Stunning details, and a stunning price to match.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Custom minifigures are the theme of this week’s features, from British historicals to Animal Crossing X Dungeons & Dragons mashups. June was Pride month, and Love + LEGO is a natural combination this week, with an interview and a minifig habitat feature.

[FEATURE] Custom Minifig creations with Hollywood LEGO hero stuntmanbrick — Aidan Woodall is our guest feature author, and he shares his LEGO building journey.
[FEATURE] Heroes of Fur and Feather Challenge 2: Monster Meyhem — Week two of one of the most charming mash-ups ever, featuring custom characters created using Animal Crossing molded heads.
[FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: Convention collabs, contests, and creativity unleashed — Check out A Brick Dreamer’s latest video recap of popular MOCs of the week.
[INTERVIEW] Andrew Redfern on rebuilding1200 years of British history with Minifigure Monarchs — TBB spoke to Andrew Redfern about their fascination with British history, captured in LEGO.
[INTERVIEW] Talking Love, LEGO, and Building with Pride with Two Gay AFOLs — TBB spoke with two LEGO builders about their LEGO building together.
[FEATURE] Every Pride Habitat is Awesome — A colorful collection of minifig habitats built to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Everyone IS awesome!

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New August LEGO sets revealed, including Star Wars, Botanicals, Creator, and more [News]

After a modest five sets in July, August is shaping up to be one of the busiest months of the year for new LEGO releases. Today LEGO adds to the already impressive Clone Wars era Star Wars sets, while also rolling out new Mario Kart racers, Botanical plants, and the latest animal-themed Creator kit. All this on top off previously revealed One Piece, Spider-Man, Architecture, Technic and more. Which sets are you most excited for?

Details follow for this next batch of upcoming August releases

Toothless and Shelby Cobra lead July 2025 New Releases, available now! [News]

July’s LEGO releases are a calm in the storm between a busy June and what’s shaping up to be an absolutely stacked August. We’ve reviewed all five sets and our pick of the month is the Shelby Cobra, which guest reviewer Firas Abu-Jabber praised for the innovative techniques and highly satisfying build process. If car’s don’t get your motor running, Toothless might not be the take on the Night Fury that we wanted, but it’s a very cute set with broad appeal. To sweeten the deal this month, LEGO’s latest GWP – Friendly Snails – is one of the most delightful free sets we’ve seen all year. If you’re planning to purchase any of this month’s new releases, consider using our affiliate link. Your support is what has kept us going for 20 years of daily LEGO updates. Thank you! LEGO US | LEGO CAN | LEGO UK.

All of your July 2025 new releases follow

Five new LEGO Star Wars sets revealed, including UCS AT-ST, Jango, and Clones [News]

The first reveals of the next wave of LEGO Star Wars sets has jumped out of hyperspace! The quintet of sets covers a wide age and price range, with all set to release August 1, 2025. The headline act is 75417 AT-ST Walker, the second iteration of the scout transport at Ultimate Collector Series scale and first in almost two decades. That one is 1,513 pieces for US $199.99 | CAN $259.99 | UK £179.99. At the other end, we have our second Slave I (Jango’s version) of the year, and two massive clone sets that include some long-awaited Galactic Marine and Commander Bly minifigures.

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Neuschwanstein Castle revealed as your next LEGO Architecture destination [News]

Perched atop the foothills of Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle is a real-life fairytale destination and the cream of Bavarian landmarks. This icon of 19th-century Romanticism inspired Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and now it inspires the next essential display set: LEGO Architecture 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle. Featuring 3455 pieces, the set marks a return to the architecture line’s microscale roots after the larger-scale Trevi Fountain, and should make an excellent companion set for Himeji Castle. Neuschwanstein Castle will be available on August 1, 2025, and can be pre-ordered now for US $279.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £239.99.

Will you be booking a Bavarian vacation to this fairytale palace? Let us know in the comments.

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for June 28, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 4th week of June 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Summertime is fast approaching, for many it is already here, and while there wasn’t much last week in the way of news or reviews, we did take a dunk with our review of the Nike tribute set announced last week. We also covered the announcement of a suitable summertime gift with purchase set, a pair of friendly snails. To keep the summertime vibe going, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more news, reviews, and features.

[NEWS] Friendly Snails are sliding your way as the next LEGO Gift with Purchase — What’s cuter than a LEGO snail in the garden? How about two LEGO snails?
[REVIEW] LEGO Nike 43008 Nike Dunk: does the swoosh swish? — Not to be outdone by the Adidas LEGO set released in 2021, Nike has teamed up with a tribute set.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Overview

[FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: Bio-Cup beasts, Rolli rodents, and Star Wars scenery — Bats, Beast, and Bio-cup entries… check out this week’s episode.
[CONTEST] Heroes of Fur and Feather – Challenge 1: Delving Day — Minifig Monday covers some of the first entries in the Dungeon Crossing contest, with a short introduction from each builder.
[FEATURE] Tributes roll out for set designer and pillar of the AFOL community Markus Rollbühler — LEGO fans pay tribute to a pillar of the Adult LEGO fan community.
[CONTEST] Introducing Heroes of Fur and Feather: A Dungeon Crossing Role-Play Adventure! — Bust out your medeivel minifig accessories and your Animal Crossing figs for this playful contest.

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Friendly Snails are sliding your way as the next LEGO Gift with Purchase [News]

Today LEGO revealed a new Gift With Purchase (GWP) arriving on July 1, 2025:
LEGO Ideas 40788 Friendly Snails. GWPs are always a welcome bonus when buying new bricks, but occasionally a free set comes along that’s so special it has you looking for things to add to your shopping cart just for the bonus set. As a fan of the outdoors, Friendly Snails is that kind of set for me – a fun little nature build that’s perfect for display with unique printed parts. Kudos to fan designer Maxime for this winning display.

Here’s what the LEGO Ideas team has to say about this cute set.

We’re so excited to reveal the LEGO® Ideas 40788 Friendly Snails, which was dreamed up in our ‘Build the Gift of Purchase Set of your Dreams‘ Challenge in 2024. The original submission was uploaded as ‘The Autumn Snails‘ in the challenge by LEGO Ideas Fan Designer Jagamax, also known as Maxime!

This GWP set is a garden creatures display-model gift designed with adult fans of nature and animals in mind. The build-and-display set features 2 snails with decorated shells, a bee, log, rock, puddle and greenery. The scene is assembled on a single sturdy base that allows the whole set to be safely picked up and moved. To increase options for display, the snails can be detached and placed beyond the set’s base.

This LEGO Gift With Purchase set will be available on July 1st, and added to your cart on LEGO.com with a minimum purchase of €160 / $160 USD. The set availability and full details of the promotion are available at LEGO.com.

Coincidentally, the eligibility threshold matches perfectly with the Minifigure Vending Machine, should you need a recommendation.

LEGO Nike 43008 Nike Dunk: does the swoosh swish? [Review]

Four years ago, our Alexander reviewed a thoroughly unusual set: a LEGO shoe. That set was among the first of a big push from LEGO into the world of brand tie-ins targeted at more than just AFOLs, and now, we have some more legendary footwear to contend with. This time, we’re shooting some hoops with LEGO Nike 43008 Nike Dunk! And it’s an altogether different vibe to the Adidas Original. With 1,180 pieces, this snazzy sneaker hits the court on July 1 for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99. You may also find it on third-party retail sites like eBay or Amazon. Is LEGO’s latest basketball collab a slam dunk? Or are brick fans about to get skunked? Let’s find out!

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for June 22, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of June 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We return to Marvel with the new Miles Morales mask from the animated Spider-verse series. Last week, we covered the release of the latest LEGO Icons set, the Shelby Cobra 427 SC, and this week, we took a closer look in our review. We also reviewed the long-anticipated (and somewhat disappointing) Toothless set from How to Train Your Dragon. To sink your teeth into more news and reviews from TBB, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

[REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C – An iconic build — Rev your engines for our detailed review of this iconic race car.
[REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10375 How to Train Your Dragon: Toothless – Big smiles, no bite — Can a LEGO set be too cute? Get the scoop with our full review.
[NEWS] Buka’s Brick Bestiary is the ultimate guide to LEGO fauna — Looking for a great guide to LEGO critters? Look no further than this detailed fieldbook.
[REVIEW] LEGO Marvel 76329 Miles Morales’ Mask — Enter the Spider-verse with the newest mask from Marvel.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

[FEATURE] A day of knights from LEGO stars [Minifig Monday] — Heroic protectors and majestic figures in this week’s Minifig Monday.
[INTRTVIEW] Jen Feeny: On building community and bringing Pink City to life — We interviewed Jen Feeny about WMLUG and their colorful collaboration at BrickWorld Chicago.

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LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C – An iconic build [Review]

“These cars were meant to be driven,” said Carrol Shelby about his iconic roadster, the Cobra 427. This high-performance roadster’s blend of sleek design with fierce horsepower, achieving legendary status among car enthusiasts. LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C makes this iconic and coveted classic car much more accessible. But does the timeless beauty and ambition of the real car carry over to the LEGO version? Find out in our review from guest writer Firas Abu-Jaber. And stay till the end to see how Firas’ earlier MOC versions of this iconic car compare the official set.

LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C contains 1,241 pieces and will be available July 1, 2025 to LEGO Insiders (July 4 to all). You can pre-order now for US $159.99 | CAN $199.99 | UK £139.99. After release it may also be available from third-party retailers like eBay or Amazon.

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

Start your engines and join us as we take a look at this legendary roadster in LEGO