In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the last week of January 2021.
LEGO reveals an all new car model, the Porsche 911 Turbo! Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.
TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: This week we saw the reveal of LEGO’s partnership with Universal Music, celebrated International LEGO Day and more!
- The LEGO Group collaborates with Universal Music to bring VIDIYO — a brand new line of music-inspired engagement with LEGO play – Today’s press release introduces the LEGO VIDIYO video maker experience.
- Learn how the new LEGO 10295 Porsche 911 Turbo & 911 Targa set took shape in the latest designer video – In the latest designer video, Mike Psiaki shares his favorite things about the new LEGO 10295 Porsche 911 Turbo & 911 Targa set, while Carl Merriam explains how a side-project can become a retail product.
- LEGO 10295 Porsche 911 Turbo & 911 Targa revealed as next Creator Expert car – Get your first look at the newest LEGO Creator Expert vehicle, the iconic Porsche 911.
- The day the LEGO brick was born – January 28, 1958 [Feature] – 28 January is International LEGO Day, marking the day when the patent of the brick was first submitted by Godtfred Kirk Christiansen.
OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
- What if they introduced a new Technic pin, and nobody noticed?, The Rambling Brick – While putting together the Colosseum, reader JdV noticed that the black Technic pins joining together parts of the base were not the same as the Black Technic friction pins that he had come to know and love over the past 30 or so years.
- Transcript: 10280 Flower Bouquet Roundtable with Designer Andy Ward Grubb, BrickJournal – On Tuesday, January 12, a Designer Roundtable centered on Flower Bouquet 10280 was held by the LEGO Engagement Team.
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Will Feature 300 Playable Characters (Including Babu Frik), TheGamer – The Skywalker Saga will feature about 800 unique characters, 300 of which will be playable.