In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of March 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we celebrate the return of a few classics, a new Land Rover vehicle, and Indiana Jones! We also review the new set announced as part of the 100th anniversary of Disney this year, the house from the movie Up In addition to this week’s Creation of the week, we get yet another new LEGO Star Wars set from the hit series on Disney+, The Mandalorian. … And in case this stunning recap of LEGO news leaves you wanting more, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Disney 43217 ‘Up’ House – Adventure awaits! — Get ready to earn your last merit badge with the fun and colorful set featuring the house from Up, along with a bunch of balloons.
• [NEWS] LEGO Icons reveals 10317 Land Rover Classic Defender 90 with 2,336 pieces — Pack up your gear and hit the off-road with this new Landrover featuring all the gear you need for your next adventure.
• [FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#10): Shelob by Grant Davis — Grant Davis earns the creation of the week title with his chilling rendition of the mother of all spiders, Shelob.
• [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars 75361 Spider Tank revealed as the new The Mandalorian set — Each new episode seems to herald a new set, and this week LEGO announced the spider-tank cyborg from deep under the surface of Mandalore.
• [NEWS] LEGO Indiana Jones theme returns with 3 new sets in April — Check out three new sets announced this week to herald the return of the professor/archeologist Indiana Jones.

OTHER NEWS We round out this week’s news with the finalists from the latest Bricklink designer program, and we learn about a PInt-sized micro-fig wired up like Steve Austin.

• 12 Fan-Designed Lego Sets Vying to Become the Real Deal – [Gizmodo.com] — Lego enthusiasts submitted 375 designs to BrickLink’s Series 1 Designer designer program. The five finalist designs will be available for pre-order.
• Pi-Powered Microcontroller is a Lego Astronaut with an RGB Suit – [Tom’s hardware.com] — FigPi runs on an RP2040 chip and has multiple Stemma connectors.