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 last week of August, 2023.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we covered new sets from Marvel, Star Wars, and LEGO Ideas. We saw LEGO announce a slow down in growth, and featured our 28th Creation of the week! And if you haven’t had your fill of news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Art 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man breaks the mold — Fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-man will be crawling the walls in anticipation of this hero-sized art set.
- [NEWS] The LEGO Group announces slowdown in growth for the first half of 2023 — LEGO sales drooped in 2023. Could it be that LEGO builders have started spending more time outside post-pandemic?
- [NEWS] LEGO Ideas 21343 Viking Village revealed — A really fun set based on two different LEGO Ideas submissions from a LEGO fan with historical knowledge that comes through in many of the set details. (watch for our full review coming soon).
- [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75371: Chewbacca — A build-able Chewbacca that stands head and shoulders above any previous LEGO Star Wars figure.
- [FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#28): “Nouvelle Chicane, 1988 Monaco Grand Prix” by alex_bricks — THe latest in our instalment of MOCs voted on by our followers on Telegram.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21342 The Insect Collection – Botanicals meets animals — These larger-than-life insects are as colorful and as potentially creepy as their real-world inspirations
The Chicane and the Insect Collection are worth looking into. The other sets are average – except, perhaps, for hardcore fans. As for the LEGO Group not making enough billions, I sympathize with them fully: it must be really tough to live on so little.