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 July 2025.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was a mix of Star Wars, with a return to the prequels featuring Jango Fett’s starship, Architecture, which brought us one of the most iconic real-world castles, Icons, which revealed a charming sea-side village, and the Dark Knight with a Batmobile from perhaps the most over-the-top Batman movie of that era, Batman Forever. For even more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report, and you can also catch A Brick Dreamer’s weekly recap of LEGO creations on their YouTube channel
- [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75433 Jango Fett’s Starship: Slave I 2: Electric Boogaloo — How does the latest version of this iconic starship measure up?
- [REVIEW] LEGO Architecture 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle – Bavarian Cream of the Crop — Fairy tales come to life with this beautiful model of a most inspirational castle nestled in the Bavarian forests.
- [NEWS] Ciao! LEGO Ideas travels to the Mediterranean with 21359 Italian Riviera — A perfect place to sit by the sea sipping espresso or enjoying a gelatto.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder – Bringing chaos and cool to a galaxy far, far away — The fast and furious mash-up of a classic speeder and a hot rod.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Batman 76304 Batman Forever Batmobile – Bricks love the car — Certainly one of the most ostentatious versions of the usually sleek and streamlined Batmobile since the original 60’s version.
TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Our coverage of the charming contest Heroes of Fur and Feather, which combines Animal Crossing with Dungeons & Dragons comes to a close with the winning entry. This has been one of the most enjoyable contest to follow, and I’m sad to see it end. Hopefully this event will inspire other storytellers to create their own grand adventure.
- [FEATURE] Our top 10 favorite LEGO creations of 2025 thus far — We look back over the first half of the year to revisit some of our favorite creations of 2025
- [FEATURE] Heroes of Fur and Feather Grand Prize Winner – Ben Grayson’s adventures of Priscilla Bramblewhisk — Of all the heroes and their stories we have featured over the last 3 weeks, one hero rises above the rest, with the announcment of the grand prize winning entry.
- [INTERVIEW] Building The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim’s open world in LEGO with BDD Builds — We talked with the creator of some stunning Skyrim locations.
- [FEATURE] Bounty Hunters, Troopers, and Droids – oh my! — Star Wars is the inspiration for this week’s Minifig Monday, with some amazing custom characters inspired by the franchise.
OTHER NEWS
- Portland-Designed Lego Set Hits Shelves in August – [Willamette Week] — Alex Sahli’s Italian Riviera set was inspired by the Grant High School alumnus’ love for travel.
- Swiatek’s one-of-a-kind gift for Wimbledon win: A LEGO strawberry – [WTA Tennis] — We’re gonna need a bigger bowl! Iga Swiatek
arrived home after winning Wimbledon to a special keepsake to commemorate a historic victory as SW19: a LEGO model of a giant strawberry. - Watch A Lego Man’s Movie-Worthy Journey Into Space – [Weather] — A weather and science experiment by some elementary school children turned into an epic space adventure for a Lego action figure, and a huge lesson about perseverance and hope