Welcome back to the wizarding world of LEGO Harry Potter. Seventeen years since the first wave of magical sets hit shelves, LEGO announced today that an entirely new line of sets based on the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film series will launch August 1st, 2018.
The first set in the re-launched LEGO Harry Potter theme will be 75954 Hogwarts Great Hall with 878 pieces and 10 minifigures, available August 1st for $99.99 USD.
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Several LEGO sets based on this summer’s upcoming mega-blockbuster Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War sets have been revealed, available sometime in March. Each set comes with it’s own unique Infinity Gem, so if you want them for Thanos’ gauntlet, you’ll have to collect them all.
The Brothers Brick will bring you pictures of the actual sets this weekend with our hands-on coverage from the New York Toy Fair, so stay tuned for more information. The pictures below contain some spoilers for the movie, so proceed with caution.
76108 Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown – $99.99 USD – 1,004 pieces
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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 second week of February 2018.
TBB NEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: It is the calm before the storm. Next weekend is the New York Toy Fair so brace yourself for a barrage of set announcements, but for now here is a contest and a few instructions for your building pleasure.
OTHER NEWS: There were a few other LEGO news articles from varying places around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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 first week of February 2018.
TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: From supercars to ships, we have your LEGO news for the week, including a few reviews and instructions.
OTHER NEWS: There were a few other LEGO news articles from varying places around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
Starting today, LEGO IDEAS 21313 Ship in a Bottle is available at your local LEGO Store and the LEGO Shop online for $69.99. We predict this set will be a popular one, so we are hoping LEGO has the appropriate amount in stock to handle demand.
For larger orders of $125 or more, the promotional set 40290 60 Years of the LEGO Brick is still available from the LEGO Shop, so this is a great opportunity to get both amazing sets if you haven’t already.
Ahead of this year’s summer blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, LEGO has revealed three new sets at the Nuremberg Toy Fair based on the upcoming dinosaur flick. The three sets, one each for LEGO System, Juniors and Duplo, are part of a larger line of thirteen Jurassic World sets and BrickHeadz which will be revealed mid-February at the New York Toy Fair (which TBB will bring you full coverage of). The sets are generally spoiler free and will be available for purchase on April 16th.
Click to get a closer look at the three Jurassic World sets revealed
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 2018.
TBB NEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: We had a week packed full with news from Ideas to minifigures to slick speed racers.
LEGO 60th ANNIVERSARY NEWS: Celebrate with us as we mark the 60th anniversary of LEGO’s 2×4 brick by reading some of the fun articles below or building something amazing.
OTHER NEWS: There were a few other LEGO news articles from varying places around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
From wooden ducks to computer controlled creations and everything plastic in between, LEGO has come a long way since the early 1930s. To highlight the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick patent, the company has pulled together some of its most important milestones in the timeline below.
What was LEGO up to the decade you were born in? What year did flesh color faces make their debut? What were LEGO bricks originally called? When was LEGO named the toy of the century?
Click to get a closer look at the LEGO timeline
To celebrate the 60th birthday of its iconic 2×4 brick, LEGO created a red 10-foot tall brick and placed it in New York City right in front of the Flatiron Building. The larger-than-life brick weighs in at 1,200 pounds, is made up of more than 133,000 individual bricks, and took 350 hours to make.
Even more mind-blowing than seeing such a plastic monolith in a concrete jungle is that a LEGO brick from 1958 still interlocks with a LEGO brick made today. This is due to precision injection molding and the original idea of using tubes to create clutch power. Before the Kristiansens settled on the familiar tube underside, they considered several 0ptions for the original pattern of LEGO bricks.
Click to take a closer look at the massive brick in NYC
Sixty years ago today on January 28, 1958, at 1:58pm, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen submitted a patent application for a toy building brick which was approved six months later. Little did Godtfred know that his “highly sophisticated inter-locking brick system” would lead to LEGO becoming one of the largest toy companies on the globe.
We’ll have more on the LEGO brick’s 60th anniversary later today, but we wanted to celebrate across all time zones. So today, let’s build a set, sort some parts, or create something new and amazing. Play well, everyone.
Want to know more about the history of LEGO? Check out our LEGO History timeline!
The 18th series of LEGO Collectible Minifigures has been revealed, and we are in for a party. From cake to balloons and costumes galore, the 17 minifigures in the series are celebrating LEGO’s 60th anniversary this year. The series should be available for purchase in April, and will likely be another highly sought-after collection.
Click to get a closer look at Collectible Minifigure Series 18.
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 third week of January 2018.
TBB NEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: There was only a little news this week, but we still have some interesting reads and instruction guides for you.
OTHER NEWS: There were a few other LEGO news articles from varying places around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest: