Small LEGO scenes like this make me smile. With just a few parts and a simple story, Eli Willsea crafts a fun and colorful vignette of a hedgehog taking a walk after a light rain. The chopstick element makes perfect spines, yellow rainboots are instantly recognizable, and he even has a frog friend along for the ride.
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Exo-Force theme gets a serious upgrade in this mighty mech
One of the LEGO themes that came out during my dark age (the period between childhood and adulthood when some fans stopped buying LEGO sets) was Exo-Force, a theme with a human and a robot faction and their battling mechs and vehicles. The designs were a perfect blend of anime and cyberpunk. This mech by Ryuhei Kawai is a fantastic reboot of the theme with plenty of modern mech construction techniques. The larger angled upper legs with the thin black calves give the mech a sporty look, while the machine gun with ammo belt feeding it from the shoulder and the large chainsaw-looking blade on the right hand show that this mech means business.
A solitary LEGO scavenger scours the land for a good score
In a world where everyone survives by scavenging for scraps, every little thing can take on new value. In this LEGO scene by Brickclicks a scavenger loads up their speeder with salvage and drops it off at their stash, made up of a variety of appliances and other fun finds. One of my favorite parts in this build is the beard and ice cream combined to make the rider’s head covering. Hiding the clear supports amid the clutter below is also a clever solution.
TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for October 27, 2024 [News]
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 final week of October 2024.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS
This might have been a light week on the news, but it’s still worth a recap. This week, we reviewed the eagerly anticipated botanical garden set, which was well worth the wait. A double-wide modular with over 30 species of plants, some cool new elements, and a whopping 12 minifigures! We also covered the latest gift-with-purchase set based on a LEGO Ideas fan contest, a tribute to books and reading.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 40698 Gift with Purchase Books Are My Passion: Curl up with a good brick! — A different kind of book-based LEGO set to enjoy.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21353 The Botanical Garden – Is it everything we’ve hoped for? — Bre reviewed the new botanical set, which is blooming with colorful details.
- [NEWS] LEGO reveals 21353 The Botanical Garden as the next LEGO Ideas set — LEGO announced the long-awaited botanical set.
OTHER NEWS
- ‘Lego Banksy’ architect recreates Welsh landmarks – [BBC.com] — A LEGO fan combines his love of the brick with his passion for architectural landmarks.
- LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition: Palpatine will be the exclusive character – [Hothbricks.com] — The newest edition of a fan-favorite guide to LEGO Star Wars minifigures.
A fantastic LEGO art piece, I’m not lion
LEGO art sets have inspired a whole new area of custom LEGO builds suitable to hang on the wall, like this creation from LEGO 7, who typically builds more character-focused models, featuring a lion holding a sword in his mouth. Bright colors and gold ornamental details capture the traditional lion dance vibe of the Lunar New Year celebrations. The sculptural aspect brings this creation to life over flatter mosaic styles.
LEGO Marvel X-Men 76294 The X-Mansion, is it worth the wait? [REVIEW]
Marvel fans of all ages have had many great LEGO sets come out over the years, both play and display-worthy tributes to many comic book heroes and villains from big-name heroes like the Avengers to street-level characters like Spider-man and Daredevil. Some of these groups have even had large-size display sets like LEGO Marvel Spider-Man 76178 Daily Bugle and Avengers Tower, but one group of heroes has been missing a large set of their own, until now. The X-Men finally get a base of operations in the newly announced X-Mansion set, which includes 10 minifigures and a sentinel. But will this long-anticipated set live up to fan’s expectations? LEGO Marvel X-Men 76294 The X-Mansion comes with 3,093 pieces and will be available on November 1st for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
This LEGO Keetongu is seriously crushing it
The LEGO Bionicle theme has been the inspiration for many great custom creations over the years, like this beefy build by Eero Okkonen which, while spectacular by itself, was built with another purpose in mind… to use as many of the new elements from the LEGO 43247 Young Simba the Lion King set in bright yellow/orange as possible. With so much brightness it may be hard to know where to look first, but my eye was drawn to the large macaroni curves used for the eyebrow of this Cyclops mech.
LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room
While the second season of the hit Netflix show “Wednesday” may have been delayed, LEGO has announced a few sets to hold fans over until then. We already covered LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure in a previous review, so now it is time to look at the playset for the theme, Wednesday & Enid’s dorm room at Nevermore Academy. The scene includes both an interior and exterior section, and shows off the personalities of both characters and the school itself. The set includes 2 versions of each character, as well as Thing. LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room comes with 750 pieces and will be available on October 1st for US $89.99 | CAN $119.99 | UK £79.99. It may also be available from 3rd party resellers on Amazon and eBay.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for September 29, 2024 [News]
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 4th week of September, 2024.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Fall is here, and that means (besides the onslaught of pumpkin spice) big reveals from LEGO, like the winter village sets, a new botanical wreath, and the Star Wars UCS set with its accompanying gift with purchase. We also took a look at one of the sets from the Netflix hit series Wednesday, that was due to release a second season this fall (it has been delayed until 2025) and a set from the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie set to hit theaters this December.
- [REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite 40728 Brite Bomber gift with purchase – A hint of things to come? — Bre breaks down the latest BrickHeadz character from Fortnite.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Winter Village Collection 40746 Santa’s Delivery Truck — Chuck checks out the perfect companion to Santa’s Post Office.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office – Santa would like a word — Express delivery or dead letter office… Chuck has the answer.
- [NEWS] LEGO unveils 2024’s Winter Village Collection set as LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office — LEGO announces this year’s winter village addition.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog 77000 Shadow the Hedgehog – A shadow of the Helmet Series? — Kyle unpacks this odd choice for the first Sonic character bust.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40755 Imperial Dropship vs Rebel Scout Speeder: the battle packs are back! — Theo checks out the latest Star Wars battle pack, which includes QT-KT, the pink astromech with a big heart.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure – Spooky or Spectacular? — Daniel reviewed this quirky new style of LEGO display set.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Icons Botanical Collection 10340 Wreath – deck the halls with boughs of plastic — Looking for a holiday decoration that won’t leave endless needles on the floor? Theo dives in to this botanical set just in time for the holidays.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber: Return of the GWP — Theo breaks down this delightful replica of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber.
- [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75397 UCS Jabba’s Sail Barge: Time to set sail, or wait for set sale? — Theo digs into this massive display/play set to see if it is as annoying as sand, or as shiny as a krayt pearl.
- [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge announced as next UCS set — LEGO unveils the latest UCS set from their Star Wars theme.
LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure – Spooky or Spectacular? [Review]
Ever since the premiere of the critically acclaimed Wednesday series on Netflix in November 2022, directed by Tim Burton, many LEGO fans have eagerly anticipated getting their hands on official sets. With the second season currently in production, the wait is finally over. The first of these sets getting a TBB review, LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure, features a brick-built figure of the protagonist, which comes with two outfits from the show. The set comes with 702 pieces and will be available on October 1st for US $49.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99 and may also be found at third-party retailers like Amazon or eBay.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
LEGO Art 31213 Mona Lisa – a Renaissance masterpiece? [Review]
Ever since the launch of LEGO 18+ sets marketed primarily toward adult builders and collectors, the category has produced a wide variety of models from typewriters to guitars intending to attract more customers who might otherwise pass the LEGO store by at the mall. One theme within the overall line, LEGO Art, has introduced some very iconic replicas of famous paintings, such as LEGO Ideas 21333 Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and LEGO 31208 The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Hokusai. But one classic work of art was noticeably missing from the line-up… until now. The recently announced 31213 Mona Lisa brings Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait of a demure woman with a mysterious smile to life. The framed Mona Lisa comes with 1,503 pieces and is available starting on October 1st for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
Guns make great LEGO ships, but so do daggers
Many LEGO shipbuilders take inspiration from video games like Halo, and Star Wars. But if you are into spaceships that take their design inspirations from naval vessels, then the upcoming game Fallen Frontier would be a good place to start. Ryan Olsen has found his inspiration for this SHIPtember (a month-long build challenge to create a large spaceship) from the concept art of this real-time strategy game, and it looks stunning.
There are so many great details in this build, like the bank of missile launchers along each side, and the braking engines at the front of the lower rear section. One of my favorite details is the small craft at the rear, with the black and yellow stripes marking the rear cargo door.