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LEGO Monkie Kid 80049 Dragon of the East Palace [Review]

With summer comes another new wave of sets from the popular Monkie Kid theme, based on the Chinese folktale Journey to the West. Like many previous waves, it includes vehicles, a mech, and a large building, this time in the form of the underwater palace home to the human form of the Dragon of the East. The subsea structure is based on the location from the third season where the team takes refuge, and ends up leaving with a souped-up new team truck (featured in a previous round of sets). This is where the Monkey King originally got his versatile staff, and the scene features a large brick-built version that hides a surprise. LEGO Monkie Kid 80049 Dragon of the East Palace comes with 2,364 pieces and will be available on June 1st for US $189.99 | CAN $249.99 | UK £169.99.

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When you get to Dragonkeep, drop me a postcard

Built for a local LUG (LEGO Users Group) challenge in the theme of postcards, this miniature scene by Dale Harris looks like a tribute to all things fantasy, from the castle by the water to the swooping dragon… I guess we can see where the town gets its name. The dragon is nicely detailed for such a small build, and that uncommon red binoculars make an interesting snout. Let’s hope the dragon is friendly, or that castle will melt faster than Harranhall from Game of Thrones.

Chonky mech for a chonky pilot

This mech suit by dicken liu has a few excellent part usage of note. The head of this domed bot is from the Star Wars buildable planet Death Star, and the super laser makes a perfect eye. But that’s not the only spherical part… the Minifig-sized gyro sphere from Jurrasic World forms the outer cover for a tiny rotund pilot.

LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz 40623: Battle of Endor Heroes [Review]

It is hard to believe it’s been 40 years since the premiere of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. This year LEGO has announced several sets in the Star Wars theme from dioramas to BrickHeadz, to super-star destroyers, all to celebrate the end of the original trilogy. With Battle of Endor Heroes, we get 5 heroes of the rebellion in their Endor attire…well, four plus R2, who doesn’t wear anything besides his cheerful disposition. This mixture of standard and buddy-sized characters includes Jedi Luke with his green lightsaber, R2, Cape-wearing Lando, spunky Wicket, and jungle-camo Leia. LEGO Star Wars 40623: Battle of Endor Heroes comes with 549 pieces and is available now for US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £39.99

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for May 6th, 2023 [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 1st week of May 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This Brick Report we are covering 2 weeks’ worth of LEGO news coverage with a brand new Technic car, a very colorful new theme with some cool new parts 2 Creation of the Week models, and the week of Star Wars Day wouldn’t be complete without visiting a galaxy far, far away with our review of the Death Star II tribute, the cutest weapon of mass destruction ever.

[REVIEW] LEGO Technic 42156 PEUGEOT 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar – Worth the hype? — We reviewed the latest Technic car set with Bre.
[NEWS] LEGO reveals new DreamZzz theme with 10 trippy sets and tie-in show — LEGO unveiled their new theme Dreamzzz, and we wnt along for the ride.
[NEWS] LEGO Creation of the Week (#16): The Water and Moon Guanyin Bodhisattva by dicken liu — This COTW is truly divine.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40591: Death Star II gift with purchase — Daniel reviewed the second Death Star gift with purchase. for this year’s May the 4th promo.
[NEWS] LEGO Creation of the Week (#15): Godzilla by Jayfa — Another fantastic COTW, rising above as king of the monsters.
[NEWS] BrickCon 2023 registration now open. Time to prepare for your journey. — Brickcon moves to Bellevue, and moves to September as well.

More LEGO news from around the world:

LEGO Friends Beach Adventure Park (41737) Revealed – [Brickfan.com] — An ocean-themed waterfront attraction.
Sonic the Hedgehog theme announced! – [Brickset.com] — Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into a brand new official theme from LEGO.

A LEGO Gnome and his patch of mushrooms

This stout LEGO gnome built by 8mm-plastic has lots of character, from the rumpled hat to that big fluffy beard. He stands beside a well-crafted mushroom while glittering butterflies flutter. At first glance, it might seem that those butterflies are the smallest creatures in the build, but look closely on the ground in front of the mushroom and you’ll find a snail made from just 2 parts.

Miniature LEGO floating island sports a hoot of a nice part usage

Using only 92 LEGO elements, this whimsical model of a floating rock with a miniature windmill by Mbricks packs quite a lot of nice part usage, or NPU! While hair pieces make great foliage as they come in a rainbow of colors, my favorite part is the white owl used as a cloud. A couple of flexible whips make excellent roots.

This LEGO pilot is dreaming big, on a little budget

Sometimes using a limited number of parts is an excellent forcing function to drive creativity, or in the case of this simple vignette by Justus M pilot creativity. This airplane is built from boxes and tables and uses everyday household objects like a desk lamp and a dart board. It looks like these young adventurers have everything they need to fly off into the sunset of imagination.

LEGO Star Wars 40591: Death Star II gift with purchase [Review]

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and LEGO has already announced a few sets commemorating the conclusion of the original trilogy, with more expected throughout the year. Star Wars fans around the world will be celebrating the franchise for much of next week in honor of Star Wars Day (May 4th). LEGO fans will have the opportunity to pick up a pretty neat gift with purchase of a microscale model of the second “fully armed and operational battle station” orbiting the forest moon of Endor. LEGO Star Wars 40591: Death Star II includes 289 pieces and will be available from May 1st through May 7th with the purchase of US $150 | CAN $200 | UK £130 or more from LEGO Star Wars or other qualifying themes.

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for April 15, 2023 [News]

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 2nd week of April 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week’s LEGO news included a new Technic set revealed, and a pretty cool new LEGO Ideas set that harkens back to an era when our imagination was captured by the possibilities of space travel. We round out the news with our regular Creation of the week. Looking for more LEGO news? Check out last week’s Brick Report, where we covered the reveal of the latest Star Wars UCS set, Luke’s X-Wing fighter.

[NEWS] 1,700-piece LEGO Technic 42156 Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar revealed — Race day reveal of the new Technic Peugeot car

[NEWS] LEGO reveals new Ideas set: 21340 Tales of the Space Age — This simple yet clever set based on a fan creation inspires us to keep reaching for the stars.

[NEWS] LEGO Creation of the Week (#13): Cold Solitude by Mono — Our readers vote for their favorite creation of the week on Telegram.

LEGO Indiana Jones 77015: Temple of the Golden Idol [Review]

First launched in 2007, the LEGO Indiana Jones theme has brought us many fun scenes from all four movies, and as we prepare to rejoin our favorite professor/archeologist/adventurer in the upcoming 5th movie, LEGO has revived the theme with a wave of three new sets releasing in April. The largest set from this wave is the 18+ branded 77015 Temple of the Golden Idol, a 3-part diorama similar to smaller scenes from Harrison Ford’s other blockbuster franchise, Star Wars. The diorama set is based on the opening sequence of the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in which Indiana braves a dark and foreboding tomb in an attempt to recover an idol. Many key moments from this sequence are including, from the spiked trap that impales the unwary, the deep pit Indian swings across with his trusty bullwhip, a row of faces that shoot poison darts, and ending (or beginning) with a large boulder that rolls down a slope to block the exit, trapping anyone who isn’t fast enough to outrun it. The set includes a number of Technic elements that allow the play features to be operated simply by twisting dials mounted on the front. LEGO Indiana Jones 77014 The Temple of the Golden Idol contains 1,545 pieces and will be available on April 1 for US $149.99 | CAN $199.99 | UK £129.99

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for March 18, 2023 [News]

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.

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