When you think of floating islands, fantasy scenes may be what comes to mind, but I like the look of this tiny shop by sukhodolov_nikita, complete with some questionable utility pipes and wires. I also love the small cat looking for a snack of its own. Props for the use of an alien chef from the 2012-2013 Galaxy Squad theme.
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 2025.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was light on reviews, but big on set reveals, with new sets announced for City, featuring a full loop train track! Harry Potter, Minecraft, and Ninjago announced new sets, including a pretty epic green dragon. We also saw a new set announced that I hope will be the first of many book nook folding scenes from literary favorites, starting with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master detective, Sherlock Holmes. For more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.
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Studio Ghibli films are known for unusual and fanciful vehicles like the floating castle of Laputa from Castle in the Sky, or the glider from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, but few vehicles are more iconic than the walking, and at the end of the film, flying, castle belonging to the enigmatic magician Howl. The enchanted structure made from buildings, round cannon turrets, fishlike fins, and a large rusty face complete with riveted tongue, all walking along on four spindly chicken legs, poses many challenges to any builder, but Sakiya Watanabe works magic and brings it to life in bricks like never before.
When building something so iconic, choosing the right parts can be challenging, as there is nothing conventional about the outer surface of the castle. How do you form a cohesive model out of such a chaotic inspiration? (I’ve tried myself once before – it wasn’t easy!)
Read on to learn how Sakiya Watanabe weaved his LEGO magic and tamed Howl’s famous castle
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 April 2025.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week, we jumped timelines from Star Wars to Jurassic World with a wave of sets from the upcoming fourth film of the Jurassic World series: Jurassic World Rebirth, set to hit theaters this July. Fans of the franchise have many new and returning dinosaur molds to get excited about, and a new brick-built mosasaur! Looking to catch up on more LEGO coverage? Be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more news and reviews.
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The Nexo Knights theme introduced quite a few new angled slopes and other geometric parts to LEGO, like the famous “Nexagon“, and the sharp-angled slopes used on the sides of this fighter by Inthert. With its many sharp angles, this 6 pointed starfighter is giving me Black Sun vibes (one of the many crime syndicates from Star Wars legends). The color scheme fits well with Nexo Knights as well, with the gun metal gray and bright color accents on a largely blue livery.
Few modern brands are more iconic than LEGO, but McDonald’s is certainly one of them. And with so many new LEGO elements coming out over the years, the building techniques used by builders and set designers alike to create unconventional curves and connection points continue to amaze and inspire. Just one look at this model of the golden arches by Aiden.Builds has my mouth watering for a sausage breakfast sandwich or an Oreo McFlurry. The gentle curves of the arches are made with a surprising amount of straight pieces, and the scale of the build is at first glance deceptively small.
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 April 2025.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was Star Wars Celebration in Japan, so it should be no surprise that much of our news and review content centered on a galaxy far, far away — from the latest UCS set to a buildable K-2SO just in time for Season 2 of the hit series Andor on Disney+.
New Star Wars sets revealed this week include an updated U-wing, more helmets, everyone’s favorite war criminal, Chopper, and an update to the most notorious firespray gunship in the galaxy. If you get to the end of this week’s Brick Report and are still craving more, check out last week’s Brick Report for even more news and reviews.
OTHER NEWS In other news, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Michael Halbye, a LEGO executive who passed away in a tragic accident.
Star Wars fans may have scratched their heads at Disney+’s choice of names for a show about one of the galaxy’s most notorious bounty hunters, but Les Foutch took it as a challenge and built a LEGO book to capture iconic moments from the show in miniature vignettes. With so many action-packed scenes from the show to choose from, it took two volumes to fit it all. The results are a cool tribute to the show and must have been a lot of fun to build as well!
Read on to crack open the over and peek inside the Book of Boba Fett
While LEGO Star Wars may have brought me back to buying LEGO sets regularly, the Atlantis theme from 2010-2011 was one of the first themes where I bought every set that came out. It was a perfect mix of submarines and sci-fi. By the look of this awesome homage to one of the most memorable sets in the theme, by Edge of Bricks is as big a fan as I am.
This reboot of LEGO Atlantis 8061 Gateway of the Squid is a substantial upgrade of the original but retains all of the classic elements, including a cage made of squid bones (which is cool, even if squids don’t have any bones). The base is packed with great undersea flora and fauna, including a garden of green hot dog elements and glow-in-the-dark crowns as anemones.
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 2nd week of April 2025.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week saw the announcement of a new twist on the Marvel collectible display front with scaled-down bust models of two iconic Marvel characters, Iron Man and Spiderman (also of the iron variety). These smaller versions of popular characters seem to be a sign of LEGO learning from past mistakes like the oversized and overpriced Black Panther bust. If this Brick Report leaves you with an itch for more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.
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Personally, I don’t really understand the Jedi interceptor compared to the larger Jedi starfighters, which seemed to be faster and more maneuverable. But I can not deny that Matt has captured Obi-Wan’s iconic fighter from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith perfectly in LEGO. From the diminutive cockpit to the flip-out wings, which use a clever attachment to allow the wings to open and close. The ship also sits on an angled stand that blends in to the background very well.
If you are thinking that something is missing, think again, as Matt has also recolored the model for Anakin’s interceptor as seen in the long shot opening sequence. This view also gives you a look at the back of the creation.
Intrepid wildlife photographer Cool Dogs 2.0 captures the elusive classic space Tachikoma on patrol with a red spaceman. This plucky think-tank makes great use of the relatively new inverted clip both for the hands and as wheels on its four legs. I’ve been re-watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex lately, and the white background reminds me of the short clips after the credits of each episode that feature a team of Tachikomas having adventures together.
