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LEGO reveals Creator Expert football stadium 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United [News]

LEGO has officially unveiled its newest Creator Expert set, 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United, a massive 3,898-piece model based on the Old Trafford soccer stadium in Greater Manchester, England, which serves as the home of Manchester United F.C. The 1:600 replica model will be available directly from LEGO for US $299.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £249.99 starting January 16, 2020 — just in time for the stadium’s 110th anniversary this February.

Such a stunning LEGO set is bound to be a hit with soccer fans and sportsmen all around the world, including the most prominent LEGO fan on the field, David Beckham. We are sure, it’s just a matter of time before David shares a couple of pictures of the latest addition to his LEGO collection on his Instagram page.

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LEGO 80104 Chinese New Year Lion Dance [Review]

Throughout Asia, the lion dance is a traditional event in which trained acrobatic performers impersonate the movements of a mythical Chinese lion. Of all the festivities in which the lion dance appears, the most significant is during Chinese New Year celebrations in which they are supposed to invite fortune and luck to businesses, events and festivals. This set was released alongside the 80105 Chinese New Year Temple Fair, both of which can be combined to create a larger atmosphere of a celebration. 80104 Lion Dance comes with 882 pieces, a new rat costume minifigure, and retails for US $79.99 | CAN $109.99 | UK £64.99. Let’s take a closer look at this set to see how it captures the spirit of such a unique event.

Read our entire review of this Chinese New Year set.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for January 11, 2020

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 January 2020.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with our review of the Spring Festival Chinese New Year Temple Fair. Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.

TBB NEWS, REVIEWS AND FEATURES: This week we saw the worldwide release of the new Chinese New Year sets, reviewed the Ninjago Gamer’s Market, got colorful with a look at the Trolls Poppy’s Hot Air Balloon set and took a deep dive into the world of Classic Space!

The Brothers Brick Explore: LEGO Classic Space [Feature] – Join The Brothers Brick as we take an in-depth look at Classic Space, one of the most popular LEGO building genres.
LEGO Chinese New Year Temple Fair and Lion Dance sets now available globally – LEGO Chinese New Year 2020 sets are now available worldwide! Combine both the Temple Fair and Lion Dance sets into one grand festival.
Hands-on with 21052 LEGO Architecture Dubai [Review] – Should you take a trip to Dubai? Absolutely.
LEGO Ninjago’s new people pack: 71708 Gamer’s Market [Review] – What’s a video game without an item market for microtransactions? Today we’re checking out 71708 Gamer’s Market, Ninjago’s merch store for ninjas, which includes a whopping 9 minifigures!
LEGO 80105 Spring Festival Chinese New Year Temple Fair [Review] – Join in the Chinese New Year festivities as we take a close up look at the new Spring Festival set.
LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71026 DC Super Heroes: Getting back to the comics [Review] – Did you know LEGO’s new DC Super Hero Collectible Minifigures are based entirely on their comic book versions? We’ve got all the details in this hands-on review.
Trolls World Tour 41252 Poppy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure [Review] – Sail the skies with us in our review of Poppy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure from Trolls World Tour!

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:

12 Product Ideas Qualify for the Third 2019 LEGO Ideas Review, LEGO Ideas – The Third 2019 LEGO Ideas Review qualifying period ended Monday morning, January 6th, 2020.
Millennials are finding mindfulness in Lego , The Telegraph – The simple plastic blocks have offered a barrier between Lego fans and the relentless pressures of screens, social media, and stress.
B&Q owner Kingfisher hires Lego digital chief for top customer role, Campaign – Jean-Jacques Van Oosten returns to Kingfisher after 12 years with The LEGO Group.
Mayim Bialik, Terry Crews, Nicole Byer & More Celebrity Guests Announced for LEGO MASTERS on FOX, Broadway World – New competition series LEGO(R) MASTERS has announced celebrity guests.

LEGO 80105 Spring Festival Chinese New Year Temple Fair [Review]

Last year, LEGO released sets 80101 Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner and 80102 Dragon Dance to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year). At the time, the sets were only sold in the Asia Pacific region, causing an uproar among fans elsewhere in the world who felt slighted by their regional exclusivity. The extent of this reaction was influential in LEGO’s decision to make this year’s Chinese New Year sets available worldwide. Today, we take a look at this year’s LEGO 80105 Chinese New Year Temple Fair to give you insight into a brick-built celebration filled with fun and beautiful details. The set has been available in the Asia Pacific region since December 26, 2019 but is being released worldwide today. It consists of 1664 pieces and retails for US $119.99 | CAN $159.99 | UK £89.99

Read the full review to learn more about this Chinese New Year exclusive.

LEGO Chinese New Year Temple Fair and Lion Dance sets now available globally [News]

LEGO has made the two new Chinese New Year regional exclusives for 2020 available worldwide. 80105 Chinese New Year Temple Fair comes with 1,664 pieces, 14 minifigures and features a lively festival around a temple gate for US $119.99 | CAN $159.99 | UK £89.99.

80104 Lion Dance comes with 882 pieces, eight minifigures including a new rat costume, and five brick-built dancing lions for US $79.99 | CAN $109.99 | UK £64.99.

Click to get a closer look at each Chinese New Year LEGO set

LEGO Ninjago’s new people pack: 71708 Gamer’s Market [Review]

When I looked over the new 2020 wave of LEGO Ninjago sets, one immediately stuck out among the dragons, mechs, and other usual Ninjago fare. 71708 Gamer’s Market is a small set crammed with nine minifigures, along with three small booths. Other themes have long had people packs and army builders, with City and Star Wars providing the most well-known recent examples, but apart from blister packs of figures, Ninjago has always balanced minifigures with the brick-built parts of the set. With 218 pieces and nine minifigures, 71708 Gamer’s Market retails for US $29.99 | CAN $39.99 | UK £29.99 and is available now.

As any modern video gamer knows, microtransactions are where game publishers make the big bucks these days, and it’s no different for the new Tron-like digital world in which the latest season of Ninjago is set, so the Gamer’s Market is where you can outfit your character with all the latest gear, from katanas to hats.

Click to read the full hands-on review!

Trolls World Tour 41252 Poppy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure [Review]

For me, one of the most surprising LEGO reveals from 2019 was the 2020 Trolls World Tour lineup. Back in 2017, Hasbro had the construction toy licensing rights to the Trolls film, and the torch has now been passed to LEGO for Trolls World Tour — These are indeed interesting times we live in. I had forgotten about the line until a last-minute holiday shopping trip to Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve, when I came across a LEGO Trolls World Tour display. While not on my list for this year’s desirable themes, something compelled me to pick up LEGO set 41252 Poppy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure. This particular LEGO set consists of 250 pieces and, while the Trolls World Tour film won’t be out until April, the sets are currently available via LEGO’s online shop for $29.99 USD | $39.99 CAD | $29.99 GBP

Read entire review for more information.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for January 4, 2020

We take a look at the avalanche of new 2020 LEGO sets available now! Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS: This week we took a look back at the best of 2019, felt a few DC Super Heroes Collectible Minifigures and reviewed the new Speed Champions 76896 Nissan GT-R NISMO!

LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71026 DC Super Heroes Feel Guide – LEGO’s new DC Super Heroes Collectible Minifigures are now available. Use our complete Feel Guide to ensure you get the figures you want!
New orange spaceman joins the Classic Space LEGO minifigure lineup – The new book LEGO Minifigure: A Visual History from publisher DK will be out this fall, and it includes a special minifigure: an orange Classic Spaceman!
Your guide to 153 new LEGO sets now available for 2020, including City, Technic, Star Wars, Architecture and more – Your guide to 153 new LEGO sets now available for 2020, including City, Technic, Star Wars, Architecture and more!
The Brothers Brick 2019 Report Card: LEGO Ideas – We take a look at all the IDEAS Sets released in 2019 and do a quick analysis of what we have up to date.
LEGO Speed Champions 76896 Nissan GT-R NISMO for 2020 [Review] – LEGO Speed Champions shifts from six-wide designs to eight-wide models in 2020. We take a close look at 76896 Nissan GT-R NISMO to assess this change.

THE BEST OF TBB 2019:

These were 2019’s Top 10 most popular LEGO creations featured on TBB – You guys built a lot of amazing LEGO creations in 2019, but here are the 10 incredible builds that our readers liked most.
The Brothers Brick’s top 10 most popular LEGO Features of 2019 – We take a look back at 2019 and the Top 10 Feature articles that had the most views from our stats server. If you missed any, here’s a great time to catch up!
The Brothers Brick’s top 10 LEGO news articles of 2019 – Which LEGO news stories did you click on the most this year? We have your top ten list right here.
The Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2019 – The Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2019 is Chris Yu’s stunning transforming LEGO Moon Base..
The Brothers Brick LEGO Builder of the Year 2019 – The Brothers Brick is delighted to announce Andrea Lattanzio @nortonsevenfour as our LEGO Builder of the Year for 2019!

What is LEGO Masters really like? Let Will Arnett explain!

New orange spaceman joins the Classic Space LEGO minifigure lineup [News]

The old-school Classic Space astronaut is of the most beloved and iconic minifigures of the last 40 years, and later this year it will be available in orange for the first time. The figure will be an extra in the upcoming new edition of LEGO Minifigure: A Visual History from publisher DK. According to the Amazon UK listing, where it is available for pre-order, it will be available Oct. 1 for £30.00.

Originally available in black, blue, red, white, and yellow, the figure featured prominently in space sets for more than a decade across the 1970s and 80s. Recently, LEGO has been picking up on the nostalgia fans have for the simple spaceman and have been filling in the lineup with additional colors. In 2014 the Ideas set 21109 Exo Suit included a green version, and of course Benny from The LEGO Movie proudly wears an original blue suit. Last year for The LEGO Movie 2, he was joined by two rereleases of the white and yellow space figures, along with another new addition: the pink version, in 70841 Benny’s Space Squad. Now, DK’s new book adds an eighth color to the lineup, bringing us one step closer to having a space minifigure for every occasion.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71026 DC Super Heroes Feel Guide [Review]

A few weeks ago we took a look at the latest wave of Collectible Minifigures, 71026 DC Super Heroes, with a full in-depth review. That in-depth review will give you insight into which minifigures you want to pick up, especially given this series represents the new high-water mark in pricing for individual CMF packs, ringing in at US $4.99 | CAN $4.99 | UK £3.49. As always, we source our reviews from a full case which we sort by feel before opening any packs. This means that we can also bring you one of the best feel guides on the internet, since we’ve handled each pack just like you would.

71026 Collectible Minifigures DC Super Heroes are available now at LEGO.com for US $4.99 | CAN $4.99 | UK £3.49, as well as from third-party sellers on Amazon and eBay.

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These were 2019’s Top 10 most popular LEGO creations featured on TBB [News]

As we welcome the new year, let’s take a quick look back at the highlights of 2019. We dove through our archives and compiled this list of the LEGO models that were most popular with you, our readers, throughout the year. These MOCs, as LEGO builders call them, are sure to wow, just as they’ve captured the imaginations of thousands of LEGO fans around the world already.

Don’t forget to check out the 2019 TBB Builder of the Year and 2019 TBB Creation of the Year awards as well, as judged by our staff.

We’ll start at number 10 and work our way up to the year’s most popular custom LEGO creation.

Click to read the full list

Your guide to 153 new LEGO sets now available for 2020, including City, Technic, Star Wars, Architecture and more [News]

2020 has arrived and the floodgates of LEGO have opened with 153 new sets available today. Fans of Star Wars, Technic, Ninjago, City, Architecture, Creator 3-in-1 and even the new Trolls product line have a lot to choose from. The new modular Bookstore is available today as is a new white baseplate. Nearly every LEGO theme has some new sets–it can be a lot to process!– so we have your complete guide right here detailing each and every new set and item.

Some regions have seen these sets on shelves already, but now they are all available online. There are a few sets that really stand out to us, and you can see the complete list of all 153 sets and items after the jump.

See the entire January 2020 wave of new LEGO sets now available