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Stay current on the latest news and information about LEGO, from sales & deals to new set announcements. We also cover LEGO events and conventions all over the world.

Amazon US LEGO Offer: Save $10 when you spend $50 [News]

Amazon US is having an offer right now where you can save $10 for spending $50 on LEGO. This is over and above sales and deals on items that may already have been discounted, so you may get a great deal if the list has items that you’re looking for. If you’re looking for baseplates to build that huge diorama or train tracks to extend your city, this may save you a pretty penny.

Click here for the full list of items that this promotion is valid for.

Here’s a highlight of some of the items that may catch your eye from various themes, including Super Heroes, Disney, LEGO Architecture, LEGO City and The LEGO Movie 2.

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LEGO Originals – gallery opening and interview with Sine Klitgaard Møller, LEGO Design Director [News]

Seven Dials is a small area of London, squeezed in between the city’s theatre district and the nightlife of Soho. It’s one of the cool parts of town, narrow streets stuffed full of quirky shops and art galleries. One of these galleries is playing temporary host to a new LEGO launch — the Limited Edition large-scale wooden minifigure, the first release in the new LEGO Originals line, and we attended the gallery’s opening this morning. We also had a chance to sit down with the project’s design director for an interview.

Fans were invited to register for a timeslot to visit the gallery through the LEGO VIP loyalty programme, and the first session was booked up almost immediately. Although guaranteed admission, these first visitors still arrived early, and there was a good-sized queue well in advance of the official opening time. A further “standby queue” had also formed — people hoping some of those registered to attend might not show up. LEGO’s PR proved to be on-point, with the general air of excitement wafting off the line of adult fans and kids prompting photos and questions from passers-by.

LEGO reveals giant wooden minifigure as part of new collectible Originals product line [News]

LEGO is celebrating its past in a big way this year. When founder Ole Kirk Christiansen began making toys in 1932, he made them out of wood before shifting to plastic. LEGO manufactured wooden toys until 1960, always with the highest commitment to quality. The LEGO brick may have taken over eventually, but the company’s origin is rooted in wooden toys. Today, LEGO announced they are returning to those roots in a big way — by launching a new product line selling an upscale wooden minifigure: LEGO Originals 853967 Wooden Minifigure.

The giant wooden minifigure will sell for US $119.99 | CAN 154.99 | UK £109.99. in select LEGO stores and online beginning November 3rd for LEGO VIPS with general availability beginning November 8th.

(EDIT: The wooden figure is also available from LEGO in bundles including a discount of up to $30 US when combined with various other LEGO products, including one 1,500-piece Classic set.)

LEGO Ideas 21320 Dinosaur Fossils now available [News]

The latest LEGO Ideas set 21320 Dinosaur Fossils is now available from LEGO. The set features three skeletons including a T. rex, Triceratops, and Pteranodon. It also includes a minifigure skeleton and a paleontologist. The set comes with 910 pieces and retails for US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £54.99.

Be sure to check out our incredibly in-depth review of 21320 Dinosaur Fossils to learn how accurate these LEGO recreations are.

And if you’re looking for older Ideas sets, the incredible 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V is currently 25% off on Amazon US. Check it out in the link below.

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Lamborghini unveils the new 8-stud wide LEGO Speed Champions Huracán Super Trofeo EVO and Urus ST-X [News]

Earlier this month Jaguar shared the new LEGO Speed Champions in its new 8-stud wide design. Lamborghini now takes center stage to show off their new addition to the same LEGO design language with the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO and Urus ST-X. The two new models were revealed at the Super Trofeo World Final on stage in Jerez.

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Target kicks off pre-Black Friday deals with free $10 gift card on select LEGO purchases [News]

Target is running a pre-Black Friday promotion from now through November 23rd offering a free $10 gift card with select LEGO purchases of $50 or more. The list includes quite a few sets from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker including the A-Wing we just reviewed as well as a few LEGO exclusives like the Stranger Things set.

Target typically sells some sets at less than MSRP, so adding an additional $10 back can add up to a significant discount. Target also offers free shipping on orders more than $35, so that should apply as well. Click the banner above to browse the LEGO sets available at Target.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for October 26, 2019

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 fourth week of October 2019.

LEGO revealed some minifigures from the upcoming Trolls World Tour sets. Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS: This week, Trolls are in the LEGO news, and we’re not talking about nasty keyboard warriors either! We also took an in-depth look at the newest LEGO Overwatch Set, Wrecking Ball.

LEGO Trolls minifigures coming, as LEGO reveals new theme based on Trolls World Tour movie [News] – The Danish Troll dolls will receive the building block treatment from a Danish toy company! LEGO cranked up the bass with a video revealing minifigures from the upcoming Trolls World Tour sets.
LEGO Overwatch 75976 Wrecking Ball [Review] – Did Hammond come in like a Wrecking Ball? Read our review of LEGO Overwatch 75976 Wrecking Ball to find out!

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:

TOP 7 things of working for LEGO, Tiago Catarino – Have you ever wondered what kind of perks you get if you were to work for LEGO as a LEGO designer?
Inside Tour registration begins on Monday, Brickset – Registration for next year’s Inside Tours begins on Monday 28th October at 9am.
LEGO, Justice Build on Existing Partnership, Gifts & Decorative Accessories – LEGO Group and Justice announced expansion of their brand partnership to engage girls in creative play.

LEGO Trolls minifigures coming, as LEGO reveals new theme based on Trolls World Tour movie [News]

Today LEGO has announced a new licensing partnership with Dreamworks for the upcoming Trolls World Tour film. The film is slated for release April 17, 2020. So far LEGO has only revealed a teaser trailer showing a variety of the new minifigures. These new minifigures encapsulate the classic Troll doll look, with big heads, crazy hair, and outrageous personalities. There’s no word yet on when the LEGO Trolls World Tour theme will be available.

A creature double-feature!

You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this; someone build two similar scale, similar quality classic movie monsters in a row so that I can use this title and opening theme music to evoke a sense of nostalgia for childhood monster movies. Brilliant, right? The team over at Build Better Bricks have answered all my monstrous wishes with this electrifying Frankenstein Monster and savage Werewolf and finally my mad scheme has come to fruition. (Muah-hah-hah!) The fact that it happened right before Halloween is just icing on the delicious ghoulish cake.

Now that this plan has been fulfilled it seems much less diabolical than I had initially imagined. I suppose I would make a terrible Bond villain then. But still, didn’t it get you in the mood to watch two campy monster classics in a row? It did for me.

LEGO Overwatch 75976 Wrecking Ball [Review]

Earlier this year, LEGO released six sets based on Blizzard’s first person shooter video game, Overwatch. This colorful cast of characters is now being joined by Wrecking Ball and Junkrat & Roadhog in LEGO form. We will be reviewing each set separately, and this one will focus on 75976 Wrecking Ball and his transforming hamster ball mech. Wrecking Ball consists of 227 pieces and is currently available online via the LEGO shop for $19.99 USD | $24.99 CAD | £17.99 GBP

Read the rest of the review.

Amazon sale has half-price Star Wars Sandcrawler, The LEGO Movie 2 sets, & more

Amazon is offering up some sweet LEGO sales today, with a full 50% off a variety of sets, including Star Wars, The LEGO Movie 2, and Creator. Discounts this heavy aren’t particularly common online, so if you’ve had any of these sets on your wishlist, now is a great time to grab them, or just stock up early on Christmas gifts.

First up is 75220 Sandcrawler, the latest iteration of the mighty Jawa vehicle. We gave this set a full video review, so be sure to check it out.

75220 Sandcrawler | $70 (50% off)

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for October 19, 2019

We review the new LEGO Ideas 21320 Dinosaur Fossils set. Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.

TBB NEWS, REVIEWS AND INSTRUCTIONS: This week we reviewed three new sets including Dinosaur Fossils, a Land Rover Defender and a redux of the Star Wars Y-Wing. Meanwhile, we showed you how to make our very own Iron Man Mark 1!

LEGO heads into the wilderness with the Technic 42110 Land Rover Defender [Review] – Read our hands on review of the highly anticipated LEGO Land Rover!
Head to the Cretaceous period with the newest LEGO Ideas set: 21320 Dinosaur Fossils – The newest LEGO Ideas set, 21320 Dinosaur Fossils, features the skeletons of T. rex, Triceratops, Pteranodon, and even a LEGO Sapien!
LEGO Star Wars 75248 Resistance A-wing Starfighter from The Rise of Skywalker[Review] – How does this latest LEGO Star Wars A-wing stack up against the previous A-wing from 2017? Read our review to find out.
Build your very own Iron Man Mark 1 in Chibi style [INSTRUCTIONS] – Be an Avenger! Build the Iron Man Mark 1 and remember to give 3000 love to hachiroku24.
LEGO Ideas 21320 Dinosaur Fossils – assembling T. rex & Triceratops & Pteranodon, oh my! [Review] – Dig into our full review of the LEGO Ideas 21320 Dinosaur Fossils!

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:

LEGO sets I designed (Dream Job), YouTube – Designer Tiago Catarino discusses the many sets he designed while working for the LEGO Group
Friends Fans Can Now Sit in a Life-Size Version of Central Perk Made Out of 1 Million LEGOs, People.com – Nathan Sawaya, an artist whose medium is LEGOs, created a life-size, interactive version of the iconic coffee shop to debut in Las Vegas
Lego’s Latest Green Initiative Wants to Put Old Bricks to New Use, Forbes – Lego, as part of its ongoing effort to become a greener toy company, is launching a pilot program to make it easier to donate unwanted Lego bricks.
How Building a Gymnastics Routine is Like Building with LEGO Bricks, LEGO – Simone Biles draws parallels between building anything you want with LEGO bricks and her world class gymnastic techniques.