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TBB’s Iain Heath featured on Seattle NBC station’s New Day Northwest [News]

The Brothers Brick doesn’t shy away from tackling difficult issues with the LEGO creations we feature, as “Builder-in-Residence” Iain Heath demonstrated recently with his “Homeless in Seattle” model of the Seattle skyline with the ground covered by tents pitched by people forced into homelessness by the housing crisis. Iain’s model struck a chord with the local community, and he was invited to showcase his model and discuss the issue on several TV shows, including the New Day Northwest program from NBC affiliate KING 5.

The segment is now online, and you can watch Iain discuss the LEGO hobby, several of his most iconic creations from over the years, and chat with host Margaret Larson about what TBB is all about.

Watch the TV segment and see behind-the-scenes photos

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LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 75931 Dilophosaurus Outpost Attack [Review]

We conclude our reviews of the current wave of LEGO sets from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom with 75931 Dilophosaurus Outpost Attack, which retails for $39.99 in the US ($49.99 in Canada | £44.99 in the UK).

The set includes 289 LEGO pieces, 3 minifigures, and the titular dinosaur plus a baby raptor. Like 75927 Stygimoloch Breakout, the set depicts a holding pen with an attached observation post, but the two sets are very different. Let’s take a closer look.

Read our complete review of 75931 Dilophosaurus Outpost Attack from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 75927 Stygimoloch Breakout [Review]

Last weekend, the latest Jurassic movie opened to a respectable $148 million, albeit to fairly mixed reviews. Our reviews of the latest LEGO set tie-ins have also been rather mixed, but there are still some gems worth taking a closer look at. 75927 Stygimoloch Breakout is one of the smaller playsets, with only one dinosaur and two minifigures, built from 222 pieces. The set retails for $29.99 in the US ($39.99 in Canada | £34.99 in the UK).

At first glance, the set is easy to dismiss as a generic holding pen with a small laboratory and observation area, but the set has a bit more going for it. Let’s take a closer look.

Read our complete review of 75927 Stygimoloch Breakout from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Giant 2,300-piece LEGO Ideas 21311 Voltron: Defender of the Universe set revealed [News]

First announced as a forthcoming set nearly a year ago, LEGO is finally taking the wraps off its newest crowd-sourced kit, 21311 Voltron. Based on both the iconic 1980s animated television show of the same name and its subsequent modern-day reboot by DreamWorks, the set will feature five robotic lions who can combine into the super robot Voltron. With 2,321 pieces, the massive mech will be the largest Ideas set to date, easily outpacing the Old Fishing Store and NASA Apollo Saturn V. The set will be on sale briefly at San Diego Comic-Con next month, then will be available to LEGO VIP members beginning July 23, before being widely available August 1. Voltron will retail for $179.99 USD.

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New LEGO Wizarding World of Harry Potter collectible minifigures series revealed [News]

The ever-popular Collectible Minifigures are back, and this time they’re headed for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Announced today, LEGO’s newest line adds 22 characters from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, joining BrickHeadz like Harry and Hedwig and traditional sets like the Quidditch Match. Although many of the characters have appeared in previous sets, each character features an all-new design with detailed printing, making the familiar wizards and witches look better than ever before. As with previous series, 71022 Wizarding World of Harry Potter Minifigures Series will come in blind bags for $3.99 each. They’ll be available August 1. Check out all the individual characters below.

Click to see all the minifigures

LEGO DC Super Heroes 76117 Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech revealed [News]

Today LEGO announced a new set in the DC Super Heroes lineup, featuring Batman duking it out with Poison Ivy and a new-to-LEGO supervillain, Firefly. 76117 Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech is slated to be on display at next month’s San Diego Comic-Con. However, the set won’t be available to purchase for another 6 months, going on sale Jan. 1, 2019.

Click here to check out all the high-resolution images of the set

LEGO BrickHeadz 41626 Groot and Rocket from Avengers: Infinity War revealed [News]

BrickHeadz are being introduced fast and furiously this summer. The latest feature is the duo from Avengers: Infinity War, featuring Rocket Raccoon and teen Groot. In a similar configuration to the LEGO Harry Potter BrickHeadz: 41615 Harry Potter & Hedwig we just reviewed, Rocket Racoon comes in the 3×3 configuration while teen Groot is built to the standard BrickHead 4×4 size. LEGO hasn’t announced the release date or price yet, but we’ll be sure to bring you that info as soon as its available.

LEGO Harry Potter BrickHeadz: 41615 Harry Potter & Hedwig [Review]

With the second film based on J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them coming later this year, LEGO is diving back into the Wizarding World, including circling back to Harry Potter. We recently looked at one of the minifigure-scale sets, 75956 Quidditch Match, but the new sets aren’t relegated to minifigs. Today we’re looking at the first of three announced Harry Potter-themed BrickHeadz sets, 41615 Harry Potter & Hedwig. With 180 pieces, the set will retail for $14.99, and it will be available July 1. They’re numbered 49 and 50 in the BrickHeadz series.

Click to read the full review of Harry Potter and Hedwig

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for June 24, 2018 [News]

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 last week of June 2018.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: The minifigures from the largest Jurassic World set might just need that new fancy hospital if the dinosaurs have anything to say about it.

Copenhagen LEGO Store debuts a Minifigure Factory to customize and print your own minifigs – Will the prototype machine be made available more broadly? We hope so!
Review of LEGO City 60204 City Hospital – A modern medical center has been long-awaited by many fans, and is now available for $99.99 with 861 pieces and 12 minifigures.
Review of LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 75930 Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate – What did we think of the largest of the current Jurassic sets?
Review of “LEGO House – Home of the Brick” on Netflix – This 47-minute documentary chronicles the journey the LEGO House took from conception to opening.
Interview about the eight iconic landmarks in Singapore transformed into brick – TBB spoke with a trio of builders who’ve recreated eight spectacular structures from Singapore.

TBB LEGO SET NEWS: Several more LEGO Wizarding World, Star Wars and San Diego Comic-Con sets have been revealed.

LEGO reveals two new sets from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts – The LEGO Wizarding World is getting Aragog the spider and a magical suitcase full of critters.
Second wave of LEGO sets from Solo: A Star Wars Story revealed – Three new sets from Solo depict a key scene from earlier in the movie, so miniscule spoilers ahead.
LEGO Star Wars 75221 Imperial Landing Craft revealed – The set comes with five minifigures including two Sandtroopers, Imperial Shuttle Pilot, Obi-Wan Kenobi and R2-D2.
Star Wars San Diego Comic-Con 2018 LEGO exclusive revealed – This Millennium Falcon cockpit comes with Han Solo and Chewbaca in a cool VHS-sized box.
DC Super Heroes San Diego Comic-Con 2018 LEGO exclusive revealed – Aquaman gets a new ride with Storm in this direct to VHS set.

LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 75930 Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate [Review]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom hits theaters this weekend, so we’re wrapping up our series of reviews of the LEGO sets released to support the latest movie in the Jurassic Park franchise. 75930 Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate is the largest set in the current wave of Jurassic sets, with 1,019 pieces, 6 minifigures, and 2 dinosaurs, at a retail price of $129.99 ($149.99 in Canada | £119.99 in the UK).

If you’re mainly interested in the new dinosaurs, don’t miss our Field Guide to LEGO Dinosaurs: A Jurassic World Compendium (complete with several handy infographics).

Click to read the full review

LEGO reveals two new sets from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts [News]

Lego has just revealed two new sets from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter: one from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, featuring Aragog the spider, and another from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald, which is the latest of the sets being released for this November’s new movie (following 75951 Grindelwald’s Escape). These sets should be available this August as part of the summer wave.

Click here to see all the photos of these new sets!

Second wave of LEGO sets from Solo: A Star Wars Story revealed [News]

Now that the film is out, LEGO is delving deeper into the plot of Solo: A Star Wars Story, revealing three new sets on Amazon UK. All three are part of a key action scene in the movie where smugglers attempt to pull off an epic heist, but for those who haven’t yet seen the film, they’re mostly spoiler-free, as they don’t reveal much more than the trailers did.

See the new Solo movie LEGO sets