In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of August 2017.

TBB NEWS: Aside from LEGO getting a new CEO, news this week was light but included the most in-depth look at Ninjago City yet.

• LEGO designers offer an in-depth look at 70620 NINJAGO City — LEGO has released a set designer video for the jaw-dropping 4867-piece 70620 NINJAGO City.
• Niels Christiansen replaces Bali Padda as LEGO’s new CEO — Niels Christiansen has been appointed as the new CEO of the LEGO Group replacing Bali Padda who served as the company’s first non-Danish chief executive since January, 2017.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: In addition to that really big instruction book, this week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the bunch.

• David Beckham is the latest LEGO obsessed celebrity, Huffington Post — Welcome to building a complicated LEGO set in hard mode in the harsh daylight, on a plush surface, and starting from the last page of the instructions. Good luck with that, Becks!
• “LEGO Masters” is the “MasterChef” of toys and not to be missed, My Kids Time — LEGO reality TV is here, with a four-part building competition that will see amateur builders use their skills to compete in a battle like no other.
• Watch Jackie Chan create real-life stunts for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, People — A new featurette for the movie reveals how the action star created the ninja stunts practically, before they were made into animated sequences.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of August 2017.

TBB NEWS: There are some awesome LEGO Ideas sets coming our way, as well as lots of new summer sets for your building pleasure.

• New LEGO Ideas sets announced: Voltron & Ship in a Bottle — No details on pricing and dates, but these two projects beat out fan favorites Hulkbuster armor and The Iron Giant.
• Book review of LEGO DC Superheroes: Build Your Own Adventure — With inspirational models built by TBB’s own Rod Gillies, this new book is available for $15.49 USD from Amazon US or £17.57 from Amazon UK.
• 10258 London Bus, LEGO Boost, and LEGO Ninjago Movie sets available starting August 1 —  Summer sets including new Architecture, Creator, Ninjago and Boost are now on The LEGO Shop online.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: Aside from that REALLY BIG LEGO BOX, this week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles, so here are the best of the rest.

• Watch 280,000 LEGO bricks become a McLaren 720S in just a minute, AutoBlog — The final model used 280,000 bricks, and it took a whopping 2,000 man hours to finish.
• Watch some LEGO engines rev until they explode, Jalopnik — Little Lego engines with actual pistons and crankshafts that turn and move are one of the true simple joys of human life in the modern era. Watching them rev up and explode is another.
• LEGO tests bricks made from wheat in effort to ditch plastic, Quartz — LEGO wants to solve the world’s plastics problem with a biomaterial that can survive generations of play.
• LEGO recalls 120,000 sets because one worker packed the wrong shade of grey, Metro — LEGO has been forced to recall 120,000 sets after a worker labelled pieces with the wrong shade of grey that were supposed to contain dark grey instead of light grey. It’s believed the recall cost the firm around £1.3 million in total.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the last week of July 2017.

TBB NEWS: Get your first taste of what is to come from Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as a review and some deals.

• Full assortment of Star Wars: The Last Jedi LEGO sets revealed — Get your first official look at LEGO’s initial wave of sets for the upcoming Star Wars sequel. Spoilers ahead!
• Review of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie’s 70617 Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon —  With only two month left until the movie comes out, this set is due for release this week and has 1,403 pieces. It will retail for $99.99 USD.
• Review of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie’s 70618 Destiny’s Bounty —  This fantastic ship set is due for release this week and has 2,295 pieces. It will retail for $159.99 USD.
• LEGO’s midsummer sale begins now, including Star Wars, Superheroes, Minecraft, and more — Check out some of the sets on sale through the end of today, up to 20% off!

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles, so here are the best of the rest.

• LEGO Boost: first impressions, BrickSet — The first LEGO Boost product has been officially released and here are some first impressions of the new coding and mechanization system.
• ‘LEGO Star Wars: Freemaker Adventures’ Season Two returns Monday on Disney XD, Animation World News — In 2016, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures ranked as the network’s number two animated series reaching over 55 million total viewers across the U.S.
• 12-Year-Old’s Minimalistic LEGO Sculpture Goes Viral, teen VOGUE — Let’s be honest: the internet sometimes has an odd sense of humor, as proven by this minimalist worm taking the net by storm.