Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. Wonder what absolute domination looks like? Ask Joss Woodyard since his Gozilla just got more than half of all votes during the last Creation of the Week voting!
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Now in its 22nd year, the longest-running LEGO fan convention is back at it again with the 2023 theme “Journeys.” And appropriately so, as BrickCon is moving to the other side of Lake Washington this year for a bigger venue: the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA. The 4-day convention is also moving to an earlier point in the calendar, now happening Thurs. – Sun., September 7th – 10th (with public viewing days on the 9th and 10th). As always, adult builders and fans will be able to take part in games, presentations, display opportunities, prizes, and more. With registration open now, make sure to visit brickcon.org to get signed up early.
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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of April 2023.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Can you believe it’s been a whole week since our last Brick Report? This week we recap our reviewed Hogwarts’ House Banners from Harry Potter, announced the 14th Creation of the Week, and revealed some fintastic The Little Mermaid sets.
Harry Potter sets that can be made for each of the Hogwarts Houses are a natural collectible angle for LEGO to take. It’s a bit surprising there haven’t already been more of them! The House Banners series has something to offer no matter the buyer’s favorite House, and four things to offer for collectors. But do these banners fly? 76409 Gryffindor House Banner (285 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99), 76410 Slytherin House Banner (349 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99), 76411 Ravenclaw House Banner (305 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99), and 76412 Hufflepuff House Banner (313 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99) are available now.
This set is based on a license The LEGO Group has with the Warner Brothers films, not J.K. Rowling directly. The transphobic views expressed by Rowling do not reflect the values of The Brothers Brick or, indeed, those of The LEGO Group. The magical world Rowling created, in which many who felt a bit different could see themselves, meant a great deal to so many people, including those that Rowling now demeans. TBB affirms each individual LEGO fan’s choice to claim a piece of the world for themselves, or to reject it entirely.
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Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. Ralf Langer got nearly 40% of all votes with his amazing Lothlorien Riverside scenery! Yet another Creation of the Week in our improvised hall of fame, ha!
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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of April 2023.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week’s LEGO news included a new Technic set revealed, and a pretty cool new LEGO Ideas set that harkens back to an era when our imagination was captured by the possibilities of space travel. We round out the news with our regular Creation of the week. Looking for more LEGO news? Check out last week’s Brick Report, where we covered the reveal of the latest Star Wars UCS set, Luke’s X-Wing fighter.
LEGO Technic has just revealed 42156 Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar at the FIA World European Championship race today in Portugal. The 1,775-piece set models the sleek futuristic racecar with a dark grey livery and glow-in-the-dark headlights. The 1:10-scale car is 19.5 inches (50cm) long and 9 inches (22cm) wide. It’s set to be available May 1 for US $199.99 | CAN $279.99 | UK £169.99.
Today LEGO is revealing the newest Ideas set, 21340 Tales of the Space Age. The 688-piece set will feature four vignettes in striking colors depicting sci-fi scenes in a vintage style. The four scenes can be displayed separately or connected together, as well as standing up or hanging on a wall. The set will be available for LEGO VIP members starting May 5, with general availability May 8, and will retail for US $49.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99.
The set is based on a submission to LEGO’s crowdfunding platform by Jan Woźnica which was chosen in the first 2022 round and we featured back in 2021 when he first entered it into the LEGO Ideas “Out of This World” challenge.
Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. Winter is back as Ventum Vox gets the most recent Creation of the Week award! His Cold Solitude is one particularly impressive build, featuring very unusual rockwork.
Meanwhile, the new vote is already on! Join our Telegram channel to follow all the best LEGO creations, latest news, and, of course, vote for your favorites. See you there!
In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of April 2023.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch our last Brick Report a few weeks back? Once you have, get caught up on all our news content: we saw a new Star Wars UCS announcement, reviewed the latest from Harry Potter and Technic, and posted our Telegram users’ Creations of the Weeks (including a tie!)
Today LEGO has taken the wraps off the latest Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) set, returning to its roots with 75355 X-wing Starfighter. This set marks the third iteration of the X-wing as a UCS set, with an X-wing being one of the original two UCS sets, and the most recent version having been discontinued in 2015. The new set takes advantage of more recently released elements (including at least one previously unseen) to give more details to the starfighter model. It’s also the largest version with 1,949 pieces. The set includes Luke and R2-D2 minifigures. It will be available starting May 1 for US $239.99 | CAN $319.99 | UK £209.99.
Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. You don’t have to be a fan of Japanese anime mechs to fall in love with Moko’s latest build — which grabs the last week’s Creaton of the Week award! Clap-clap-clap!
Meanwhile, the new vote is already on! Join our Telegram channel to follow all the best LEGO creations, latest news, and, of course, vote for your favorites. See you there!