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Re-live your handheld gaming days with new LEGO Game Boy [News]

It’s barely been a few months since Nintendo launched the Switch 2, continuing their long line of handheld (well, kind of) gaming consoles. Of course, it all started in 1989 (or 1990 in the US) with the Game Boy. The latter is the subject of a new set in the LEGO Super Mario line: 72046 Game Boy, a 421-piece set with a price tag of US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £54.99. Two buildable Game Pak cartridges are included: Super Mario Land and, although this is listed as part of the Super Mario theme, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening also makes an appearance. You can swap the screen out to reflect which cartridge you’ve got in there, too! You can pick up this icon of gaming from this October 1.

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LEGO Star Wars 75432 V-19 Torrent Starfighter: Republic repeat [Review]

Earlier this year, we saw a Republic starfighter that hadn’t been seen in LEGO form for several years hit the market. Now it’s not groundhog day – but on August 1, we are getting another LEGO Star Wars Republic starfighter that hasn’t been seen on shelves since 2008! This time, it’s 75432 V-19 Torrent Starfighter; a craft that appeared early on in the Clone Wars animated series, but was seldom seen subsequently. With 567 pieces, it has an RRP of US $64.99 | CAN $84.99 | UK £59.99; you might see it on third-party retail sites like eBay or Amazon, too. Let’s see if it will receive a torrent of praise!

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

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LEGO Star Wars 75431 – 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack – Rise of Sky-high pricing [Review]

Hey folks! Brickbot_Studio here again, back with another Star Wars set review! Today we’re shifting focus to LEGO Star Wars 75431 – 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack. If you’re into army building, bright yellow markings, obscure Clone Wars lore, or collecting as many minifigure variants as possible, this one’s for you. But while there’s plenty to love here, including some truly standout small builds, some shortcomings leave us wanting. And yes… we have to talk about that price tag.

LEGO Star Wars 75431 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack
258 Pieces
Available August 1
Buy for US $44.99 | CAN $49.99| UK £39.99

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

Let’s dive into the full review.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 20, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of July 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was a mix of Star Wars, with a return to the prequels featuring Jango Fett’s starship, Architecture, which brought us one of the most iconic real-world castles, Icons, which revealed a charming sea-side village, and the Dark Knight with a Batmobile from perhaps the most over-the-top Batman movie of that era, Batman Forever. For even more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report, and you can also catch A Brick Dreamer’s weekly recap of LEGO creations on their YouTube channel

[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75433 Jango Fett’s Starship: Slave I 2: Electric Boogaloo — How does the latest version of this iconic starship measure up?
[REVIEW] LEGO Architecture 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle – Bavarian Cream of the Crop — Fairy tales come to life with this beautiful model of a most inspirational castle nestled in the Bavarian forests.
[NEWS] Ciao! LEGO Ideas travels to the Mediterranean with 21359 Italian Riviera — A perfect place to sit by the sea sipping espresso or enjoying a gelatto.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder – Bringing chaos and cool to a galaxy far, far away — The fast and furious mash-up of a classic speeder and a hot rod.
[REVIEW] LEGO Batman 76304 Batman Forever Batmobile – Bricks love the car — Certainly one of the most ostentatious versions of the usually sleek and streamlined Batmobile since the original 60’s version.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Our coverage of the charming contest Heroes of Fur and Feather, which combines Animal Crossing with Dungeons & Dragons comes to a close with the winning entry. This has been one of the most enjoyable contest to follow, and I’m sad to see it end. Hopefully this event will inspire other storytellers to create their own grand adventure.

[FEATURE] Our top 10 favorite LEGO creations of 2025 thus far — We look back over the first half of the year to revisit some of our favorite creations of 2025
[FEATURE] Heroes of Fur and Feather Grand Prize Winner – Ben Grayson’s adventures of Priscilla Bramblewhisk — Of all the heroes and their stories we have featured over the last 3 weeks, one hero rises above the rest, with the announcment of the grand prize winning entry.
[INTERVIEW] Building The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim’s open world in LEGO with BDD Builds — We talked with the creator of some stunning Skyrim locations.
[FEATURE] Bounty Hunters, Troopers, and Droids – oh my! — Star Wars is the inspiration for this week’s Minifig Monday, with some amazing custom characters inspired by the franchise.

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LEGO Star Wars 75433 Jango Fett’s Starship: Slave I 2: Electric Boogaloo [Review]

Firespray-class starships appear to be like proverbial London buses. You wait 20 years for a specific one, and then two turn up within three months of each other! LEGO finally re-visited Jango Fett’s Slave I in style earlier this year, with the mammoth 2,970-piece 75414. But if that set’s $330 price tag is putting you off, good news! From August 1, you’ll be able to pick up 75433 Jango Fett’s Starship for a more modest US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £59.99 (and you may be able to find it on eBay or Amazon, too). This one’s only got 707 pieces, but it does feature an extra minifigure for a total of three. Read on to see if you should pick up one, both, or neither…

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

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LEGO Architecture 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle – Bavarian Cream of the Crop [Review]

Neuschwanstein Castle is a real-life fairytale landmark that inspired Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and was just added to the list of UNESCO heritage sites. On August 1, you can bring it home with LEGO Architecture 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle. We received an early copy of this beautiful set and are excited to bring you our review from guest writer Ids de Jong.

LEGO Architecture 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle
3,455 Pieces
Available August 1
Buy for US $279.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £239.99

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

Our in-depth review follows…

Ciao! LEGO Ideas travels to the Mediterranean with 21359 Italian Riviera [News]

The Ligurian coast of Italy is a popular tourist destination on account of its sunshine and picturesque seaside views. You may know it as the Italian Riviera. LEGO certainly does, thanks to fan designer Alex Sahli, whose LEGO Ideas submission is today unveiled as the next set to be released in the line of fan-designed sets. The original concept reached the 10,000 supporters milestone in December 2023, and has now morphed into 21359 Italian Riviera. Now consisting of 3,215 pieces, this one will retail for US $299.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £249.99. LEGO Insiders will get first dibs on it from this August 7th, while general release starts on August 10th. There’s also a gift with purchase coming between the 7th and 13th for Insiders purchasing this set, although at the time of writing we don’t have any more information on that. More as we get it!

Take a closer look at this bellissimo LEGO set after the jump!

LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder – Bringing chaos and cool to a galaxy far, far away [Review]

Brickbot_Studio is back again, and today we’re looking at one of the most chaotic ships I’ve ever seen in a Star Wars set. LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder is a wild ride from start to finish, packed with vibrant colors, strangely delightful design choices, and a trio of absolutely fantastic minifigures. Whether you’re here for the builds, the figs, or the lightsaber nunchucks (yes, you read that right), this one definitely leaves an impression.

LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder
349 Pieces
Available August 1
Buy for US $54.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

Let’s dive into this weird and wonderful speeder set.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 12, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of July 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We feasted on LEGO Star Wars last week, with a bunch of new sets announced, including the highly anticipated AT-ST UCS set that looks to add tons of great details to the classic chicken walker. This week, we get a robot from another franchise, the latest Transformer to join the lineup. Soundwave and his two cassette tape pets were one of those toys that I played with so much that I broke both of the mini-bots from repeated transforming. And while K2-SO may not be the droids the Empire was looking for, He has been eagerly awaited since the Disney+ series Andor brought so many characters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story back to mind. Still hungry for more LEGO news? Sink yer teeth into last week’s Brick Report for a tasty snack.

[NEWS] Summer Faction Festival invites you to show your true space colors — A new summer building contest based on classic space themes with a colorful twist…the summer music festival!
[NEWS] LEGO Transformers enters its villain era with fan-favorite Soundwave, complete with sound functions, Ravage, and Laserbeak — The first Decepticon in the LEGO Transformers theme comes with 2 bonus bots, and a boom box to get the party started.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75434 K-2SO Security Droid – Good enough to parade before the Emperor — Erasing all doubts about his value, K2-SO joins the lineup of buildable droids, even if the scale is a bit off.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75417 AT-ST Walker: does the latest UCS set walk the walk? — The latest UCS set from Star Wars brings some awesome upgrades to previous versions of the walker, including a detailed interior with two seats.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS We interviewed another LEGO builder from the community, and got round three of the most adorable mash-up ever with more Animal Crossing characters re-imagined as Dungeons & Dragons adventurers.

[INTERVIEW] Sleeps With LEGO dreams of telling stories with friends and LEGO sigfigs, one stitch at a time — LEGO minifigures wearing tiny crocheted sweaters? The surprising combination of hobbies in this weeks interview.
[FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: Shuffling cards and crabs — Check out this week’s recap of some of the internet’s most interesting LEGO creations, by A Brick Dreamer
[CONTEST] Heroes of Fur and Feather Challenge 3: Heart and Darkness — Easily my favorite contest of recent years… there is sooo much to love about these custom character scenes.

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Summer Faction Festival invites you to show your true space colors [News]

LEGO has blessed classic space fans in recent years with minifig spacemen in new colors, callbacks to old factions, and a couple of re-imagined sets. What we haven’t had in ages is an actual new LEGO faction in the tradition of the 80s and 90s, when every year or two would bring in a new spin on Space. Over on the Eurobricks forums, Bob De Quatre is hosting a contest that lets anyone create a new faction based on a constrained color palette. It seems like an amazing way for veteran Classic Space builders as well as new voices in the community to celebrate LEGO’s space legacy with a creative spin. Large builds, small builds, and even just minifig-focused creations have a category, so why dust off those oxygen tanks and fire up your ray guns and sign up over at the Eurobrick forums.

Perhaps you’ll find your groove like Angus MacLane did with the totally chill Browntron faction (which pre-dates the Summer Faction Festival but fits the rules)

Contest rules after the break

Heroes of Fur and Feather Challenge 3: Heart and Darkness [Contest]

Every year at Delving Day, aspiring heroes travel from the peaceful Valley to Dungeon Crossing. Everyone is taught from a young age that Delving Day proves that all animals are equal. After all, everyone has the same chance of success. Most heroes emerge victorious with rollicking tales to share of their adventures. Sure, a few delvers never return, but it’s a small price to pay for lasting peace. But what if Delving Day isn’t about preserving equality at all, but about protecting those animals who are more equal than others? The truth is coming to light for Olly, Liri, and Kitara, the three heroes created by guest collaborators Jacob Manahan, beyondb0nes, and Red Impala. Brennan (@brickbot_studio) joins the mix with the villain (or anti-hero?) Caelus Velmorne.

Ready to delve into Dungeon Crossing? Let’s go!

LEGO Transformers enters its villain era with fan-favorite Soundwave, complete with sound functions, Ravage, and Laserbeak [News]

When LEGO revealed a fully-transformable Optimus Prime based on the Gen 1 toy, we were blown away by the accuracy, build quality, and play features. (If you haven’t picked up this essential build, Optimus Prime is still available for a few more months.) LEGO’s second Transformer build, Bumblebee, was more of a mixed bag with an awkward robot mode and weird scale. On August 1, a third Cybertron exile is headed to stores – the fan-favorite Decepticon Soundwave – and based on the pictures and details shared by LEGO, this set looks like it could be the best Transformers set yet. LEGO Icons 10358 Transformers: Soundwave contains 1,505 pieces and includes companions Laserbeak and Ravage, who can transform into cassettes and be stored inside their master until it’s time to eject. And as a rare treat, pressing “play” triggers sound effects. You can pre-order Soundwave now for US $189.99 | CAN $229.99 | UK £159.99 or pick up in stores on August 1, 2025.

REad on to see why Soundwave superior, Autobots inferior