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LEGO 40518 High-Speed Train – Faster than a small bullet? [Review]

Trains are one of the longest-running lines that LEGO has produced, dating back to 1964. Modern-day LEGO fans may not have been waiting for this particular modern train set, but 40518 High-Speed Train is an interesting and inexpensive take on the subject. The 284-piece set will be available January 1st for US $19.99 | CAN $24.99 | UK £17.99. Read on to see our review of the unboxing and building below.

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LEGO BrickHeadz Chinese New Year 40540 Lion Dance Guy – #151 is a tribute to tradition [Review]

Last year, LEGO released 80104 Chinese New Year Lion Dance, a colorful, playful display set. Many of you already know that the Lion Dance is a tradition performed by acrobats to bring good fortune. The legendary lions make their appearance on various occasions, but none more impressive than during Chinese New Year. This year LEGO continues their tribute to the holiday, starting with a new BrickHeadz. Number 151 in the line is aptly named LEGO BrickHeadz Chinese New Year 40540 Lion Dance Guy. The 239-piece set will be available January 1st and retail for US $9.99 | CAN $12.99 | UK £9.99. Join us as we take a closer look at this special little character.

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LEGO BrickHeadz 40539: Ahsoka Tano – The 150th BrickHeadz set [Review]

The LEGO BrickHeadz theme has continued to be a fan favorite over the years, with many of LEGO’s popular themes getting characters, from Star Wars, to Marvel, to Ninjago, and many other popular culture characters. LEGO builders have also been inspired to create their own creations in the BrickHeadz style. When the LEGO Ideas team put the vote to fans about which theme should feature the special 150th BrickHeadz character, Star Wars was the winning theme, and with the recent live-action debut of a long-time fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano, during Season Two of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, the choice of characters was clear, and one that is bound to thrill fans of the Star Wars franchise and of the BrickHeadz theme. LEGO BrickHeadz 40539:
Ahsoka Tano includes 164 pieces and will be available on January 1st, 2022 for US $9.99 | CAN $12.99 | UK £9.99

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LEGO 10297 Boutique Hotel officially unveiled as the latest addition to the Modular Buildings Collection [News]

LEGO has revealed a Boutique Hotel as the 17th Modular building in the highly popular theme. Celebrating 15 years of modular buildings in 2022, the latest addition will feature easter eggs from the very first release to last year’s 10278 Police Station for LEGO fans to discover and enjoy the hidden gems. The 10297 LEGO Boutique Hotel comes with 3,066 pieces will be available on the 1st of January 2022. It will retail for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99.

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LEGO Star Wars 40557 Hoth Rebels & 40558 Clone Troopers Minifigure Accessory Packs [Review]

LEGO Star Wars has been around for more than 20 years, and for the first time LEGO is producing Star Wars accessory packs. They’re effectively the same as the boxed Battle Pack sets, but packaged in the minifigure-shaped clamshells that are used on a variety of other themes. 40557 Hoth Rebels Minifigure Accessory Pack contains 64 pieces and includes three Rebel troops in Hoth outfits plus some defenses, and will retail for US $14.99 | CAN $19.99 | UK £12.99. 40558 Clone Troopers Minifigure Accessory Pack has 66 pieces (a foreboding number) and includes three Clone Troopers and a few bits of gear, and should retail for the same US $14.99 | CAN $19.99 | UK £12.99. Both sets will be available starting Jan. 1.

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LEGO Modular Buildings Collection 10297 Boutique Hotel – Building on 15 years of nostalgia [Review]

2022 will mark the 15th anniversary of the LEGO Modular Buildings Collection. The theme was introduced in 2007 with 10182 Café Corner, and has since added fifteen other sets including 2017’s 10255 Assembly Square and 2021’s 10278 Police Station. The 17th installment is a 3066 piece set that features a hotel and art gallery – and a ton of callbacks to just about every building on the block. LEGO Modular Buildings Collection 10297 Boutique Hotel will be available starting January 1st, 2022 from the LEGO Shop Online for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99. Come along as we explore this new corner of the neighborhood!

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LEGO 40524 Sunflowers expand the botanical collection [Review]

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since LEGO added the Botanical Collection to their lineup but here we are. After the initial success of the 10280 Flower Bouquet and 10281 Bonsai Tree, as well as the 10289 Birds of Paradise that came later in the year, it was clear that LEGO would keep watering this prospering garden. Joining the ranks of the “botanical boosters” 40460 Roses and 40461 Tulips, LEGO has announced the upcoming 40524 Sunflowers (US $12.99 | CAN $16.99 | UK £11.99) to be release on January 1st, 2022.

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for December 4, 2021

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 December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The LEGO product assortment for 2022 is shaping up to be as big as ever, with reveals coming fast and furious via LEGO.com, retailer websites, and LEGO’s own instructions app. Check out City, Architecture, and Collectible Minifigure news below. Plus, we’ve got reviews of Ninjago 71754 Water Dragon and Monkie Kid 80036 City of Lanterns!

[NEWS] Huge LEGO City 2022 lineup revealed with 21 new sets, bringing Fire, Police, NASA, and more — Enjoy a smörgåsbord of photos and pricing for the latest LEGO City sets
[NEWS] LEGO reveals Collectible Minifigures Series 22 (71032) featuring a Chili Suit Girl, Raccoon Girl, Snow Warrior and more — Series (20)22 of Collectible Minifigs is full of adorable awesomeness
[NEWS] LEGO reveals 21057 Singapore as latest Architecture Skyline set — Singapore gets the LEGO Skyline treatment in 2022
[REVIEW] LEGO Monkie Kid 80036: The City of Lanterns – The Monkie Kid city we’ve been waiting for — Daniel reviews an Easter-egg-laden set that would fit right at home with Ninjago City.
[REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71754 Water Dragon – Wherein Nya gets the blues [Review] — Chris D dives into the Endless Sea once again to review the newest Ninjago dragon

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LEGO Architecture 21057 Singapore Skyline [Review]

The official LEGO Architecture series since its launch in 2008 with a total of at least 54 sets continues to delight us after over a decade. The latest showcase is the continuation of the skyline series and a revisit to representing the Republic of Singapore with an expanded view of the city since the release of the Marina Bay Sands landmark building showcase. The set was built by Senior Designer Rok Zgalin Kobe and features prominent locations in Singapore from the iconic Marina Bay Sands, OCBC Centre, One Raffles Place, Lau Pa Sat, Gardens by the Bay, Boat Quay and The Fullerton Hotel. With a landmass area of only 710 Km2 (270 sq. miles) and one of the most densely populated countries in the world, Singapore hosts and a wide variety of unique architectures that reflect a spectrum of modern and century-old buildings. The LEGO Architecture 21057 Singapore skyline set comes with 827 pieces and will be available on January 1st 2022 for US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £54.99.

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Huge LEGO City 2022 lineup revealed with 21 new sets, bringing Fire, Police, NASA, and more [News]

Today LEGO has revealed a huge swath of new LEGO City sets for 2022, taking the wraps off 21 new sets. The sets span the usual City subjects with a heavy emphasis on emergency services with a new police station, fire station, and hospital, but also bring some less common subjects like a school, city park, and even a sardine factory. LEGO also revealed a pair of new City space sets that are a collaboration with NASA and are loosely based on NASA’s real-life Artemis project to return to the moon. While LEGO only revealed two of these NASA-inspired sets, we know there are more in the works since the back of the boxes point to there being additional sets in the space lineup. All of the new sets will be available Jan. 1, 2022.

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LEGO reveals Collectible Minifigures Series 22 (71032) featuring a Chile Suit Girl, Raccoon Girl, Snow Warrior and more [News]

German LEGO retailer JB Spielwaren revealed today the upcoming LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series 22 (71032). The minifigures will be released in blind packs consisting of 12 characters to collect. Based on the pricing of the previous series the minifigures will be priced at USD $4.99 and CAN $4.99. With reference to the online listing, the blind packs will be available on 1st January 2022.

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LEGO Monkie Kid 80036: The City of Lanterns – The Monkie Kid city we’ve been waiting for [Review]

Ever since the Monkie Kid theme first launched, there have been many amazing sets, featuring huge mechs and mech-like figures, bright and colorful fully over-the-top vehicles and accessories, and a whole host of villains and minions. But aside from a few small buildings, and a headquarters on a cargo boat, there has not been much in the way of shops or restaurants to populate the world the characters live in. All that is about to change with LEGO 80036: The City of Lanterns. A stacked city scene consisting of eight individual buildings attached to a two-level structure complete with an elevated train. I am super excited about this set, and can’t wait to break it all down for you.

The City of Lanterns comes with 2,197 pieces and will be available on January 1st, for US $149.99 | CAN $179.99 | UK £114.99

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Read on for our full review of this dazzling city set