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Stay current on the latest news and information about LEGO, from sales & deals to new set announcements. We also cover LEGO events and conventions all over the world.

BrickCon 2021 LEGO fan convention tickets are now available [News]

Tickets for BrickCon 2021 are available starting today. The LEGO fan convention will take place in the heart of Seattle from Oct. 1-3, 2021, and will feature a hybrid model with in-person registration limited to the first 400 vaccinated adult fans, as well as many activities and games available for those who wish to attend virtually. BrickCon 2021 tickets to the adult fan in-person convention are $85 and grant access to the full 3-day convention, games, prizes, a goodie bag, and more. Starting Sept. 1, tickets to the hybrid virtual convention will be available for $25, along with public tickets for Saturday and Sunday.

Learn more about BrickCon 2021 in the original announcement.

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LEGO Ideas 40487 Sailboat Adventure is the new fan-designed Gift with Purchase [Review]

A few times a year, LEGO dips into the vast sea of fan-designed content on the Ideas platform to find a smaller set suitable for a free gift with purchase for customers, such as 40448 Vintage Car. The Summer 2021 example is 40487 Sailboat Adventure, designed by fan Yan Chevalier as part of a LEGO Ideas fan competition. The 330-piece set is available to LEGO VIPs starting today with minimum US $200 | CAN $200 | UK £200 purchases from LEGO stores and the LEGO website— check out all the new LEGO sets for August 2021 available today. Starting Aug. 4, it will be available to non-VIP members as well, and the promo is slated to run through Aug. 29. Let’s take this set for a sail and see if it’s seaworthy.

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 2021 Summer sets now available for sale including the new Volkswagen Camper Van and the Darth Vader Meditation Chamber [News]

The US summer wave of LEGO sets is now available for purchase on LEGO online store including popular themes such as Star Wars, Minecraft, Creator Expert and LEGO Ideas.

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LEGO Star Wars 75319 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge – Mando gets his signet [Review]

LEGO continues to expand its range of sets based on the Disney+ TV series The Mandalorian, with several LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian sets launching this summer. Joining the previously announced sets, 75319 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge includes 258 pieces with three minifigures and will retail for US $29.99 | CAN $39.99 | UK £27.99 beginning September 1, with preorders available now.

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.

Read our hands-on review of LEGO Star Wars 75319 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge

LEGO 76196 Marvel Advent Calendar 2021 unveiled [News]

Earlier this year we had a partial look at the upcoming Marvel Advent Calendar 2021 countdown to Christmas. We now get a complete and detailed look at all the Minifigures and mini-builds that will be available later this year.

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 31, 2021 [News]

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 fourth week of July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This last week we got our first detailed look at the new Star Wars sets from the Clone Wars era, as well as from the new hit series on Disney+, The Mandalorian. We also saw the reveal of the latest Marvel Collectible Minifigs! New BrickHeadz Pets Dalmatians and Ginger tabbies joined the current line-up of buildable pets.

[NEWS] LEGO clarifies the future of Vidiyo in an official statement — LEGO reveals plans for the future of the video creation app and sets that launched earlier this year.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75310 Duel on Mandalore features Ahsoka vs. Maul — We review one do the newest Star Wars duel sets, adding Darth Maul and Ahsoka to the collection of dueling light and dark side force wielders.
[NEWS] LEGO Collectible Minifigures Marvel Studios Series revealed — The latest batch of Maevel Collectible Minifigs feature many characters from the growing list of Marvel shows created for Disney+
[REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz Pets 40479 Dalmatian dog and 40480 Ginger Tabby cat — Two more sets of adorable furry friends join the BrickHeadz Pets theme.
[NEWS] LEGO 40487 Ideas Sailboat Adventure will be available as a Gift with Purchase promotion in August — The LEGO Ideas theme announced a new sailboat set available soon as a gift with purchase.
[NEWS] LEGO Star Wars unveils 75219 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge from Season 1 — Possibly one of the coolest characters from the hit series The Mandalorian (beside the titualr bounty hunter) gets the LEGO treatment, along with her dark and mysterious Mandalorian forge.

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LEGO Star Wars unveils 75219 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge from Season 1 [News]

This morning LEGO took the wraps off a new set based on the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian via a reveal on StarWars.com. 75219 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge will feature the elusive Mandalorian smith and her workshop, along with Paz Vizsla and, of course, the Mandalorian. With 258 pieces, the set will retail for US $29.99 | CAN $39.99 | UK £27.99. It’s available to pre-order now and will be released on Sept. 1. We’ll be bringing you a hands-on review of this set very soon!

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LEGO 40487 Ideas Sailboat Adventure will be available as a Gift with Purchase promotion in August [News]

The winning entry of a contest titled Build that holiday into that holiday! held on the LEGO ideas platform in May 2020 has been made into an official set – the LEGO 40487 Ideas Sailboat Adventure. This fan-selected entry will only be available as a Gift with Purchase (GWP) item in August with a purchase of $200 USD.

LEGO VIP members will have the opportunity to get an early opportunity to grab this it’s opened to members from the 1st to the 3rd of August 2021. Non-members will have access to it from the 04th of August till the 29th. The standard terms of availability only while stocks last are in the fine print as usual. LEGO VIP Membership is free and a good idea to sign up in advance before the promotion goes live.

The set is designed by YC_SOLO and made into a LEGO official set with design modifications as with any winning LEGO Ideas set released.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Marvel Studios Series revealed [News]

LEGO has just listed the Marvel Studios Series of Collectible Minifigures online. High-resolution pictures are available at LEGO Shop, revealing 12 super-heroes as seen in the latest Marvel TV series, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki and What If…? The minifigures will be available for purchase on October 1st.

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LEGO Star Wars 75310 Duel on Mandalore features Ahsoka vs. Maul [Review]

LEGO’s summer 2021 wave of Star Wars sets has been taking us back to the Clone Wars and early Empire eras, with sets like 75314 Bad Batch Attack Shuttle from the new animated series and the set we’re reviewing today, 75310 Duel on Mandalore from the final season of The Clone Wars released on Disney+ last year. This set 147 pieces with two minifigs, and will hit stores on August 1st for US $19.99 | CAN $24.99 | UK £17.99.

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.

Read our hands-on review of LEGO Star Wars 75310 Duel on Mandalore

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 24, 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 third full week of July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The LEGO Iconic lineup saw two new holiday entries this week and we reviewed both 40493 Halloween Owl and 40497 Spider and Haunted House Ornaments. We were on hand to interview the latest departing contestants from LEGO Masters Season 2 (US), reviewed MORE DOTS, and showed you how to build your own teeny tiny Razorcrest.

[REVIEW] LEGO Iconic 40493 Halloween Owl and 40497 Spider & Haunted House ornaments — An owl and a spider walked into a haunted house and…we decided we liked them!
[FEATURE] Leaving LEGO Masters S2: We sit down with the fourth team to leave — Brent Waller conceived a Seinfeld set for LEGO Ideas, yadda yadda yadda, now the official set is here.
[REVIEW] LEGO DOTS 41932 Extra DOTS – Series 5: A glowing new assortment — Can you believe we’re up to Series 5 of Dots? How does the latest wave fare?!
[INSTRUCTIONS] LEGO microscale Razor Crest from Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Our very own Daniel Fortine shared a set of instructions for a microscale fan favorite.

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LEGO clarifies the future of VIDIYO in a official statement [News]

Yesterday, a number of LEGO fan blogs reported the cancelation of the LEGO VIDIYO theme. To avoid a lack of understanding, the LEGO Group immediately shared an official statement regarding the future of its latest product lines. According to the statement, the new sets will see the light no earlier than 2023, with some new ideas and concepts to test in 2022.

Click here to read the full statement about the future of LEGO VIDIYO