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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.

LEGO reveals new 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van for 2021 [News]

Today LEGO unveils yet another Creator Expert vehicle set, 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van. The new model comes to replace the recently discontinued 10220 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, which stayed on store shelves for more than nine years becoming one of the longest-living LEGO sets ever. Just like the real VW campers, the new LEGO version of T2 reveals the evolution of the icon, both of the style and the building techniques. Volkswagen T2 Camper Van consists of 2,207 pieces (almost twice as many as came with the T1 Camper), and will cost US $179.99 | CAN $249.99 | UK £149.99. The set goes on sale on August 1 from LEGO stores and on LEGO.com.

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Join the The Brothers Brick team as a Social Media Specialist or a News Contributor [News]

As one of the most popular LEGO websites in the world, with a monthly reach of several million, The Brothers Brick is a much more complex operation than many of our readers may expect. At the same time, our readers may also be surprised that every one of our team members is a volunteer! If you’d like to be part of the team that supports a diverse, global audience of highly engaged LEGO fans, TBB is looking for a Social Media Specialist to help support our growth and a News Contributor to cover breaking news. If you want to make our social media channels sing and provide up-to-date LEGO news to fans across the globe, read on!

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 10, 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 second week of July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The show about nothing spawned a set about everything! The lid was lifted on an easter-egg filled tribute to the 90’s sitcom Seinfeld. We also ran a feature on stickers and why LEGO uses them so often when fans want printed elements. In other TV-related news, we talked with the third eliminated team on LEGO Masters Season 2 in the US. We also saw more Brickheadz Pets hit the internet, and the Minions are back in animated LEGO form.

[FEATURE] Why do LEGO sets have stickers instead of printed parts? — TBB dives in and illustrates a recent revealing Reddit discussion by designer Mark Stafford.
[NEWS] LEGO Ideas 21328 Seinfeld unveiled — Brent Waller conceived a Seinfeld set for LEGO Ideas, yadda yadda yadda, now the official set is here.
[NEWS] LEGO.com reveals new Brickheadz Pets — Check out the Ginger Tabbies, Cockatiels, and Hamsters revealed this week!
[FEATURE] Leaving LEGO Masters (US) S2 — We chat with the third team eliminated from LEGO Masters Season 2
[NEWS] Animated LEGO Minion short — Madcap minion antics are on full display in this animated short

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LEGO 75307 Star Wars Advent Calendar 2021 unveiled featuring Grogu in a Christmas pullover [News]

LEGO has released images of the upcoming Star Wars Advent Calendar for 2021. The theme for this year is heavily related to The Mandalorian featuring Grogu, IG-11 and other characters from the Disney TV Series. The set comes with 335 pieces and will likely be priced at US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £24.99

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Watch LEGO Minions in a short animated video featuring their usual antics [News]

LEGO just shared a video of the lovable minions fully animated with LEGO bricks showcasing their silly antics and their journey in learning kung fu. The next instalment of the LEGO Minions movie was slated for 2020 but will not hit the big screens until July 2022 due to the current pandemic affecting the production and timelines.

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New LEGO Brickheadz Pets are now listed on LEGO.com [News]

Earlier in 2021, LEGO released five Brickheadz Pets sets, German Shepherds, Shorthair Cats, Goldfish, Budgies and Dalmatians. There will be three additions to them, Ginger Tabby, Cockatiel and Hamster. The sets are now listed on LEGO.com and will be available on August 1.

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LEGO Builder’s Journey on Nintendo Switch [Review]

LEGO Builder’s Journey – once upon a time as an exclusive on Apple Arcade (iOS and macOS) released in December 2019, the LEGO Builders Journey has a new breath of life in 2021 with a release on the PC and Nintendo platforms. Advertised as having “many new levels” and “fresh mechanics”, does it live up to the high reviews and praise when it was first released? With the caveat that our review is based on the Nintendo Switch console, read on to find out whether it’s worth spending your hard-earned dollars on this game.

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Why do LEGO sets have stickers instead of printed parts [Feature]

LEGO has been using a combination of stickers and printed elements since the 1970s for decorating elements. While there’s a variety of reasons from the cost to play experience, there’s one aspect that’s less obvious and it goes down to manufacturing and storage warehousing considerations.

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Leaving LEGO Masters S2: We sit down with the third team to leave [Feature]

The fourth episode of LEGO Masters Season 2 has aired. A new episode means another winning build and unfortunately, another team elimination. Each week, we’ll be meeting these teams as they continue on their LEGO journey with the show behind them.

We sat down for a talk with the third team to leave this season along with our friends from Brickset, BZPower and True North Bricks. We chatted about engineering, building relationships, building on memories and the art of playing well

Read on, but beware… Spoilers lie ahead!

Fan designed set now is made into reality with the LEGO Ideas 21328 Seinfeld unveiled [News]

LEGO just announced the newest Ideas set, 21328 Seinfeld. Based on the popular sitcom from the 90s, Seinfeld, the set features Jerry’s apartment along with the main characters from the show; Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer, Elaine Benes and Newman. The set is built like a stage, very much like the LEGO Ideas Friends Central Perk and LEGO Creator Expert Friends The Apartments, and measures 32 cm (12.6 in) wide, 18 cm (7 in) long and 13 cm (5.1 in) high with 1,326 pieces.

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 3, 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 last week of June 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This last week saw many new sets revealed across multiple popular themes like Marvel, Technic, and Star Wars, all available this summer. We recapped the first LEGO Con, and the latest round of crowd-funded sets launched on Bricklink, many of which sold out within hours of the launch.

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Two new LEGO Technic sets unveiled for summer 2021 [News]

While LEGO System builders enjoy the just-unveiled 10290 Pickup Truck, Technic fans can have some fun too, as LEGO also unveiles two new Technic sets, 42128 Heavy-duty Tow Truck and 42129 4×4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial Truck. As usual, the sets are filled with various play functions, both manual and motorized. The new sets join 42126 Ford F-150 Raptor, that was revealed just yesterday.

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