It takes a lot to design a great LEGO spaceship and even more to build a swooshable one. Now, once the new 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed, let’s look into the eyes of brave LEGO designers behind the latest exclusive set. Meet Milan Madge, Mani Zamani, and Nico Vas, three courageous designers telling us more about how the LEGO version of the Discovery space shuttle was created.
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Super fast speeder zips on by
Do you feel a need for speed? Are your competitors feeling hungry? Fix that speed craving and make your rivals eat your dust as you speed along in Oscar Cederwall‘s LEGO skitter vig.
Look at this speeder zip through the desert! It’s always great to see what sort of science fiction vehicles can be created, and this is no different. Using large blue pieces from buildable action figures was a clever idea, as was the decision to do an open cockpit. We’re able to see the figure, giving us a sense of scale with the dust clouds. Which, by the way, is probably my favorite part of this whole creation. I’m seeing how fast the driver is going and what kind of environment he’s in. This definitely shows Oscar’s talent!
TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for March 20, 2021
In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of March 2021.
We dig in deep with the Technic Heavy-Duty Excavator! Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.
TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: This week we saw the kickoff of the new 2021 BrickLink AFOL Designer Program, built some cute DOTS tags for our luggage and reviewed the Technic Heavy Duty excavator!
- 2021 BrickLink AFOL Designer Program to give new legs to 31 LEGO Ideas 10k-club designs – Today BrickLink is kicking off the 2021 round of the AFOL Designer Program, featuring 31 LEGO Ideas sets that won 10,000 votes but didn’t pass the review stage.
- LEGO DOTS 41930 Bag Tag Panda – The latest wave of DOTS branches out from bracelets to include “bag tags” – cute, cubic animals that can be clipped onto a backpack or other things to add a bit of LEGO flair.
- LEGO Technic 42121 Heavy-Duty Excavator [Review] – Today we build and play with the new LEGO Technic 42121 Heavy-Duty Excavator to see if its great design can outweigh the flawed play features.
OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
- Get ready for the LEGO Star Wars Minifigure Madness tournament!, StarWars.com – Vote for your favorite heroes and villains of a galaxy far, far away
- LEGO to launch three LEGO VIDIYO ad spots during ITV’s The Voice UK final, Toy News – The three 20 second spots – all of which will air during the first advertisement break of the final on Saturday, March 20th – will feature L.L.A.M.A, the first live action human version of a LEGO Minifigure
- Lego Brand Group hires ex-Spotify exec Cecilia Qvist to run venture arm, VentureBeat – As head of Lego Ventures, Qvist will help broaden the impact of the mission of learning through play.
LEGO DOTS 41930 Bag Tag Panda [Review]
The latest wave of DOTS branches out from bracelets to include “bag tags” – cute, cubic animals that can be clipped onto a backpack (or other things) to add a bit of LEGO flair. DOTS 41930 Bag Tag Panda is available now from the LEGO Shop Online for US $6.99 | CAN $8.99 | UK £5.99, so we picked one up to take a closer look…and found some interesting new parts for our troubles! Come along as we take a 84 piece trip into the realms of adorableness.
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LEGO Technic 42121 Heavy-Duty Excavator [Review]
There’s no such thing as a boring outside activity; there are only boring machines that make things dull and tedious. And for proper digging, you need a proper excavator, preferably a heavy-duty one. It’s been a while since we got a great LEGO Technic excavator set, but here comes the new 42121 Heavy-Duty Excavator. This 569-piece set brings back mini-scaled construction machines and uses a bunch of newly-introduced pieces for its neat design. The set is available for US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £34.99.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with a copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for March 13, 2021
In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of March 2021.
The latest Marvel bust has been revealed and it’s none other than Carnage! Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.
TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: This week we reviewed some cute Brickheadz Pandas and the new Easter GWP, checked out an interview with the designers of the new Winnie the Pooh set, examined the new DOTS extras and more!
- Designers of LEGO Ideas 21326 Winnie the Pooh come together and share behind the scenes details – Designers of LEGO Ideas 21326 Winnie the Pooh come together and share behind the scenes details
- Marvel’s symbiote Carnage 76199 LEGO bust revealed with Target pre-order – LEGO’s latest bust themed set reveals Carnage, the archenemy of Venom from the Spider-Man universe and is available as a pre-order from retailer Target
- The LEGO Group reports double-digit growth in both sales and revenue in 2020 – The LEGO Group reported earnings for the full year 2020.
- LEGO Gift With Purchase – 40449 Easter Bunny’s Carrot House [Review] – Easter is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for LEGO’s yearly Easter-themed Gift with purchase.
- LEGO BrickHeadz 40466 Panda and cubs [Review] – We get an up-close look at the first BrickHeadz wild animal family set, a panda bear and two cubs.
- LEGO DOTS 41931 Extra DOTS – Series 4: Making Faces [Review] – LEGO has gone rapid-release on DOTS, and there’s a whole new set of unique printed tiles and rare colored elements to check out.
- The making of LEGO ASMR White Noise and the 12 streaming services available for access – We provide links to 12 locations from where you can listen to the LEGO ASMR White Noise soundtrack and also a behind the scenes look at how the audio tracks were created.
OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
- Your Child Can Apply To Be The First Ever Kid Creative Director At LEGO, And Receive $10K, Forbes – The pandemic has been hard on everyone, and pushed us all to pivot and adapt to this new world.
- The Countries that Pay the Most and Least for LEGO, TheToyZone – But LEGO tells a tiny tale about world economics.
- No More Plastic Fantastic as Lego Toy Packaging Goes Green, Bloomberg – After decades of relying on fossil fuels to make its plastic bricks, LEGO is taking a small step toward a greener future earlier than planned.
Marvel’s symbiote Carnage 76199 LEGO bust revealed with Target pre-order [News]
US Retailer Target revealed that it will be releasing a Carnage LEGO bust for pre-order on March 11th at 8 am CST. The set comes with 546 pieces and no pricing details have been shared yet. Based on past series of LEGO busts revealed from the Star Wars lineup, it’s likely to be priced at USD $59.99. We’ll share more information as it’s revealed.
The LEGO Group reports double-digit growth in both sales and revenue in 2020 [News]
Today, The LEGO Group presented the financial report for the full year of 2020. An online event was hosted by the company’s CEO, Niels B Christiansen, who announced a strong growth of all key indicators. In 2020, the revenue grew 13 percent to DKK 43.7 billion compared with 2019, while consumer sales grew 21 percent compared to the same period. Operating profit was DKK 12.9 billion, an increase of 19 percent compared with 2019. The brand’s global market share grew globally and in its 12 largest countries.
Niels B Christiansen, the CEO, said: “We are very pleased with these results. They show the timeless relevance of the LEGO brick and learning through play. This performance is also a testament to the passion, creativity and resilience of our people. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, they worked tirelessly to keep the world playing.”
LEGO Gift With Purchase – 40449 Easter Bunny’s Carrot House [Review]
For the past several years around this time, LEGO has offered an Easter-themed Gift with Purchase. This year proves no different. Well, maybe a little different. It is a new set, after all. This year’s perk is 40449 Easter Bunny’s Carrot House, a 231-piece set featuring a cute little bunny and a single-room carrot-based home. It will be available with purchases over $60 from March 15th until April 5th, or while a supplies last. Is it worth potentially filling your cart with a few extra items to hit the required total? Let’s take a look and see!
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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Spotlight on Mel Caddick, LEGO designer of the 40450 Amelia Earhart Tribute [Feature]
Melody Caddick or better known in the community as Mel Caddick is a prominent LEGO designer who has worked on or designed creations for a number of sought-after Gift Promotions issued with LEGO purchases. The demand for the Gift-With-Promotions not only has its allure of being a scarcity and something which cannot be purchased off the shelves but also for the unique one-off design concepts and themes that do not need to fit within the current design themes of any given LEGO set in production.
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LEGO DOTS 41931 Extra DOTS – Series 4: Making Faces [Review]
It feels like it was just yesterday (Okay, it was January) when we took a look at the Extra DOTS series 3 packs. But LEGO has gone rapid-release on us, and now there’s already a whole new set of unique printed tiles to collect and rare colored elements to stock up on. Packs of 41931 Extra DOTS – Series 4 are available now from the LEGO Shop Online for US $3.99 | CAN $4.99 | UK £3.99. We bought a few to see what this latest not-quite-blind-pack has to offer.
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The making of LEGO ASMR White Noise and the 12 streaming services available for access [News]
Early last month in February, LEGO dropped an interesting soundtrack – an ASMR White Noise album made from LEGO bricks. These white noise types of sounds are known to help listeners relax and get “in the zone” while focussing on other tasks. There’s now a video featuring the behind the scenes and the making of this unique placement by LEGO. We also share the full list of 12 streaming services that you can access the tracks from.
Click for the full list of streaming services and the making of video