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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for February 6, 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 first week of February 2021.

We get some hands on time with the epic new Ninja City Gardens set! Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: This week we discovered the finalists in the LEGO Ideas LEG0 90th Anniversary Set vote, got a look at the next two LEGO Ideas sets going in to production, checked out some new Star Wars, Monkie Kid & Technic sets, and more!

LEGO Ideas fan results – Bionicle, Classic Space and Pirates shortlisted for LEGO 90th Anniversary Set – The winners of phase one are announced and one step closer for either one of these themes to be revived for the 90th Anniversary set – Bionicle, Classic Space, Pirates and Castle Who will you vote for?
7 new LEGO Monkie Kid sets revealed for Spring 2021 – The Spring 2021 wave of Monkie Kid sets has just been revealed! With 3 sets over 1,000 pieces, there’s a lot to look at here.
Hands-on with LEGO 71741 Ninjago City Gardens, the biggest Ninjago set ever [Review] – LEGO’s new Ninjago City Gardens (71741) is the fifth-largest LEGO set ever. We’re bringing you a hands-on review to see if this massive set is worth the money! (spoiler alert: it is)
New LEGO Star Wars revealed including the Imperial Shuttle, AT-AT vs Tauntaun Microfighter and a Resistance X-Wing – We have a closer look at the new Star Wars releases for 2021 including an Imperial Shuttle, Microfighter and a 4+ X-Wing set.
LEGO Gift With Purchase (GWP) offers for Week 1 February 2021 – Here’s the latest update for February on the current Gift With Promotion (GWP) items and the VIP Redemption points update.

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Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night has been selected to be the next LEGO Ideas set – Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night by Truman Cheng will be made into an official LEGO set.
LEGO Ideas Sonic Mania Green Hill Zone to be next fan-designed set – LEGO Ideas has revealed the results of the first 2020 Ideas projects review, and Sonic has won the race to become the next official LEGO Ideas set!
LEGO Brick Sketches Mickey (40456) and Minnie (40457) Mouse revealed – We get a first look at the latest lineup for LEGO Brick Sketches – featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
LEGO Ideas 21325 Medieval Blacksmith available for sale on 1st February – The LEGO Medieval Blacksmith IDEAS set goes on sale on 1st Feb. If it’s something you’ve been eyeing, grab them early!
Build your own LEGO Cahuil gull [Instructions] – In just 72 pieces, Luis Peña García (@_luispg_) creates a beautiful Cahuil gull, also known as the Brown-hooded gull found in South America.
New LEGO Technic product pictures: 42120 Rescue Hovercraft and 42121 Heavy Duty Excavator – Product pictures of two more LEGO Technic sets, 42120 Rescue Hovercraft and 42121 Heavy Duty Excavator, appeared on JB Spielwaren’s website. Both sets will be available starting March 1.

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:

LEGO Group joins forces with European Commission by signing up to the Green Consumption Pledge: a pilot initiative on climate action, LEGO.com – The LEGO Group has joined the European Commission’s new Green Consumption Pledge pilot initiative
Episode 53 – Talking with Lego artist Nathan Sawaya about heroes, dreams and inspiration, The Geek Of Steel – An podcast interview with LEGO artist, Nathan Sawaya.
The people wanted LEGO bike lanes, and LEGO is finally listening, The Verge – The quest to get one of the most popular toymakers in the world to make a little space for bicycles.

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7 new LEGO Monkie Kid sets revealed for Spring 2021 [News]

LEGO’s new Monkie Kid theme debuted last year and seems to be going full steam ahead. The initial Spring 2020 wave included 8 sets, while last Fall we got another 4. Now thanks to Chinese retailer Momo, we’re getting a first look at 7 brand new sets releasing March 1. The sets range in size from the 203-piece Monkie Kid’s Cloud Bike, all the way up to The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain, a massive 1,949-piece fortress. There’s no word on the exact prices for the sets yet–although the Chinese retailer has local prices listed, they don’t bear much reflection on what prices we can expect elsewhere.

Be sure to check out these other upcoming LEGO sets, too:

Click to see more of the LEGO Monkie Kid Spring 2021 sets

Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night has been selected to be the next LEGO Ideas set [News]

The LEGO Ideas project hit a record milestone with the most qualifying number of fan submissions to be considered back in September 2020 with a total of 35 projects. After 4 months of evaluation, LEGO has announced that Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night by Truman Cheng (aka legotruman will be made into an official set.

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LEGO Ideas Sonic Mania Green Hill Zone to be next fan-designed set [News]

LEGO has announced that the next Ideas set will be SEGA’s legendary speedster, Sonic the Hedgehog. Selected from 26 Ideas projects that hit the 10,000-vote threshold last May, the concept design for Sonic was submitted by Viv Grannell. Viv has been interested in the world of Sonic for almost her entire life and thinks it is a perfect fit for the LEGO system. Her design was inspired by the Green Hill Zone level from SEGA’s 2017 Sonic Mania. There’s no word yet on when the set will be released or how much it will cost, but it often takes a year or more for an Ideas project to go from approval to final design, so we’ll have to wait to see the official design.

Hands-on with LEGO 71741 Ninjago City Gardens, the biggest Ninjago set ever [Review]

When LEGO introduced the Ninjago theme back in 2011, no one could have guessed that it would come to be one of the company’s most popular themes. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Ninjago is getting its biggest set yet, 71741 Ninjago City Gardens. At 5,685 pieces, it’s the fifth-largest LEGO set ever, and the third entry into the cyberpunk modular buildings collection known as Ninjago City. A series of high-rise buildings containing all manner of city life, Ninjago City Gardens houses restaurants, a museum, an arcade, a dojo, and apartments, along with 19 minifigures. Ninjago City Gardens is available now for US $299.99 | CAN $399.99 | UK £274.99. Let’s see how this one stacks up to the previous Ninjago City sets.

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 Ideas fan results – Bionicle, Classic Space and Pirates shortlisted for LEGO 90th Anniversary Set [News]

Just two weeks ago, LEGO Ideas allowed fans to vote for a classic theme to be revived for the LEGO 90th Anniversary Set. The results are now out and phase 2 begins. Bionicle, Classic Space and Pirates are the top three winning themes. Because of not considering subcategories properly, the Castle theme will be included for the second fan vote.

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New LEGO Star Wars revealed including the Imperial Shuttle, AT-AT vs Tauntaun Microfighter and a Resistance X-Wing [News]

A new wave of LEGO Star Wars has been revealed by LEGO Shop today. We had a sneak peek at some of these sets late last year and now we get to take a closer look at the box art and more details of the minifigures. We’ve seen the four other sets that are now on sale making the new wave of LEGO Star Wars line up with a total of 7 sets. The new sets will be available for purchase on March 1st 2021.

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LEGO Gift With Purchase (GWP) offers for Week 1 February 2021 [News]

We’re back with the updated Gift With Purchase offers from LEGO. February offers some changes and some stocks for the Harry Potter and Collesseum gift still being available from the last update we shared. Here’s a list of GWP eligibility based on item, price and region (the US|CAN|UK) based on today’s availability, 1 Feb 2021.

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LEGO Brick Sketches Mickey (40456) and Minnie (40457) Mouse revealed [News]

Brick Sketches was first introduced in May 2020 with four characters from Disney Star Wars and the DC Universe. LEGO has now extended the theme with Disney characters featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. Both sets are slated to be released on March 1st and priced at US $16.99 | CAN $19.99 | UK £14.99.

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LEGO releases White Noise (ASMR) album to aid unwinding and relaxation needs [News]

With the ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response) being a trend over the recent years and a large population embracing it as a method of relaxation, LEGO has jumped into the bandwagon to produce sounds using LEGO bricks to provide the soothing white noise effect. The album consisting of 7 music tracks of 30 minutes each is available for free on a total of 15 other platforms including Spotify, iTunes and Google Music.

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LEGO Ideas 21325 Medieval Blacksmith available for sale on 1st February [News]

The LEGO Ideas 21325 Medieval Blacksmith goes on sale on 1st February in LEGO Stores. Priced at US $149.99 | CAN $199.99 | UK £134.99 and comes with 2164 parts. Sales will be available in different regions as the day progresses in different timezones. If you don’t see the listing live just yet – give it a refresh or try again in an hour or two.

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New LEGO Technic product pictures: 42120 Rescue Hovercraft and 42121 Heavy Duty Excavator [News]

Product pictures of two more LEGO Technic sets, 42120 Rescue Hovercraft and 42121 Heavy Duty Excavator, appeared on JB Spielwaren‘s website. These two will be available in March, retailing for 29,99 EUR and 39,99 EUR respectively. Other regional prices are yet to be confirmed.

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