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Star Fox 64 in microscale (Rumble Pak not included)

“Corneria, fourth planet of the Lylat system.” For gamers who grew up with the N64, those words are enough to set your imagination spinning with polygonal starfighters doing barrel rolls. Builder Matteson Pino is far from the only person to name Star Fox 64 their favorite game, but he’s surely the first to pay tribute with a LEGO microscale diorama atop a brick-built N64 cartridge. It’s a briliant concept, depicting the game world spilling out of the physical media that stored it. The Great Fox carrier ship looks great, as do the chibi arwings, but it’s the pixelated terrain of Corneria that most draws me in. Now can Nintendo please bring Fox and co back to consoles? Switch 2 launch title, please.

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This futuristic microscale LEGO city runs rings around modern cities

Building a circular model using LEGO is a challenge in itself, but Plastic Pauper took on that challenge and built a microscale city with not just one ring, but three, creating nested neighborhoods that all have a specific purpose and vibe. The outer ring looks industrial, with smokestacks, factories, and other gray structures. The middle ring is composed of many smaller buildings and greenery, while the central section sports tall, sterile, and modern structures fit for the city’s wealthy elite. And what futuristic city would be complete without flying cars?

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for March 15, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of March 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS While there may not have been much news this last week, we did get a pretty big set for Mario fans: a brick-built Mario in his classic kart. We also saw good news for LEGO as they shared financial details from the second half of 2024, and business is booming. If you are looking for a bit more LEGO news coverage from TBB and the rest of the world, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

[NEWS] LEGO by the Numbers: LEGO Group announces 2024 financial results — LEGO reports growth for last year, which is good news for LEGO fans around the world.
[FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks — Landscaping, not-angry birds, and possibly the best LEGO set of the year
[NEWS] LEGO reveals giant Mario & Standard Kart display set on MAR10 Day — Another large set to strain your display shelves might give Bowser a little competition.
[FEATURE] Making microscale trees with minifig antlers — Jake explores ways of using the green minifig antler element in your microscale landscaping.

OTHER NEWS Overview

New Bricks Hitting The Toy Aisles As Companies Compete With Lego – [Forbes] — New York Toy Fair showed the competition for interlocking building blocks is on the rise…but how do they stack up to LEGO?
Lego is going to make its videogames in-house from now on, says it would ‘almost rather overinvest – [PC Gamer] — LEGO decides it may be Game Over for third party game developers when it comes to LEGO video games in the future.
Largest Lego cathedral in the world being built at National Cathedral in DC – [WTop News] — This long-term project to build a model of the cathedral inside the cathedral is meta.
Denver hosting LEGO event featuring exclusive creations, three-ton ‘brick pit’ – [KDVR] — Denver will host a LEGO convention for the first time, making the 11th US LEGO convention.

Joy is an infinite spectrum

Being diagnosed with autism as an adult isn’t easy. Maybe, like me, you grew up with a very narrow understanding of what autism meant based on a few harmful stereotypes. Maybe you learn strategies to cope and “mask,” but you can never escape those moments that leave you feeling broken or alien. Thankfully neurodiversity has largely moved from taboo topic to a source of community, empathy, and self acceptance. Understanding that autism is a spectrum and not a box is key, and it’s why the infinite spectrum has become a symbol for Autism awareness and a reminder that with infinite diversity comes infinite potential. It’s what inspired LEGO builder Margit to create this work titled “Autistic Joy.” As Margit says: “I want them to be proud of who they are, joyfully autistic. I love my brain and myself. It’s taken decades to get to this point, and I’m celebrating with this flora and fauna 3D mosaic. I hope you like it.”

Margit recreates the the rainbow spectrum using LEGO bricks, drawing on elements that give her joy to express this hopeful message. Like last year’s Milky Way set or the art of Jiwoo Seon, Margit’s mosaic is full of texture and uses clever connections to draw in a wide range of disparate elements that only reveal themselves up close. Seeing a crab holding up an apple certainly brings me joy!

Considering how neurospicy the LEGO community is, it’s great to see the LEGO Group continue to recognize and support with efforts in schools and the recent Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program.

Stay sassy, DUPLO dog

At my last high school reunion, there were plenty of awkward moments of trying to connect the adult faces with the yearbook memories. That’s the feeling I get looking at Legonerdphoto‘s DUPLO Puppygirl. I knew her when! We played together all the time back when The Empire Strikes Back was still in theaters. But seeing her now, looking so tall and sassy, I wonder if I knew her at all.

Legonerdphotos does a brilliant job recontextualizing the DUPLO dog into a crop-topped biped, leaning into the fig’s bangs and lolling tongue for a sassy personality. I love how the pneumatic T pin turns into a kawaii pointing pose.

LEGO motorization from an era of steam mechanisation

I love seeing old ideas for things that never got beyond the prototype stage. That’s particularly true from the early age of mechanisation – crazy ideas like steam cars or balloon ships look more like steampunk fiction than reality. Take this steam tractor, built by LEGO builder Nikolaus Löwe. Nikolaus is no stranger to sci-fi creations, and indeed that’s what I figured this was. It looks very functional, and yet like nothing I’ve ever really seen… And yet, it was real! This is a model of an early Hornsby steam tractor, of which only one was ever made. The model itself was not a commercial success, by all accounts, but early prototypes did result in the tracks being dubbed ‘caterpillar’ tracks on account of their caterpillar-like motion. Indeed, the Hornsby firm would eventually morph into the company we know as Caterpillar today.

Oh, and speaking of motion – see all those functional-looking gears and Technic axles? They’re not just for show, you know! There’s a great video showing off all the tractor’s functions, including an impressive differential steering mechanism – check it out!

This Week in LEGO Bricks: landscaping, not-angry birds, and possibly the best LEGO set of the year [Video]

ABrickDreamer lulls us into our happy place once again and this time he has featured a bevy of the best LEGO landscapes from talented builders around the globe. Some highlights include this soaring avian success that has actually gotten better since the last time we checked. There’s also a pigeon, some Star Wars landscapes, a roundup of rovers, and Dreamer even tries his hand at the Singapore skyline. Zen out in front of this video and feel the stress just melt away.

Drive back to the future at this space age auto showroom

Today’s cutting-edge cars can chop carrots, spontaneously combust, or embroil you in a culture war, but there was a time when the American automobile symbolized a big bright, beautiful tomorrow, and the showrooms for these atomic-age chariots were cathedrals of cinder blocks and glass. Architectural builder Andrew Tate takes us back to that swingin’ chapter of Americana in LEGO with the glorious Lunar Motors showroom. Andrew captures the playful geometric style of the era with the angular profile and the dramatic inclined window. I especially love the perforated facade on the sides of the entrance. Andrew demonstrates his usual flair for brick-built lettering on the sign.

Andrew’s showroom includes a fully detailed interior with lovely wood paneling, patterned walls, midcentury furniture, and a sleek ’60s roadster. I can practically smell the future.

Andrew is no stranger to Atomic Age architecture. We also loved his striking bowling alley and swell airport lobby.

Virtual pop star Hatsune Miku gets idolized by LEGO character stars

March 10th is MAR10 Day, and by now, we all know what May the 4th signifies, but did you know that March 9th is Miku Day? It’s the day when fans celebrate Hatsune Miku, the vocaloid virtual diva who has taken the world by storm since her debut in 2007, spawning concerts, anime, manga, games, and especially fan works. To celebrate the day, big names in the LEGO Bionicle and character building community came together for a synchronized drop of Miku tributes. Aside from the signature blue hair, the builds couldn’t be more different in style. Each model is inspired by a song featuring Miku’s vocaloid singing. Together they show why Miku has endured as a chameleon-like idol, open to interpretation by fans.

First up is “World is Mine” Miku from alex_mocs. For Miku’s azure hair, Alex blends curvy tubes with ninjago swords. What sets this build apart is the incredible staging on that impressive stack of speakers, evoking a futuristic platform on which the holographic singer can shine.

Keep reading for more vocaloid visions in LEGO

Bringing new life to old parts

Spring is swiftly approaching, and in celebration, Jonas Kramm and Martin Gebert built a sweet LEGO garden. It’s lovely enough on first glance, but take a closer look and you’ll be even more enamored! Fun parts usage abounds, including fences that only came in a couple 1987 Fabuland sets in this color (3659 Playground and 3675 General Store). More rare Fabuland parts make an appearance in the little gazebo (yellow decorative arches), and nestled in the cart (the earth-orange “carpet beater”). Speaking of the cart, a Duplo crossbow sneaks in as the tongue. Other notable rarities include the medium-blue barrel, only appearing in one set (4579 Ice Ramp Racers Freeze and Chill), the aspen/birch trunks, which only came in 41164 Disney Frozen Enchanted Treehouse, and the Series 13 Collectible Minifigure Carpenter’s saw. Scala even makes an appearance with the flowers centered in the Sonic rings at the top of the gazebo! The more you look, the more you find!

A trip to Mongolia, via north London

It’s funny what parts of your life LEGO creations can remind you of. Here, we have a Mongolian Ger (or yurt, as we in the Western world might call it), as built by qian yj. Now it’s a fine build: the barren landscape of the steppes contrasts nicely with the colourful tent that these minifigures call home. And yet, rather than being transported to Mongolia, my mind takes me to university accommodation somewhere north of London. For some reason, my flatmates and I had taken to loudly playing Mongolian throat singing outside each other’s doors at inconvenient times. This led to scenarios as hilarious as the music is enchanting. And it puts a smile on my face even now. Thanks for jogging my memory, Qian!

Growing as a builder

It’s been said that the purposes of bonsai are “primarily contemplation for the viewer, and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower”, and when done properly results in an “artful miniature replica”. Remind you of any other hobby? In that context, the diminutive zen-influenced art form seems like a natural (though challenging) subject for a LEGO model, and a browse through The Brothers Bricks archives reveals that builder Louis of Nutwood was not alone in making the connection. Some builders would rather not repeat themselves, but I think building and improving on a subject is where true growth lies, and Louis has certainly cultivated better and better results with each revisit. Louis shares that “it stands in my living room, only to remind me to breathe and cherish the beauty in every moment.” Not to knock the official LEGO Bonsai set(s), but I would choose Louis’ rendition for my own mantle any day.

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