Category Archives: LEGO

You’d probably expect a lot of the posts on a LEGO website like The Brothers Brick to be about LEGO, and you’d be right. If you’re browsing this page, you might want to consider narrowing what you’re looking for by checking out categories like “Space” and “Castle.” We’re sure there’s something here that’ll fascinate and amaze you.

LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31167 Haunted Mansion: Ghosts, graveyards, and ghoulish monsters [Review]

With its sand green coloring, assortment of ghosts and ghouls and boarded-up windows, LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31167 Haunted Mansion immediately evokes the spirit of the 10228 Monster Fighters Haunted House from 2012 – a fondly-remembered set from a much-loved theme. But does it measure up? Is it truly its spiritual successor? (See what I did there?) Read on to learn what we think. This new scary house has 736 pieces and will retail for US $89.99 | CAN $119.99 | UK £79.99 when it releases this August 1st.

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.

Let’s haunt this old dive and see what spirits we can dig up!

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This hippo is hungry for unusual LEGO parts

First and foremost, LEGO is a toy, and sometimes, you use it to build…other toys? filbrick (Loïc Brun) has made us the namesake of the classic boardgame, Hungry Hungry Hippos. As a part of the current round of Iron Builders, Loïc has made the blue hippo, but in the shade of Dark Azure, per the round’s seed part, Technic Rotation Joint Cylinder (1994), specifically in Dark Azure. While the color of the hippo was pre-determined from the seed part, the supporting colors lock in on the classic boardgame design.

LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31168 Medieval Horse Knight Castle: A kingdom of versatility [Review]

With 1371 pieces, 31168 Medieval Horse Knight Castle is the flagship of the Creator 3-in-1 line this year. Packed with play features in any configuration, and sporting a new Castle Faction – the Horse Knights – there’s a lot to enjoy. But how does it stack up compared to castles of yore? Let’s put this latest LEGO castle through its paces before it’s debut on August 1st, when you can bring it home for $129.99, US $149.99 CA, £109.99 UK.

The LEGO Group sent The Brothers Brick an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

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No man is an island, but some secret hideouts are

German builder Gerrit Gottschalk’s latest LEGO creation titled Ronin’s Refuge depicts the struggles of a solitary life, in another time and on another continent. In feudal Japan, a “ronin” was a masterless samurai who had either lost their lord through death, disgrace, or had left their service. The term is often literally translated to “drifter”, making Gerrit’s choice of a watery location for this reclusive warrior’s hideout almost poetic. A muted colour palette draws the viewer’s eye, revealing some clever parts usage (minifigure skirt as a dish, and chain links as an architectural element? – “ii desu ne!“)

This is just one of the many 2025 Summer Joust builds featured here on The Brothers Brick. The online contest closes on August 1st and there are some striking entries, so put the final touches on your castle-themed works in progress and join the fray!

LEGO Technic 42215 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator – Worth its weight? [Review]

For anyone fascinated with mechanisms and moving parts, watching heavy machinery work can be mesmerizing. The modern marvels of industry surely showcase some of the greatest advancements in human history, and one of the big players in heavy equipment today is Volvo. The Swedish neighbor shares similar values with LEGO, and that’s why it makes perfect sense that they would pair together to bring some of Volvo’s latest hybrid earth-movers to the Technic line. We’ve already covered the LEGO Technic 42209 Wheel Loader , but the other sets in the series all seem to be the lead-up for the biggest yet. Enter the LEGO Technic 42215 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator. This 2359-piece motorized model will be available starting August 1st, retailing for US $429.99 | CAN $499.99 | UK £349.99. Join us as we unearth whether it’s worth its price tag.

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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Announcing TBB’s Steampunk collaborative display at BrickCon 2025 [News]

Summer is here, and that means another Brickcon is right around the corner. We had a great time hosting our collaborative display last year, featuring botanical scenes of all shapes, sizes, and scales — there were some truly amazing builds. This year, we want to showcase something a little more ambitious! We hope our community of builders and convention-goers is equally excited to join us in a steampunk world’s fair that we’re calling the Royal Exposition 1898!

Think of a version of a world’s fair like the famous 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, but with a steampunk twist. Monowheel vehicles, airships, pavilion booths, Victorian architecture, walking platforms — the only limit is your imagination. We’ll set up a channel on our Discord and provide some building standards after the jump, and in that channel.

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Zen and the art of building LEGO Castles with Cathedral of Bricks [Interview]

There’s no time like the present to find your creative voice with LEGO. Today’s guest is another builder who only recently began sharing their works online and already they are making quite a splash with fellow AFOLs. Luke, aka cathedralofbricks, creates castles and vignettes that blend gothic architecture and fantasy through a romantic lens.

Over just a few months, Luke has created an impressive body of MOCs. We’re excited to sit down with Luke to learn more about how he found his creative voice in LEGO as someone coming to the hobby later in life.

Our interview with cathedralofbricks follows, along with a gallery of the builder’s incredible castle creations

LEGO Catbus from My Neighbour Totoro puts a massive grin on our faces!

If you’ve been following Joss Ivanwood over on Instagram, you’ll know he’s been hard at work building a bus out of LEGO. That might sound a bit odd – Joss is better known for making fantastic creatures than vehicles, as our archives will attest. But it all becomes clear once you realise it’s the famous Catbus, from Studio Ghibli favourite My Neighbour Totoro! It’s been several months in the making, and now it’s debuted, we can see what a magnificent creation it is. We’ve even got the movie’s other protagonists too!

I absolutely love Totoro; it’s probably my favourite Ghibli film. So indulge me, and let’s take a closer look at Joss’ cracking Catbus!

All aboard…

Bricks of questionable character: We chat with internet phenom, Iain Heath [Interview]

We sat with LEGO meme factory, Iain Heath, who immediately revokes my Gen-X card, schools us on the not-so-subtle art of going viral, and tells us what it’s like to hobnob with celebrities. Hilarity ensued! Grab yourself a good beverage and a bag of popcorn and join us as we lift the hood and try to figure out what makes him tick. Hint: I’m pretty sure it’s London Dry Gin and Jägermeister.

TBB (Lino) Thanks for being with us, Iain. I’ve known you for many years as an artist who engages in several mediums including video making, painting, and LEGO. No matter the medium, you have been consistently irreverent and funny as all get-out. Our readers likely know you by the formidable name of Ochre Jelly (I had to google what that was). How did you choose this name and is the Ochre persona different from Iain, or are they one and the same?

IH: The name comes from a monster in D&D. Lino, as a fellow Gen X-er, I can’t believe you did not already know this, but also not have its stats memorized. For shame… I think the only fitting punishment here is to confiscate your vinyl copy of Sports by Huey Lewis and the News. Bro, do you even D20?!

IH: The name is less of a persona and more a mask to hide behind, as I think many of us online prefer to do. Some people are comfortable putting their own identity and persona front and center of their art, especially creators who make a living from it, or posting daily, or want to use their personality as part of their brand (I’m looking at YOU Lego Masters contestants!). But in my experience you are more likely to just run into people’s prejudices that way (which in my case usually means age-ism, as I am older than Cthulhu). I’d prefer to be seen as a Lego Banksy, using my art to anonymously poke fun at the world, rather than “some old dude with too much free time on his hands”. Not to say that I don’t sometimes step in front of the camera for the sake of The Bit.

Click here for more not-to-be-missed hijinks from Iain!

Who says LEGO bricks have to connect?

As Melchar the Mage looks deeply into his scrying pool, you’ll want to stare closer at this scene by Joel Short. That’s because the most eye-catching elements of this scene don’t use bricks that connect in the usual way. The floor is made of cheese slopes turned on their sides and crammed together to create a flawless impression of stone. And the srcying pool itself is largely just some arches, likewise sideways and tucked in on each other. A simple, but magical effect.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 26, 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 4th week of July 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS From musicals to gaming to comic books, what a wild and wacky week we’ve had. DC fans have a lot to get excited about with the latest modular featuring Gotham City’s famous prison for the criminally insane. Netflix celebrates the return to Hawkins, Indiana, and the Upside Down with a new 5-pack of BrickHeadz. Oz and the Emerald City return to LEGO with a new mixed-scale diorama, and retro gamers get ready for nostalgia with a 1:1 scale model of the Game Boy handheld game console. Still here? then check out last week’s Brick Report for even mkore news and revews from TBB.

[NEWS] LEGO celebrates upcoming season 5 of Stranger Things with Brickheadz four-pack — After 4 seasons, and in anticipation of the 5th and final season premiering later this year, we finally get the whole gang of basement D&D playing friends.
[NEWS] LEGO Gotham City expands with 16-minifigure-strong 76300 Arkham Asylum — Batman and friends are giving the X-Mansion a run for the money in this fig-filled modular set.
[NEWS] Wizard of Oz’s Emerald City gets the LEGO treatment as part of Wicked wave of sets — With the second part of the movie adaptation of the musical adaptation of the book hitting theaters this fall, Wicked fans get an interesting scene that feels like it can’t make up it’s mind if its a playset or a display set, or both.
[NEWS] Re-live your handheld gaming days with new LEGO Game Boy — A way more affordable Nintendo console LEGO set… but no Pokemon yellow?
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75432 V-19 Torrent Starfighter: Republic repeat — A new version of one of the Clone War’s more interessting starfighters IMO. The V-19 Torrent!
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75431 – 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack — What may be one of the last battle packs we get, if rumors are to be believed. While most collectors have plenty of B-2 battle droide by now, this collection of Star Corp troopers is sure to be popular.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

[INTERVIEW] Engineering for excellence – the Star Wars builds of Jürgen Wittner — TBB chatted with one of my favorite Star Wars LEGO builders, with attention to detail that is galaxies above the average.
[INTERVIEW] Building on the wild side with rising MOC star Hodgepodge Builds — TBB “sat down” with an up-and-coming MOC builder to learn more about their journey.
[INSTRUCTIONS] Build your own Star Wars AT-RT Scout Walker with these free instructions from Creativbricks — With this year being the 30th anniversay of Star Wars Episode III: Reveng of the Sith, you can build your very own AT-RT.