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.

The Mighty Mythological Minotaur

Inspired by Wes Talbott’s ‘Dungeon Dangers’ template and series of MOCs (see those fantastic sets here), TBB alum turned fellow set designer Carter Baldwin set out to make his own dungeon crawl with an ancient Greek mythological twist. The color choices and contrast are stunning, and the assembly behind the stark blue decorations on the pristine white pillars are more complex than they may first appear. The imposing minotaur is riddled with fun build techniques, my favorite detail being the usage of a full hand and arm assembly to round out its eyes and face. This is a beautiful build that manages to capture both the elegance of Greek architecture and the thrill of a fantasy adventure at once.

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October 2025 New LEGO Sets Available Now [News]

It’s a stacked month of releases with sets for every taste, from geodes to Gizmos to game consoles to giant death slices! We found a lot to like in this month’s offerings (even if the trend of more big-ticket releases has us questioning who has shelf space to keep up). If you’re looking to add any of these sets to your collection, we’re grateful when you use our affiliate link as it helps fund the site and allows us to keep bringing you the best MOCs and builder stories every day.

Our top pick for October is the new Game Boy set. A near-perfect 1:1 recreation of the vintage handheld, the Game Boy is an incredible build that will make you appreciate LEGO geometry. As a bonus, all graphics but the two cartridge labels are printed elements, and the lenticular screens are a novel treat.

LEGO Super Mario 72046 Game Boy™ | 421 Pieces | US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £54.99

Click to see the rest of the major sets releasing today!

The most compact Game Boy yet!

Over the course of 20+ years, Nintendo released a number of Game Boy models – but none as tiny as this. Pending the release of the official LEGO Game Boy set, builder mc tung shared his micro Game Boy that puts the original Game Boy Micro to shame. It’s an impressive feat at this scale, though I doubt any of us who were around for the original Game Boy are playing anything on a screen this small these days.

You can see a breakdown of the micro building techniques used here (and build your own!) by following the tutorial on YouTube. The technic axle D-pad is especially inspired!

Stained glass from cheese slopes? Yes, please.

There’s something magical about creating stained glass in LEGO with transparent colors. We see many techniques for creating patterns in “glass,” but one of the most reliable is using a 1x2x3 window frame to hold 8 cheese slopes. GothGirlBricks uses this technique and adds a beautiful spin by including black slopes as negative space to create a picture in the glass.

Each window pane pairs two complementary colors for a gradient. Blue and purple transition to purple and pink, into pink and red. The completed mosaic art suggests a tree at sunset.

A work-in-progress shot shows the artist’s process, using transparent slopes to hold the black mosaic image in place while she figures out the gradient. So much lovely cheese!

Making magic with mind-bending custom minfigs [Minifig Monday]

Last week’s grab bag installment of Minifig Monday was a lot of fun, but today we return to themed roundups. Specifically, we’re looking at wizards and warlocks and their sorcerous kindred – but the real magic is in the creative use of parts to push the boundaries of minifig creation!

We start this magical Monday collection with a character who is barely a wizard at all – Rincewind from the Discworld novels. As created by legendary minifig photographer Jez Rider, Rincewind is accompanied by The Luggage and a definitely-not-stolen sheep.

Custom minifigs represent! This incredible Wicked duo from LEGO Masters winner Ian Summers (bricktacular_builds) is currently in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery, and might be the smallest build to get that honor. The parts usage is mind-blowing, especially the backwards arms, Glinda’s teapot body, and a beard for Elphaba’s broom. I had the chance to speak with Ian at LEGO House and he’s a fan of Minifig Monday and the creations shared here.

Backwards arms? Redbirch ups the ante with legs for arms! The builder has only shared 11 MOCs so far, but they’ve already made Minifig Monday twice with some of the most innovative parts usage we’ve seen. Look at those extended legs, made by slotting a minifig hand into the leg hole. The handlebar shoulder armor is great too.

Let’s make some more minifig magic after the fold

One of LEGO fandom’s biggest collabs gets shrunk with New Microshima

Since its debut at Brickworld Chicago in 2023, the New Hashima collab has gone viral, spawning new incarnations at LEGO events around the world. (You can learn more about its origins here.) Builder Toltomeja provided cubes (the modular format from which the city is built) at Bricking Bavaria in 2023 and 2024. Now Toltomeja fuses the cyberpunk city with their talent for microscale with this stunning tribute to the 2024 iteration. At 64×64 studs, it’s quite massive for “micro,” but that’s what it took to showcase the contributions of more than 50 builders.

For reference, here is the full-sized model in all of its glory:

Click to explore more of New Microshima

Take a sec to admire this tech

We all love the brick-built greebles that decorate an intricate sci-fi model. But, sometimes it’s just as enjoyable to see how a builder incorporates some of LEGO’s pieces that feature pre-existing sculpted detail. Case in point, this bounty hunter droid by Toni A, which uses Technic and Bionicle parts to such perfection that you’d be forgiven for not knowing it was made from LEGO at all. Pre-sculpted piping, rivets, and pistons blend together in perfect harmony. And it’s easy to imagine those eyes shining at you from the darkened corridor of your disabled spaceship, as this robot closes in for the kill.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for September 27, 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 September 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Since the last Brick Report, we have not seen much in the way of official news from LEGO, but we did get a chance to review the Star Wars holiday-themed set, and the LEGO Ideas Mogway Gizmo set, complete with a pair of 3-D glasses. We have also been in Billund all last week for LEGO Fan Media Days, bringing lots of great content to our social media accounts. For even more news and reviews from TBB, be sure to check out our last Brick Report.

[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT: a sweet deal for Life Day — Gingerbread Darth Vader sipping (or slurping) hot chocolate by the fire inside his cozy cookie-themed walker…
[REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21361 Gizmo – Mogwai in the Spotlight — With the new release of the Gizmo set, you can break all the rules without worrying about a nasty surprise.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Between SHIPtember and Minifig Mondays, we’ve been featuring a lot of Sci-Fi the last few weeks, and we top that off with an interview with a prolific mecha builder. There’s also a healthy dose of nature, between National Public Lands Day and a showcase on building pastoral LEGO scenes, there’s something for everyone.

[FEATURE] Meet the 17 artists debuting in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery –– every year a talented mix of AFOLs are selected to have their work displayed in LEGO House for all to see and we were there to talk to the builders for the big reveal.
[FEATURE] Prepare to launch into SHIPtember, week 3 — SHIPtember is nearing its epic conclusion as we head into our week 3 coverage
[FEATURE] No Theme? No Problem! A Wild Card Showcase of Minifig Excellence — When it comes to creating custom minifigures and brick-built characters, this wild card edition blurs the lines of LEGO figures.
[FEATURE] Celebrate National Public Lands Day with the LEGO Park Ranger — Celebrate the beautiful lands of our treasured national parks in LEGO style, with an actual park ranger.
[FEATURE] Blast off into SHIPtember – week 2 — Catch up with SHIP builders new and old, as we cover the second week in the month-long build challenge.
[INTERVIEW] Celebrating 10 Years of MOCs with LEGO Mecha Maestro Marco De Bon — Get to know this iconic mecha builder and learn more about his classic anime inspired builds.
[FEATURE] An Ode to the Goatherd: designing a pastoral LEGO diorama — Take a closer look behind the scenes to find out what it takes to create a compelling story with landscape.
[FEATURE] Wake up samurai, these Cyberpunk minifigures have the coolest upgrades around [Minifig Monday] — Bionic limbs, bright colors, and edgy characters are essential elements to any good cyberpunk build, and these crafty creations are perfect examples.

Read all the rest of the LEGO news from around the web

How do you say ‘brilliant build’ in Spanish?

One of my favorite places to eat is a nearby Spanish restaurant that serves things tapas style – that is to say, small plates that are full of complex and interesting flavors. And “tapas” might be the perfect way to describe this tiny build of a hillside in Spain by seb71. It’s definitely not very large, but it’s full of creative and complex parts use that I want to spend plenty of time savoring.

Meet the LEGO builders behind the 2025 Masterpiece Gallery exhibition!

LEGO House in Billund offers guests an incredible way to connect with the company’s history and playfully engage with bricks, but my favorite wing is the Masterpiece Gallery, which honors fan creations from builders around the world. It’s an amazing way to showcase what LEGO artists are doing with bricks to a wide audience, and for those who follow the MOC world closely, it’s a chance to see favorite builds up close in the best possible venue (alongside three enormous T. rexes!). This year, the space was expanded to include two sections for wall-mounted artwork, bringing the total to 17 artists.

TBB was fortunate to speak with all of the builders this week before their works were opened to the public. Some of the faces and builds are quite familiar to readers of this site – one is even a contributor! Let’s meet these amazing builders:

Seigo Aoki (aka DeRa) – Japan

DeRa has created some of the most popular builds of the last two years featured on Brothers Brick, so seeing the amazing models in person was truly an honor. While DeRa‘s featured builds are organic subjects, the builder studies Architecture and has created incredible buildings from LEGO as intricate as his beasts and mechs. DeRa is proud that Japanese builders have been recognized around the world.

Meet the other 16 Masterpiece Gallery builders after the break

Initiate hunny defense systems

When Winnie the Pooh and his friends entered the public domain, some people jumped at the chance to reimagine the property as a low budget horror film. But Psyro TtunTomato has taken it in the other direction with this Pooh Bear mech worthy of a big budget blockbuster.

The intricate curves of this massive robot perfectly blend a high-tech aesthetic with Pooh’s trademark huggable stuffed frame. I just hope Pooh washes his hands before he hops in the pilot seat. Honey residue on the control panel probably doesn’t help much in combat.

LEGO Star Wars 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT: a sweet deal for Life Day [Review]

Ever since its first Advent calendar back in 2011, Star Wars has been a regular feature of LEGO’s holiday season offerings. Even so, in the last few years, it’s felt like they’ve been ramping up the Life Day celebrations. We (well, LEGO employees) got to see an extremely limited candy cane X-wing in 2019. In 2023, it was a small diorama with Finn, Rey and Chewie to coincide with an animated Christmas special. And this year, we get 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT – a set as unique as it is festive! We haven’t been entirely complimentary of this year’s Star Wars sets; can we end on a high note?

LEGO Star Wars 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT | 697 Pieces | Available October 1 |US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £54.99

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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