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2021 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 13

Happy holidays to all of our fellow LEGO builders! As is tradition, we at The Brothers Brick will be opening our advent calendars as we count down to Christmas. We’ll also be sharing commentary on each one, which we hope will provide insight and hilarity to your holiday season!

This year we have new Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, City and Friends advent calendars to open. We will be sharing images of the new calendars every day through Christmas, and hope that you’ll join us! Let’s see what there is to open on Day 13.
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Miniature tree inspires an even more miniature LEGO model

Sometimes smaller is better, building with a limited selection of parts can lead to creative outcomes, like this simple but beautiful bonsai tree by Louis of Nutwood built around the curved animal part. The planter sits on a wooden tray just like the official LEGO Bonsai tree set, albeit using a mere fraction of the brown tiles.

Check out another tiny tree by the same builder

Take the top off and show off that old muscle

Gearheads and design fanatics will always find a way to include cars in their life. Those that share a love of LEGO (and sometimes even those that don’t) get to delight in tinkering on their own project cars. Even if they’re a fraction of the size of the original. Builder Dave J faced some extra challenges with this model of ’69 Camaro Convertible in dark azure. The limited parts available in that color forced Dave to get pretty inventive with some brackets to achieve a smooth and clean design.

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Penelope’s Friendly Viper

What do you build when your sister asks you to play with her LEGO? I’d say a Disney castle or a fantasy adventure diorama. But according to Frost, sister’s bricks are perfect for building a Vic Viper or two. Obviously, for her favorite characters, like Penelope. I like this one for its shape and glowing coral color, which looks amazing with open space in the back. Even such a simple Vic Viper got a couple of nice piece combinations, like the tiny bow and arch pieces on the tip of the wings.

Your new Uber driver has arrived

In case you’re going anywhere tonight, Jonathan Elliott has just upgraded your Uber ride. It’s no a longer a modest 17-brick-big 605 Taxi from 1971, but instead, it’s an ultra-futuristic EV vehicle. Like the emissions, the number of open LEGO studs has gone from over 30 to nearly zero. Although it took the brick-built taxis to evolve this far, let’s hope the real ones will become equally cool soon enough.

2021 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 12

The White Bridge of Randland in LEGO

A few episodes into The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime and fans of the original series by Robert Jordan have already sounded off about what’s disappointed them. Being outside that group but familiar with the disappointment a book-to-film/series adaptation can bring, I can understand a few of their points. Nonetheless, I’ve enjoyed most of what I’ve seen so far. Pacing and casting choices aside, the series has inspired fans of the series and LEGO to create their versions of its iconic moments and places. Builder Douglas Hughes brings us the second in a series of scenes he’s contributed to a Randland-inspired collaboration. Here he’s created his own version of Whitebridge in Andor. Or should I say the White Bridge? Both, I guess, so take a moment to appreciate all those detailed and ornate buildings rising up to match the height of the bridge.

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Holy guacamole, look at this crime scene!

I’ve said before that the biggest political disagreement between my wife and me is that I see salsa as an excuse to devour tortilla chips. In contrast, she sees tortilla chips as merely a salsa delivery system. Today I am finally vindicated. Builder Loke has opened our eyes to the sadistic nature of tortilla chips. Look at the way they mock Mr. Avocado, smearing the remains of his friend across their bodies. It’s disgusting. They have to be stopped. I’m going to go eat as many tortilla chips as I can. I urge you to join me. Mr. Avocado, we’re doing it for you.

Check out this movie-accurate version of a classic Bionicle villain

Back in 2004, LEGO released the second Bionicle movie, Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui. The character designs in the film were quite different to the LEGO sets, so it is great to see that ibukkey00 has created this movie-accurate interpretation of the villainous character, Krekka. In the official LEGO set, Krekka had spindly arms with a thick torso, however in this build the proportions of the character are more evenly distributed. The design is reminiscent of a powerful gorilla, conveyed by the broad wrists and wide shoulders. An armour piece perfectly portrays Krekka’s long, pointed face. This is a great model that bridges the gap between the LEGO set and movie version of the character.

Fabulous Fabuland AT-AT walks straight into our hearts

When you hear the words “Star Wars,” I bet the word “trilogy” pops into your head. Whether it’s the Original Trilogy, the Prequel Trilogy, or the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars defines itself by its cinematic trios. That’s why it’s so fitting that Stewart Cromar has created a third model in his Star Wars x Fabuland series – the FAB-AT-AT, or “Fabuland Playhouse.”

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2021 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 11

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for December 11, 2021

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Are you ready for an onslaught of reviews? We featured so many reviews of so many sets and we’ve got the full roundup right here, including major milestones for the Modular and Brickheadz series.

[REVIEW] LEGO Modular Buildings Collection 10297 Boutique Hotel – Building on 15 years of nostalgia — Anderson Grubb’s unique take on the Modular series gets a TBB review
[REVIEW] LEGO Technic BMW M 1000 RR K66 – A massive motorcycle for ultimate collectors! — We won’t leave you in suspense: Bre reviews the latest Technic superbike
[REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71766 Lloyd’s Legendary Dragon – You want wings with that? — Chris reviews Ninjago’s newest dragon and lets us know if it takes flight.
[REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71761 Zane’s Power Up Mech EVO – Now with a frosty icing of extra weapons — Can the Ninjago theme thrive without a big media-based backing? Read Chris’ full review
[REVIEW] LEGO 40518 High-Speed Train – Faster than a small bullet? — Chuck rides the rails with LEGO’s Creator High-Speed Train
[REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz 40539: Ahsoka Tano – The 150th BrickHeadz set — Daniel reviews the milestone Brickheadz #150 Ahsoka Tano
[REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz Chinese New Year 40540 Lion Dance Guy – #151 is a tribute to tradition — The next Chinese New Year Brickhead is here and Bre tells you if it’s worth celebrating
[REVIEW] LEGO 40524 Sunflowers expand the botanical collection — Chris B reviews the latest set in the growing botanical collection
[FEATURE] 2021 LEGO Advent Calendars — We continue to crack open LEGO’s 2021 Advent Calendar assortment. Have you opened them all so far?

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