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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.

Can the City Core MK-Rotomix fix it? Yes he can

The mark of a great character builder is the ability to look at an odd assortment of plastic parts and find personality. Redverse is one of the best, able to animate life into LEGO characters, whether they’re built from System bricks, Bionicle, or even a DUPLO assist. The inspiration for this construction bot was the DUPLO Bob the Builder Dizzy face in orange, along with Dizzy’s drums as arms. From there, orange wheels and slopes fill out the primary color, with Redverse adding black and white accents to match Dizzy’s eyes. The cloud of smoke is a puffy delight that offsets the somewhat menacing arm that I’m guessing sprays concrete, not bullets.

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This robot is the bee’s knees

If you haven’t been following Shannon Sproule, you’ve been missing out on a plethora of delightfully quirky robot builds. Case in point, this Hadal Wanderer minibot that trudges a vast, endless abyss for signs of life. But we don’t have to look too hard for signs of Shannon’s personality, as this build is full of them. From the horse rein eyebrows to the bee hive legs, Shannon always finds unique ways to incorporate the kinds of pieces you might not immediately associate with robotics. For more of Shannon’s special take on sci-fi, check out our archives.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for June 22, 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 3rd week of June 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We return to Marvel with the new Miles Morales mask from the animated Spider-verse series. Last week, we covered the release of the latest LEGO Icons set, the Shelby Cobra 427 SC, and this week, we took a closer look in our review. We also reviewed the long-anticipated (and somewhat disappointing) Toothless set from How to Train Your Dragon. To sink your teeth into more news and reviews from TBB, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

[REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C – An iconic build — Rev your engines for our detailed review of this iconic race car.
[REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10375 How to Train Your Dragon: Toothless – Big smiles, no bite — Can a LEGO set be too cute? Get the scoop with our full review.
[NEWS] Buka’s Brick Bestiary is the ultimate guide to LEGO fauna — Looking for a great guide to LEGO critters? Look no further than this detailed fieldbook.
[REVIEW] LEGO Marvel 76329 Miles Morales’ Mask — Enter the Spider-verse with the newest mask from Marvel.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

[FEATURE] A day of knights from LEGO stars [Minifig Monday] — Heroic protectors and majestic figures in this week’s Minifig Monday.
[INTRTVIEW] Jen Feeny: On building community and bringing Pink City to life — We interviewed Jen Feeny about WMLUG and their colorful collaboration at BrickWorld Chicago.

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

Have you ever wanted to hug a brick so much in your life?

We all know you can build anything out of LEGO, but the builds we feature do trend towards certain repeated themes; spaceships, mountain sides, sports cars, robots… In other words, hard, solid stuff. That’s why this teddy bear by Simon Küntzel delights us so much. We know it’s not soft. We know it’s a solid chunk of hard plastic. It weighs more than 13 and a half pounds. But, gosh, does it look soft and huggable. Simon has perfectly captured the curves of a plush toy. And it’s no wonder, as Simon devoted 200 hours to the construction.

Delight at these dashing dachshunds

We just took a look at some stellar spaceships from Ted Andes, but that not all he’s been building lately, and the subjects are so polar opposite it felt right to highlight his work again. In a re-work of a previous build, Ted has made his horse racing derby run smaller. And in perfect form for a smaller build, he’s replaced the horses with adorable tiny dachshunds.

If you were at Brickworld Chicago, you might have had a chance to see these hounds race in person. But, if not, check out the video below!

Dummies that pass the test

If you were born this century, you may not have much reference for a crash test dummy, but Ben Brickson brings these icons into the 21st Century with brothers Crash and Smash.These builds are loaded with articulation thanks to 20 ball joints per dummy. And that means that, even without faces, we’re able to see a high degree of emotion and connection between the brothers, thanks to their body language.

Some superb posing puts Crash right in line with the famous stature, The Thinker.

And a handshake shows the full level of trust between weary brothers of a dangerous trade.

A pair of spaceships as different as night and day

In a flurry of building on the way to Chicago’s Brickworld, Ted Andes delivered a number of great builds to admire. Let’s start with one of Ted’s signature spaceship styles: small, compact, solid colors with straight lines. Here it comes in true Vic Viper form. And the working land gear are a bonus.

We next move to a spaceship made from a pool of parts often used by Ted: Hero Factory. The bubble cockpit surrounded by four blade-wings and exposed engines has a great mechanical feel to it, providing a great contrast to the build above.

Colour us impressed by this colourless LEGO diorama

Colour is an important facet of good LEGO builds. Yeah, that might sound like stating the obvious – a consistent palette will generally look nicer than a mish-mash of colours. But Syrdarian has graced us with a prime example. It’s a nice build to start with: some cool terrain shaping, and the top of the bridge wall mirrors the hammers used in the archway. But most noticeably, it’s all so drab! The grey background seems to have been chosen carefully for its resemblance to a grey winter sky. And even the figure is dressed in muted colours. The only relative bright spots are the tan reeds, and the figure’s skin, standing out against the harsh environment, and drawing us in as a result. A good build, but with great composition!

Jen Feeny: On building community and bringing Pink City to life [Interview]

For builders of LEGO habitats, Jen Feeny is a familiar and beloved face. The Halloween Habitat challenges and other themed events she hosts throughout the year have become pillars of the online LEGO community that came together during the pandemic to connect with others through bricks. As an organizer with WMLUG, Jen’s latest project is a large-scale collaboration called Pink City that combines modulars, minidolls, whimsy, and a whole lot of pink bricks! We checked in with Jen to learn more about her journey and this latest delightful project.

Our interview with Jen and pics of Pink City come after the fold

Let me hear your engines roar! No, wait, not like that...

Alt builds seem to be having a real resurgence lately. In case you’re not familiar, it simply involves taking a LEGO set, setting aside the instructions, and letting your imagination run wild. Sometimes, the result can be completely different to the original! Flickr builder R 194 has got their hands on 10330 McLaren MP4/4, turning a fossil fuel-powered race car into a bionic dinosaur! And since there some very nice printed elements in that set, this re-imagined dino has a distinctive racing feel to it. Even the Ayrton Senna minifigure gets involved with a nifty two-piece remote. RC dino-mech racing? Now that sounds rad!

Finding the unusual in everyday Japanese architecture

We’re used to seeing some weird and wonderful buildings from Pan Noda, from the quirky to the downright fantastical. So imagine my surprise when I found that their latest build is of a real house! This depicts a residence in Kitano Ijinkan – a historical district of Kobe, in Japan. Many of the buildings here are built with more non-Japanese flair than traditional influence. Pan’s build, though, is of their usual high standard!

This is the ‘Hilltop House’, which apparently used to serve as the Chinese Consulate, among other things. There are a pair of ‘komainu’ guardian lion statutes just inside the gates, and rumour has it that walking past them will lead to success in your love life. I don’t know if there’s any truth to that, but I do know that I love Pan’s LEGO recreation of these statues!

See more of Pan Noda’s haunting recreation of the Kobe Hilltop House

LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C – An iconic build [Review]

“These cars were meant to be driven,” said Carrol Shelby about his iconic roadster, the Cobra 427. This high-performance roadster’s blend of sleek design with fierce horsepower, achieving legendary status among car enthusiasts. LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C makes this iconic and coveted classic car much more accessible. But does the timeless beauty and ambition of the real car carry over to the LEGO version? Find out in our review from guest writer Firas Abu-Jaber. And stay till the end to see how Firas’ earlier MOC versions of this iconic car compare the official set.

LEGO Icons 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C contains 1,241 pieces and will be available July 1, 2025 to LEGO Insiders (July 4 to all). You can pre-order now for US $159.99 | CAN $199.99 | UK £139.99. After release it may also be available from third-party retailers like eBay or Amazon.

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.

Start your engines and join us as we take a look at this legendary roadster in LEGO