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2024 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 14 [Feature]

LEGO Advent calendars draw on so many icons of the season. Sweaters and snowmen, candy canes and cookies, and of course Santa! But you know what we’ve yet to see in an advent calendar? Krampus. Will this be the year? Will today be the day? Probably not, but let’s find out as we open door 14 on all six LEGO advent calendars: Friends, Disney, City, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Spider-man!

As ever, our intrepid TBB team is on hand with witty comments, insightful observations, and bad jokes for each day’s builds. And of course, you can add your own thoughts in the comments section each day! So without further ado, let’s crack open the build for day 14…

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2024 TBB custom LEGO advent calendar – Day 13 [Feature]

All year-round, we here at The Brothers Brick spend our time featuring amazing builds made by the LEGO fan community. But we figured, for the holiday season, it would be great to build something together. For each day from December 1st through the 24th, we’ll be posting instructions to a custom TBB advent calendar build, one part each day. Want to participate? You can find all the parts you’ll need for the TBB Advent Event from our announcement in November. Read on to see what we’re building today!

Lucky day 13 continues our Christmas build!

What is love? Seriously, please tell me.

Love is a lot of things to a lot of people. To First Order Lego, it’s apparently a sword stabbing a metal arm clutching a white heart bursting with foliage. The artist declines to explain the meaning of the creation, instead inviting the viewer to take what they might from it. It’s the sort of thing that invites both inspection and introspection, letting you ponder the meaning of love even as you examine the clever parts usage. The dripping white elements in particular add a sense of motion and life to the piece. So is hope on display, or does the art reveal a more cynical view of love? That’s up to you.

An uplifting story that starts with LEGO

In 2001: A Space Odyssey the appearance of a black obelisk turns apes into tool users in a rather violent way. Victor imagines an alternate spark of inspiration – a 2×4 LEGO brick! Confronted by this mysterious object, would the apes be inspired to use their newfound reasoning for creative pursuits instead of aggression? Or is the evolution of the stud-shooter inevitable? Victor’s model is a clever tribute to the classic Kubrick film with an upscaled brick looking suitably imposing against a studless sky. Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a toy swapped into the iconic scene (Hi, Barbie!).

2024 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 13 [Feature]

December 13th! Here in Sweden, today is Lucia, a celebration of songs and lights to mark the darkest day of winter. Today we feast on “lussekatter” saffron-flavored buns and listen to the youth dressed as white-robed Lucia, star boys, Santas, and gingerbread men as they sing carols. Thanks to our Danish neighbors, it’s also the day when we open the 13th door of our LEGO advent calendars: Friends, Disney, City, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Spider-man await!

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2024 TBB custom LEGO advent calendar – Day 12 [Feature]

One last wall panel starts on day 12

All aboard the Parisian subway!

There’s a lot to love in this LEGO Parisian subway built by Renaud Petit. The “Miniland” and “LEGO Shop” signs tell me this is my stop and I should get out and explore a bit. I particularly like the extremely Parisian man with his typical French striped shirt, French neckerchief, French bread, French beret, and French bulldog. He’s looking disparagingly at a sleeping French hobo, which I believe is a clochard in French. I don’t know if this is a cultural thing or not but everyone in this composition seems a bit upset. Perhaps everyone needs a good French press coffee and a croissant to take the edge off?

When you want to get excited about LEGO builds on the internet but you’re just a chill guy

There’s a chill guy who’s been making waves on our internet feeds lately. That, of course, is LEGO builder Maxx Davidson (I haven’t met him personally, but he seems pretty swell). Oh, I guess there’s that meme doing the rounds too – and funnily enough, that’s just what we have here in Maxx’s latest creation. The translation from 2D cartoon to 3D LEGO build is admirably done – everything is perfectly placed. He’s got some black sausage eyebrows and mouth, giving him a laid-back demeanour; and that grey sweater and blue jeans combination looks perfect for relaxing in. He makes it look so easy. What more is there to say? It’s literally just a chill guy.

2024 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 12 [Feature]

The 12th Day of Christmas… Per the classic carol, that’s the day for drummers drumming, but seeing as we’ve already had drums come up the calendars, I’m guessing LEGO has other gifts in-store for today. Between Friends, Disney, City, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Spider-man, you’d think at least one of them could include a turtledove or two.

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2024 TBB custom LEGO advent calendar – Day 11 [Feature]

Day 11’s build arrives just in time!

Hark, an Angel! sirens ring

Sachiel, the third Angel, has arrived in LEGO courtesy of Sakiya Watanabe (N.A.B.E _mocs), and I don’t think it brings good tidings. Sakiya employs some devilish parts usage in this recreation of the Evangelion enemy. Strings of rubber tires give the limbs an organic effect. Black wing elements tightly tucked into the torso are nearly invisible until you zoom in to appreciate the subtle texture. A white cloth cape for the face is especially unsettling. Sakiya has only recently begun sharing Bioncle and constraction builds but is already finding fans. The builder’s hockey mask tiki tower was one of the most popular builds with readers this year!

Tiny Badlands dragon has a four-foot high belly

How can an 8-inch dragon also be four feet high? When those feet are LEGO versions of Donkey Kong feet, cleverly worked into the dragon’s scaly belly. Nathan Don (Woomy World) designed this fellow at the Skærbæk Fan Weekend as part of New Elementary’s New Parts Workshop. As guest builder, Nathan guided fans in unlocking the creative potential of new elements. The seed part for the dragon, Donkey Kong’s foot, doesn’t feature easy connection points for such a small build, so the row of feet are rubber banded together, reducing the number of connections needed. Very clever! (Learn more about Nathan’s process at New Elementary).

Nathan has had an incredible year, both winning the Bio-Cup competition and being invited to contribute to the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery. After so many epic creations, it’s a delight to see what a builder can do with just a few weird parts to spark the imagination!