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LEGO Ideas 40698 Gift with Purchase Books Are My Passion: Curl up with a good brick! [Review]

The latest gift with purchase, based on a fan design that won a LEGO Ideas fan contest, is here: LEGO 40698 Books Are My Passion contains 285 pieces and 1 minifigure and will be available from LEGO.com and LEGO retail stores starting October 28th and until November 11th as long as supplies last, with a purchase of US $130 | CAN $TBD | UK £130. This was the winning entry to the “My, Myself, and I” contest, submitted by fan designer Anna (Fr-An). Is it worth inking the LEGO purchases to qualify for it, or should you turn the page? Let’s take a look!

Read on for our full review!

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LEGO Ideas 21353 The Botanical Garden – Is it everything we’ve hoped for? [Review]

LEGO fans have been begging for a large botanical garden for quite some time. The LEGO Friends 41757 Botanical Garden is immensely popular, and many fans have been buying multiple to create a larger version. It comes as no surprise that fan designer, Valentina Bima, easily achieved the LEGO Ideas support threshold with her lovely submission – and that it was chosen to be a set. LEGO Ideas 21353 The Botanical Garden appears to be a beautiful ode to tradition Victorian glasshouses. But what’s on the inside, and how’s the build experience? Join us as we take a tour!

This 3792-piece set contain 12 minifigures and 9 animals, and LEGO’s in-house set designer, Chris McVeigh, even revealed to us that it includes at least 35 species of plants! It will be available for LEGO Insiders starting November 1st, and everyone else November 4th, retailing for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99.

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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LEGO reveals 21353 The Botanical Garden as the next LEGO Ideas set [News]

Veering away from large-scale flowers for a minute, LEGO has just unveiled the next set in the Ideas line: LEGO Ideas 21353 The Botanical Garden, based on the original Ideas submission by Valentina Bima. With 3,792 pieces, this massive set features a removable roof, 12 included LEGO minifigures, and sections covering flowers, trees, cacti, mushrooms, and other plants. The Botanical Garden goes on sale for LEGO insiders beginning on November 1st, with access to everyone opening up on the 4th, retailing for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99. And during the first week of availability, the set will come with the gift-with-purchase 5009005 LEGO Botanicals Entrance Gate GWP for all Insiders adding it to their cart (GWP images not available at time of writing).

Check out all the bodacious botanicals in this new garden below!

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for October 19, 2024 [News]

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 third week of October 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Last time on the Brick Report we dazzled you with reviews of BrickHeads, Botanicals, Barges and more. This time we’ve got a jubilant set announcement, some reviews, and a recap of retail sets for purchase this month.

[NEWS] LEGO Marvel 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion revealed —- To me, my X-Mansion! The uncanny reveal of the School for Gifted Youngsters!
[REVIEW] LEGO Marvel X-Men 76294 The X-Mansion, is it worth the wait? — Daniel discovers that this isn’t just a school for special students! Head into the Danger Room with us!
[REVIEW] LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room — Daniel delves into the kooky spooky dorm of Addams daughter Wednesday
[REVIEW] LEGO Bricklink Designer Program Series 3 – Lost City: Ruining a good thing? [Review] — Kyle adventures into the ruins and decides whether it’s worth the expedition
[NEWS] New October 2024 LEGO sets now available: Star Wars, Fortnite, Wednesday and more — New releases abound this month! Time to get ready for the holidays!

LEGO Marvel X-Men 76294 The X-Mansion, is it worth the wait? [REVIEW]

Marvel fans of all ages have had many great LEGO sets come out over the years, both play and display-worthy tributes to many comic book heroes and villains from big-name heroes like the Avengers to street-level characters like Spider-man and Daredevil. Some of these groups have even had large-size display sets like LEGO Marvel Spider-Man 76178 Daily Bugle and Avengers Tower, but one group of heroes has been missing a large set of their own, until now. The X-Men finally get a base of operations in the newly announced X-Mansion set, which includes 10 minifigures and a sentinel. But will this long-anticipated set live up to fan’s expectations? LEGO Marvel X-Men 76294 The X-Mansion comes with 3,093 pieces and will be available on November 1st for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99

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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LEGO Marvel 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion revealed [News]

This November LEGO invites you to build the next step in human evolution with LEGO Marvel 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion. Also known as Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the X-Mansion is one of the most iconic sites in the Marvel universe, featured most recently in the X-Men ’97 animated series. The set features familiar details like the Danger Room, Cerebro, and a buildable Sentinel robot. The X-Mansion includes 10 minigures, with Professor X, Gambit, Iceman, and Bishop, making their LEGO debut. If purchased during the first week of release, Insiders also receive LEGO Marvel Cerebro, a companion display piece. Available November 1 to Insiders and November 4 to all, 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion contains 3093 pieces and retails for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99.

To me, my X-Men. Let’s look at the rest that the set has to offer!

LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room

While the second season of the hit Netflix show “Wednesday” may have been delayed, LEGO has announced a few sets to hold fans over until then. We already covered LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure in a previous review, so now it is time to look at the playset for the theme, Wednesday & Enid’s dorm room at Nevermore Academy. The scene includes both an interior and exterior section, and shows off the personalities of both characters and the school itself. The set includes 2 versions of each character, as well as Thing. LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room comes with 750 pieces and will be available on October 1st for US $89.99 | CAN $119.99 | UK £79.99. It may also be available from 3rd party resellers on Amazon and eBay.

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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LEGO Bricklink Designer Program Series 3 – Lost City: Ruining a good thing? [Review]

With the start of October, LEGO is speeding up the cadence of releases from the BrickLink Designer Program. There’s five new fan-designed sets up for pre-order this month, and we’ll be digging into our advance copy of BrickLink Designer Program Series 3 – Lost City by fan designer Thomas Lajon, exploring all the mysteries within it’s 3,506 pieces. Pre-orders for BDP Series 3 will begin on October 8th at 8:00 AM PT, at which point Lost City will be available for $289.99 USD. Read on to discover if this city has been ruined for the better.

LEGO 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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New October 2024 LEGO sets now available: Star Wars, Fortnite, Wednesday and more [News]

October is here, which means LEGO fans can expect two annual traditions among this month’s list of new releases: Holiday sets and a showstopper Star Wars collector’s item. This year, in addition to expanding the North Pole village with LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office, LEGO offers the modern Botanical touch for your winter decor, while Star Wars fans can hitch a ride on LEGO Star Wars 75397 UCS Jabba’s Sail Barge, along with a gift-with-purchase fit for a Jedi. Also debuting this month are sets based on the video game phenomenon Fortnite, hit Netflix show Wednesday, and the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked. For full details on these and other October sets, head to LEGO’s website (US | CAN | UK).

Take a closer look at the October wave of sets here

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for September 29, 2024 [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, 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Fall is here, and that means (besides the onslaught of pumpkin spice) big reveals from LEGO, like the winter village sets, a new botanical wreath, and the Star Wars UCS set with its accompanying gift with purchase. We also took a look at one of the sets from the Netflix hit series Wednesday, that was due to release a second season this fall (it has been delayed until 2025) and a set from the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie set to hit theaters this December.

[REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite 40728 Brite Bomber gift with purchase – A hint of things to come? — Bre breaks down the latest BrickHeadz character from Fortnite.
[REVIEW] LEGO Winter Village Collection 40746 Santa’s Delivery Truck — Chuck checks out the perfect companion to Santa’s Post Office.
[REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office – Santa would like a word — Express delivery or dead letter office… Chuck has the answer.
[NEWS] LEGO unveils 2024’s Winter Village Collection set as LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office — LEGO announces this year’s winter village addition.
[REVIEW] LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog 77000 Shadow the Hedgehog – A shadow of the Helmet Series? — Kyle unpacks this odd choice for the first Sonic character bust.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40755 Imperial Dropship vs Rebel Scout Speeder: the battle packs are back! — Theo checks out the latest Star Wars battle pack, which includes QT-KT, the pink astromech with a big heart.
[REVIEW] LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure – Spooky or Spectacular? — Daniel reviewed this quirky new style of LEGO display set.
[REVIEW] LEGO Icons Botanical Collection 10340 Wreath – deck the halls with boughs of plastic — Looking for a holiday decoration that won’t leave endless needles on the floor? Theo dives in to this botanical set just in time for the holidays.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber: Return of the GWP — Theo breaks down this delightful replica of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber.
[REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75397 UCS Jabba’s Sail Barge: Time to set sail, or wait for set sale? — Theo digs into this massive display/play set to see if it is as annoying as sand, or as shiny as a krayt pearl.
[NEWS] LEGO Star Wars 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge announced as next UCS set — LEGO unveils the latest UCS set from their Star Wars theme.

LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite 40728 Brite Bomber gift with purchase – A hint of things to come? [Review]

It’s been nearly a year since LEGO announced its partnership with Epic Games, and their dive into the world of Fortnite — Epic’s most popular video game. While we’ve had access to the LEGO version of the game for a while, fans are just now getting physical sets for the theme. We’ve recently covered reviews of both Fortnite 77072 Peely Bones and the epic Fortnite 77073 Battle Bus. At the same time these are being released, we’re getting a brand new gift with purchase based on a staple character skin from the game. LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite 40728 Brite Bomber is a 151-piece set exclusively released as a giveaway. The freebie will be available for Insider Early Access October 1st-3rd and everyone else October 4th-7th with the LEGO Store or LEGO Shop Online purchase of US $90 | CAN $TBD | UK £TBD or more. Join us as we take a closer look!

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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LEGO Winter Village Collection 40746 Santa’s Delivery Truck [Review]

To go along with the full Winter Village set this year, LEGO has released a companion set: LEGO 40746 Santa’s Delivery Truck contains 224 pieces and 1 minifigure, and will be available October 1st for US $19.99 | CAN $24.99 | UK £17.99. In the past, there have been gift-with-purchase sets that compliment the Winter Village in general, or go directly with the main set for the year – sometimes even two bonus sets, one in October and one in November. However, I don’t recall a complementary model like this that pairs directly with the Winter Village set and is separately available for purchase. Is it worth adding it to your list? Let’s take a look!

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