In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the last week of August 2017.

TBB NEWS: With winter just around the corner, we have a chilly new set announcement, a fantastic sale, and some instructions to keep you busy.

• LEGO 10259 Winter Village Station announced — Winter is coming, and that means a new Winter Village set. The Station, a perfect companion to last year’s holiday train, has 902 pieces and will retail for $79.99 USD when it’s available Oct. 1.
• 76052 LEGO Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave is now 25% off + double VIP points — Holy macaroni, Batman! The classic set is 25% off, discounted from $270 USD to $200 USD plus double VIP points and a free LEGO Batman Movie Minifigure mystery bag with purchase. Don’t wait too long on this one; it’s already back-ordered, but LEGO is still accepting orders—for now.
• Instructions to build the shuttle from Star Trek: The Next Generation or a cute little air compressor — We’ve got two sets of instructions this week to build an iconic sci-fi shuttle as well as a tool shed essential.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the rest.

• LEGO Matt Denton fan creates giant 3D-printed go-kart, CNET — YouTuber Matt Denton built replica LEGO model of classic Technic set 1972: Go Kart that’s five times larger than the original but looks on point and even functions perfectly.
• LEGO’s Bali Padda: The strategic builder, Live Mint — LEGO ex-CEO Bali Padda explains why going digital is important, and how they try to maximize product versatility through greater compatibility between individual sets.
• LEGOLAND announces submarine ‘deep sea’ ride for 2018, San Diego Union Tribune — Embarking on its most costly attraction yet, LEGOLAND announced that it will introduce a submarine ride that will feature a deep sea habitat of fish, stingrays, and sharks.
• LEGO’s New Netflix Series Isn’t Very LEGO, And That’s A Good Thing, Kotaku — Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale, a Netflix original animated series, premieres next week and is more anime than ABS.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of August 2017.

From left, Senior Editor Chris Malloy and Founder and Editor-in-Chief Andrew Becraft

TBB NEWS: We have two reviews for you: the third-largest LEGO set ever, and the newest Ideas project. Sand green sure seems to be popular this year!

• Review of the LEGO Ninjago Movie’s largest set: 70620 Ninjago City — Ninjago’s latest entry has an incredible 4,867 pieces, skyrocketing 70620 Ninjago City to the third-largest LEGO set ever created, with new pieces galore. Double jumpers? New colors? Take my money!
• Review of LEGO Ideas 21310 Old Fishing Store — This charmingly dilapidated set includes 2,049 pieces, four minifigures and many, many animals including lobsters and seagulls.
• Instructions to build Lynn MinMay from the Robotech/Macross anime series — We’ve got the parts list and instructions you can build your very own singing space celebrity, complete with that genuine anime sparkle in her eyes.
• The LEGO Ninjago Movie 70620 Ninjago City, 3rd largest set of all time, now available for LEGO VIP members — The third-largest LEGO set of all time is now available to order from the LEGO Shop online. The set includes 19 minifigures and retails for $299.99 in the United States.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the rest.

• Which MacBook Air is made of LEGO?, Mashable — A Japanese student built a MacBook Air entirely from LEGO — and it’s so convincing you’ll do a double take.
• David Beckham finishes his 4,000 piece LEGO castle after six days, The Sun — The famous footballer built the castle for his daughter, Harper, and says that building LEGO helps him relax, having previously built the Tower Bridge.
• LEGO hires Mischief as UK PR firm, PR Week — Taking a different approach to public relations from current firms Norton PR and Crescendo PR, LEGO has gone a new direction.
• LEGO releases teaser trailer for a really big set coming October 1, YouTube — The hype over the biggest LEGO set ever continues to grow with this video that certainly wasn’t originally titled “MF – UCS MF 15 sec HERO Teaser video.”

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of August 2017.

TBB NEWS: Aside from LEGO getting a new CEO, news this week was light but included the most in-depth look at Ninjago City yet.

• LEGO designers offer an in-depth look at 70620 NINJAGO City — LEGO has released a set designer video for the jaw-dropping 4867-piece 70620 NINJAGO City.
• Niels Christiansen replaces Bali Padda as LEGO’s new CEO — Niels Christiansen has been appointed as the new CEO of the LEGO Group replacing Bali Padda who served as the company’s first non-Danish chief executive since January, 2017.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: In addition to that really big instruction book, this week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the bunch.

• David Beckham is the latest LEGO obsessed celebrity, Huffington Post — Welcome to building a complicated LEGO set in hard mode in the harsh daylight, on a plush surface, and starting from the last page of the instructions. Good luck with that, Becks!
• “LEGO Masters” is the “MasterChef” of toys and not to be missed, My Kids Time — LEGO reality TV is here, with a four-part building competition that will see amateur builders use their skills to compete in a battle like no other.
• Watch Jackie Chan create real-life stunts for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, People — A new featurette for the movie reveals how the action star created the ninja stunts practically, before they were made into animated sequences.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of August 2017.

TBB NEWS: There are some awesome LEGO Ideas sets coming our way, as well as lots of new summer sets for your building pleasure.

• New LEGO Ideas sets announced: Voltron & Ship in a Bottle — No details on pricing and dates, but these two projects beat out fan favorites Hulkbuster armor and The Iron Giant.
• Book review of LEGO DC Superheroes: Build Your Own Adventure — With inspirational models built by TBB’s own Rod Gillies, this new book is available for $15.49 USD from Amazon US or £17.57 from Amazon UK.
• 10258 London Bus, LEGO Boost, and LEGO Ninjago Movie sets available starting August 1 —  Summer sets including new Architecture, Creator, Ninjago and Boost are now on The LEGO Shop online.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: Aside from that REALLY BIG LEGO BOX, this week had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles, so here are the best of the rest.

• Watch 280,000 LEGO bricks become a McLaren 720S in just a minute, AutoBlog — The final model used 280,000 bricks, and it took a whopping 2,000 man hours to finish.
• Watch some LEGO engines rev until they explode, Jalopnik — Little Lego engines with actual pistons and crankshafts that turn and move are one of the true simple joys of human life in the modern era. Watching them rev up and explode is another.
• LEGO tests bricks made from wheat in effort to ditch plastic, Quartz — LEGO wants to solve the world’s plastics problem with a biomaterial that can survive generations of play.
• LEGO recalls 120,000 sets because one worker packed the wrong shade of grey, Metro — LEGO has been forced to recall 120,000 sets after a worker labelled pieces with the wrong shade of grey that were supposed to contain dark grey instead of light grey. It’s believed the recall cost the firm around £1.3 million in total.