Here we find ourselves at the top of another month, on the precipice of new releases on LEGO.com. And while November may not have as many offerings as we got in October, there are a pair of gifts-with-purchase available right now to help sweeten the deal. Access to one of the GWPs requires you to be a member of the LEGO Insider program if you haven’t joined yet.
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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 first week of November 2023.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Welcome back to another Brick Report! We’ve missed you since last week! You are in for a treat this week: we had two big set reveals and a whopping four reviews, including of one of those revealed sets!
The first time I was ever able to go to a LEGO store, I walked out of there with a modular set. I was on a work trip to the Seattle area back when I lived in Indiana, and I remember being so excited driving back to the hotel from Bellevue with 10211 Grand Emporium sitting in the backseat. I knew that it would still be weeks until I would be back home building it, but I couldn’t care less. Since then, the Modular Buildings Collection has had a special place in my heart. And while I’m not the kind of builder to keep them all assembled on a shelf, I still see them as the pinnacle of architectural design at minifigure-scale. So, with the impending release of the new LEGO Icons 10326 Natural History Museum, let’s see how it measures up to the rest of its kin. With 4,014 pieces, this is the largest of the modular buildings to date. It’s currently available for pre-order on the LEGO website, with release on December 1, retailing for US $299.99 | CAN $389.99 | UK £259.99.
The LEGO Group 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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The LEGO Super Mario theme has produced many fun and playable sets since it premiered in 2020. Fans of the theme have lots of options to choose from, including LEGO Super Mario 71411 The Mighty Bowser set and several play scenes inspired by the video game. And now, one of the franchise’s most popular enemies, the dreaded piranha plant, joins the lineup. LEGO Super Mario 71426 Piranha Plant comes with 540 pieces and will be available on November 6th for US $59.99 | CAN $79.99 | UK £57.99
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.
2024 is only a couple of months away now, and German retailer JB Spielwaren have unveiled a host of LEGO sets slated for release in the new year. These cover the Jurassic World/Jurassic Park, Super Mario, Minecraft, and Sonic the Hedgehog themes. While most of them are playsets, the highlight for adult builders and collectors is likely to be 76964 Dinosaur Fossils: T-Rex Skull. This set contains 577 pieces, for a retail price of US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £34.99. The name suggests it could be the start of a series. Here’s hoping!
The Jurassic World sets are the only ones we have global recommended retail prices for, but we do at least have prices in euros for the others. You can see prices and pictures after the jump!
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After 18 previous installments, the next LEGO modular building has been debuted online. And with 12 more pieces than 10255 Assembly Square, 10326 LEGO Icons Natural History Museum will be the largest modular building to date. The set includes 7 minifigures (not counting two statues), an adorable pug, and an array of museum displays including a solar system model and removable brachiosaurus skeleton. Clocking in at 12″ (31 cm) tall, 14.5″ (38 cm) wide, and 9.5″ (25 cm) deep, the museum fits right in with other modulars like LEGO Icons 10312 Jazz Club and LEGO Modular Buildings Collection 10297 Boutique Hotel. Available for pre-order today, 10326 LEGO Icons Natural History Museum will be available from LEGO.com on December 1, and will retail for US $299.99 | CAN $389.99 | UK £259.99
With the great success of the LEGO Botanicals Collection, it’s obvious the line is here to stay for good. It’s a smart move, seeing as there are a bazillion plants out there to act as inspiration. The latest kit in the series, LEGO Icons Botanical Collection 10329 Tiny Plants, is certainly keen on checking a handful off the list. In this installment, nine miniaturized plant favorites find themselves immortalized in brick. Join us as we determine if LEGO did them justice. The 758-piece set is currently available for pre-order and will be widely released December 1st, retailing for US $49.99 | CAN $69.99 | UK £44.99.
The LEGO Group sent The Brothers Brick an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
Of late, we’ve had quite a few LEGO Gifts with Purchase that have come from the LEGO Ideas platform. We’ve also had some based on historical figures. Now, the two streams have been crossed in the form of 40595 Tribute to Galileo Galilei, the winning submission in the Ready, Set, Go STEM! contest. It will be available from the 1st to 16th of November, with purchases totalling US $130 | CAN $TBD | UK £130 on the LEGO website or in LEGO brick-and-mortar retail stores. But is it worth stumping up the cash for the two weeks that it’s available? Read on to find out!
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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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 4th week of October, 2023.
TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we covered a few new LEGO set announcements, and a chance to win the LEGO holiday wish list of your dreams. Many Sci-fi fans will be very excited about the new Dune Ornithopter set announced this week, even if they have to wait four months to get it. For even more LEGO news, be sure to check out our last Brick Report.
LEGO today revealed an addition to the popular Botanical Collection sets, LEGO Icons 10329 Tiny Plants. This set contains an assortment of nine small potted plants, from succulents and cacti to what looks like a small jade plant and maybe an African Violet. Each plant has a dark orange “terracotta” pot; there are three sizes of pot with three plants for each size, offering lots of variety to pick and choose what you display. This bundle of tiny cuteness includes 758 pieces, will launch on December 1st, and is already available for preorder from the LEGO Shop online at US $49.99 | CAN $69.99 | UK £44.99.
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Debuting today on the Australian LEGO website, we can now see a new gift-with-purchase available to shoppers. The winner of the Ready, Set, Go STEM! contest on LEGO Ideas, 40595 Tribute to Galileo Galilei celebrates the accomplishments of a renowned polymath and the father of observational astronomy. This build marks another addition to the string of sets celebrating famous individuals, including Amelia Earhart and Jane Goodall. Consisting of 307 pieces, 40595 Tribute to Galileo Galilei will be available from November 1st through November 16th as long as supplies last, from LEGO.com and LEGO stores with a minimum qualifying purchase of US $130 | CAN $TBD | UK £130
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LEGO today revealed a large-scale tie-in set for the upcoming Dune: Part Two directed by Denis Villeneuve, based on the classic sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert. The movie — starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and a cast of thousands — is currently scheduled for release in theaters on March 15, 2024, but LEGO Icons 10327 Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter will launch on February 1st, 2024. The set includes 1,369 pieces with 8 minifigures, and is already available for preorder from the LEGO Shop online now at US $164.99 | CAN $214.99 | UK £149.99.
Read on for the full details, including play features and minifigure selection. Make sure to check out the full gallery at the end of the article.
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