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LEGO Harry Potter House Banners: show your Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff colors [Review]

Harry Potter sets that can be made for each of the Hogwarts Houses are a natural collectible angle for LEGO to take. It’s a bit surprising there haven’t already been more of them! The House Banners series has something to offer no matter the buyer’s favorite House, and four things to offer for collectors. But do these banners fly? 76409 Gryffindor House Banner (285 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99), 76410 Slytherin House Banner (349 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99), 76411 Ravenclaw House Banner (305 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99), and 76412 Hufflepuff House Banner (313 pieces, US $34.99 | CAN $44.99 | UK £29.99) are available now.

This set is based on a license The LEGO Group has with the Warner Brothers films, not J.K. Rowling directly. The transphobic views expressed by Rowling do not reflect the values of The Brothers Brick or, indeed, those of The LEGO Group. The magical world Rowling created, in which many who felt a bit different could see themselves, meant a great deal to so many people, including those that Rowling now demeans. TBB affirms each individual LEGO fan’s choice to claim a piece of the world for themselves, or to reject it entirely.

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 Creation of the Week (#14): Lothlorien Riverside by Ralf Langer

Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. Ralf Langer got nearly 40% of all votes with his amazing Lothlorien Riverside scenery! Yet another Creation of the Week in our improvised hall of fame, ha!

Meanwhile, the new vote is already on! Join our Telegram channel to follow all the best LEGO creations, latest news, and, of course, vote for your favorites. See you there!

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for April 15, 2023 [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 2nd week of April 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week’s LEGO news included a new Technic set revealed, and a pretty cool new LEGO Ideas set that harkens back to an era when our imagination was captured by the possibilities of space travel. We round out the news with our regular Creation of the week. Looking for more LEGO news? Check out last week’s Brick Report, where we covered the reveal of the latest Star Wars UCS set, Luke’s X-Wing fighter.

[NEWS] 1,700-piece LEGO Technic 42156 Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar revealed — Race day reveal of the new Technic Peugeot car

[NEWS] LEGO reveals new Ideas set: 21340 Tales of the Space Age — This simple yet clever set based on a fan creation inspires us to keep reaching for the stars.

[NEWS] LEGO Creation of the Week (#13): Cold Solitude by Mono — Our readers vote for their favorite creation of the week on Telegram.

1,700-piece LEGO Technic 42156 Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar revealed [News]

LEGO Technic has just revealed 42156 Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar at the FIA World European Championship race today in Portugal. The 1,775-piece set models the sleek futuristic racecar with a dark grey livery and glow-in-the-dark headlights. The 1:10-scale car is 19.5 inches (50cm) long and 9 inches (22cm) wide. It’s set to be available May 1 for US $199.99 | CAN $279.99 | UK £169.99.

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LEGO reveals new Ideas set: 21340 Tales of the Space Age [News]

Today LEGO is revealing the newest Ideas set, 21340 Tales of the Space Age. The 688-piece set will feature four vignettes in striking colors depicting sci-fi scenes in a vintage style. The four scenes can be displayed separately or connected together, as well as standing up or hanging on a wall. The set will be available for LEGO VIP members starting May 5, with general availability May 8, and will retail for US $49.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99.

The set is based on a submission to LEGO’s crowdfunding platform by Jan Woźnica which was chosen in the first 2022 round and we featured back in 2021 when he first entered it into the LEGO Ideas “Out of This World” challenge.

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LEGO Creation of the Week (#13): Cold Solitude by Mono

Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. Winter is back as Ventum Vox gets the most recent Creation of the Week award! His Cold Solitude is one particularly impressive build, featuring very unusual rockwork.

Meanwhile, the new vote is already on! Join our Telegram channel to follow all the best LEGO creations, latest news, and, of course, vote for your favorites. See you there!

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for April 8, 2023 [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 first week of April 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch our last Brick Report a few weeks back? Once you have, get caught up on all our news content: we saw a new Star Wars UCS announcement, reviewed the latest from Harry Potter and Technic, and posted our Telegram users’ Creations of the Weeks (including a tie!)

[NEWS] LEGO reveals next UCS set: 75355 Ultimate Collector Series X-wing Starfighter — The 3rd(!) Ultimate Collectors Series iteration of the venerable X-Wing Starfighter is unveiled
[REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake — Chuck dives in to help you decide if it’s worth putting your name into the Goblet of Fire (or to get this set)
[REVIEW] LEGO Technic 42152 Firefighter Aircraft – A plane filled with features — Bre reviews the newest Technic set to let you know if it soars or sucks
[FEATURE] LEGO Creation(s) of the Week (#10): Dracomata by Michael Kanemoto and king box by Pan Noda — Our tenth entry celebrating the best model of the week was a tie!
[FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#11): Goldfish by Dicken Liu — Our eleventh entry celebrating the best model of the week!
[FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#12): Kantam Robo by Moko — Our twelfth entry celebrating the best model of the week!

LEGO reveals next UCS set: 75355 Ultimate Collector Series X-wing Starfighter [News]

Today LEGO has taken the wraps off the latest Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) set, returning to its roots with 75355 X-wing Starfighter. This set marks the third iteration of the X-wing as a UCS set, with an X-wing being one of the original two UCS sets, and the most recent version having been discontinued in 2015. The new set takes advantage of more recently released elements (including at least one previously unseen) to give more details to the starfighter model. It’s also the largest version with 1,949 pieces. The set includes Luke and R2-D2 minifigures. It will be available starting May 1 for US $239.99 | CAN $319.99 | UK £209.99.

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LEGO Creation of the Week (#12): Kantam Robo by Mono

Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. You don’t have to be a fan of Japanese anime mechs to fall in love with Moko’s latest build — which grabs the last week’s Creaton of the Week award! Clap-clap-clap!

Meanwhile, the new vote is already on! Join our Telegram channel to follow all the best LEGO creations, latest news, and, of course, vote for your favorites. See you there!

LEGO Harry Potter 76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake [Review]

The March 2023 Harry Potter wave includes one more playset, 76420 Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake. This returns to a scene that LEGO has only depicted once before, almost 20 years ago (!) in 2005. This version takes advantage of the reintroduction of dark turquoise, which was just leaving the LEGO color palette back when 4762 Rescue from the Merpeople was released. Here’s our review of the set, which contains 349 pieces, 5 minifigures, and a Grindylow, and is available now for US $44.99 | CAN $59.99 | UK £39.99.

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 announces new Art set featuring Magic Eye illusions [News]

No, your eyes aren’t fooling you! LEGO has just announced a new mosaic, the latest addition to their Art series. 31213 Magic Eye Illusions features four four different designs, each with a hidden picture concealed within. While we only have full-size pictures of one of the four designs from their press release, the box showcases purple, blue, and red versions as well. The hidden image will be revealed by gazing at the completed mosaic with your eyes unfocused (it’s most frequently achieved by holding the picture up to your nose at first and slowly pulling back). This marks the first time LEGO has employed bars and clips in a mosaic set, no doubt to generate the proper lines needed for the illusion. However, like other sets in the Art line, this one includes a specialized soundtrack in keeping with the Magic Eye theme. There’s no official word on the price at this time, but LEGO.com is still accepting pre-orders. Given that the size is a third larger than the standard square pictures, I estimate the set will be north of $100 USD. 31213 Magic Eye Illusions contains 3341 pieces and will be available through LEGO stores or their website on April 31st.

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LEGO Creation of the Week (#11): Goldfish by Dicken Liu

Every week readers of the The Brothers Brick Telegram channel choose the Creation of the Week: one project that impressed all of us the most. Watch out for a hungry fish, as this lovely one by Dicken Liu swallowed all of its contenders in the last week’s Creation of the Week voting! Congratulations, little goldfish!

Meanwhile, the new vote is already on! Join our Telegram channel to follow all the best LEGO creations, latest news, and, of course, vote for your favorites. See you there!