It’s a stacked month of releases with sets for every taste, from geodes to Gizmos to game consoles to giant death slices! We found a lot to like in this month’s offerings (even if the trend of more big-ticket releases has us questioning who has shelf space to keep up). If you’re looking to add Continue reading →
Over the course of 20+ years, Nintendo released a number of Game Boy models – but none as tiny as this. Pending the release of the official LEGO Game Boy set, builder mc tung shared his micro Game Boy that puts the original Game Boy Micro to shame. It’s an impressive feat at this scale, though I doubt any of us who were around for the original Game Boy are playing anything on a screen this small these days. The technic axle D-pad is especially inspired!
There’s something magical about creating stained glass in LEGO with transparent colors. We see many techniques for creating patterns in “glass,” but one of the most reliable is using a 1x2x3 window frame to hold 8 cheese slopes. GothGirlBricks uses this technique and adds a beautiful spin by including black slopes as negative space to create Continue reading →
Last week’s grab bag installment of Minifig Monday was a lot of fun, but today we return to themed roundups. Specifically, we’re looking at wizards and warlocks and their sorcerous kindred – but the real magic is in the creative use of parts to push the boundaries of minifig creation! We start this magical Monday Continue reading →
Since its debut at Brickworld Chicago in 2023, the New Hashima collab has gone viral, spawning new incarnations at LEGO events around the world. (You can learn more about its origins here.) Builder Toltomeja provided cubes (the modular format from which the city is built) at Bricking Bavaria in 2023 and 2024. Now Toltomeja fuses the cyberpunk city with their talent for microscale with this stunning tribute to 2024 iteration. At 64×64 studs, it’s quite massive for “micro,” but that’s what it took to showcase the contributions of more than 50 builders.
After appearing in North America and Europe, New Hashima spread to Australia this year with New Hashima Down Under. Follow @newhashimacollab to find out if a version of the cyberpunk city is cooming to a LEGO convention near you, or learn how to get involved.
If there’s a price on your head, this bounty hunter by @lord__oblivion is the last thing you want to see coming your way.
Catch up on the week’s news and reviews from TBB and around the world.
This tiny Spanish hillside by seb71 is a feast for the eyes.
Meet the 17 fan designers that will be the next builders to have their works featured in the Masterpiece Gallery at The LEGO House.
Any kaiju invading the Hundred Acre Wood are about to have a very blustery day indeed, thanks to @psyrottuntomato
Ever since its first Advent calendar back in 2011, Star Wars has been a regular feature of LEGO’s holiday season offerings. Even so, in the last few years, it’s felt like they’ve been ramping up the Life Day celebrations. We (well, LEGO employees) got to see an extremely limited candy cane X-wing in 2019. In Continue reading →
Creating a compelling LEGO model with just 30 bricks is tougher than it sounds. @yatkuu is a wiz at making every brick count. There’s so much personality packed into these micro-build dogs hawking black-market bones. Their faces come courtesy of Dots, but it’s the ears and the black bands for eyes/sunglasses that make them come alive.