I profiled Japanese blogger xeuren’s American Comics Lego Archive over on PPB late last year. Xeuren recently posted a nice photo review of 7783 Batcave. Perhaps I’ve missed a review in English elsewhere, but xeuren’s review includes several great pictures of the new set, including the new minifigs: The set also includes Batman and a Continue reading →
Not to be outdone by the recently released, official 7783 Batcave set, Brickshelfer book316 has posted a highly detailed Batcave that incorporates many elements that should be familiar to Batman comic book fans. Be sure to click the image below and check out the full gallery for detailed close-ups: Technorati tags: LEGO Batman Batcave Comic Continue reading →
Scott Quick (divepoet on Brickshelf) has posted some massive updates to his gallery — all very cool stuff. Here’s just a small selection. A series of Shakespearean vignettes (which he showcased last year at Brickfest): A micro-size Serenity: A whole bunch of tiny little “Arrow Racers:” Technorati tags: LEGO Shakespeare Serenity Firefly Brickshelf
Actually, Karf Oohlu has used three banana parts — one minifig-scale fruit on each side of the racer and a larger one in the center, which is the new banana mask from the Series 16 collectible minifigures. Assuming this poor monkey pilot has to maintain its position above some huge blast, then the racer reminds Continue reading →
1982’s Tron and it’s 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy have produced outstanding LEGO models over the years and I thought it was high time to compile the best examples into a single post. The films might not be the strongest in terms of logical plotting or dialogue, but they are inspirational eye-candy for many sci-fi builders. Continue reading →
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a genuinely successful LEGO bandwagon — remember Cave Racers and IATTAR? — but it looks like GARC (which, as you may recall, is a thing) is taking off quite nicely. One of my favorites so far is this garish beauty by Uspez Morbo that he calls the “Techno Continue reading →
Nnenn‘s IATTAR fad continued the racing bandwagon launched by the cave racers and mech racers. Tack on some treads to a cockpit and you’re pretty much good to go. See what people have built in the IATTAR Flickr group over the past year and a half. Be sure to join us in sharing your own Continue reading →
The Brothers Brick Contributor Emeritus Linus Bohman has launched Swooshable, a “breeding ground for quirky, fun and usable LEGO apps and projects.” The first app, Fad Masher, juxtaposes two LEGO fads and asks you what the result might look like. IATTAR + Zombies = ? Fabuland + Meatpunk = ? Frogspace + Cave Racers = Continue reading →
UPDATE: Be sure to read our 2016 edition of how to get blogged as well. One of the most frequently asked questions we get here at The Brothers Brick is how to get your LEGO creation featured on our website. We’ve answered this tangentially with Linus’s LEGO is communication series and Tim’s blogging standards, but Continue reading →
Although we usually try to keep our writing on The Brothers Brick accessible to everyone, LEGO jargon inevitably sneaks in. This page works like a dictionary and lists the LEGO terms you’re most likely to encounter here on The Brothers Brick, and is not intended to be exhaustive. 3.18 3.18mm. The diameter of a cylinder Continue reading →
Today marks the third anniversary of The Brothers Brick! I believe that 2007-2008 was the year that The Brothers Brick truly became more than just another LEGO blog. All of you out there make this a community, with LEGO Ambassadors representing the tens of thousands of you who visit the site. The LEGO fan community Continue reading →
I must be feeling homesick for the land of my childhood tonight. I’ll wrap up this round of Japanese-themed posts with this great troll swordsman by Hamilton Scott: And in case you haven’t been paying attention, LEGO trolls are the new cave racer.