What makes your favorite Miyazaki film? Is it the Adventure of Laputa, the wonder of My Neighbor Totoro, the intricacy of Spirited Away, or the magic of Howl’s Moving Castle? Somehow, builder Tung Man Chun manages to distil the hearts of these films down to 8×8 studs in a series of incredible LEGO vignettes. Each Continue reading →
Travel among the moons with your friends in this LEGO space hopper by Julius Kanand (flickr).
Catch up on the week’s news and reviews from TBB and around the world.
Mechtober starts strong with this totally tubular turtle tech from @baixo_lmmodels
Even LEGO cars are subject to the speed limit, but @williamvanbricks might have found a way to dodge those pesky cameras.
If you like building chibi characters, you’ll want to have a look at LegoWyrm’s rendition of Huntr/x and TAKEDOWN some notes to see HOW IT’S DONE. Yes, I’m just copying song titles from the soundtrack list to write this. It’s exactly WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. Credit: LegoWyrm (flickr)
French LEGO forum @brickpirate_officiel is hosting a build challenge with a maximum of just 30 parts. But Seb71 is more than equal to it!
September was a busy month for LEGO events, from the Seriously Huge spaceships of SHIPtember to the colorful minidoll-driven ships of Friendshiptember, but another community challenge just wrapped, and it’s the most inclusive one of all – We Arrr Family! The event invites anyone to create a pirate crew of at least 3 characters with Continue reading →
The dark fantasy worlds of FromSoftware’s games have been a huge influence for many AFOLs with their bold character designs, ornate gear, and haunting medieval settings. Builder panc4kez has been creating LEGO models inspired by From’s genre-defining Dark Souls, which perfectly translate the game’s aesthetics into brick form. After months of individual construction, Dark Sun Continue reading →
Don’t miss our fourth week of coverage of SHIPtember 2025, the month-long spaceship-building challenge where builders from around the world create 100 studs long (or tall or wide) LEGO spaceships.
@bigbrickstan gets a late entry in for the LEGO community’s yearly month of frogs, albeit with some help from a tortoise.
Our December pick of the month is the Enterprise D, LEGO’s Black Friday release for 2025. We’re all big TNG fans in these parts, and the LEGO team did a remarkable job capturing the challenging curves of the Enterprise in a model that is substantial and sturdy, with a detachable saucer section so you can Continue reading →