SHIPtember 2025 Finale: Reflections from the fleet [Feature]
Join us for our final week of special coverage of SHIPtember 2025, with an interview with Simon, and reflections from SHIP builders.
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A LEGO castle legend returns to the Guilds of Historica
Since 2013, over in the Eurobricks forums, Castle fans have been building out a shared fantasy world with story arcs and challenges called Guilds of Historica. Peter Ilmrud is a longtime member of the community who hasn’t added to the world in a while, but returned last month with a beautiful piece of forced perspective Continue reading →
How three builders celebrate travel with LEGO [Feature]
LEGO sets can make excellent souvenirs to take home from vacations, but how can LEGO prepare you for a trip and make that journey even more special? Australian AFOL Kristel Whitaker recently wrapped a European vacation where she documented her trip with Polaroids built from LEGO. Rather than visit first, build later, Kristel prepped her Continue reading →
LEGO Icons 10366 Tropical Aquarium: deep-dive into the world of re-colours [Review]
Four years ago, LEGO released an intriguing Creator set that stood out for its uniqueness: 31122 Fish Tank. What a great idea! A way of bringing some aquatic LEGO into your home without all the yellow of their traditional underwater themes. Clearly, some bright spark at LEGO saw that set, and went: OK, but what Continue reading →
All aboard the itty-bitty choo-choo!
When LEGO dropped this season’s winter village addition, 10361 Holiday Express Train, we were shocked to find a 3D-printed engine inside. Builder Owen (_brickbytes) used that one funny element as the seed for a full microscale scene. The little engine is followed by cars that mirror the scale and detail of the printed piece using Continue reading →
Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil
LEGO Certified Professional Riccardo Zangelmi (@riccardozangelmi_art_) builds a detailed oil rig out of oil-based LEGO bricks.
Gearheads unite- Building on motorcycle MOCs of the past
I’m the first to admit, I’m no gearhead – I can barely tell the difference between a Buick and a Bentley – but that doesn’t keep me from having the deepest respect for LEGO builders who are as passionate about their cars as I am castles. The precision and innovation that go into making recognizable Continue reading →
“You will always be my greatest adventure”
Xiheng Xu (@little_monk_mocs) modifies the Creator 3-in-1 Children’s Teddy Bear set into something just as uplifting.
LEGO goes Back to the Future with sleek and affordable Speed Champions set [News]
Great Scott! LEGO is bringing Doc Brown’s DeLorean, and not only is it an awesome-looking set, but it’s also priced like sets from the ’80s? This is heavy. Arriving on January 1, 2026, LEGO Speed Champions 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future has everything going for it except for that clunker name. 357 pieces for $27? Yes please. New minifigs for Doc and Marty? Don’t mind if I do. Excellent shaping and details on the DeLorean on two alternate builds? If my calculations are correct, this set delivers. The only things not included are roads, but where this car’s going, you don’t need ’em. Coming off an onslaught of massive and expensive IP-based sets, it’s refreshing to have an affordable way to indulge in nostalgia or share a classic with a new generation. More of this please, LEGO! What do you think? Will you be picking up the new DeLorean when it flies in next year?
LEGO goes re-colour crazy with new Icons set 10366 Tropical Aquarium [News]
NPU: Nice Parts Use. Often used to denote a cool or unusual use of a LEGO piece. LEGO themselves have been no stranger to this concept, and themes like the Botanical line have taken that maxim even further. And although we’re only now getting a first glance at the latest LECO Icons set, 10366 Tropical Continue reading →
Minifigs of spooky season – the first omen [Minifig Monday]
Throughout October, spooky builds take over LEGO feeds like a Spirit Halloween store. With so many eerily good costumes and creepy characters this month, we thought it would be a treat to summon the specters early for a month of monstrous madness! ASortaOkayBuilder kicks things off with Manny, the skeletal bard. Equipped with Héctor’s guitar Continue reading →
Ooo-lah! Melt all your LEGO bricks with this Martian tripod’s heat ray
Quick, someone build a LEGO Thunderchild – Ivan Martynov (@space_glove) has crafted a Martian fighting machine, with no-one to oppose it!