It’s been 22 years since Johnny Depp donned dreadlocks and eyeliner and put on his best Keith Richards impression and sailed into cinematic record books with the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. If you thought that name was clunky, hold LEGO’s grog. Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship Continue reading →
Today, the LEGO Group shared its earnings report for the first half of 2025, revealing double-digit growth all around. Overall sales are up 13%, Revenue up 12%, Operating Profit up 10%. These numbers come at an interesting time for adult fans and readers of this site as we’re in the midst of LEGO announcing many high-priced sets for adult collectors for the second half of the year. It can be hard to celebrate the company’s success when the lived experience of many fans is that prices are outpacing their ability to keep up with the hobby.
TFOL Oliver Barrell built a lovely microscale city that blends modern design with sustainability.
Abby Lilliebridge (@inspirations2creations) takes us down to Fraggle Rock with a brick take on Boober Fraggle.
When a LEGO sculpture can capture emotion, dynamism, and organic shapes without exposing how the pieces hold together, it’s nothing short of magic. Sakiya Watanabe (N.A.B.E_mocs) is truly a sorcerer of bricks, as demonstrated by his latest sculpture of the storm god Fujin. There are so many inspired parts in the head alone – raptor Continue reading →
The Black Pearl? Didn’t she last sail off LEGO shelves back in 2012? Well, ye best start believing in ghost stories, as the Black Pearl is back, bigger and bolder, as LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship. In addition to an awkward name change, the new Black Pearl (let’s agree that she’s still called that) is assembled from 2,862 pieces, up from 804 in her maiden voyage, adding detail, a larger scale, and a display stand. Priced at $379.99, Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate ship continues a trend of bigger sets and bigger price tags, joining Batman, Harry Potter, Willy Wonka, and Wicked in a crowded September lineup. Will you be comandeering a copy for your LEGO fleet when
Jean-Philippe Leroux (@leroux__jp) recreates the promotional image of the award-winning animated film Suzume.
Over on youtube, R.R. Slugger dishes out searing hot takes on the state of LEGO playsets, focused on nostalgia for the brand’s more experimental period before Star Wars and Harry Potter took over. For this “Summer of Slug,” the creator challenged fans to create Time Drifters – vehicles inspired by the unfairly maligned Time Cruisers/Twisters line that mashed up LEGO themes that ’90s kids will remember. Builder @urdronthedancefloor is killing it with this groovy racer that uses a Galidor torso for a chassis. I love the kit-bash aesthetics, drawing on old and new parts with punk energy that captures the no-rules spirit of play that makes LEGO special. #timedrifters #summerofslug2025
When LEGO moved the Castle theme from Europe to Japan in 1998 with sets like Flying Ninja Fortress (one of my top 5 all time favorite sets!), the theme brought with it a slew of new minifig elements, like katanas, golden antlers, and samurai armor. In the years since, Ninjago has tapped Asian history and Continue reading →
Don’t miss out on your chance to participate in the TBB sponsored collaborative display at BrickCon 2025 .
@_pohaturon introduces us to the namesake of Frogust – Frogustsust, found of the Frogan Empire.
You’re going to want to buckle up for Tim Inman’s trio of highly detailed blue rides