Minifigs of spooky season – Return of the living bricks [Minifig Monday]

We’re back for a second roundup of Halloween minifigs, ranging from slightly spooky to downright terrifying. Warning – some of these get pretty dark! Our cover image goes to 2brickmonsters who breaks out the trans neon green for an oozy splatterfest. There’s so much creative parts usage on display, but I think the green crowns as Continue reading →

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Six years in the making, this massive 25,000+ brick haunted house is spookily spectacular [Feature]

From Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion to the clanking metal doors of the midway ghost ride, haunted houses are the best part of any theme park. Tomáš Kašpařík reminds us why, with this incredible 25,000+ piece tribute to spooky amusements. The model debuted at Skærbæk Fan Weekend last month, where we had a chance to explore the Continue reading →

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Celebrate Halloween the Not-So-Scary way with legonano’s Disney tributes

Japanese builder legonano specializes in tiny LEGO tributes to all things Disney. With Halloween fast approaching, legonano has curated a selection of iconic villains for a Not-So-Scary display. The builder has created 164 mosaic tiles in her Disney series, establishing her own visual language for adapting beloved characters. Also featured in her Halloween tableau is Continue reading →

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The Scottish Highlands distilled in LEGO

Take a tour through the Scottish Highlands in record time thanks to this packed vignette by 11drgnsMOC.

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Vancouver library recreated in brick by local LEGO legend Paul Hetherington

All libraries are worth celebrating, but the West Vancouver Memorial Library is going the extra mile by celebrating its 75th anniversary with a model from @paulhetheringtonartist

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LEGO Blastoise and Venusaur join the fray!

Following his incredible Charizard build last month, MitchBuilds has rounded out his party of Gen 1 starter final forms with Blastoise and Venusaur. Both of these builds feature just as many neat building techniques, and all appear to be nicely at scale with each other. Blastoise is an imposing build, and positioned just like we’d Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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.

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