A Silksong ensemble with free instructions!

Coosey Goosey celebrates one off 2025’s best games – Silksong – with a trio of builds, which you can build at home with free instructions.

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We ring out 2025 with LEGO phenom Paul Hetherington to catch a whiff of greatness- and maybe Old Spice [Interview]

Ever wondered what makes Paul Hetherington (paulhetheringtonartist) tick? Lino kicked back, got all chummy, and let the verbal sparring fly in a way only he could get away with- or possibly the late Barbara Walters.

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Shortlist announced for TBB’s Builder of the Year 2025 [News]

It’s time to share our nominations for The Brothers Brick Builder of the Year. Each of these nominees has had an incredible 2025 with impactful builds and personal growth. Congratulations to all six builders. Share your thoughts on who you’d like to see earn the title.

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Camels and cobblestones at the Eastern Gate

Ids de Jong had an incredible sci-fi heavy 2025 with daily rovers in February and a showstopping New Hashima topper, but with Brickscalibur calling, the builder rings out the year medieval style. The Eastern Gate is a masterful composition, melding architecture and landscaping in a compact footprint.

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Miscellanabuilds and CRCT Productions talk Iron Builder as the latest round comes to an end [Interview]

Season 7, Round 8 of the prestigious Iron Builder competition with the seed part of flower bell in light blue has come to a close. In the building battle between defending champion Eann “Miscellanabuilds” McCurdy and challenger Drew “CRCT Productions” Cazenave-Tapie, the judges were split 2-1 in favor of Eann. Even though only one builder can claim the Iron Builder title this round, both participants shared incredible creations. In addition to sharing all of the entries from this round, we spoke with both builders about their experience.

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TBB’s best and worst sets of 2025 [Feature]

We at the Brothers Brick got through quite a lot of LEGO this year. We had 81 reviews penned by both in-house and guest writers, and that’s not even counting the sets we bought of our own volition! As you know, we’re an opinionated bunch. We all have our favourites: LEGO kits that wowed us Continue reading →

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The last starfighter post of 2025 is a swooshable David Roberts delight

Over the years, David Roberts  has created a vast fleet of small LEGO spacecraft featuring bright colors and designs that evoke the sci-fi future of decades past. The builder’s latest is the Y Cranc starfighter, and it’s one of my favorites. The sturdy hull is all SNOT in primary blue and yellow with Technic struts giving the ship a crab-like silhouette.

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Star Wars January Playsets – Simple pleasures [Review]

Brickbot Studio here with a look at the smaller Star Wars playsets coming to stores on January 1st. 2025 had Star Wars fans debating whether LEGO could still deliver good value with its galactic offerings. In addition to a pair of midi-scale vehicles and a new brick-built BB-8, LEGO is releasing a quartet of sets Continue reading →

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Shortlist announced for TBB’s Creation of the Year 2025 [News]

It’s time for us to present the shortlist for Creation of the Year – favorite mocs from 2025.

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A quest that takes you by elephant from jungle ruins to rivers of honey

When last we saw intrepid minifig explorer Rafael, he was visiting the magnificent library of Barqa, where a statue was stolen. It turns out this was just the start of an epic journey envisioned by builder  Marcel Veit for the Brickscalibur contest’s many categories. Soon, Rafael found himself on the way to the Kingdom of Continue reading →

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This sugary sovereign bears a bitter burden

This monarch by @mrmaxwell is a sweet creation indeed.

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Effigy of Dismay, a master class in parts usage

@panuvara has crafted a cleverly constructed cyclone to close out the year.

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