In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 4th week of April 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week, we jumped timelines from Star Wars to Jurassic World with a wave of sets from the upcoming fourth film of the Jurassic World series: Jurassic World Rebirth, set to hit theaters this July. Fans of the franchise have many new and returning dinosaur molds to get excited about, and a new brick-built mosasaur! Looking to catch up on more LEGO coverage? Be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more news and reviews.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth 76974 Brick-Built Mosasaurus Boat Mission – A bold return to basics — One of LEGO Jurassic World’s most poseable dinosaurs (well, aquatic reptile, anyway), will make short work of that boat.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: From Asgard to Isengard — This week in LEGO bricks journeys to fantastical lands.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth 76970 Baby Dinosaur Dolores: Aquilops – Cretaceous cutie — Another cute and poseable baby dino joins T-Rex and Ankylosaurus.
• [NEWS] LEGO Art breaks free from the frame with 31216 Keith Haring – Dancing Figures — Modern art fans can get excitd about this LEGO take on an iconic art piece.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth 76973 Raptor & Titanosaurus Tracking Mission – Biggest. Dino. Ever. — A run-down gass station with a still-intact slushie machine, and a new long-necked dinosaur for your collection.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World 76972 Raptor Off-Road Escape and 76975 T. rex River Escape – Jurassic Classics — Two more dino sets covered in this bundle, with a pair of off-road vehicles and a breakable shack!
• [FEATURE] Let’s roll up some advanced Dungeons and Dragons LEGO characters — Make a saving throw against these charasmatic characters.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth 76976 Spinosaurus & Quetzalcoatlus Air Mission – Paging Johnny Thunder — Two dinosaurs (well, 1 dinosaur and 1 flying reptile) 2 vehicles, and a crumbling temple? Be still, my heart.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40765 Kamino Training Facility Gift with Purchase: Train in Vain? — This GWP introduces clones in their training uniforms as seen when Obi-Wan tours the Kamino facility.

OTHER NEWS

• Finding Innovative Water Solutions for Sustainability – [LEGO] — LEGO makes more moves to spotlight sustainability in their manufacturing practices.
• LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: Pieces of the Past Will Feature LEGO BrickHeadz Ahsoka and… Jaxxon?! – [Star Wars] — Darth Jar Jar returns!?! Plus Ahsoka voice actor Ashley Eckstein returns to bring BrickHeadz Ahsoka to life.
• Hong Kong’s first Lego botanical garden opens at Pacific Place – [Timeout] — Who says Lego is only for kids? From now to May 18, immerse yourself in floral splendour as Hong Kong’s first-ever Lego botanical garden opens at Pacific Place.
• Build a LEGO® Star Wars™ Grogu™ and take it home with you! – [LEGO] — Visit your local store page to find LEGO® Store events near you.
• Lego display marks 200 years since Roman discovery – [BBC] — Mythical creatures and animals made of Lego are gracing a museum to celebrate the anniversary of a Roman mosaic’s discovery.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of April 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was Star Wars Celebration in Japan, so it should be no surprise that much of our news and review content centered on a galaxy far, far away — from the latest UCS set to a buildable K-2SO just in time for Season 2 of the hit series Andor on Disney+.

New Star Wars sets revealed this week include an updated U-wing, more helmets, everyone’s favorite war criminal, Chopper, and an update to the most notorious firespray gunship in the galaxy. If you get to the end of this week’s Brick Report and are still craving more, check out last week’s Brick Report for even more news and reviews.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75406 Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle – The Kylo ship that isn’t Reylo — The iconic black shuttle may be the widest ship from the new starship collection.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars Helmet Collection: 75415 Kylo Ren and 75408 Jango Fett — We reviewd new helmets from either end of the skywalker saga.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks – The (almost) no Star Wars Edition! — 1% Star Wars makes This Week in LEGO Bricks part of a clean sweep of Star Wars coverage!
• [NEWS] Buildable LEGO K-2SO revealed at Star Wars Celebration Japan — A buildable K-2SO to join the lineup of droids for your display shelf? That doesn’t sound so bad to me.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75407 Brick-Built Star Wars Logo – STAR WARS… nothing but STAR WARS — Such a bold and iconic logo for any Star Wars fan.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75416 Chopper – Rebel droid and a live wire — He may not look like much but he’s got it where it counts… Waaap waaaap!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75409 Jango Fett’s Starship: The Starship Who Shall Not Be Named — We reviewed this fantastic addition to the UCS collection before Boba made it his own with an ecclectic paint job.
• [NEWS] UCS Jango Fett’s Starship leads Star Wars Day wave of LEGO sets — An amazing line-up of 9 new sets available for Star Wars day, with something for everyone.

OTHER NEWS In other news, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Michael Halbye, a LEGO executive who passed away in a tragic accident.

• Lego executive and friend of Denmark’s Queen Mary dies in skiing accident – [NBC News] — Michael Halbye died Saturday after falling on a ski trail in Switzerland, according to the management company that owns the LEGO Group.
• New $1 Billion Lego Factory To Run On Clean Energy – [Weather Channel] — The recently announced factory in Vietnam is reported to run on clean energy.
• LEGO Ninjago: Shatterspin Graphic Novel First Look – [The Brick Fan] — LEGO and Skybound has revealed a first look at the new LEGO Ninjago: Shatterspin graphic novel.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of April 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week saw the announcement of a new twist on the Marvel collectible display front with scaled-down bust models of two iconic Marvel characters, Iron Man and Spiderman (also of the iron variety). These smaller versions of popular characters seem to be a sign of LEGO learning from past mistakes like the oversized and overpriced Black Panther bust. If this Brick Report leaves you with an itch for more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

• [NEWS] LEGO announces new Marvel Mini Bust line with Iron Man and Iron Spider sets — More affordable character bust sets that won’t break your display shelves.
• [FEATURE] Gayle Spiller’s enchanting LEGO box dioramas — This beautiful collection of nature-inspired dioramas is inside the box.
• [FEATURE] Dark Side? Light Side? Take a walk on the Wild Side of Star Wars — Our coverage of custom minifigures this week celebrates a galaxy of diversity.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: The Catbus/Dark Knight Returns –ABrickDreamer’s weekly video roundup of AFOL stories. Studio Ghibli and Batman feature.

OTHER NEWS

• Newest LEGO factory opens in Vietnam – Environmental sustainability and long-term supply improvements to the region are touted by the LEGO Group in the announcement.
• From Production to Play: How the LEGO Group builds and delivers LEGO® products around the world – [LEGO] — The LEGO Group outlines their global business and distribution model.
• LEGO drops diversity terms from its annual sustainability report – [The Guardian] — In a sign of the unbalanced influence of certain individuals, LEGO has removed diversity-focused language from their annual sustainability report.
• Exclusive LEGO Vietnam factory set sparks global collector interest – [Tuoitre News] — LEGO continues to grow its worldwide manufacturing and distribution channels by opening a new factory in Southern Vietnam, and announces a new set to commemorate it.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 1st week of April 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS As far as news goes, this week was a bit unconventional, with our April Fool’s Day articles generating a great mix of reactions from the community. We’ve also been cranking out many new features recently to show off a wide variety of content, like custom minifigures and theme-building events like Febrovery and Marchikoma. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy putting them together. If you want even more news and reviews from TBB to read over your morning coffee or bagel, be sure to check out Last week’s Brick Report

• [FEATURE] Celebrate the release of A Minecraft Movie by embracing Creative Mode with imaginative LEGO creations — Our roundup of Minecraft inspired builds in tribute to the new movie now in theaters.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: Building with character! — Our showcase of great LEGO builds of the week by A Brick Dreamer features many amazing character builds.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons GWP 40761 The Lord of the Rings: Sméagol & Déagol — Despite the dire ending of this pastoral scene, this GWP will make a fine addition to your collection, right, Precious?
• [FEATURE] Marchikoma 2025 – celebrating the latest and greatest LEGO “think tank” mechs — Our roundup of awesome fuchikoma mash-ups from one of the monthly building challenges popular in the LEGO community.
• [APRIL FOOL’S!] The next LEGO geographic mosaic set revealed: 42025 Map of Greenland — Celebrate the 51st state with this “colorful” mosaic… too soon?
• [APRIL FOOL’S!] LEGO debuts Creator 1-of-3 line with upscaled Classic Space Minifig spread over three sets — Did we fool you with this clever new theme announcement? I still wish this was a real product (the spaceman, not the 3 separate sets).
• [NEWS] New LEGO sets for April 2025 coming soon! — April sets available now… did you poick up your Shire in time to get the GWP?
• [FEATURE] These magical minifigs have us under their spell — Get ready for a roundup of magic users in many shapes and sizes.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 4th week of March 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week marks a return to Middle Earth with the announcement of the latest set from the theme and our review. While not as ominous and imposing as Barad-dûr, or as majestic as Rivendell, the Shire is certainly one of the most memorable locations, featured in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and the location features prominently in the opening part of both stories. This week heralds the return of another feature to The Brothers Brick, the custom minifig! We also brought you another chapter on creative tree-building techniques using the green antler element. Still looking to scratch the LEGO news and reviews recap itch? check out last week’s Brick Report for more.

• [FEATURE] Building trees with minifig antlers, Pt. 2: Branching out with Forestmen — Jake shows off his green thumb with more great tree-building tips using the green antler part.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: Galactic Empire state of mind — Our weekly look back on LEGO creations curated by A Brick Dreamer.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire – A Long Expected Party — Celebrate Bilbo Baggins’ 111th birthday in style with the newest set from Middle Earth.
• [NEWS] LEGO takes us back to the start of Frodo’s journey with LEGO Icons 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire — Bag End joins the ranks of sets celebrating iconic scenes and characters from The Lord of the Rings.
• [FEATURE] Android freedom fighters lead the charge in a new weekly feature — Jake brings us a roundup of some awesome custom minifig creations.
• [FEATURE] Bringing the magnificent mechs of Lancer to the tabletop in LEGO — An amazing collection of mechs from the popular tabletop game.

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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of March 2025

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS While there may not have been much news this week, what we got was HUGE… with the announcement that LEGO is launching a new partnership with Pokemon, having wrested the license from Mega. The fan community has gone wild with speculation of what LEGO will come up with, and we’ll have to wait until 2026 to find out.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21356 River Steamboat – A brick-built voyage — Bre sets out on a river cruise with a review of the largest LEGO Ideas set ever released.
• [NEWS] LEGO announces Pokémon partnership, sets coming in 2026 — LEGO fans will have a new theme to obsess over in 2026… Gotta catch ’em all!
• [Feature] – Trains and Graffiti tags — We interview Portuguese builder Sérgio Batista about his LEGO models and a new technique for adding beauty to urban grit.
• [Feature] – Belated Happy Miku Day! — On March 9th, builders celebrated the Vocaloid diva with diverse builds inspired by music. Jake rounds up the creations.

OTHER NEWS

• Second 2024 LEGO Ideas Review results announced – [LEGO Ideas Blog] — The final round of projects to be approved from 2024 were recently announced.
• Lego thief arrested after $10,000 heist at toy store in University Place – [KOMO News] — Seattle-area LEGO thief gets justice more painful than stepping on a brick.
• Lego FanExpo coming to the Central Coast – [KSBW News] — Residents of the greater Santa Barbara area can soon enjoy the arrival of the BrickUniverse 2025 traveling exhibit.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of March 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS While there may not have been much news this last week, we did get a pretty big set for Mario fans: a brick-built Mario in his classic kart. We also saw good news for LEGO as they shared financial details from the second half of 2024, and business is booming. If you are looking for a bit more LEGO news coverage from TBB and the rest of the world, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

• [NEWS] LEGO by the Numbers: LEGO Group announces 2024 financial results — LEGO reports growth for last year, which is good news for LEGO fans around the world.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks — Landscaping, not-angry birds, and possibly the best LEGO set of the year
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals giant Mario & Standard Kart display set on MAR10 Day — Another large set to strain your display shelves might give Bowser a little competition.
• [FEATURE] Making microscale trees with minifig antlers — Jake explores ways of using the green minifig antler element in your microscale landscaping.

OTHER NEWS Overview

• New Bricks Hitting The Toy Aisles As Companies Compete With Lego – [Forbes] — New York Toy Fair showed the competition for interlocking building blocks is on the rise…but how do they stack up to LEGO?
• Lego is going to make its videogames in-house from now on, says it would ‘almost rather overinvest – [PC Gamer] — LEGO decides it may be Game Over for third party game developers when it comes to LEGO video games in the future.
• Largest Lego cathedral in the world being built at National Cathedral in DC – [WTop News] — This long-term project to build a model of the cathedral inside the cathedral is meta.
• Denver hosting LEGO event featuring exclusive creations, three-ton ‘brick pit’ – [KDVR] — Denver will host a LEGO convention for the first time, making the 11th US LEGO convention.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 1st week of March 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS There was big news from Disney and Jurrasic World regarding set announcements, with a new wave of 6 sets celebrating the fourth film in the Jurassic World franchise. Disney fans got the announcement of a substantially larger castle from Beauty and the Beast, including a library and a ballroom. If you are still hungry for LEGO news, sink your teeth into last week’s Brick Report.

• [NEWS] LEGO announces new sets from the Jurassic World Rebirth movie — Springtime means another awesome wave of dinosaur sets from the latest Jurrasic World movie.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals LEGO Disney 43263 Beauty and the Beast Castle, a brick-built château for Prince Adam — The Beast’s castle gets an impressive upgrade.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus Rex – An epic specimen to behold! — Bre digs deep to uncover all the secrets of this massive display set.

OTHER NEWS

• Man accused of stealing $25,000 worth of Lego from northern California stores – [The Guardian] — Well, at least there are plenty of robber minifigures for him to use as his sigfig.
• Lego Artists Prepare for Brick Convention This Weekend – [Fox44News.com] — Waco, Texas is hosting its first LEGO convention.
• School attempting to break Lego world record with 42,000 bricks – [ABC45.com] — A San Antonio school set out to beat a world record… find out how they stacked up.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 4th week of February 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was all about set announcements, from the large river steamboat to the even larger T-Rex fossil skeleton. We even got a new Marvel set full of minifigures, if not much else. Fans of Fabuland can get excited about the latest LEGO House tribute set, even if it is hard to get their hands on. Oh, and F1 fans also got a long-awaited addition to the line-up of larger F1 race cars. If you enjoyed catching up on this week’s new and reviews from TBB, be sure to check out our last Brick Report for even more.

• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas 21356 River Steamboat revealed as next fan-designed set and largest LEGO Ideas set ever at over 4,000 pieces — LEGO announced another addition to the growing list of nautical themed display sets.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals the minifigure-heavy LEGO Marvel 76323 Avengers: Endgame Final Battle — This latest Marvel Avengers set lets fans recreate the classic scene from Avengers Endgame… “On your left!”
• [NEWS] New LEGO sets for March 2025 now available for purchase — Art, Ninjago, STEM, oh my!
• [FEATURE] As Febrovery rolls to a close, it’s time for a final rover roundup! — With February behind us, check out the best rovers from Febrovery as curated by Jake.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10353 Williams FW14B & Nigel Mansell: “And colossally, that’s LEGO Mansell! — Check out our review, including exclusive insights from the set designer.
• [REVIEW] LEGO House Exclusive 40506 LEGO Fabuland Tribute – A love letter to an iconic theme — Only available from the LEGO House in Bilund, this is the latest tribure to popular LEGO themes of years past.
• [NEWS] LEGO digs up a huge new set with LEGO Jurassic World 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex — This collosal display set will make a big impression for dinosaur enthusiasts.

OTHER NEWS

• THE LEGO GROUP SHOWCASES ITS LARGEST PORTFOLIO YET AT TOY FAIR® 2025, LED BY NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN SETS FROM NEW BBC STUDIOS’ BLUEY™ PARTNERSHIP – [PR Newswire.com] — In case you missed the big New York Toy Fair this year.
• Lego Built a Full-Size Replica of Ferrari’s F1 Car – [Motor 1.com] — I wonder how fast it goes?
• Lego is giving away an exclusive Steering Wheel for free. – [Mashable.com] — Find out how it works.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of February 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week may have been light on the news, but fans of F1 have plenty to be excited about as we reviewed the entire 10-car lineup of F1 Speed Champions sets. We also took a look back at the many LEGO rovers built for the first half of Febrovery. And for even more news and reviews, check out last week’s Brick Report.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Speed Champions 77242 – 77251 Formula One car collection: is this peak Speed Champions? — Theo hit the pit crew vibe hard, building and reviewing all 10 F1 sets from the Speed Champions theme.
• [NEWS] Reminder: The Brothers Brick is looking for new Contributors to join our team — We’re still looking for new contributors to help us provide the best LEGO coverage around the world.
• [FEATURE] There are LEGO space rovers aplenty in our Febrovery 2025 mid-month roundup — Jake gives us a great recap on some of the best rovers built so far for the popular homage to classic space.

OTHER LEGO NEWS

• Revealing The 2025 LEGO® House Exclusive Set: LEGO® Fabuland® Tribute – [LEGOHouse.com] — Many Fabuland fans will appreciate the attention to details in this latest tribute to LEGO themes of yesteryear.
• Introducing the LEGO® International Women’s Day 2025 Activity – [Ideas.LEGO.com] — LEGO continues to celebrate diversity in the LEGO fan community.
• Bricktastic, the UK’s largest LEGO® event, will be back in 2025! – [Bricktastic.org] — UK and European LEGO fans can look forward to aother great LEGO event this year.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of February 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week, LEGO Botanicals bloom with a new set and a workshop on building your own personal floral arrangements using ideas from the Botanicals collection and even adding real flowers. For even more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report if you missed it.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Botanicals 10345 Flower Arrangement — Bre reviewed the latest set from the Botanicals theme, adding even more DIY ideas for your next freestyle LEGO bouquet.
• [FEATURE] The living history of a fictional LEGO city: building Medinat al Musawrah — Jake talked to the builders of this amazing collab for some insights into the build process.
• [FEATURE] This Week in LEGO Bricks: — New Hashima goes global, Bricklink voting, and a new Iron Builder is Forged.

OTHER LEGO NEWS

• Flower Arranging workshop in LEGO – [Lego.com] — Unleash your LEGO Botanicals creativity with Jeff Leatham
• BDP Series 7 Voting begins in a week – [Bricklink.com] — Vote for your favorite fan designs!
• LEGO Ideas Build from the Heart winner announced – [Lego-ideas.com] — Winner Announcement – Build from the Heart Challenge
• LEGO Twilight digital posters available starting today in the Insiders Rewards Center – [Lego.com] — Team Jacob? Team Edward? Team Bella? Rediscover the iconic Twilight love triangle with an exclusive digital download

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of February 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week brings us reviews from the LEGO Architecture, Art, and Ideas themes and a new set announcement for Ninjago. Plus, we are on the lookout for talented writers from around the world to join our international team of LEGO enthusiasts.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21355 The Evolution of STEM – Quirky, yet charming — An interesting tribute to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
• [REVIEW] LEGO 10362 French Café – a slice of Paris — Jake takes a look at a tasty slice of Paris.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Art 31215 Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers – And it was all yellow — Jake unpacked the latest Art set, stopping to smell the sunflowers along the way.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Architecture 21062 Trevi Fountain: No half (stud) measures — Theo returned to Rome to see how the remake stacks up to the original.
• [NEWS] Ninjago City rises again with newest towering modular: 71837 Ninjago City Workshops — The latest Ninjago City modular has major Pacific Rim vibes.
• [NEWS] New LEGO sets for February 2025 now available for purchase — Check out all the new LEGO setws now available.
• [NEWS] The Brothers Brick is looking for new Contributors to join our team — Join our team of dedicated volunteers at The Brothers Brick.
• [NEWS] Mattel celebrates International LEGO day by announcing LEGO competitor Brick Shop — Will this new business venture from Mattel hit or miss?