In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first full week of January 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Our start-of-year avalanche of set reviews tapered off a bit this week but we had two exciting features! A new LEGO Brand Retail Store set and the announcement of our 2021 TBB Builder of the Year!

• [REVIEW] LEGO Gift with Purchase 40528 LEGO Brand Retail Store – Take the whole store as a trophy — Now you can hold the power of LEGO Brand Retail in the palm of your hands. See what Chris B has to say in his review.
• [NEWS] The Brothers Brick LEGO Builder of the Year 2021 — Markus Rollbühler is the winner of the prestigious title TBB Builder of the Year!

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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Well, we’ve come to the end of another year of showcasing LEGO creations, news and in-depth reviews. In our last Brick Report of 2021, we check out two new Lunar New Year festival sets, and more Ninjago vehicles and dragons. We announced our creation of the year and covered the latest video game-inspired LEGO Ideas set.

• [REVIEW] LEGO 40522 Love Birds – Lovey-dovey, except they’re parrots — January 2022 LEGO sets are now available, and we kick things off with a pair of adorable birds.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71032 Series 22 Feel Guide — We’ve got you covered for finding the CMFs you want if you spot a case out in the wild!
• [NEWS] The Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2021 — We celebrated the end of another great year of LEGO creations from builders around the world with our Creation of the Year award, a delightful sci-fi tryptic by Jan Woznica.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71763 Lloyds’ Race Car EVO — Chris reviewed Lloyd’s latest wheels.
• [REVIEW] Exploring LEGO Chinese New Year 80109 Lunar New Year Ice Festival — Bre reviewed the new Lunar New Year festival set
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71762 Kai’s Fire Dragon EVO — Chris reviewed Kai’s fire dragon, powered up to the next level
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals Ideas 21331 – Sonic The Hedgehog Green Hill Zone — We got our first look at the latest LEGO Ideas set based on the Sega classic, Sonic the Hedgehog
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71760 Jay’s Thunder Dragon EVO — Chris reviewed Jay’s newest dragon and it is shocking
• [REVIEW] LEGO Chinese New Year 80108 Lunar New Year Traditions — Bre reviewed the charming Lunar New Year traditions set, 6 vignettes with two ways to display

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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS TBB’s intrepid writers and reviewers delivered up dissections of a batch of new LEGO sets for your reading pleasure, and put together the shortlist of nominees for Best Creation of 2021. Also, the daily surprises from LEGO’s advent calendars came to an end this week leading into Christmas.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Marvel Superheroes Doctor Strange 76205 Gargantos Showdown — TBB enters the Multiverse of Madness with the first set review from the Doctor Strange sequel
• [REVIEW] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 76206 Iron Man Figure — LEGO’s take on a new scale for superhero gets the full TBB rundown
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71767 Ninja Dojo Temple – Building on the Ninjago EVO theme — The latest Ninjago Temple arrives in January 2022- read our review to decide if this one’s for you!
• [FEATURE] Shortlist announced for The Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2021 — Which of these mind-blowing model build masterpieces will win TBB’s LEGO Creation of the Year? Check out the shortlist
• [FEATURE] 2021 LEGO Advent Calendars — We conclude our daily discovery of advent gifts across LEGO’s five themed calendars

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS It might have been a slow week for news, but we still had fun looking at all five LEGO advent calendars each day, and we even got a look at the latest from the LEGO Collectible Minigfigure theme.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71032 Series 22 — Chris reviewed the latest collection of strange and wonderful Minifigs in all their colorful details
• [FEATURE] 2021 LEGO Advent Calendars — We continue to break open the doors of all 5 LEGO Advent calendars to see what’s inside.

OTHER NEWS
I Attempted to Recreate the BOATEM HOLE in LEGO! – [Youtube.com] — Popular Youtuber attempts to recreate his favorite Minecraft creation in real life using official Minecraft sets.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Are you ready for an onslaught of reviews? We featured so many reviews of so many sets and we’ve got the full roundup right here, including major milestones for the Modular and Brickheadz series.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Modular Buildings Collection 10297 Boutique Hotel – Building on 15 years of nostalgia — Anderson Grubb’s unique take on the Modular series gets a TBB review
• [REVIEW] LEGO Technic BMW M 1000 RR K66 – A massive motorcycle for ultimate collectors! — We won’t leave you in suspense: Bre reviews the latest Technic superbike
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71766 Lloyd’s Legendary Dragon – You want wings with that? — Chris reviews Ninjago’s newest dragon and lets us know if it takes flight.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71761 Zane’s Power Up Mech EVO – Now with a frosty icing of extra weapons — Can the Ninjago theme thrive without a big media-based backing? Read Chris’ full review
• [REVIEW] LEGO 40518 High-Speed Train – Faster than a small bullet? — Chuck rides the rails with LEGO’s Creator High-Speed Train
• [REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz 40539: Ahsoka Tano – The 150th BrickHeadz set — Daniel reviews the milestone Brickheadz #150 Ahsoka Tano
• [REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz Chinese New Year 40540 Lion Dance Guy – #151 is a tribute to tradition — The next Chinese New Year Brickhead is here and Bre tells you if it’s worth celebrating
• [REVIEW] LEGO 40524 Sunflowers expand the botanical collection — Chris B reviews the latest set in the growing botanical collection
• [FEATURE] 2021 LEGO Advent Calendars — We continue to crack open LEGO’s 2021 Advent Calendar assortment. Have you opened them all so far?

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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of December 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The LEGO product assortment for 2022 is shaping up to be as big as ever, with reveals coming fast and furious via LEGO.com, retailer websites, and LEGO’s own instructions app. Check out City, Architecture, and Collectible Minifigure news below. Plus, we’ve got reviews of Ninjago 71754 Water Dragon and Monkie Kid 80036 City of Lanterns!

• [NEWS] Huge LEGO City 2022 lineup revealed with 21 new sets, bringing Fire, Police, NASA, and more — Enjoy a smörgåsbord of photos and pricing for the latest LEGO City sets
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals Collectible Minifigures Series 22 (71032) featuring a Chili Suit Girl, Raccoon Girl, Snow Warrior and more — Series (20)22 of Collectible Minifigs is full of adorable awesomeness
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals 21057 Singapore as latest Architecture Skyline set — Singapore gets the LEGO Skyline treatment in 2022
• [REVIEW] LEGO Monkie Kid 80036: The City of Lanterns – The Monkie Kid city we’ve been waiting for — Daniel reviews an Easter-egg-laden set that would fit right at home with Ninjago City.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71754 Water Dragon – Wherein Nya gets the blues [Review] — Chris D dives into the Endless Sea once again to review the newest Ninjago dragon

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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of November 2021.

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This week was the week of Monkie Kid, with the announcement of another wave of sets from the theme, and a review of a set from a few waves back that is worth a look. We also got a look at a new VIP reward with purchase that is a nod to early LEGO branding

• [NEWS] LEGO Monkie Kid 2022 sets revealed online — LEGO revealed 7 new Monkie Kid sets coming out in Jan 2022
• [REVIEWS] LEGO 5007016 VIP 1950’s Retro Tin — We reviewed a neat bit of art inspired by early marketing graphics printed on a tin sheet
• [REVIEWS] LEGO Monkie Kid 80024: The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain — We looked back at a standout set from the Monkie Kid theme that tells the story behind the legend

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of November 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We took a look at some new Star Wars sets, both set on Hoth, which are in good company with the recently announced UCS AT-AT. In addition to sets from a galaxy far, far away, we also got a first look at another wave of Marvel mechs, and a buildable Iron Man. We also reviewed this holiday theme gift with purchase, a reindeer and elf.

• [NEWS] New LEGO Star Wars 2022 sets featuring Hoth revealed online — Two new LEGO Star Wars sets revealed. It’s beginning looking to be a Hoth-like Christmas.
• [NEWS] New LEGO Super Heroes Marvel sets revealed including a 380-piece buildable Iron Man action figure — Iron Man Tony Stark joins the ranks of constraction figures, along with more hero mechs
• [REVIEWS] LEGO Holiday Black Friday 2021 Gift with Purchase 40484 Santa’s Front Yard — This gift with purchase is the perfect companion to the holiday set Santa’s Visit

OTHER NEWS

• Meet The LEGO Space Team – [Education.lego.com] — Build To Launch: A STEAM Exploration Series
• Luke’s Lightsaber revealed – [Brickset.com] — Luk’s icon lightsaber set revealed, hand not included.
• 2022 LEGO CHINESE NEW YEAR SETS OFFICIALLY REVEALED! – [Jaysbrickblog.com] — The Year of the Tiger will have two new festival sets, and there is a Monkie Kid rocket as well.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of November 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week is heavy on set reviews! First, LEGO announced and we reviewed the new second-largest LEGO Star Wars set of all time: the AT-AT Imperial Walker, and then we dove deep with the Ninjago Hydro Bounty as well as the City Ocean Diver. Not to be forgotten, we also took a look at the Coffee Cart GWP and La Catrina to celebrate Dio de los Muertos.

• [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars reveals 6,800-piece Ultimate Collector Series 75313 AT-AT that’s actually minifigure scale — It was one of the biggest announcements of the year for one of the biggest sets of all time. Behold the fearsome Imperial Walker!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series 75313 AT-AT — The Empire truly strikes back — LEGO announced it, and we reviewed it! See how it stacks up against 75288 that’s still on store shelves. Plus, another 4-legged beast.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71756 Hydro Bounty – Turns out everything *is* better under the sea — TBB is Seabound with Ninjago’s latest iteration of Destiny’s Bounty
• [REVIEW] LEGO 40488 Coffee Cart Gift with Purchase – A better deal than the coffee — Sit back with your favorite caffeinated beverage and read our review of this gift-with-purchase
• [REVIEW] LEGO City 30370 Ocean Diver – A polybag that was manta be — We’re not satisfied with one sea-based review this week. Here’s another!
• [REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz 40492: La Catrina — The Brickheadz series expands its diverse cultural lineup with a tribute to the Day of the Dead.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of November 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We got our first look at a colorful few sets inspired by Encanto, a new animated movie from Disney, and we talked with a LEGO fan who landed his dream job as a LEGO Designer.

• [NEWS] LEGO reveals first sets from Disney’s Encanto movie — LEGO revealed the first few sets from the upcoming Disney movie Encanto.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals two new Chinese Festival sets — LEGO gave a sneak peak at the Lunar New Year Festival sets for 2021, plus a Monkie Kid set for 2022.
• [INTERVIEW] How Aaron Newman went from being a LEGO fan to a LEGO set designer — We sat down (virtually) with LEGO fan turned LEGO Designer Aaron Newman – Here’s hoping we get some official sets based on his very cool castle reboot.

OTHER NEWS

• LEGO Ideas Fender® Stratocaster™ | Designer Video – [Youtube.com] — Take a behind-the-scenes look with the design team behind the LEGO Ideas Stratocaster guitar and amp.
• Bricklink Designer Program update – [Twitter.com] — Bricklink announced a switch in the round 2 offerings out of respect for the victims of the tragedy on the movie set of Rust.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the final week of October 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Two reviews this week- Chris Doyle covers the LEGO Technic Batmobile from “The Batman” film coming in 2022, and Bre Burns studies the Hogwarts Gryffindor Dorms GWP!

• [REVIEW] LEGO Technic DC – 42127 The Batman Batmobile – Budget Black Beauty Brings Bat-itude — How does it stack up with the recent Dark Knight Tumbler?
• [REVIEW] A look at the next Harry Potter GWP set: 40252 Hogwarts Gryffindor Dorms — Spend USD$100 or more on Harry Potter LEGO products between October 25 and November 7th at LEGO Stores or online to nab this gift with purchase!

OTHER NEWS Our news roundup includes other news from around the world, including a new puzzle, the fruits of THREE different LEGO partnerships, and justice served in the case of a LEGO crime.

• IDEAS Puzzle Design Winner Revealed! – LEGO Ideas — We won’t spoil the surprise here- click through to see which design will become an official LEGO puzzle!
• Image, Skybound to Publish New ‘Lego Ninjago Garmadon’ Series – ICv2.com — The first comic under the previously-announced LEGO/Skybound partnership will debut in April 2022
• Part 7 of LEGO and NASA’s STEAM Exploration Series – LEGO Education YouTube Channel — This episode explores the soon-to-launch James Webb Telescope
• Introducing the Volvo Concept LX03 – Volvo — The collaboration between Volvo’s Construction division and LEGO Technic designers birthed an electric machine learning piece of heavy equipment built for the future
• Seattle police bust lucrative Lego trafficking scheme – The Guardian — “Operation: MandalOrganized Retail Theft” nabbed a shady Seattle reseller hocking stolen LEGO product.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of October 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was all about big sets… not as big as the Titanic we reviewed a few weeks ago, but still pretty big.

• [NEWS] 4,000-piece 21330 Home Alone House unveiled — The latest LEGO Ideas set is the biggest one yet, at it is packed with references to the holiday classic.
• [REVIEWS] LEGO Ideas 21330 Home Alone House — If you get stuck home alone this holiday season, you can keep busy building this set, iron not included
• [REVIEWS] LEGO Technic 42131 Cat D11 Bulldozer — We dig into the latest giant bulldozer set from the LEGO Technic theme… (see what I did there?)

OTHER NEWS Pre-order your favorite Bricklink Designer Program sets, check out the latest in integrated tech to add to your LEGO Technic creations, get excited about the newest Harry Potter gift with purchase, and get ready to wear LEGO clothes from Target, that won’t kill your feet when you step on them in the night.

• Second round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program opens November 9th featuring these nine LEGO® IDEAS 10k Club Projects! – [Bricklink.com] — These fan creations sell out fast, so check out this announcement from Bricklink and pre-order yours while supplies last.
• Meet the Raspberry Pi Build HAT: create with Raspberry Pi and LEGO® Education – [RasberryPi.com] — Bring your LEGO creations to life with the lates Rasbery Pi kits.
• Hogwarts™ Gryffindor™ Dorms – [Lego.com] — The Gryffindor common room is the perfect place to display your collectible wizard tiles, 10pts to Gryffindor!
• Target to release limited-edition Lego collection with clothes, accessories, home goods and more – [USAtoday.com] — The new clothing line from Target and LEGO looks as bright as the plastic bricks.