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 August 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Wow, what a week for LEGO news and reviews! We covered the unveiling of a special LEGO set celebrating 20 years of the Harry Potter theme. We also got to look at advent calenders for several themes, including the first Marvel calendar and City and Friends. There were reviews from the LEGO Star Wars theme, including the Mandalorian fighter, and the armorers forge from the Disney+ hit series, The Mandalorian. Also, we brought the exciting news that the longest-running LEGO fan convention, BrickCon will be in-person again this October.

• [NEWS] LEGO Harry Potter unveils 76391 Hogwarts Icons Collectors’ Edition set — The new set celebrates Harry Potter with several iconic props from the series, including the golden snitch, potion bottles, life-size spectacles, a Hedgwig, a chocolate frog, and an acceptance letter you can write your own name on. It also includes 3 golden collectible Minifigs.

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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 July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This last week we got our first detailed look at the new Star Wars sets from the Clone Wars era, as well as from the new hit series on Disney+, The Mandalorian. We also saw the reveal of the latest Marvel Collectible Minifigs! New BrickHeadz Pets Dalmatians and Ginger tabbies joined the current line-up of buildable pets.

• [NEWS] LEGO clarifies the future of Vidiyo in an official statement — LEGO reveals plans for the future of the video creation app and sets that launched earlier this year.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75310 Duel on Mandalore features Ahsoka vs. Maul — We review one do the newest Star Wars duel sets, adding Darth Maul and Ahsoka to the collection of dueling light and dark side force wielders.
• [NEWS] LEGO Collectible Minifigures Marvel Studios Series revealed — The latest batch of Maevel Collectible Minifigs feature many characters from the growing list of Marvel shows created for Disney+
• [REVIEW] LEGO BrickHeadz Pets 40479 Dalmatian dog and 40480 Ginger Tabby cat — Two more sets of adorable furry friends join the BrickHeadz Pets theme.
• [NEWS] LEGO 40487 Ideas Sailboat Adventure will be available as a Gift with Purchase promotion in August — The LEGO Ideas theme announced a new sailboat set available soon as a gift with purchase.
• [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars unveils 75219 The Armorer’s Mandalorian Forge from Season 1 — Possibly one of the coolest characters from the hit series The Mandalorian (beside the titualr bounty hunter) gets the LEGO treatment, along with her dark and mysterious Mandalorian forge.

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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 full week of July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The LEGO Iconic lineup saw two new holiday entries this week and we reviewed both 40493 Halloween Owl and 40497 Spider and Haunted House Ornaments. We were on hand to interview the latest departing contestants from LEGO Masters Season 2 (US), reviewed MORE DOTS, and showed you how to build your own teeny tiny Razorcrest.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Iconic 40493 Halloween Owl and 40497 Spider & Haunted House ornaments — An owl and a spider walked into a haunted house and…we decided we liked them!
• [FEATURE] Leaving LEGO Masters S2: We sit down with the fourth team to leave — Brent Waller conceived a Seinfeld set for LEGO Ideas, yadda yadda yadda, now the official set is here.
• [REVIEW] LEGO DOTS 41932 Extra DOTS – Series 5: A glowing new assortment — Can you believe we’re up to Series 5 of Dots? How does the latest wave fare?!
• [INSTRUCTIONS] LEGO microscale Razor Crest from Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Our very own Daniel Fortine shared a set of instructions for a microscale fan favorite.



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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 July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS What a week for reviews here on TBB, we covered new sets from Four themes, including Star Wars, Marvel, Creator, and LEGO Ideas. There was a call for new contributors to join our growing TBB team in social media and news, and breaking news about the return of in-person LEGO conventions starting with Brickcon 2021 in Seattle.

• BrickCon 2021 celebrates 20 years with hybrid in-person and online convention – LEGO convention fans (especially local US ones) got some great news as BrickCon 2021 announced that the longest running LEGO fan convention, celebrating 20 years, will be in-person again this year (and virtual too)
• LEGO Star Wars reveals 75309 Republic Gunship as next Ultimate Collector Series set – We revealed the new Star Wars UCS set to drop into the line-up
• LEGO Ideas 21328 Seinfeld features Jerry’s NYC apartment – Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment is packed with so many easter eggs you need a basket, for the easter eggs.
• LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series 75309 Republic Gunship – We dropped in on the newest addition to the Star Wars UCS line, the Republic gunship, voted on by fans last year.
• LEGO Marvel What If…? 76201 Captain Carter and the Hydra Stomper – We reviewed the new LEGO Marvel What if…? set featuring Captain Carter and Steve Rogers from an alternate universe.
• The new LEGO Star Wars UCS set, Republic Gunship to be unveiled – LEGO revealed a teaser of the new UCS Republic gunship.
• LEGO Marvel Infinity Saga 76200 Bro Thor’s New Asgard – We took a look at the slice of life set where Bro Thor shuts down a gamer troll and puts Storm-breaker to use slicing pizza.
• LEGO reveals new 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van for 2021 – We got our first look at the newest large scale collectible vehicle, the Volkswagen T2 camper van.
• Join the The Brothers Brick team as a Social Media Specialist or a News Contributor – We sent out a call to invite applicants to join our growing international band of Brick Brothers and Sisters as social media and news contributors.

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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 second week of July 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The show about nothing spawned a set about everything! The lid was lifted on an easter-egg filled tribute to the 90’s sitcom Seinfeld. We also ran a feature on stickers and why LEGO uses them so often when fans want printed elements. In other TV-related news, we talked with the third eliminated team on LEGO Masters Season 2 in the US. We also saw more Brickheadz Pets hit the internet, and the Minions are back in animated LEGO form.

• [FEATURE] Why do LEGO sets have stickers instead of printed parts? — TBB dives in and illustrates a recent revealing Reddit discussion by designer Mark Stafford.
• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas 21328 Seinfeld unveiled — Brent Waller conceived a Seinfeld set for LEGO Ideas, yadda yadda yadda, now the official set is here.
• [NEWS] LEGO.com reveals new Brickheadz Pets — Check out the Ginger Tabbies, Cockatiels, and Hamsters revealed this week!
• [FEATURE] Leaving LEGO Masters (US) S2 — We chat with the third team eliminated from LEGO Masters Season 2
• [NEWS] Animated LEGO Minion short — Madcap minion antics are on full display in this animated short

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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 last week of June 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This last week saw many new sets revealed across multiple popular themes like Marvel, Technic, and Star Wars, all available this summer. We recapped the first LEGO Con, and the latest round of crowd-funded sets launched on Bricklink, many of which sold out within hours of the launch.

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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 June 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We reviewed the Star Wars Bad Batch set, learned about LEGO’s sustainability efforts with the first recycled plastic prototype brick, and kicked back with the Adidas gift with purchase! The latest Ideas set for development was announced, and a big new wave of LEGO Super Mario expansion sets was revealed!

• 75134 LEGO Star Wars Bad Batch Attack Shuttle review — An in-depth look at the first (and so far only) set from the current Disney+ Star Wars animated series.
• Recycled plastic prototype bricks revealed! — Recycle, reduce, reuse…rebuild! LEGO reveals the results of their sustainability experimentation.
• Motorized Lighthouse announced as next LEGO Ideas set — The lighthouse made the cut from 25 finalists from the 3rd quarter 2020 review
• Player 2 has entered the game! LEGO Super Mario expansion sets revealed! — 2-player action broadens the possibilities for play as the LEGO Super Mario theme expands

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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 June 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS – This past week we reviewed the LEGO Ideas Typewriter, the adidas Originals Superstar,  a Minions Accessory Pack and the largest set in the Monkie Kid lineup for this season, the Bone Demon.  We get also get an early look at the new LEGO City sub-theme, Stuntz and the 3rd wave of Character Packs for Super Mario.

• Florian Müller talks about the design process and challenges of LEGO 10282 Adidas Originals Superstar – LEGO 10282 Adidas Originals Superstar Designer Video hints a possible GWP, a mini-Adidas Originals set and a minifigure wearing a shoebox.
• Get a bird’s-eye view of the LEGO House with Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest update – Can’t travel to Billund, Denmark to visit the LEGO House? The next best thing just happened – Microsoft’s latest update to the Flight Simulator gets you a chance to get close.
• LEGO Minions: The Rise of Gru 40511 Kung Fu Training – Coming soon way before you see it in theaters: the new Minions: The Rise of Gru “Kung Fu Training” accessory pack!
• Andy Grubb and Ioana Popescu talk about the LEGO 10292 Friends: The Apartments – LEGO 10292 Friends The Apartments Designer Video reveals the time and effort on getting the details just right.
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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 second week of June 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This past week checked out a new amusement park ride, learned about the new LEGO Ideas typewriter, and embraced our inner Slytherin with the new Harry Potter set, and got the details on the first official LEGO convention. On a sadder note, we said goodbye to a very talented LEGO builder who passed away suddenly last week.

• Fun at the fair with Creator 3-in-1 31119 Ferris Wheel – Be sure to catch our review of the newest Creator 3-in-1 sets, a kid brother to the 2015 version
• LEGO Ideas reveals 21327 Typewriter as a 2,000-piece life-size model with moving keys – Take a trip back in time, before texting and tweets, to get the scoop on the LEGO Ideas vintage typewriter.
• Wes Talbott and James May talk about how they designed the LEGO Ideas 21327 Typewriter – Find out details about the new typewriter set from the folks who designed it.
• Mourning the passing of David Frank – This week we mourn the passing of a very talented builder, David Frank.
• LEGO Harry Potter 76389 Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets – We’re going back inside the dreaded Chamber of Secrets to face the Basilisk. Hopefully Fawkes will find us worthy.
• LEGO unveils life-size Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 built with over 400,000 pieces – Talk about “Build it big”, LEGO revealed a life-sized Lamborghini Sián made from more lime green parts than you ever thought existed.
• LEGO soft launches Fan Moments featuring fan made photographs of LEGO built sets – The LEGO shopping site introduced photos of sets submitted by fans, taking inspiration from many other online retailers.
• First ever LEGO online fan event LEGO CON to go live on June 26 with reveal of new LEGO Star Wars set – We learned more about the first official LEGO convention happening later this month.

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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 June 2021.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We took a look at the newest Creator 3-in-1 set, reviewed Brickheadz 10 years of Ninjago three-pack, and a new wave of Star Wars sets was announced. LEGO is going all-in on inclusion, and we decided the cold never bothered us anyway with the reveal of a new ice palace. And finally, LEGO draws up a new comics deal.

• LEGO Ninjago 40490 BrickHeadz [Review] – We review LEGO’s exclusive “purchase with purchase” as Ninjago’s 10th birthday celebration continues
• 43197 The Ice Castle from Frozen revealed! [News] – You’ll never let it go: LEGO and Disney’s newest, biggest take on Elsa’s palace emerges from the snow!
• Everyone is Awesome Inclusion Interviews [News] – LEGO published a series of interviews with employees and fans from the LGBTQIA+ community
• LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31122 Fish Tank [Review] – 352 colorful pieces become a fish tank, an art easel, and a treasure chest
• The Clone Wars are back…again! [News] – LEGO reveals two new sets based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series
• Skybound Entertainment and AMEET Publishing partner up to publish LEGO Comic Books in 2022 [News] – LEGO, Skybound, and AMEET ink a deal for new comics in 2022

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