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 2nd week of December 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS As we approach the end of another great year in LEGO news and reviews we saw announcements from the Botanical and LEGO Ideas themes. We also reviewed the first Creator set from 2024’s revised Space theme. As we prepare our usual batch of end-of-the-year features, we also posted a form for you to tell us your favorite LEGO moments of 2023.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Creator 31152: Space Astronaut is out of this world — A pretty stellar build-able astronautfor your space collection.
• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas reveals their next set as 21345 Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera — Another great nostalgic dispplay set for Generation X.
• [NEWS] LEGO commemorates Ninjago/DreamZzz crossover episode with “Enter the Dreamers” poster — An upcoming cross-over episode of the LEGO Dreamzzz show and Ninjago.
• [FEATURE] What’s your favorite LEGO moment of 2023? — Share your big LEGO moments of 2023.
• [NEWS] 10328 Bouquet of Roses added to LEGO’s Botanical Collection — Perfect for an early valentines gift for the LEGO lover in your life.

OTHER NEWS In case you missed our daily breakdown of LEGO Advent calendars, here’s what TBB contributors had to say about them. Potential SPOILERS ahead!!

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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 final week of November, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Hope you’ve had a productive week! We’ve been busy, too! Since last week’s Brick Report we’ve heard about a slew of new sets, reviewed a couple of them, and played around with some new Gifts With Purchase! Also, our annual Advent series recap has begun!

• [NEWS] LEGO offers a trio of highly-anticipated sets to kick off December — New month, new LEGO sets!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog 76995: Shadow’s Escape — Daniel helps determine whether this diabolical hedgehog nemesis is worth chasing.
• [REVIEW] LEGO 40603 Wintertime Carriage Ride and 40604 Christmas Décor Set — Read what Norm thinks of the December GWPs
• [NEWS] LEGO kicks off Black Friday with release of 76269 Avengers Tower — The Holiday shopping season got off to a heroic start on Black Friday!
• [FEATURE] 2023 LEGO Advent Calendars, Day 1 — Follow along every day as we explore the City, Friends, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel advent calendars released this year!

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 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Welcome back to the weekly roundup of LEGO news! Since the last Brick Report we have a few interesting bits! This week we featured product announcements, a GWP review, and news on how you can donate to Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts and possibly win a fantastic custom LEGO creation. Read on!

• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas 21344 Orient Express revealed — Nealy 140 years since it first hit the tracks, you too can soon own your own Orient Express
• [NEWS] Classic LEGO set Majisto’s Magical Workshop re-imagined as Gift with Purchase 40601 — Another GWP debuting this LEGO Insiders weekend
• [REVIEW] LEGO Creator 40602 Winter Market Stall Gift with Purchase — Chuck assesses the appeal of the new holiday GWP
• [NEWS] Ukraine’s United24 charity launches custom LEGO kits to raise funds for rebuilding Ukrainian infrastructure — Your donation could win you one of 15 fantastic custom kits, and help rebuild Ukraine in the process
• [NEWS] LEGO Insiders Weekend 2023 offers two days of sets and deals — LEGO kicks off the holiday shopping season

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 2nd week of November, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The biggest news this week was the announcement of the eagerly anticipated LEGO Marvel Avenger’s Tower, which is the largest Marvel set so far, with an astounding 31 characters in minifigure form, as well as two other sizes. The newly revealed set is also the tallest Marvel set, beating out 76178 Daily Bugle. Aside from that, we also got our first look at some 2024 sets from Monkie Kid, Friends, and the new Lunar New Year festival sets, celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

• [NEWS] 76269 Avengers Tower revealed as the largest – and the tallest – LEGO Marvel set to date — While DC fans may still be waiting for a decent-sized modular set, Marvel fans have lots to be excited about with this latest set, which includes tons of minifigures, and is packed with play features.
• [NEWS] More 2024 LEGO sets revealed, including Monkie Kid, Friends, and Lunar New Year — Monkie Kid is starting the year with a bang, introducing another large city scene that is modular just like LEGO MOnkie Kid 80036 City of Lanterns from 2021. And next years Year of the dragon sets are pretty neat too.
• [NEWS] New LEGO set for November 2023 now available for purchase — Be sure to grab the latest LEGO sets on sale in November.

OTHER NEWS After being down for several days due to a ransomware attack, the aftermarket LEGO retailer Bricklink is back up and running. Customers of the site will likely be prompted to update their password on their next visit.

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 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Welcome back to another Brick Report! We’ve missed you since last week! You are in for a treat this week: we had two big set reveals and a whopping four reviews, including of one of those revealed sets!

• [NEWS] 10326 LEGO Icons Natural History Museum revealed as the next modular building set — The 19th(!) modular building in the Icons series is revealed as the Natural History Museum.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons Modular Buildings Collection 10326 Natural History Museum – A mammoth modular indeed! — The new modular reviewed by Kyle has the most pieces so far..does that make it worth a purchase?
• [NEWS] January 2024 LEGO sets revealed, including Jurassic Park T-Rex Skull, Minecraft, Super Mario, & Sonic the Hedgehog — Get ready to find out how you’re going to be spending your money when the New Year rings in!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons Botanical Collection 10329 Tiny Plants – Lots of itty bitty pots — Our resident brick botanist Bre continues to review the Botanical Collection with the latest offering.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 40595 Tribute to Galileo Galilei Gift with Purchase: Will it do the Fandango? — Theo explores the newest GWP from LEGO: does it reach the stars?
• [REVIEW] LEGO Super Mario 71426: Piranha Plant — Daniel goes head to head with the new Piranha Plant.

OTHER NEWS Aside from our usual news and reviews over the past week, here’s one more story we wanted to make sure to share: Fan-favorite 3rd-party LEGO marketplace Bricklink is down. The facts as we currently know them:
• BrickLink is offline with a message saying they are investigating unusual activity.
• A ransomware message was posted on the Bricklink forums, but it’s unknown yet what, if any, information may have been compromised.
• Bricklink has not issued a public statement on the situation beyond the maintenance message on the site itself. It is still down as of the writing of this article at 13:00 EDT.

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 4th week of October, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we covered a few new LEGO set announcements, and a chance to win the LEGO holiday wish list of your dreams. Many Sci-fi fans will be very excited about the new Dune Ornithopter set announced this week, even if they have to wait four months to get it. For even more LEGO news, be sure to check out our last Brick Report.

• [NEWS] LEGO reveals LEGO Botanical Collection 10329 Tiny Plants — A new set of small plants from the botanical theme, perfect for livening up your desk without the shame of killing every plant you ever owned.
• [NEWS] LEGO makes a 40595 Tribute to Galileo Galilei with their latest GWP offering — This gift with purchase is a fun tribute to this historical figure.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals LEGO Icons 10327 Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter, available for preorder now — Hopefully the first of many sets inspired by the 2021 film based on the classic novel by Frank Herbert
• [NEWS] LEGO Insiders can win their Christmas wishlist — Christmas may come early for one lucky LEGO fan
• [FEATURE] The SquatchLUG LEGO Dungeon Delve at BrickCon 2023 rolls a Nat 20! — In case you missed seeing this display in person at this year’s Brickcon, we got you covered.

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 two weeks of October 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Have you missed us since the last Brick Report? We reviewed one of the current GWPs, and met a merry band of animal friends from Nintendo!

• [REVIEW] LEGO GWP 40596 Magic Maze – It’s harder than you think! — Kyle runs the gauntlet in this challenging, surprising gift with purchase!
• [NEWS] Five new LEGO Animal Crossing sets unveiled for March 2024 release — The LEGO X Nintendo collaboration yields new fruits

OTHER NEWS Aside from our usual news and reviews over the past 2 weeks, here are a few other stories worth checking out.
• Toy of the Year Winners 2023 – [Toy Association] — LEGO nabbed 4 awards in the annual toy accolades. Do you own any of the celebrated sets?
• LEGO Halloween Build event @ Barnes and Noble – [BarnesandNoble.com] — Today, October 14, visit participating store locations for a free take-home build activity!

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 4th week of September, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS The big news this week would have to be our review of the latest and highly anticipated UCS Venator. Or maybe it was our coverage of this year’s holiday set, the Alpine lodge. We also covered Mario, and Dreamzzz. And be sure to check out our last Brick Report for more news and reviews.

• [NEWS] New LEGO sets for October 2023 now available for purchase — The first of the month means new LEGO sets, and October has a bunch.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Dreamzzz 71461 Fantastical Tree House — A fun treehouse with two options, chill time, or battle mode.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10325 Alpine Lodge – On holiday for the holidays — Find out how the latest holiday set stacks up in our review.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75367 Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser – A gigantic plate sandwich! — Check out our full review of this massive Star Wars ship
• [NEWS] 18+ LEGO Super Mario set 71426 Piranha Plant revealed — Got a green thumb? Watch out for this hungry plant.
• [NEWS] Feel the holiday season approaching with the new 10325 Icons Alpine Lodge set — LEGO announced this year’s holiday set, the Alpine Lodge.
• [FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#36): “FARM” by André Pinto — Another reader-voted creation of the week.

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 2nd week of September, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This was a very exciting week for Star Wars fans as the latest UCS set was announced, The Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser and it continues the Clone Wars era trend for this year, with the Coruscant Republic gunship announced in August. We also reviewed the only new set for the upcoming Marvel movie, The Marvels. LEGO also revealed 3 new sets for the movie Wish, and I reviewed the new LEGO Ideas set, the Viking Village. And if this batch of news recap leaves you wanting more, be sure to check out our last Brick Report.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Marvel 76232 The Hoopty — This spaceship from the new Marvels movie may leave you wanting more.
• [FEATURE] A peek behind the Wall: building a 200,000-piece LEGO Game of Thrones diorama — We went behind the scenes on an epic build from the Song of Ice and Fire novels.
• [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars 75367 UCS Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser officially revealed online — Another massive Star Wars ship that just may break your display shelf.
• [NEWS] Trio of LEGO Disney sets revealed from upcoming Wish film — The first wave from the new Disney film Wish.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21343 Viking Village – Hearty and sturdy, or a real cold fish? — A great set for a reasonable price.

OTHER NEWS Aside from our usual news and reviews over the past 2 weeks, here are a few other stories worth checking out.

• WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT – 100 YEARS OF FAIRYTALES! – [Lego Ideas.com] — Does this challenge have a fairytale ending?.. We certainly think so! We are ready to announce the Fan Vote winner for this challenge and make dreams come true.
• 49 PRODUCT IDEAS QUALIFY FOR THE SECOND 2023 LEGO IDEAS REVIEW – [Lego Ideas.com] — LEGO announces the 49 submissions reaching the 10,000 supporter milestone and qualifying for the Second 2023 Review.

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 August, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we covered new sets from Marvel, Star Wars, and LEGO Ideas. We saw LEGO announce a slow down in growth, and featured our 28th Creation of the week! And if you haven’t had your fill of news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Art 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man breaks the mold — Fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-man will be crawling the walls in anticipation of this hero-sized art set.
• [NEWS] The LEGO Group announces slowdown in growth for the first half of 2023 — LEGO sales drooped in 2023. Could it be that LEGO builders have started spending more time outside post-pandemic?
• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas 21343 Viking Village revealed — A really fun set based on two different LEGO Ideas submissions from a LEGO fan with historical knowledge that comes through in many of the set details. (watch for our full review coming soon).
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75371: Chewbacca — A build-able Chewbacca that stands head and shoulders above any previous LEGO Star Wars figure.
• [FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#28): “Nouvelle Chicane, 1988 Monaco Grand Prix” by alex_bricks — THe latest in our instalment of MOCs voted on by our followers on Telegram.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21342 The Insect Collection – Botanicals meets animals — These larger-than-life insects are as colorful and as potentially creepy as their real-world inspirations

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 4th week of August 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS We may not have had much news coverage from big themes recently, but we still had some juicy news, including the announcement about the new LEGO loyalty program which will make it much easier for customers to access their rewards from a single log-in. We also covered the latest LEGO Ideas set: Insects, which looks like an awesome set. More Marvel collectible minifigures were announced, and braille bricks, to bring LEGO fun to visually impaired fans. We also took off for an amazing feature about the LEGO airplane sets based on real aircraft. While you’re catching up on LEGO news and reviews, be sure to check out our last Brick Report for more.

• [REVIEW] LEGO 40656 Braille Bricks – an educational tool, expensive gimmick, or something more? — LEGO launches braille brick set to the general public, to foster more inclusive LEGO play.
• [FEATURE] Come fly with me: real-world aircraft in the brick — Resident airplane enthusiasts break down a brief history of LEGO sets based on actual planes.
• [NEWS] LEGO Insiders program kicks off with a 1,000,000 point treasure hunt — LEGO Insiders get a chance to win a lot of points, faster than scanning your pile of instruction booklets.
• [REVIEW] LEGO 71039 Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures; the Marvel CMF line got renewed for a second season — Several characters from Disney+ shows, and X-Men from the classic animated series.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals The Insect Collection as the next LEGO Ideas set — Go wild with these amazingly detailed larger-than-life insects.
• [NEWS] LEGO debuts its new comprehensive loyalty program: LEGO Insiders — LEGO announces an overhaul to their customer loyalty program.

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 August, 2023.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we went supersonic with the announcement of the Concord jet to the LEGO Icons lineup. We also covered new products from Star Wars and Marvel, as well as a relaxing garden. If you want even more news and reviews, check out our last Brick Report from 2 weeks ago.

• [NEWS] LEGO unveils 2,083-piece Airbus Concorde model in the Icons line — More than just an iconic airplane, this set includes a tilting nose, and a limited interior. There is even a toilet.
• [FEATURE] LEGO Creation of the Week (#28): “Die in Your Arms” by Casey McCoy — A lovely scene makes excellent use of only a few colors.
• [NEWS] 71039 Marvel Series 2 Collectable Minifigures revealed — Featuring many characters from Disney+ shows, and even a few X-Men.
• [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars 75354 Coruscant Guard Gunship revealed — A new, dark-red gunship comes with Clone Comander Fox.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10315 Tranquil Garden — We reviewed the aptly-named set to find out just how zen it is.