In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of December 2018.

TBB NEWS: From vehicles to castles and cars, there are a lot of new sets on the horizon.

• LEGO Speed Champions 2019 sets revealed; includes Mini Coopers and more – From muscle cars to supercars, the next wave of LEGO Speed Champions arrives next year.
• First half of 2019 LEGO City lineup revealed – LEGO’s #1 line is going to feature firefighters in the air, police planes, and a couple of vehicles straight from the farm.
• LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader’s Castle now available with exclusive Christmas Carousel gift with purchase – The iconic tower sells for for $129.99 in the US.
• LEGO auctions on Catawiki include 928 Galaxy Explorer, 7755 Diesel Locomotive, and other rare LEGO – Current auctions include some rare LEGO sets from the 70’s and 80’s.

TBB REVIEWS: The next holiday exclusive gift with purchase set is here along with a LEGO book.

• Review of 40293 Christmas Carousel, LEGO’s latest free gift with purchase – The set contains 251 pieces and is available with LEGO orders of $99 or more.
• Review of The LEGO Book by Daniel Lipkowitz – This book features pictures of almost every theme in LEGO history and is currently on sale at Amazon.

TBB FEATURES & INSTRUCTIONS: The Black Friday and Cyber Monday buying frenzy continues with more LEGO sets on sale and discounts to be had.

• Instructions to build the red 1958 Plymouth Fury from the movie Christine – Builder hachiroku24 nailed the look of this classic car.
• Feature: Brilliant custom handcrafted wooden LEGO builds by Craig Daniel – What happens when you cross a skilled wood craftsman with a pinch of LEGO love?

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of November 2018.

TBB SET NEWS: What a news week this was with upcoming LEGO set reveals from all over the place!

• Nineteen new sets revealed from The LEGO Movie 2 – LEGO revealed a deluge of new sets with everything from pink classic spaceman to teal brick separators, on sale December 26th.
• LEGO to release exclusive sets inspired by traditional new year festivals for the China and Asia Pacific markets – Check out these incredible sets, available next year.
• LEGO Star Wars lineup for the first half of 2019 revealed – From new battle packs to gunships, Star Wars looks like it will get off to a great start in 2019.
• LEGO Technic 42096 Porsche 911 RSR is revealed – This 1,580-piece replica of one of the most iconic racing vehicles of our days will headline the 2019 Technic line.
• Five new LEGO Spider-Man sets revealed, available this weekend – The five sets range from battling mechs to Junior’s racers, available starting November 24.
• New LEGO Batman set for 2019 unveiled with a Bat-Submarine – It looks like the upcoming year has new packaging for our superhero, along with Aquaman and Ocean Master.

TBB REVIEWS & OTHER NEWS: We have a few reviews of a really big custom set and a Kickstarter project, as well as some fun instructions on how to build a classic car.

• Review of Brickmania 2183 B-17G “Flying Fortress” WWII Heavy Bomber – Is Brickmania’s largest LEGO aircraft kit produced to date worth its sky-high price?
• Review of LEGO Architecture 21041 Great Wall of China – It is rare for TBB to recommend getting multiple copies of a set, but in this case we think you should buy three.
• Review of Mbriks custom magnet bricks – How does this magnetic Kickstarter kit hold up to real-world tests? We have our review to show all.
• The LEGO Movie 2 full trailer has arrived – Bricksburg is a mess from the Duplo invaders, but what are these strange creatures from the Systar system up to?
• HispaBrick Magazine issue 031 available for free download – The magazine also has a refreshed website and index of every article that has ever been published by them.
• Instructions to build your own mini LEGO Aston Martin DB5 – Build a slightly smaller set than the official LEgO model with these instructions from hachiroku24.

TBB SALES & DEALS: The Black Friday and Cyber Monday buying frenzy continues with more LEGO sets on sale and discounts to be had.

• Cyber Monday deals on Amazon – LEGO Star Wars, Jurassic World and more – The new pirate-themed roller coaster is also on a big discount.
• LEGO Creator Vestas Wind Turbine now available  – The LEGO Vault has opened and the previously exclusive 10268 Vestas Wind Turbine is now on sale.
• New wave of LEGO Spider-Man sets now available for purchase – All five new LEGO Spider-Man sets are now also available for purchase in the US and Canada.
• LEGO Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 deals from the LEGO Shop – There are deep discounts on select sets, along with the holiday exclusive Christmas Box.
• Citizen Brick Black Friday 2018 deals and special offers – Our friends over at Citizen Brick have cooked up another batch of cool stuff for the holidays.

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of November 2018.

TBB NEWS: Black Friday is off to an early start, and today is the last day to submit a custom design to potentially be a set made by Bricklink.

• Early Black Friday sales include LEGO holiday exclusives and double VIP points – LEGO has double points and two exclusive gifts with purchase until stocks run out.
• LEGO Wind Turbine designer video: A Vestas for the rest of us – LEGO designer Carl Merriam shares some of the behind-the-scenes work that went into creating the set.
• Today is the last day to submit designs to Bricklink’s AFOL Designer Program – Could your custom LEGO design become a set produced by Bricklink? Time is running out.

TBB REVIEWS: It is getting a little windy in here! And check out our review of an amazing jet.

• Review of LEGO 10268 Vestas Wind Turbine – The set has 826 pieces, is priced at $199.99 USD, and will be available beginning on Black Friday (Nov. 23).
• Review of Brickmania 1031 F-4C Phantom Supersonic Jet Interceptor – Brickmania’s F-4C Phantom II custom kit costs $625.00 for 1,290 pieces and two custom-printed minifigs.

TBB FEATURES: We have a new version of an old meme, plus an interview and instructions too.

• The face that launched a thousand memes – TBB Builder-in-Residence Iain Heath is at it again, MOC-ing memes with this brick-built distracted boyfriend.
• Interview about a sweeping LEGO diorama tells the story of Welsh privateer Henry Morgan – Hear from Brick to the Past about their newest naval collaboration.
• Instructions to build four birds of character –  Builder Tammo S shares instructions on how to make a few feathery friends.

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of November 2018.

TBB NEWS: This week had big legal news on the future of knockoff LEGO, as well as some awesome gifts with purchase now on sale.

• LEPIN ordered to stop making and selling LEGO imitation products by Chinese court – The company must stop producing infringing products and pay damages.
• LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley gift with purchase now available – The set has 374 pieces and one minifig, and is available until November 21 with orders over $99 USD.
• LEGO Forma pre-orders close on Indiegogo – The new experimental product line featuring kinetic sculptures of fish appears to have had a successful crowdfunding.

TBB EDITORIALS & FEATURES: What does the Brothers Brick think about the new changes to Flickr? Read on to find out.

• Changes coming to Flickr following acquisition by SmugMug – here’s how it affects LEGO builders – With Flickr starting to charge, what is the effect on the LEGO community?
• LEGO auctions on Catawiki include a 100,000-brick Italian tower – Other  auctions include vintage 1950’s LEGO and some rare Technic sets.
• Feature: Epic 4-scene collaboration by Shobrick and Cole Blaq, plus an exclusive look behind the scenes – Shobrick’s swan song from the LEGO scene is something to behold.

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:

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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of November 2018.

TBB NEWS: LEGO Overwatch made a splash announcing surprise pre-orders while the LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book went on sale.

• LEGO Overwatch sets unveiled at BlizzCon, available for pre-order now – Theline contains six sets that are available for pre-order immediately, shipping on  January 1st.
• 9-foot tall LEGO Overwatch D.Va and her mech tower over BlizzCon – The gigantic build uses more than 43,000 pink bricks to create the iconic character from Overwatch.
• LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book and Xtra Accessory Bags now available  – New LEGO sets for November include the LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book and new Xtra Accessory Bags.

TBB FEATURES, REVIEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: We have a variety of content for you this week from an in-depth interview to a review of an upcoming gift with purchase.

• Interview with LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book fan designers Grant Davis and Jason Allemann – The set co-designers reveal their behind-the-scenes secrets of working together.
• Review of LEGO Harry Potter 40289 Diagon Alley – The set includes 374 pieces and one minifigure, and will be available between November 9 and 21 with orders over $99 USD.
• Instructions to Build your very own BrickHeadz Brick-o’-Lantern – LEGO fan stormythos created instructions to build a Halloween character using pieces from Go Brick Me.

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OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:

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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of October 2018.

TBB NEWS & FEATURES: The first Overwatch set has been revealed and we have a feature on cute little turtles in LEGO wheelchairs.

• Exclusive limited edition LEGO Overwatch 75987 Omnic Bastion set announced – The first Overwatch set is available now in the Blizzard Gear Store for $25 USD.
• UK-based LEGO-building business Bright Bricks bought for £8.5m – Read our interview with Ed Diment, one of the directors of Bright Bricks, to find out more about the deal.
• Feature: LEGO Builders on the half shell: a history of helping turtles and tortoises – LEGO wheelchairs for injured turtles have been a thing since at least the 1980s.

TBB REVIEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: These Harry Potter figures are hard to find, and we have a review of them and some seasonal BrickHeadz just for you.

• Review of LEGO 5005254 Harry Potter Bricktober 2018 Minifigure Exclusive – Do the Harry Potter figures live up to the hype?
• Review of LEGO BrickHeadz 40274 Mr. and Mrs. Claus – Santa is coming to town with company in BrickHeadz form.
• Instructions to build a retro Volkswagen T1 Camper –Hachiroku24 is at it again using newer pieces expertly to nail the look of this iconic vehicle.

OTHER NEWS: There were a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of October 2018.

TBB NEWS & FEATURES: New LEGO Ideas sets, a never-been-done Star Wars locale, Overwatch teases and MORE in this week’s News Roundup

• LEGO Ideas First 2018 Review Results bring the names of the next LEGO Ideas sets – Surprise! The latest sets (yep, SETS) to make it through the Review Stage are revealed
• LEGO Star Wars 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle is unveiled – The Dark Lord of the Sith’s summer home on Mustafar gets a first-ever release, exclusive to Amazon!
• LEGO Overwatch building set teaser reveals Tracer minifigure – The official Overwatch set teases continue, now with our first look at heroine Tracer
• Review: LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz: 41627 Luke Skywalker and Yoda, 41628 Princess Leia, and 41629 Boba Fett– Read what we thought of the latest Star Wars Brickheadz, including a comparison between Boba Fetts

OTHER NEWS: There were a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the (spider)web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the last week of September 2018.

TBB NEWS & FEATURES: A new product line from LEGO combined with an old set seeing new life combines to make a pretty big week in LEGO news.

• LEGO reveals new experimental product line LEGO Forma, hosted by Indiegogo – The first wave of sets produced under the LEGO Forma line will be kinetic sculptures of fish
• LEGO opens vault to re-release 10268 Vestas Wind Turbine on Black Friday – Back from the grave, the wind turbine will retail at $199.99 USD starting November 23.
• The LEGO House turns one year old and celebrates with fans from around the world – TBB brings you the inside scoop from the Lego House’s first birthday party.
• Feature: How to build a Grumman E-1 Tracer early warning aircraft from LEGO: Part 3 – Ralph Savelsberg, one of TBB’s builders-in-residence, reveals the final model.
• Instructions to build Jehuty from Zone of the Enders – Prominent video game-inspired LEGO builder Marius Herrmann from Germany is back with another remarkable brick bot.

TBB CONTESTS & COLLABORATIONS: We are running a collaboration and contest! Read these articles about how you can get involved.

• Today is the last day to enter the TBB Microscale Magic contest – There are some great entries already, but we think our readers might have a few more excellent scenes up their sleeves.
• Just one week left until BrickCon 2018 – Last year tickets sold out, so if you plan on going we recommend not delaying any longer.

OTHER NEWS: There were a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of September 2018.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: Christmas is coming early with a few holiday themed sets as well as other news, sales and some instructions.

• Review of LEGO Creator 10263 Winter Village Fire Station – With 1,166 pieces for $99.99 USD, is this newest set going to be a new holiday tradition?
• LEGO Christmas Holiday BrickHeadz revealed – Mr. and Mrs. Claus are coming to town in BrickHeadz form a few months before the holiday.
• LEGO Cube revealed, the first ever open-world, sandbox LEGO game for mobile – Designed for mobile platforms, the game is in partnership with Chinese company Tencent.
• Citizen Brick Day 5.5 brings short-run prototypes and other rare minifigs – A couple times a year, Citizen Brick opens their vault, so let’s see what sales are inside.
• Instructions to build your own LEGO Fortnite Glider and Loot Llama – The Action Brick shares the love for Fortnite with two easy-to-follow minifigure-scale building guides.

TBB CONTESTS & COLLABORATIONS: We are running a giveaway, collaboration and contest! Read these articles about how you can get involved.

• Win tickets to the BrickCon 2018 Public Exhibition in Seattle – We are giving away tickets to the public exhibition where you can see some amazing LEGO creations on display.
• There’s still time to build for TBB’s Ninjago City collaboration for BrickCon 2018 – With over 30 contributors signed up to participate, this collab will be massive!
• Enter Brothers Bricks’ LEGO Harry Potter microscale competition – Show off your stuff and you could win the massive new 71043 Hogwarts Castle.

OTHER NEWS: There were a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of September 2018.

TBB NEWS: This week was relatively quiet for news, seeing only two large sets becoming available for purchase, and the announcement of Bricklink’s new design program.

75222 Betrayal at Cloud City and 10263 Winter Village Fire Station available – Whether you’re already prepping for Christmas or just want to see Han Solo dunked in a vat of Carbonite, LEGO’s two newest sets are ready for you this week.
Bricklink announces AFOL Designer Program – LEGO partners with Bricklink for the latest way for LEGO fans to have a chance at their designs becoming official sets.

TBB Reviews & Features: This week’s reviews were all about Star Wars, and we reviewed two sets from their respective trilogy’s middle movies, The Empire Strikes Back and The Last Jedi.

Review of LEGO Star Wars 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City – We do a deep-dive in this hands-on review, examining every aspect of the first-ever LEGO Star Wars Master Builder Series set.
Review of LEGO Star Wars 75230 Porg – We’re taking a look at LEGO’s first-ever life-size creature from Star Wars, the cute Porg.

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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of September 2018.

TBB NEWS: This week had incredibly varied topics of news, from new sets and ideas to sales and conventions.

• 10 fan projects have qualified for the second 2018 LEGO Ideas Review – Which of these fan creations could become an official LEGO set?
• LEGO reveals 10263 Winter Village Fire Station as their next holiday set – The tallest ever building enters the LEGO holiday lineup complete with a fire truck.
• LEGO unveils 41631 Fantastic Beasts BrickHeadz – Newt Scamander and Gellert Grindelwald appear in BrickHeadz form starting Oct. 1.
• BrickCon 2018 LEGO convention in Seattle is now just one month away – Come meet The Brothers Brick at one of the best LEGO exhibitions on the west coast.
• LEGO Friends, Elves, Star Wars and more on sale at Amazon – Many of these sets are 30% to 40% off retail.

TBB REVIEWS & FEATURES: Get to know TBB better by watching our video review and reading about one of our contributor’s build process.

• Video review of LEGO Star Wars 75220 Sandcrawler – Check out our hands-on look at the newest set of wheels from Tatooine.
• Feature: How to build a LEGO Grumman E-1 Tracer early warning aircraft – TBB contributor Ralph Savelsberg takes us through his build process in this new series.
• Interview with Takamichi Irie, builder of LEGO House bugs and a motorized BB-8 – What inspires this builder to create such organic shapes with unconventional pieces?
• Talented Italian LEGO builder Luca Di Lazzaro dies far too young – The LEGO fan community lost a great builder this week, so we compiled some of his best work in his memory.
• Enter Brothers Bricks’ LEGO Harry Potter microscale competition – Show off your stuff and you could win the massive new 71043 Hogwarts Castle.

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of September 2018.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: LEGO Technic proves that you can build anything you dream about, and the 2018 Advent Calendars are now on sale.

• LEGO built a life-size Technic Bugatti Chiron that actually drives – The car is built from a million Technic elements, powered by 2,300 motors, and goes 20 mph.
• LEGO reveals The Simpsons BrickHeadz including Homer and Krusty the Clown – The Simpsons is back in LEGO form, this time as a duo pack of BrickHeadz.
• Review of LEGO Frozen BrickHeadz 41617: Elsa and 41618: Anna and Olaf – “Do you wanna build a snowman?” (Literally, do you want to build one?)
• LEGO Advent Calendars and Hogwarts Castle now on sale – New sets now available include the Hogwarts Castle, LEGO Advent Calendars and Las Vegas Architecture set.

TBB FEATURES & INSTRUCTIONS: We have some sweet instructions for you along with two feature articles highlighting history in different forms.

• • Instructions to build a LEGO Batmobile from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman Movie – Check out this guide to build the iconic sleek black Batmobile that you can fit a minifig inside.
  • Feature: The minifigure turns 40: a colorful history of LEGO’s most beloved characters – Here at The Brothers Brick, we love minifigures and are excited to share the images and history behind the LEGO Group’s versatile and lovable characters.
  • Feature: Brickfair Virginia Vietnam War collaboration – Fourteen builders from six countries collaborated to commemorate the Vietnam War through LEGO bricks.
  • Enter Brothers Bricks’ LEGO Harry Potter microscale competition – Show off your stuff and you could win the massive new 71043 Hogwarts Castle.

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:
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