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 2017.

TBB LEGO SET NEWS: When it rains, it pours! Look at all these amazing LEGO sets coming out soon:

• Tron Legacy Light Cycle is the next LEGO Ideas set to go to production – The model, designed by two brothers from the UK, beat 10 other review candidates and is scheduled to go into production some time in 2018.
• LEGO’s 60th Anniversary set revealed, featuring mini-models of classic sets – This nod to some iconic sets is yours when you spend $125 or more in the LEGO store between January 28 and February 14.
• LEGO Star Wars 75204 Sandspeeder revealed from The Last Jedi – Bearing a striking resemblance to the classic Hoth snowspeeder, this 287 piece Last Jedi set is already showing up on store shelves.
• LEGO 10256 Taj Mahal, 2nd largest set of all time, is now available  – A tough break if you were hanging onto the original for investment value, but a bonanza for fans that missed this set the first time around. In LEGO stores now for $369.99.
• The LEGO Ninjago Movie Wave 2 sets now available – Available now and includes the Shark Mech, Volcano Lair, Quake Mech and Piranha Attack.
• More 2018 sets revealed with our Nexo Knights, Ninjago, Friends and Disney Princess round-up – We’re excited about the new City sets focused on mining and mountain life, including new bear and beehive parts!
• LEGO reveals newest Modular Building 10260 Downtown Diner – This colorful slice of Americana has 2,480 pieces and will retail for $169.99 USD starting January 1st. Teal!

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: We got our hands on a bigger and smaller set for your reading enjoyment, as well as some other news items as well..

• Review of Creator Expert 10256 Taj Mahal, LEGO’s 2nd biggest set ever – More is more! See what we made of this 5923-piece white whale of a set (spoiler alert: the 1 new piece is just a brick separator).
• Review of LEGO Star Wars: The Last Jedi 75204 Sandspeeder – Is it just a recolored snowspeeder? We compared it with one to figure that out!
• Renault is celebrating 40 years of its Formula One racing team with unique LEGO Certified sets – Guaranteed to make petrol heads everywhere drool with excitement, these extremely limited edition sets are gonna be hard to acquire!
• Instructions to build your own Blacktron Rectifier – Build your own little Blacktron scorpion bot today and help wipe out the turtle bot menace.

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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 November 2017.

TBB SALES & DEALS: From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, we have all the sales and deals you need to know about heading into the holiday season.

• LEGO Batman 70922 Joker Manor now available with Black Friday & Cyber Monday LEGO deals – Joker Manor retails for $269.99 and includes 3,444 pieces with 10 minifigs. LEGO has also discounted a dozen or so sets by 20% or more.
• Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2017 deals on LEGO Star Wars from Amazon.com – The discounted sets include several of the new sets from The Force Awakens, along with a significant number of other 2017 sets. Follow this link to check out all of the deals for yourself.
• Amazon UK Black Friday LEGO Deals up to 50% savings on Star Wars, Technic, Minecraft, Friends, Superheroes – We thought it would be useful to give a quick summary of some of the best deals out there for our UK-based LEGO fans.
• Citizen Brick launches new “Eks Files” minifigs on Black Friday – Citizen Brick will launched their “After Dinner” Black Friday sale with their new Eks Files minifigures.

TBB NEWS: Check out these two things for your festive Christmas tree – one set to display under it and one creation to hang on it.

• Review of 10259 Winter Village Station – With Christmas just around the corner, it is time to build the newest addition to LEGO’s Winter Village line. The set includes 902 pieces, five minifigures, and retails for $79.99 USD.
• Instructions to build a PC Christmas tree ornament – Chris McVeigh is at it again, making brick-built electronics to hang on the Christmas tree.

TBB LEGO SET NEWS: News of all the LEGO sets coming out next year hasn’t slowed down, with Star Wars, City, Minecraft, Architecture and the 60th Anniversary line all being revealed.

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi LEGO sets, constraction figures, and Microfighters revealed – Look out for spoilers because all the movie sets are here, including more Porgs!
• More LEGO City 2018 sets revealed – A month ago we got the first look at some of LEGO’s City 2018 sets, but now we can see the mountain adventures clearly, bees and bears included.
• LEGO Minecraft 2018 sets revealed –  Take a look at the new Minecraft animals, including rabbits, donkey, polar bear, chickens, and a brown bear.
• New LEGO Architecture 21039 Shanghai set revealed – The latest LEGO Architecture set depicting Shanghai, China has been revealed, featuring the Longhua Temple, the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center, and the Shanghai Tower.
• LEGO to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2018 by going back to its roots – LEGO will celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary with a new line of classic Creator-style sets focusing on the imagination, with each set featuring a special tile printed with the 60th Anniversary logo.

OTHER NEWS: There was a good amount of LEGO news from other places around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest.

• Daisy Ridley “builds” the Millennium Falcon, NPR – Daisy Ridley, the actress who plays heroine Rey in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, answers fan questions while constructing a LEGO Millennium Falcon.
• LEGO introduces Ralph – a chatbot to help you decide what to buy for Christmas, MobileMarketing – The Ralph ‘giftbot’ guides shoppers through questions – about the age of their child, their play interests etc. – then offers up gift recommendations.
• What LEGO has learnt from building a social network for kids, Campaign – LEGO may seem like a brand that can’t put a foot wrong, but it’s had to learn some hard lessons fast since it launched LEGO Life in January.

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 2017.

TBB REVIEWS: It must be Fall because when it rains, it pours! This week we reviewed a new rollercoaster system, a hard-to-get Architecture set, and got a sneak preview of the LEGO Holiday gift with purchase.

• LEGO introduces new rollercoaster system with LEGO Batman 70922 The Joker Manor [Review] – LEGO has completely new set of elements working together as a legitimate rollercoaster, so read our review to see our first stellar impressions of it.
• Powering the rollercoaster with LEGO 70922 The Joker Manor – Can you make the rollercoaster work all on its own? Read TBB’s exploration on how to motorize the new system.
• Review of 21037 LEGO House – The LEGO House in Billund, Denmark gets its own Architecture set, only available at the LEGO House gift shop for 449 DKK (~$70 USD).
• Review of LEGO’s Black Friday 2017 giveaway 40254 Nutcracker – This seasonal set will be free with orders over $99 over the Black Friday weekend until supplies run out.

TBB LEGO SET NEWS: It is that time of the year, when we start getting a glimpse of all the sets coming out next year. From Technic to BrickHeadz to Batman, we’ve got all you need to know here.

• Pictures of LEGO’s Technic 2018 sets are now online including the massive 42078 Mack Truck – Start updating your wish lists, Technic fans. The official retail pictures of the first wave of 2018 Technic sets are finally here, and there are some stunners!
• DC Justice League LEGO BrickHeadz announced, including Wonder Woman & The Flash – To celebrate the Justice League movie opening in theaters this weekend, LEGO has announced that four characters from the franchise will be made into BrickHeadz.
• LEGO Star Wars Rey &  Kylo Ren BrickHeadz announced and available early at Target – The next wave of LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz are available early from Target for REDcard members, ahead of their availability from LEGO stores on December 1st.
• The next wave of LEGO Batman Movie sets revealed – Holy spaceship, Batman! The next wave of LEGO Batman Movie sets includes new outfits for the Dark Knight, classic Green Arrow, and a bunch of new baddies like Egghead, Condiment King, and Gentleman Ghost.

TBB NEWS, INTERVIEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: The rest of the avalanche of news includes a new game, a solved mystery, a contest, some instructions, and even some early deals. Whew!

• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 video game released – Marvel and LEGO have united once more to create an all-new, epic adventure and sequel to the smash hit, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, where you can play all your favorite super heroes and collect as many studs as possible!
• Case Closed: The investigation on Mulder and Scully and their LEGO minifigures [Interview] – We interview Brent Waller about the X-Files minifigs he got into the hands of real life Mulder and Scully. The truth is out there!
• Design the new LEGO Ideas logo contest – LEGO is hosting a contest for the 10th anniversary of LEGO Ideas. Design your own brick-built logo and you could win nearly every LEGO Ideas set!
• Instructions to build your own LEGO snowcat – LEGO builder de-marco is making a lovely collection of minifigure-scale vehicles, and we thought a snowcat tracked vehicle would be perfect for the coming season.
• LEGO sales & deals ahead of Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2017 – As the holiday shopping season gets underway, retailers are discounting LEGO sets ahead of the even bigger deals waiting in the wings for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

OTHER NEWS: There was a massive amount of LEGO news from other places around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest.

• Dream Cruises unveils large-scale LEGO replica of World Dream, Seatrade Cruise News – The giant ship model was collectively built by over 1,000 cruising guests and LEGO Certified Professional Andy Hung with more than 2.5 million bricks
• Fairy Bricks theft ruins children’s Christmas gifts, BBC – The charity that distributes LEGO to children’s hospitals and hospices had 2,000 sets stolen from their van.
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Reviewed, Kotaku – Four years after the first game later, the X-Men and Fantastic Four are gone, but everything else is still out of this world.
• The LEGO Movie Franchise: The Marriage of Movies and Merchandising, Flickering Myth – How does LEGO stack up when it comes to movies and merchandizing?
• The Head of Lego Just Made $2.7 Billion in One Day, Time.com – Danish toymaker Kirkbi’s CEO Kjeld Kristiansen, owner of Lego, saw his fortune skyrocket after reports surfaced that Mattel and Hasbro could soon merge.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of November 2017.

TBB NEWS: What a slow news week for LEGO! We’ve opted to link to a few newsworthy posts that created a buzz.

• World of Warcraft’s Theramore rebuilt in LEGO — Mark Erickson created a real-life replica of one of the most famous fictional castles in gaming history.
• Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Soyuz flight with a minifig-scale version of the legendary spacecraft — Japanese builder KEI ABE isn’t just an expert on the history of early space exploration, but also nails the construction of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
• Instructions to build your own little air compressor — TBB Senior Contributor Elspeth De Montes was totally pumped up to create this comic using the instructions we posted earlier.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: Here are a few other LEGO-related news articles that caught our eye.

• ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ available on DVD December 19th, TheHDRoom — Warner Home Video has announced release dates and comprehensive extras for all home video versions of “The LEGO Ninjago Movie,” coming sooner than you expected.
• LEGO’s 11 Largest Sets Ever Will All Be Available by the End of 2017, IGN, — According to The Brothers Brick, the biggest LEGO sets of all time will be available for sale by the end of November.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of November 2017.

TBB NEWS: Want to own one of LEGO’s most iconic sets? The vault is opening, but sadly not every set will be available to the public. Read on to see which set made the cut.

• LEGO to re-release 5,923-piece Taj Mahal on Cyber Monday 2017 — The second-largest set of all time with 5,923 pieces will be available starting on Nov. 27 for $369.99.
• Review of New York Comi-Con exclusive 41498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite BrickHeadz — Check out our review and editorial thoughts about the best little set you are never going to get. C’mon LEGO, you are better than this.
• LEGO Ideas 21312 Women of NASA available now — The set retails for $24.99 and includes 4 minifigures with 231 pieces. We hope that LEGO makes sufficient quantities for everyone to have this lovely little space set packed full of history.
• Star Wars BrickHeadz now available, including Finn and Captain Phasma — The first ever Star Wars BrickHeadz have become available for purchase including 41485 Finn and 41486 Captain Phasma. How do the BrickHeadz from a galaxy far, far away stack up?
• Interview with Moonbase builder Jason Briscoe — The collaborative model is enormous, measuring 2.5m square and built with more than 50,000 bricks.
• Instructions to build The Ghost from Star Wars Rebels — If you missed out on buying LEGO’s 75053 The Ghost before it retired, then this beautifully designed microscale version by Inthert is well worth building.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week had quite a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the rest.

• Airbnb Unveils Its Geekiest Rental Yet: A Night at the LEGO House, AdWeek — Airbnb is offering a night at the LEGO House in Billund but only if you put your imagination to work.
• LEGO Fans Celebrate Release of Women of NASA Set, Space.com, — “Do you know what’s so important about this Lego set?” a woman asked her grandson. “A woman designed it, about women. It shows that women can be anything they want, and they always have been.”
• The LEGO trademark recognized as a well-known trademark in China, LEGO.com— The Beijing Higher Court passed a ruling recognizing the LEGO logo and name as ’well-known’ trademarks in China, a milestone in getting broader protection for LEGO trademarks in China.
• LEGO RC Motorized AT-M6 First Order Heavy Assault Gorilla Walker, YouTube — YouTuber Alternate Bricks adds a few modifications to this walker and stomps into our hearts.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the last week of October 2017.

TBB NEWS: This is a week of winners and losers. On the winning side, some amazing Millennium Falcon builds, NASA and New York. In the losing corner? Lego Dimensions.

• Announcing winners of The Brothers Brick’s Millennium Falcon LEGO building contest — TBB’s building contest ended with more than 160 entries showing off the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. Who walked away with the top prize, a UCS Millennium Falcon?
• Review of LEGO Ideas 21312 Women of NASA — The set includes four minifigures depicting women astronauts, scientists, and engineers from the US space program’s history.
• 2018 LEGO sets for DC Comics Super Heroes, Creator, City and Technic revealed — There are a couple of interesting sets in particular with 31081 Modular Skate House within the Creator theme and 42074 Racing Yacht from the Technic line-up.
• LEGO Dimensions is officially dead — LEGO Dimensions has officially been cancelled by LEGO and Warner Brothers, per the game’s official Twitter feed.
• LEGOLAND New York to open in 2020 — Merlin Entertainment will build a third LEGOLAND park in the United States, located in Goshen, New York.
• Instructions to build a waste container transporter — This garbage transporter will happily pick up any used and discarded LEGO bricks for disposal.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: Video reigned supreme this week in other LEGO news. Enjoy these clips!

• LEGO Mini Chocolate Machine, YouTube — This year for Halloween, JK Brickworks decided to build a Mindstorms chocolate dispenser to surprise trick-or-treaters.
• Fan-Made LEGO RICK AND MORTY Short Makes Us Want More, Nerdist — This video was a collaboration by two Redditors who combined their talents to bring the world of Rick and Morty to the world of LEGO style animation.
• Unikitty’s Halloween Sneak Peek premieres on Cartoon Network, YouTube — Unikitty is getting her very own TV show and this is the first preview, sans studs.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of October 2017.

TBB NEWS: It has been a slow news week, but we still got launched into space and have a few days left to get double VIP points at the LEGO Shop online.

• LEGO Ideas 21312 Women of NASA unveiled — The newest LEGO Ideas set is here and it is out of this world! 21312 Women of NASA has four minifigures, three mini-builds, a total of 231 pieces, and will be available November for $24.99.
• Creations for Charity 2017 sale starts now — The annual Creations for Charity sale has just started, and from now until the end of November you can buy a custom Lego creation to raise money to provide Lego sets for underprivileged children.
• Double VIP points continues for North America — The LEGO Shop online continues to offer Double VIP Points in North America through Oct. 25, with the exclusive “LEGO Iconic VIP Set” free with $125 in purchases.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week only had a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the rest.

• Mantis Hacks’ latest make is a giant 3D printed LEGO Forklift, 3Ders — Matt Denton, a Youtuber known for 3D printing huge LEGO sets, has wowed us once again with his latest project: a giant 3D printed forklift.
• The sad, slow death of LEGO Dimensions, EuroGamer — Toys-to-life franchise LEGO Dimensions is likely drawing to a close a year earlier than originally planned.
• Police raid toy store over a Lego Ninja costume, USA Today — Police raided a LEGO store in Vienna after receiving a complaint that a Ninja character was violating a ban on wearing face coverings, leading to an argument about whether costumes are included in the ban.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of October 2017.

TBB NEWS: This is your last chance to win a UCS Millennium Falcon and to get double VIP points at the LEGO Shop online! Hurry!

• Last day to enter the TBB LEGO Millennium Falcon Contest — You have until midnight PT tonight to post your custom LEGO creations featuring the Millennium Falcon for a chance to win the most epic prize pack in history
• Review of Chris McVeigh’s My First Computer DOS Edition — Chris McVeigh’s builds are always designed with detail and care, and this computer did not disappoint.
• Instruction to build your own TIE Fighter — Thanks to instructions provided by Inthert, you can build his LEGO version of this iconic starfighter and take on the nearest X-wing.
• Double VIP points + a cart load of freebies from the LEGO Shop — The LEGO Shop online started its latest Double VIP Points event this week, with a slew of other freebies.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week had quite a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the rest.

• Become a LEGO person with this DIY cardboard costume, CNET — Feeling ambitious this Halloween? Go for brick with this LEGO minifig costume how-to video.
• LEGO vs Architecture: BBC film explains how it’s all connected, Arch Daily, — Lego – The Building Blocks of Architecture, explores the history of LEGO and its relationship to architecture, from its origins with carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen to modernist ideals.
• LEGO model of Florence cathedral to be made, The Florentine — 20,000 LEGO bricks will be used to make the a large-scale model of the Florence Cathedral and the Baptistery.
• This guy built a giant Leica camera out of LEGO, PetaPixel — Danish designer Milan Madge recently built himself a gigantic Leica III rangefinder camera out of LEGO blocks.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of October 2017.

TBB NEWS: It seems like BrickHeadz are taking over the world! Each week brings us new funny characters and this one is no exception.

• LEGO reveals Star Wars BrickHeadz exclusive for New York Comic Con — With 329 pieces the new 41498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite is the biggest BrickHeadz set up to date! As always this exclusive will be only available during the convention.
• Ultimate LEGO Star Wars book now available — exclusive interview with the authors — It’s so easy to get lost in a galaxy far, far away, so you’d better get yourself a copy of this ultimate source of knowledge! And don’t miss an exclusive interview with the authors of the book, The Brothers Brick’s Senior Editor Chris Malloy and Editor-in-Chief Andrew Becraft.
• Creations for Charity now accepting donations for the 2017 fundraiser — The 9th annual fundraiser has already started this week, so don’t hesitate to donate your best creations to raise money to buy LEGO sets for children in need.
• BrickCon 2017 happens in Seattle this weekend! — This weekend Seattle welcomed LEGO fans from all over the world as BrickCon 2017 took place at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Make sure to check your social feeds for countless pictures of the most amazing LEGO creations!

OTHER LEGO NEWS: Here are some of the most noticeable LEGO-related events that happened during the last 7 days.

• LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz Sets Revealed on Shop@Home, The Brick Fan — Two new LEGO Star Wars Brickheadz sets, Finn (41485) and Captain Phasma (41486) have been revealed earlier this week and both will be available starting on November 1 for $9.99 each.
• Let’s Go Build: A Festival for LEGO Lovers, Museum of New Zealand — A festival for LEGO lovers of all ages will be taking place in Wellington, New Zealand since December 2017 to February 2018.
• More LEGO Variant Covers May Be Incoming, FBTB — LEGO Marvel Twitter account has shared an awesome LEGO-themed cover of Tales of Asgard Volume 1, which can be a start of the new trend.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of October 2017.

TBB NEWS: LEGO revealed a massive new Batman Joker set, and we have your inside scoop to all things LEGO House related. Plus, you could win tickets to BrickCon!

• 70922 The Joker Manor from The LEGO Batman Movie officially revealed — The fourth largest set of the year includes a Joker-ized Wayne Manor, new roller coaster elements, a whopping 3,444 pieces with 10 minifigs. The set will be available on Nov. 24 as part of LEGO’s Black Friday promotions and will retail for $269.99 USD.
• LEGO House opens its doors to the playing public — LEGO House is the newly built LEGO Experience family attraction in the very center of Billund, Denmark. Tickets for the experience zones cost 199DKK/US$31/£23 each for adults and children (free for accompanied children under 2) and are purchased online in advance.
• Exclusive TBB guide to the LEGO House experience — The Brothers Brick flew over to Billund to attend the preview opening to give you a closer look inside the Home of the Brick.
• Instructions to build LEGO House Exclusive Pick-A-Model — Two of the exclusive Pick-A-Model sets available at the LEGO Store within LEGO House are mini fish tanks and we have the instruction so you can build your own.
• New BrickHeadz from The LEGO Ninjago Movie now available — LEGO has released a pair of BrickHeadz characters, 41487 Lloyd and 41487 Master Wu. Both sets, which will only be available through the end of 2017, retail for $9.99 US and are available already.
• Win tickets to the BrickCon 2017 Public Exhibition in Seattle — BrickCon 2017 in Seattle is about a week away, and we are giving away tickets to the public exhibition! Come see the amazing creations that builders from all around the world have brought to BrickCon.

OTHER LEGO NEWS: This week had quite a few other interesting LEGO-related news articles. Here are the best of the rest.

• I Created A Lego CV To Stand Out From Other Resumes. Bored Panda — This industrious job candidate used his design and LEGO skills to create a unique resume.
• Where It’s Made: Visit a Lego Factory, New York Times — Take a 360 degree tour of the LEGO factory in Billund, Denmark.
• Legoland Florida Resort donating 20,000 tickets to Florida kids impacted by Hurricane Irma, Attractions — Legoland Florida Resort will donate 18,000 tickets to the UNICEF Kid Power Schools program and 2,000 tickets to Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs.
• ISIS-inspired fake LEGO pulled from shelves in Singapore, Daily Mail — The sets, which are not linked to LEGO in any way, featured ISIS flags and AK-47s,
• Brick for Brick: How ‘The LEGO Movie’ Franchise Became a Gold Mine of Meta Comedy, MXDWN — In an age where corporate power and consumerism seem to have reached their zenith, maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that one of today’s smartest, most culturally self-aware film franchises is based on a wildly popular children’s toy brand.

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of September 2017.

TBB STAR WARS NEWS: Our in-depth review of the UCS Millennium Falcon is here and you could even win one by entering our contest! Plus check out a new LEGO Star Wars book written by TBB editors.

• Review of LEGO Star Wars 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon — The new UCS Millennium Falcon includes 7,541 pieces with 10 minifigs, and costs USD 799.99. Read about TBB’s reactions building the largest LEGO set ever made.
• Ultimate LEGO Star Wars book from DK now available for preorder, authored by TBB editors Chris Malloy and Andrew Becraft — An up-to-date reference that covers the full range of LEGO Star Wars sets and minifigs from the first sets in 1999 to The Force Awakens and Rogue One, the book is due out on October 3, and is available for preorder now.
• WIN A UCS MILLENNIUM FALCON! — TBB is hosting a building contest and giving away a UCS Millennium Falcon as well as FOUR elusive Space Slug sets. Get building! The deadline is Oct. 15th.

Read all of this week’s LEGO news after the jump

In addition to the best LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick also brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of September 2017.

TBB STAR WARS NEWS: Every list of the largest LEGO sets ever released must now be rewritten, because the UCS Millennium Falcon has landed! We’ve got your full LEGO Star Wars coverage right here, including a chance to win the largest LEGO set ever made.

• TBB sits down with LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon designers — We interviewed the lead designers for LEGO Star Wars – Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Micheal Lee Stockwell and found out some of the challenges of building such a large model.
• LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon and Winter Village Station now available for VIP members — The UCS Millennium Falcon sold out like hot cakes (surprise!) but the Winter Village Station is still up for grabs. Now the only way to get your hands on the largest set ever made is to…
• WIN A UCS MILLENNIUM FALCON! — TBB is hosting a building contest and giving away a UCS Millennium Falcon as well as FOUR elusive Space Slug sets. Get building! The deadline is Oct. 15th.
• Review of LEGO Star Wars 75187 BB-8 — This charming LEGO BB-8 includes 1,106 pieces, a bobbling head, and a lighter thumbs up, all retailing for $99.99 USD.

See the rest of this week’s LEGO news after the jump