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 January 2018.

TBB NEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: We had a week packed full with news from Ideas to minifigures to slick speed racers.

• LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series 18 revealed – Today may be the LEGO brick’s 60th birthday, but the LEGO minifigure’s 40th anniversary is just around the corner with some brand new costumes to celebrate.
• 2018 LEGO Speed Champions sets revealed – Buckle in and get your first look at these sleek cars coming later this year.
• LEGO Ideas second 2017 review results may disappoint – No LEGO Ideas projects were approved this round, but what projects are still in the running?
• Join TT Games as a LEGO Model Designer – Do you want to work designing digital LEGO models for video games? Best. Job. Ever.
• New issue of HispaBrick Magazine available for free download –From snowy cabins to intriguing interviews, HispaBrick is shipping its next edition.
• Build your own Moog Sub Phatty synthesizer – Quy Chau has kindly shared breakdown instructions for his detailed synthesizer build, and it is more complex than it appears.
• Instructions to build a tiny typewriter –  Niklas Rosén has a guide to create a nostalgic typing machine that’s almost extinct now with the advent of computers.

LEGO 60th ANNIVERSARY NEWS: Celebrate with us as we mark the 60th anniversary of LEGO’s 2×4 brick by reading some of the fun articles below or building something amazing.

• Happy 60th International LEGO Day from The Brothers Brick! – Sixty years ago today on January 28, 1958, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen submitted a patent application for a toy building brick that changed all our lives.
• LEGO 60th Anniversary Classic limited edition sets revealed – With limited edition boxes and sets on the horizon, the anniversary fun will last longer than just today.
• LEGO celebrates 60 years with a half-ton brick in New York City – To celebrate the 60th birthday of its iconic 2×4 brick, LEGO created a red 10-foot tall brick and placed it in New York City right in front of the Flatiron Building.
• What was LEGO doing the decade you were born? – What year did flesh color faces make their debut? When was LEGO named the toy of the century? Check out this timeline of LEGO milestones for all your answers and more.

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

• Virginia man breaks Guinness World Record for charity by walking over 120ft of LEGO bricks barefoot, Daily Mail – How far do you think you could walk without stopping on a pathway of LEGO bricks? Who will be the next person to beat the world record?
• Inside the utopian, brick-loving world of LEGO’s adult fandom, Wired – 60 years after its invention, the Adult Fans of LEGO community – or AFOL for short – retains a healthy obsession with the humble brick… even if it means a second home for your 4,000-set collection.
• Video: The invention of the legendary LEGO brick, BBC – Go back to when the LEGO brick was invented in Billund, Denmark, in 1958 by Godtfred Kirk Christiansen.
• ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ was robbed of an Oscar nomination, Business Insider – The critically-beloved “Lego Batman Movie” from February 2017 was left out of the best animated feature film race in favor of “The Boss Baby.”
• Why you should never let your children play with plastic hand-me-downs, Daily Mail – First study of its kind reveals toxic chemicals in used LEGO, toy dinosaurs and dolls, though “you should not be concerned if you have old bricks that are in good shape and condition.”
• LEGO expects more profit after IP win In China, Global Finance – An intellectual-property win for LEGO is a breakthrough for other global consumer-goods makers, signaling China’s willingness to crack down on domestic copyright violators.

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 January 2018.

TBB NEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: There was only a little news this week, but we still have some interesting reads and instruction guides for you.

• Hong Kong welcomes the Lunar New Year with a LEGO showcase event – A five-foot tall Chinese lion dance costume made of 150,000 bricks stands guard over this event.
• Save 20% on selected Star Wars 2018 sets at Amazon.com – Saving a little on Star Wars sets is always a great way to start out the week!
• Instructions to build your own cute shiba puppers for the new year – Celebrate the year of dog with these instructions from CK HO to build a cute pup.
• Instructions to build a tiny T-47 snowspeeder – Builder Jme Wheeler shares his guide to build a micro snowspeeder from Star Wars.

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

• Hugging LEGO Sculptures to Descend Upon Los Angeles to Benefit Arts Education, Action Figure Insider – Keep an eye out for more than 100 hugging sculptures made of LEGO popping up around Los Angeles today, made by artists Nathan Sawaya.
• LEGO partners with Tencent to make online games for China, The Verge – Chinese tech giant Tencent have formed a partnership with LEGO to develop licensed games, videos, and other content for children in China, including Boost, LEGO Life and mini-movies.
• Why LEGO Has Stood the Test of Time, How Stuff Works – For anyone coming of age in the last 60 years, Lego has been a constant companion. How was that made possible?
• Everything Wrong With The LEGO Ninjago Movie, CinemaSins – No movie is without sin, LEGO included. What did we find hilariously wrong with their latest animated ninja romp?

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 January 2018.

TBB REVIEWS: The beginning of the year means new sets to review, and boy do we have some reviews! Which ones are you looking forward to?

• Review of the second LEGO Batman Movie Collectible Minifigure Series  – Super friends are family, and we have our thoughts on the whole series, good and bad.
• Review of LEGO Star Wars 75200 Ahch-To Island Training from The Last Jedi – With Luke Skywalker and Rey, plus an adorable Porg all for $29.99, this set is a must-have.
• Review of LEGO Star Wars 75201 First Order AT-ST from The Last Jedi – See why we thought this set just didn’t stack up, especially compared to the other Last Jedi sets.
• Review of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie 70632 Quake Mech– This foot-tall mech is rocking with over 1,200 pieces and some nifty building techniques.

TBB NEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: LEGO Ideas made a splash this week and we have some instructions for a slightly sleeker type of ship.

• LEGO Ideas 21313 Ship in a Bottle unveiled, available Feb 1 – Designed by LEGO fan Jacob Sadovich, the set will include 962 pieces and retail for $69.99 USD.
• Final seven new projects from 2017 qualify for LEGO Ideas Review – From a seaside town to Ru Paul, or reading a Christmas story from a pop-up book, here are your Ideas finalists!
• Interview with Matthew Hocker. a LEGO ephemera collector – Matthew hangs onto all the LEGO brochures, postcards and more, and we got a chance to look at it all.
• Instructions to build a microscale Naboo Starfighter – Thanks to Justin Chua, you can build your own microscale Naboo Starfighter, resplendent in its classic yellow and grey colors.

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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 January 2018.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: A new year brings a new wave of LEGO sets, as well as the first LEGO events of the year.

• 10260 Downtown Diner brings 1950’s flair to Creator Expert Modular Buildings – The latest Modular Building heads in a new design direction and resurrects the color teal. What do we think about this new LEGO set?
• 853663 LEGO Iconic Holiday Magnet – The 2017 holiday magnet set is on sale at the end of the season. Is it worth picking up?
• Bricks LA, Southern California’s premier LEGO convention, happening this weekend – See LEGO creations from builders all over the world at the Pasadena Convention Center right now.
• Happy 2018 + the best LEGO of 2017 – Check out our roundup of roundups to see what we thought of 2017 as we rang in 2018.
• 2018 LEGO sets available now, including Downtown Diner, Shanghai and more – The January assortment of LEGO sets has hit stores, including the new Modular Building 10260 Downtown Diner, LEGO Star Wars sets, City, and more.

TBB INSTRUCTIONS: Creative builders around the world share how they’ve designed their custom LEGO models, and LEGO provides a way to build sets even without buying them.

• Build your own LEGO cuckoo bird – While you’ll have to engineer your own working LEGO cuckoo clock, Sven Franic has provided instructions for his lovely LEGO bird.
• Instruction Guide for the Promotional 60th Anniversary Special (40290) now available from LEGO – LEGO has released instructions for the forthcoming 60th anniversary promotional set so you can build it ahead of its release.

OTHER NEWS: There’s always plenty of other news about LEGO from around the web, even if we’re not able to cover every story here on The Brothers Brick.

Note: Like many of you, we’ve also seen the leaked images of LEGO sets from the upcoming Han Solo movie and rumored set lists from a resurrected Harry Potter line. We’ll be sure to bring our readers all the details about those sets once we have better-quality information from more-reliable sources. As always, TBB is committed to bringing our readers trustworthy news rather than just rumors and speculation.

• Bricks (and mortar) to help make everything awesome for Lego in Hong Kong, South China Morning Post – LEGO is opening a retail store in Hong Kong, which has the largest LEGO fan community per capita in the world.
• Lego’s just the job for Dan, Keighley News – A home for special needs people in the UK is collaborating with a local LEGO shop to provide valuable experience for its residents.
• Houston artist makes Jose Altuve portrait with LEGO, KHOU.com – Houston, Texas resident Joseph Kraham spent about 200 hours building a portrait of Houston Astros baseball player Jose Altuve from nearly 44,000 LEGO bricks.

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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 December 2017.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: Another year here and gone, but the news still keeps on coming. We have a few reviews for your review as you revel in the revelry.

• Review of LEGO Architecture 21039 Shanghai skyline – The Shanghai skyline is among the most entertaining builds of the skyline Architecture subtheme, contains 597 pieces and retails at $59.99.
• Review of LEGO Star Wars 75205 Mos Eisley Cantina – The third version of the Mos Eisley Cantina is on its way, with 378 pieces for $39.99.
• Designer video for upcoming modular 10260 Downtown Diner – Mike Psiaki and Carl Merriam, former fans and now LEGO designers, show off the latest modular building.
• Only a few days to Bricks LA, Southern California’s premier LEGO convention, Jan 6-7 – Builders from around the country will gather at the Pasadena Convention Center to showcase more than 13,000 square feet of amazing creations to eager LEGO fans of all ages.

TBB 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: Let’s look back at the year that has past, and see some of the amazing things that have been built out of LEGO.

• Shortlist announced for Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2017 – To celebrate 12 months of great building, The Brothers Brick team has looked back over everything we’ve featured and pulled out the best LEGO creations of 2017.
• Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2017 – After much discussion, The Brothers Brick is delighted to announce the winner. Click to find out what it is!
• Brothers Brick LEGO Builder of the Year 2017 – Who made it to the top and claimed our coveted Builder of the Year? The anticipation is killing me.
• Top 10 LEGO set reviews of 2017 on The Brothers Brick – We had fun building and analyzing many sets for you, but these ten ranked as your favorite.
• Top 10 most popular LEGO creations featured on The Brothers Brick in 2017 – What were the custom creations that you clicked on most? They are pretty spectacular indeed.
• Top 10 LEGO news articles of 2017 on The Brothers Brick – With re-releases and some massive sets available, what news stories made the biggest waves this 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 of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of December 2017.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: We’re diving deep into Star Wars: The Last Jedi, reviewing a new set and analyzing everything we now know about the movie. Spoilers, dead ahead!

• Review of LEGO Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 75202 Defense of Crait – Let’s kick up some dirt and jump right into this set that is arriving soon with 746 pieces for $84.99.
• SPOILERS! Fun facts we learn about LEGO Star Wars sets in The Last Jedi – Based on the movie and Lucasfilm-approved reference books, what have we learned about the LEGO sets? What did LEGO get right? What errors are in the LEGO sets?
• The LEGO Ninjago Movie now available on Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital – Arriving just in time for the holidays, The LEGO Ninjago Movie is now available so dust off those dragons!

TBB 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW ARTICLES & INSTRUCTIONS: What are some of the most life-like builds we saw this year? Also, we have a few seasonal instructions too, just for you.
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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 December 2017.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: We’ve got a few exclusive reviews and news of a handful of new LEGO sets coming your way, complete with new colors and parts.

• Review of LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz 41489 Rey & Kylo Ren Limited Edition Collector’s Pack – We picked up the Target-exclusive to see if the next iteration of Star Wars-themed BrickHeadz are all they are cracked up to be.
• Review of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie 70656 Garmadon, Garmadon, Garmadon – Garmadon’s shark mech has 830 pieces, six minifigures, and is priced at $79.99.
• LEGO Star Wars 75205 Mos Eisley Cantina set revealed – The third official version of a certain “wretched hive of scum and villainy” is headed your way, music not included.
• Elves 2018 sets are revealed with new colours and new parts aplenty – New colors! New flowers! New leaves! New plant stems! New pieces galore!
• 2018 seasonal LEGO BrickHeadz revealed: 6 new original characters starting with 40270 Valentine’s Bee – The holidays are about to become a bit more blocky with these themed seasonal BrickHeadz, including a bee, bunny, witch, turkey, Santa and Mrs. Claus.

TBB 2017 IN REVIEW POSTS & INSTRUCTIONS: What is the top LEGO Star Wars set of the year? We have your definitive answer, as well as a bunch of instructions to make your holiday bright.

• Top 10 LEGO Star Wars sets released in 2017 – Which LEGO Star Wars set takes the cake as the best of the year? It may be different than what you think!
• 16 of the best custom LEGO Star Wars creations featured on The Brothers Brick in 2017 –We’ve been inspired by the Star Wars universe for years, but 2017 was a stellar year for custom creations. Take a look at the best of the best from a galaxy far, far away.
• Instructions to build your own LEGO porg from The Last Jedi – Hopefully this version will be just as tasty as the cute creatures from The Last Jedi.
• Instructions to build a serene outlaw spaceship, courtesy of The Brothers Brick – As a holiday gift, we commissioned LEGO artist Tyler Clites to design a model “Outlaw Spaceship” that should make any sci-fi fan’s heart twinkle like a firefly in the depths of space.
• Instructions to build the iconic Jeep from Jurassic Park – This Jeep Wrangler from hachiroku24 is much more intricate than most sets we’ve seen.

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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 December 2017.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: Batman, Star Wars, Marvel… yes this was a good week, plus LEGO wins a major fight in China!

• Second wave of LEGO Batman Movie collectible minifigures revealed – Super Friends unite! The next wave of figures include some must-haves for any collector.
• Review of LEGO Star Wars 75188 Resistance Bomber from The Last Jedi – Just in time for the movie to come out, this set includes 778 pieces with 5 minifigs and sells for $109.99.
• Marvel Super Heroes Black Panther sets now available for pre-order – The first two sets to be released for the upcoming Marvel blockbuster, Black Panther  are available for pre-order at both Amazon and Walmart, rhino and rollercoaster pieces included.
• LEGO wins Chinese copyright case against imitators – LEGO has dealt a major blow to counterfeiters in China by winning a court case against two LEGO counterfeiters.
• LEGO addresses 2018 Friends character redesigns (Guest Post by Bricking Around) – LEGO is expanding the diversity within the 2018 Friends line. See what changes are in store.

TBB 2017 IN REVIEW POSTS & INSTRUCTIONS: What is the top LEGO set of the year? We have your definitive answer, as well as a few instructions to enhance your Lego city.

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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 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.