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 August 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch last week’s fantastic Brick Report? This week we announced and reviewed The Nightmare before Christmas, reviewed a Technic supercar, and got caught up with A. Lemur.

• [NEWS] What’s this? What’s this? 21351 Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is the next set in the LEGO Ideas theme — We got an official reveal of Jack Skellington’s Halloweentown!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21351 Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – a beloved classic comes to life — If you’re thinking “What’s this? What’s this?”, let Daniel’s review help you decide
• [REVIEW] LEGO Technic 42176 Porsche GT4 e-Performance Race Car – New elements under the hood! — Bre Burns rubber in this Porsche review
• [FEATURE] A. Lemur explains it all, Episode 2: A call for art! — A call for Artists to Advance A. Lemur’s Avatar
OTHER NEWS Our news roundup includes other news from around the world, including Olympian LEGO-lovers, and Wicked set design insights.
• We Talk LEGO with Olympic Medalist Sammy Sullivan – NERDIST — Olympians, they’re just like us!
• How Lego designed its new ‘Wicked’ sets—without first seeing the movie – FastCompany — Learn about the LEGO Group’s “Creative Boost” process for designing the Wicked sets
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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of August, 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week we returned to Dungeons & Dragons to look at the new CMF series of 12 iconic minifigures. For even more LEGO news, be sure to check out our last Brick Report for even more news and reviews from themes like Fortnite, Botanical COllection, and Technic.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Collectible Minifigures 71047 — Chris delves deep to unpack the newest Collectible Minifigures series from Dungeons & Dragons
• [NEWS] New LEGO sets for August 2024 now available for purchase — We covered a whole bunch of new sets now available, just in time to avoid the summer heat and get your build on.

OTHER NEWS The new trailer for LEGO Star Wars Rebuild the Galaxy dropped at D23, and the Bronze medalist rugby player Sammy Sullivan is a LEGO super-fan!

• AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer Leaves The LEGO Group – [The Brick Fan.com] — Jan Beyer leaves the LEGO group to start a new journey.
• New Official Trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Revealed – [Youtube.com] — The trailer for the new LEGO Star Wars limeted series show coming in September to Disney+
• Paris 2024 Olympics US Rugby Bronze Medallist LEGO Mega Fan Sammy Sullivan – [The Brick Fan.com] — The Olympics revealed that even world-famous athletes enjoy building LEGO.
• The LEGO Group and local LEGO® Masters alum Build the Change with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond – [Lego.com] — LEGO® Master Ben Edlavitch teams up with LEGO to empower Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond Club members to envision a sustainable future through play-based learning.
• Help wanted: Master builder for the NY Legoland resort – [Gothamist.com] — If you’ve always thought your Lego skills went above and beyond those of the average builder, now you can survey the brick-stacking competition.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of July 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch last week’s Brick Report? This week we’re back with FOUR new set reviews and news about upcoming LEGO releases!

• [NEWS] LEGO Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, Super Mario and more among LEGO sets revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2024 — The annual geek celebration SDCC is the source of some LEGO set announcements
• [NEWS] LEGO’s Fortnite collaboration extends to four new sets, all available now for pre-order — So much loot! The Fortnite collab expands with a variety of new retail products.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons Botanical Collection 10369 Plum Blossom — Daniel Greenthumb digs into the growing Botanicals Collection with a Plum Blossom review
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons Botanical Collection 10368 Chrysanthemum – more than another pretty potted plant? — Digger Daniel cultivates a review of the new Botanicals Chrysanthemum
• [REVIEW] LEGO Technic 42173 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Grey Hypercar — Theo takes the wheel of the new Hypercar. Is it a winner?
• [REVIEW] LEGO Technic 42182 NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle – LRV – A top notch replica? — Is Bre over the moon for the new LRV?

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of July 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS What a fun week, from LEGO Masters to Jaws to another killer McLaren car, get caught up on the news and reviews of the last few weeks right here. And if you want even more excitement, be sure to check out our last Brick Report for more great LEGO coverage.

• [NEWS] LEGO reveals set inspired by LEGO Masters US Season 4 Winners — Build and display a fun map to celebrate family vacation memories and photos.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21350 Jaws: You’re gonna build a pretty big boat — Sink your teeth into Chuck’s review from this classic movie.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Technic 42172 McLaren P1: Does this hypercar live up to the hype? — Theo reviews the latest McLaren Technic set to see how it stacks up.
• [NEWS] The Ultimate Car Concept Series gets another addition with LEGO Technic 42172 McLaren P1 — McLaren fans have a lot to be excited about with the latest set revealed.

And in other LEGO News…

• 42177 Mercedes-Benz G 500 announced! – [Brickset.com] — Coming close on McLaren’s heels is the newest Mercedes Technic set revealed.
• LEGO Technic P1 Logo (5008946) GWP for McLaren P1 Revealed – [Brickfan.com] — New Gift-with-purchase for the McLaren P1, a rotating P1 logo.

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 July 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch our last Brick Report? This time we escape the jaws of a killer great white shark, marvel at the growth of two new sets in the Botanical Collection, share a feature on the history lesson in Octan Team Racing, and more!

• [NEWS] LEGO and Universal reveal the next set in the LEGO Ideas line: 21350 JAWS — This 4th of July, it IS safe to go brick in the water as the JAWS set is unleashed!
• [NEWS] LEGO Botanical Collection grows further with two new additions releasing in August — 10368 LEGO Chrysanthemum and 10369 LEGO Plum Blossom announced!
• [FEATURE] Chronicling the history of the Octan Racing Team — Theo takes a spin through the annals of Octan Racing history
• [NEWS] Two new LEGO sets for July 2024 now available for purchase — LEGO Icons 10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole and 10338 Bumblebee are now on sale for all customers!
• [NEWS] Darth Jar Jar wants to Rebuild the Galaxy with these new LEGO Star Wars sets now available for pre-order — 75389 The Dark Falcon and 75393 TIE Fighter & X-Wing Mash-up sets now up for pre-order!

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of June 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Another light news weak as we head into the start of summer, with Star Wars, and Transformers reviews, and news announcements.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75394 Imperial Star Destroyer – “Use the play features, Luke!” — Kyle reviewed this latest play scale Imperial Star Destroyer.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10338 Transformers Bumblebee – Does this Beetle-bot beat all bots? — Another Autobot joins the team with this review by Kyle.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals new LEGO Icons 10338 Transformers Bumblebee set — LEGO revealed the latest Transformer from LEGO Icons

In other news, Pacific Northwest local LEGO fan Eric Law was featured on a news program talking about his Ukrainian LEGO landmark.

• Local LEGO creator builds iconic Ukrainian landmark to raise funds – KING5.com — Tacoma’s Eric Law teamed up with #UKRAINEinLEGOBricks to create Ukraine’s Golden Gate.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of June 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Obviously you read last week’s Brick Report but have you read all the news this week? That’s what we’re here for! Let’s get caught up together, shall we? This week we had a couple news items about BrickCon, some free instructions, and a new Lambo.

• [INSTRUCTIONS] Stitch together your very own lovable LEGO alien — Tyler Clites provides free instructions for his original LEGO Ideas Stitch model submission
• [NEWS] LEGO Icons 10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole debuts on the LEGO website — This classic sports car gets the LEGO treatment
• [NEWS] BrickCon 2024 tickets on sale today for the public exhibition — Get your tickets to the longest-running LEGO fan convention in the US!
• [NEWS] This year’s TBB sponsored collaboration at BrickCon 2024 is all about growth! — Now that you’ve bought your attendee tickets, plan your build for The Brothers Botany collaboration!

OTHER NEWS Our news roundup includes other news from around the world, which this week includes a fascinating first look at the film featuring Pharell from Focus Features and LEGO!
• Official Trailer for Pharell Williams film, Piece by Piece – Focus Features YouTube Channel — Coming this October to theaters!
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In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the last week of May, 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS With so many sets this week including altnernate models, it feels a bit like the multiverse has taken over. From Creator dinosaurs and modern houses, to iconic Zelda video games. But we also had reviews of two new sets from Disney — a classic from Sleeping Beauty and a magical musical house from Encanto. Last but not least, five new LEGO models designed by builders from around the world join the previous wave of models inspired by Ukrainian landmarks.

• [REVIEW] BrickLink Designer Program Series 2 – Logging Railway: A trial of timber! — The next wave of Bricklink Designer Program sets (Series 2) is set for pre-orders on June 6th, and LEGO sent us an advance copy of Logging Railway. Be sure to read our full review before queueing up for these five limited release sets.
• [NEWS] June LEGO sets available now — We’ve got some new LEGO sets about to hit store shelves. Check out our favorite sets coming June 1st.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Disney 43252 Moana’s Flowerpot – Botanical Collection meets vignette — Bre reviewed this unusual new set that is part play set, and part botanical.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Disney 43240 Maleficent’s Dragon Form – Is this Sleeping Beauty set a snooze-fest? — Bre finds out if this set is any more than just a cool dragon.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31151 T. rex: An apex predator outpaces the rest — Chuck digs deep to review this updated T-Rex set.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Disney 43245 The Magical Madrigal House – Family fun — Bre reviews the latest set from Disney’s Encanto… singing not included.
• [NEWS] LEGO unveils 2-in-1 Legend of Zelda set; pre-orders open now — Zelda fans finally have something to be excited about, 2 versions of the iconic tree.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31153 Modern House: Posh digs for the modern fig? — Chuck reviews this fancy modern house to rate how it stacks up.
• [NEWS] United24 launches five new custom LEGO models of Ukrainian landmarks to support reconstruction in Ukraine — 5 new LEGO models are a tribute to Ukrainian landmarks from builders around the world.

In other LEGO-related news:

• A large area has burned down in Legoland: – It is a sad day for all of us – [Jv.dk] — A part of Miniland burned down on the night of Wednesday. The employees are sad, and the coming days and weeks will tell if the area needs to be rebuilt.
• LEGO Minifigures take over Auckland Museum in new exhibition – [Mindfood.com] — Opening Wednesday 29 May, the exhibition showcases miniature civilisations created using LEGO, housed inside forgotten vintage treasures.

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 and fourth weeks of May 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you read our last Brick Report? This time we’re catching up on a slew of Ninjago and Jurassic World reviews, as well as Lord of the Rings set news, a builder interview, and a review of the dapper Tuxedo Cat!

• [NEWS] We return to a brick-built Middle Earth with LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings 10333 Barad-Dûr — LEGO announced 10333 Barad-Dûr, an astounding companion piece to 10316 Rivendell./li>
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71814 Tournament Temple City — Daniel determines if this set has what it takes to battle with the best.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71821 Cole’s Titan Dragon Mech — Daniel throws down with the biggest LEGO Ninjago Titan mech to date.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71818 Tournament Battle Arena – Is this arena studs or duds? — Daniel drums up another Ninjago review for your informed shopping.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71822 Source Dragon of Motion – Will you be moved to purchase? — Daniel deems this dragon decidedly delightful. Find out why!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21349 Tuxedo Cat — Chris catches the Tuxedo Cat in the act!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World 76965 Dinosaur Missions: Stegosaurus Discovery – a LEGO Stego at last — Theo reviews the new LEGO stegosaurus (and the rest of the set it comes with!)
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World 76966 Dinosaur Missions: Allosaurus Transport Truck – Allo-Allo, what’s all this then? — Theo heads back to the island with this review.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Jurassic World 76962 Baby Bumpy: Ankylosaur – Dinos-awww! — Theo succumbs to the cute Bumpy.
• [FEATURE] Building with character: a conversation with NPU wizard Djokson — Jake interviews a master of nice parts usage.
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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 Brick Report for the first two weeks of May 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch the previous dynamite Brick Report? This week we checked out all the new sets for the Star Wars May the 4th promotion and reveled in all the new set reveals!

• [NEWS] New LEGO sets for May 2024 now available for purchase + May the 4th LEGO Star Wars sales & deals — May the 4th may be over, but the new sets are still available!
• [NEWS] Celebrate Star Wars Day with insights into the design of the UCS LEGO Star Wars 75382 TIE Interceptor — We chatted with the designers of the latest Star Wars masterpieces!
• [NEWS] New LEGO Icons 10334 Retro Radio announced and hits the airwaves in June — Listen closely, the 50s are calling with this flashback radio set.
• [NEWS] Two new iconic LEGO sets announced, based on a pair of well-known European wonders — Do you want the Mona Lisa and Notre Dame Cathedral? Oui oui!
• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas dresses to impress with the announcement of 21349 Tuxedo Cat — This stunning entry in the Ideas series is purrfect!

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 April 2024.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch our last Brick Report? Once you have, check out this week’s roundup to read the announcement about May the 4th LEGO Star Wars sets, our review of the new 75382 UCS TIE Interceptor, and unwrapped the new Star Wars GWP.

• [NEWS] LEGO unveils Ultimate Collector Series TIE Interceptor and more alongside May 4th plans — Here’s the major rundown of Star Wars May the 4th brick action!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75382 TIE Interceptor: the Ultimate Collector Series returns to its roots — One of the first UCS sets finally gets a redesign. Theo decides if it was worth the wait.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 40686 Trade Federation Troop Carrier – GWP — Daniel determines whether this drifting droid driver is a deal.