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 August 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Christmas came early this week, with reviews of 2 recently revealed advent calendars. Halloween came early too, with the latest series of Collectible Minifigs all wearing costumes. Looking for more news? Be sure you check out our last Brick Report to read about TBB’s Brickcon 2022 Collaborative display announcement.

• [REVIEW] LEGO 75340 Star Wars Advent Calendar for 2022 – Where life is a snowy, sandy beach — SPOILER ALERT! We reviewed this year’s collection of mini-builds from a galaxy far, far away.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71034 Series 23 – “Oops, All Costumes” — Sure to be one of the most interesting collection for feeling unusual parts in the bag, the latest collection is all about elaborate costumes for your Minifigs.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Marvel Superheroes 76231 Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendar – Oh Christmas Groot, Oh Christmas Groot — SPOILER ALERT! We went on a far-out space trip with the first ever Guardians of the Galaxy advent calendars. I. Am. Groot.

OTHER NEWS

• Universal, Lego Group Construct Five-Year Exclusive Film Partnership To Create New Movie Franchises – [Deadline.com] — LEGO and Universal team up to make a pile of new movies all about the little plastic bricks we know and love.
• LEGO STAR WARS SUMMER VACATION IS HERE! – [Starwars.com] — Disney+ is now streaming the latest animated LEGO Star Wars movie featuring fun in the sun, and of course, sand.
• Hogwarts Express™ – Collectors’ Edition – [Lego.com] — Get ready to make your hard-earned money disappear in the blink of an eye with the new massive LEGO Hogwarts Express train scene.
• Motorised Lighthouse officially revealed! – [Brickset.com] — The new LEGO Ideas set is a stunning motorized lighthouse that just might wreck your budget.

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 August 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch our last Brick Report? This week week we’ve got a Ninjago set review, details on our collaborative build for BrickCon 2022, and more.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71769: Cole’s Dragon Cruiser — Chris D decides whether it’s worth cruising around with another set in Ninjago’s new Crystalized series
• [NEWS] Announcing our TBB sponsored BrickCon 2022 Collaboration — TBB Editor-in-Chief Andrew shows his support (Slava Ukraini!) for the men and women of the Ukrainian armed forces with custom minifigures

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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 third week of July 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch last week’s Brick Report? If you thought that was a bounty of news, wait’ll you review this week’s offerings! This week TBB showed its support for Ukraine, reviewed numerous Star Wars sets, went nostalgic for an amazing Atari console set reveal, and started making plans to attend BrickCon!

• [NEWS] LEGO Icons reveals 10306 Atari 2600 to celebrate Atari’s 50th anniversary with a brick-built console — LEGO once again goes video game retro with the Atari 2600 set
• [FEATURE] How a handful of LEGO minifigs can support the medics and other Ukrainian heroes on the frontlines of Russia’s invasion — TBB Editor-in-Chief Andrew shows his support (Slava Ukraini!) for the men and women of the Ukrainian armed forces with custom minifigures
• [NEWS] Four new LEGO Avatar sets revealed at San Diego Comic Con — First announced at LEGO Con, the first wave of Avatar sets debuts at SDCC 2022
• [REVIEW] 75337 LEGO Star Wars AT-TE Walker — Daniel did the legwork to bring you the best review of the latest AT-TE LEGO set
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75338 Ambush on Ferrix – you might be blindsided by how much fun it is — Norm’s take on the first set released for upcoming Star Wars series Andor.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75335 BD-1 — An adorable droid of your very own — Norm familiarizes himself with the droid companion from Jedi: Fallen Order
• [REVIEW] LEGO VIP 5007093 – 1950’s Logo Spinning Keychain – Better than a tin sign — Chris D helps you decide how to spend your hard-earned VIP points!
• [NEWS] BrickCon 2022 registration now open with Pixar director Angus MacLane as keynote — The longest-running LEGO convention turns 21….time for fun!

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of July 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Holy nostalgia Batman! This week was a big one for adult fans of LEGO — especially fans who started playing with LEGO in the ’70s — with reviews of two new sets inspired by some of the most popular themes of that classic era, space and castle. The castle set is so big we broke up the review into two parts! But the nostalgia continues with the big bad boss from the Mario Brothers franchise, Bowser. We round out the nostalgia with classic cars, classic sitcoms, and classic magic with news and reviews covering Harry Potter, LEGO Ideas, and the Camaro Z28 muscle car joining the LEGO Icons automobile line-up.

• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas reveals 21336 The Office, now available for pre-order — The World’s Greatest Boss and his trusted crew of paper-selling cohorts join the casts of Friends, Seinfeld and Big Bang Theory in LEGO form with the announcement of the latest sitcom-inspired set.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10305: Lion Knights’ Castle : Part Two – The Minifigures — Check out our in-depth review of all the Minifigs from the Lion Knight Castle to see if you can spot all the references to the many castle sub-themes over the years.
• [NEWS] 71411 The Mighty Bowser is the latest addition to the LEGO Super Mario Adult product line — The Princess may be in another castle, but Mario still needs to survive Bowser before he can rescue Princess Pea
• [REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 40577: Hogwarts Grand Staircase — This much-needed addition to the modular Hogwarts sets will help your students get around without their brooms.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10497 Galaxy Explorer: Classic Space has never looked so good — Classic space is back with a brand new Galaxy Explorer. Don’t miss our detailed breakdown of this homage to the gray and blue.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10305: Lion Knights’ Castle : Part One – The Castle — We go deep behind the castle walls in our review of the monstrous homage to the LEGO castle.
• [NEWS] LEGO Ideas third 2021 review results — After another review of LEGO Ideas projects that pass the 10,000 supporters milestone, only one new set was announced.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals 10304 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 as next large-scale Icons vehicle — Fans of the American muscle car are in for a treat as this iconic model was recently revealed.

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 June… and the first 2 days of July ;-)

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week’s news mostly follows Ninjago, one of LEGO’s longest-running original themes — a twist that brings a new twist to the world of ninja, dragons, snakes, and the elements… crystals! This new look reminds me of the stop-motion classic, The Dark Crystal, with a purple hue and lots of jagged edges. We also got a more detailed look at the latest CMF collection, series 23. And if that isn’t thrilling enough, we reviewed the spectacular new theme park set, The loop-dee-loop rollercoaster known as… The Loop.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71772: The Crystal King — We reviewed this monster of a mech, sporting 4… I bet you thought I was going to say arms, right? This crystalized villain mech has 4 legs.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71773: Kai’s Golden Dragon Raider — Check out our review of this unusual vehicle… part car and part I don’t know what.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71759: Ninja Dragon Temple — We reviewed this 4+ set, which includes a dragon, a vehicle, and two small structures.
• [NEWS] A closer look at the LEGO CMF Collectible Minifigure Series 23 — The theme of this series is costumes, which should make for a pretty interesting feel guide.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Icons Fairgrounds Collection 10303 Loop Coaster — Theme-park fans have been waiting years for a rollercoaster with a loop… well, the wait is over. Check out our review.

OTHER NEWS In other news, LEGO plans to open a new US factory, Sims players will soon be able to enjoy LEGO along with their real-world players, and a new theme returns after being recalled… city postcards.

• The LEGO Group to build US$1 billion, carbon-neutral run factory in Virginia, USA – [Lego.com] — LEGO announced plans to build a new factory planned to open in 2024.
• LEGO DOTS Joins Forces With The Sims FreePlay – [Brickfanz.com] — Sims characters can now express themselves with in-game LEGO.
• Beijing postcard remade without the Five-star Red Flag – [Brickset.com] — This new sub-theme of the Architecure series features brick-built postcards from famous cities around the world.

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 June 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Our last Brick Report was a sparse entry two weeks ago, but in that time we’ve had a healthy diet of absolutely incredible LEGO news to share. LEGO Con 2022 brought us a veritable onslaught of new set news. Plus, our intrepid writers and reviewers have more to share with you including Harry Potter and GWP reviews!

• [NEWS] LEGO reveals 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle and 10497 Galaxy Explorer as throwback sets for 90th anniversary — Two classic LEGO themes get lovingly crafted modern tributes. The Galaxy Explorer is available for preorder now!
• [NEWS] LEGO Con 2022 reveals include Avatar, 76218 Sanctum Sanctorum, Floral Art set, and more — Check out this roundup of incredible announcements for five new sets covering the gamut of Marvel, Avatar, Art, Minecraft, and Brickheadz!
• [NEWS] LEGO Con 2022 debuts new prequel-era Star Wars sets, including 75323 The Justifier from season 1 of The Bad Batch — Cad Bane’s ship gets a LEGO set debut, while the AT-TE hits iteration 5.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals Collectible Minifigures CMF Series 23 (71034) featuring Popcorn Kid, Ship Captain, Snowman and more — 12 new characters revealed for your next round of blind bag fondling.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21334: Jazz Quartet – Dig these crazy sounds, Daddy-O — Chris D reviews the latest Ideas set: have a read and decide if it’s your jam or not.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 76402 Hogwarts: Dumbledore’s Office — Chuck enters the headmaster’s office and helps you decide if it’s worth your gold galleons.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 76401 Hogwarts Courtyard: Sirius’s Rescue — Chuck explores another wing of the magic school. Will you spend your buck(beaks) on it?
• [REVIEW] LEGO 90 Years of Play 40657: Forest Hideout – A Nostalgic Gift With Purchase — Chris D strolls down memory lane with this gift with purchase: a 2022 update to a 1988 original!
• [REVIEW] LEGO VIP Rewards: Tin Signs – For the completist who has everything else already — We pretty much just don’t ever let Chris D sleep around here. Enjoy his review of VIP Rewards: Tin Signs.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the second week of June 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS In last week’s Brick Report we covered Harry Potter and the Nano Gauntlet of Power, as well as LEGO’s announcement about price hikes. This week we’ve got a review of more DOTS and a spectacular amusement park set announcement.

• [NEWS] LEGO reveals 10303 Loop Coaster as next Fairground Collection set — The Fairground collection goes inverted with the 3-foot tall 10303 Loop Coaster!
• [REVIEW] LEGO DOTS 41958: Extra DOTS Series 7 – SPORT — Chris D delves into the latest Extra DOTS pack.

OTHER NEWS Our news roundup includes other news from around the world, which this week recaps how LEGO turned itself around to becoming the #1 toy company and a hot lifestyle brand.

• How Lego Went From a Kid’s Toy to a Lifestyle Brand – The Globe and Mail — If you’re a frequent reader of our site some of this info will be familiar, but it’s always worth reexamining how LEGO got to the heights it sits at today.

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 1st week of June 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWSThis last week was a bit thin for news, but we did cover Marvel and Harry Potter themes, as well as a few other tidbits from LEGO. For even more Marvel and Harry Potter news, check out Last week’s Brick Report.

• [NEWS] Amid record profits, LEGO announces price increases for second half of 2022 — LEGO’s prices are going up, so you’d better hurry to buy your favorite sets soon or you’ll be paying extra.
• [NEWS] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 76223 Nano Gauntlet available for pre-order — If you are collecting Infinity gauntlets to use as paperweights for your desk at the TVA, don’t miss the announcement about the upcoming Nano Gauntlet from Avengers Endgame.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 76400 Hogwarts Carriage and Thestrals — The spooky winged creatures that pull the wagons at Hogwarts make another appearance in this latest Harry Potter set. Check out our review
• [NEWS] LEGO Icons to replace Creator Expert as adult-focused sets get rebranding — The Creator Expert theme gets a new name to better brand the adult collector theme.

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 4th week of May 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS With Star Wars Celebration 2022 happening this week, it is no surprise that a galaxy far, far away made it into this week’s Brick Report with news of three new sets, two of them from the Obi-wan Kenobi series that just premiered on Disney+ yesterday. Marvel, Harry Potter, Ninjago, and Technic round out this week’s coverage. For even more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

• [REVIEW] LEGO Marvel 76216 Iron Man Armory — Check out our review of the latest version of Iron Man’s armory.
• [NEWS] Three new Obi-Wan Kenobi LEGO Star Wars sets revealed, including Jedi Starfighter and BrickHeadz — The new Star Wars sets all feature Old Ben, and not-so-old Obi-wan, along with our first Kaminoan Minifig.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 76408 12 Grimmauld Place — The new set featuring the Black residence emerging from between two muggle apartments is magical.
• [NEWS] Next LEGO Technic supercar is 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 with 3,800 pieces — LEGO announced the third large Technic high-performance vehicle.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Marvel 76217 I Am Groot — I am Groot, I. Am. Groot, I am Groot!
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71774: Lloyd’s Golden Ultra Dragon — Check out our review of yet another four-headed dragon from the Ninjago theme.

OTHER NEWS

• LEGO Ideas and Target team up to bring you a new set, but which one is up to you. – [Twitter.com] — Your vote can help determine which of three sets is chosen as an exclusive Target set.

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 3rd week of May 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This last week was kinda all over the place, with Harry Potter, Creator, and Ninjago reviews along with Art, Classic and LEGO Ideas. Motorcycles, Mouths, Mechs, Vikings, and noodles, oh my! If you want to read more news and reviews from TBB, check out last week’s Brick Report too!

• [REVIEW] LEGO Classic 11021 90 Years of Play — We reviewed a classic parts set with a twist, 15 micro-models from some of LEGO’s popular themes.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31131 Downtown Noodle Shop — We took a look at the new Noodle shop, yum.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71768: Jay’s Golden Dragon Motorcycle — We reviewed Jay’s newest dragon cycle.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Harry Potter 76403 The Ministry of Magic — Check out our review of this magical ministry set.
• [NEWS] LEGO reveals 21333 Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh as next Ideas set — LEGO is taking art to a whole new dimension with this unique take on a unique work of art.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21333: The Starry Night — We brought you an in-depth review of the latest LEGO Ideas set.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Art 31206: The Rolling Stones — The Rolling Stones join Elvis and the Beatles in LEGO form, and we break it all down in our review.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Creator 31132 Viking Ship and the Midgard Serpent — Vikings get a reboot to join Pirates in the Creator world. CHeck out our review.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ninjago 71775: Nya’s Samurai X Mech — Samurai X marks the spot — We reviewed Nya’s newest samurai mech.

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 second full week of May 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week our Brick Review covers a trio of LEGO set reviews! And if you missed last week’s avalanche, catch up on last week’s Brick Report here!

• [REVIEW] LEGO Architecture 21058 Great Pyramid of Giza: draw back the sands of time — Chuck digs deep into the Great Pyramid, LEGO’s latest architectural offering
• [REVIEW] LEGO The Transformers 10302 Optimus Prime is more than meets the eye — Transformers superfan Norm builds Cybertron’s greatest hero in this groundbreaking collaboration between two toy giants
• [REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 40533 Cosmic Cardboard Adventures – A Boxy Gift with Purchase — See what Chris D thinks of the latest gift with purchase!

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 1st week of May 2022.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This week was as big a LEGO news week as last week was light on news. LEGO revealed over 20 new sets for Summer 2022 from City, Ninjago, Creator, Art, Harry Potter, and Marvel Superheroes. We also reviewed two LEGO Star Wars sets and a Disney Pixar set. If you’re looking for more news and reviews, be sure to check out our last Brick Report from 2 weeks ago.

• [NEWS] LEGO Ninjago Summer 2022 sets revealed — The latest wave of Ninjago sets were revealed this week and they’ve got some pretty cool new parts.
• [NEWS] LEGO ART 31206 Rolling Stones revealed online — The latest art set is rockin’ the nostalgia for fans of the classic rock bans The Rolling Stones.
• [NEWS] New LEGO City 2022 summer sets explore farming and retail — A new crop of City sets are all about farming and agriculture.
• [NEWS] Downtown Noodle Shop and Viking Ship open LEGO Creator summer line-up — The Creator line announced two new sets including a cute noodle shop and a Viking longboat.
• [NEWS] LEGO BrickHeadz 40560 Professors of Hogwarts unveiled — Four more Hogwarts professors join Dumbledore and Hagrid in the BrickHeadz theme.
• [NEWS] LEGO City Summer 2022 train sets revealed — The LEGO City theme announced 2 new train sets and a train station to go with them.
• [NEWS] LEGO Marvel 76217 I am Groot revealed — The Marvel theme added an adorable(?) baby Groot to their buildable heroes line-up.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars 75325 The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter — We broke down the new rebuilt hotrod style N-1 starfighter from The Book of Boba Fett show on Disney+.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Disney·Pixar Lightyear 76832 XL-15 Spaceship — We reviewed the new Lightyear starship with an homage to the LEGO classic space theme.
• [REVIEW] LEGO Star Wars UCS 75341 Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder — Check our in-depth review of the latest Star Wars UCS set, Luke’s landspeeder.