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We Arrr Family celebrates LEGO pirates of all stripes [Feature]

September was a busy month for LEGO events, from the Seriously Huge spaceships of SHIPtember to the colorful minidoll-driven ships of Friendshiptember, but another community challenge just wrapped, and it’s the most inclusive one of all – We Arrr Family! The event invites anyone to create a pirate crew of at least 3 characters with the one requirement that all be different skin tones, species, or LEGO line. Join us as we sit down with the captain of this merry event, Llano (femmefromtheblock), and parlay about the event’s origins and celebrate this year’s amazing scallywags.

Our interview with Llano and a gallery of this year’s pirate crews follows

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Undertale turns 10: Let’s celebrate with LEGO tributes

Ten years ago this week, Toby Fox’s pixel adventure Undertale released, creating a stir in the gaming world with its beloved characters, haunting music, inversions of video game tropes, and a profound sense of empathy. A trio of fans expressed their appreciation for the game in LEGO in a charming collab.

gcbricks creates Frisk, Papyrus, and Sans as minifigs. The characters use all LEGO parts, but this custom minifig creator uses knife, glue, and eraser as part of their craft.

lego_brickey assembles Mettaton, the robot with a SOUL. Minifig arms make great cartoony fingers for this entertainment bot turned anti-human boss.

Lastly, snom_nom sculpts a beautiful render for a custom Asriel head. Undertale, and its follow-up Deltarune, made a profound impact on the builder’s life. Her tribute to Deltarune on the Ideas platform is currently under review.

For more tributes to Toby Fox’s game, check out our Undertale archives.

Dressed to Quest: Hands-on with the capes, cloaks, sheaths, and scabbards of Minifig Realms [Review]

Today, we take a look at a newcomer in the world of custom capes and cloth accessories: Minifig Realms. In addition to the capes and skirts found in official LEGO offerings, Minifig Realms adds sheaths and straps to the minifig wardrobe, as well as new materials, like faux-leather. While unofficial accessories aren’t for all LEGO fans, Minifig Realms has been making waves since their debut this July, so we brought in an expert in custom minifigs, beyondb0nes, to see how these new products measure up.

Join us for a fantasy fashion show of the Minifig Realms accessories

Let’s crash the castle with these mighty LEGO minifigs and their custom gear [Minifig Monday]

For minifig fans, there are few themes as enduring as the medieval knight. Classic castle themes brought the age of chivalry to LEGO back in 1978, and the factions introduced since then continue to grow to this day (you can even invent your own, like the chicken knights, with the Minifigure Factory). Today we’re taking another look at knights with a special focus on customized weapons and armor made from 100% LEGO parts.

Many minifig creators these days are inspired by the dark gothic settings of FromSoftware’s games. Natashia (motherofcatdragons) pays tribute to Elden Ring’s Night’s Cavalry, armed with a perfect flail.

Sandman_BrickStudio is a new face on the custom minifig scene but already creating some incredible characters. This helmet crest technique is brilliant, as is the truly epic two-handed sword design.

Red Impala repurposes a fencing helmet to equip this holy crusader. The ayers of cloth on the armor are so clean and effective. It would be a pity if this knight got blood on them.

Our celebration of medieval weapons and armor continues…

Get ready to showdown with these LEGO samurai, ninja, and cyber-ronin [Minifig Monday]

When LEGO moved the Castle theme from Europe to Japan in 1998 with sets like Flying Ninja Fortress (one of my top 5 all time favorite sets!), the theme brought with it a slew of new minifig elements, like katanas, golden antlers, and samurai armor. In the years since, Ninjago has tapped Asian history and pop culture for even more accessories from Edo era and beyond. This week we bring you a roundup of custom samurai-inspired figs showcasing parts old and new.

Michał Dziadosz gets us started with Master Hirotaka…

Once a general feared on the battlefield, Hirotaka now walks the path of the lone swordsman, bound not by loyalty to lords, but to his own code. His golden katana, earned through a lifetime of victory, gleams like the setting sun before a storm. Behind him follows the whisper of silk a reminder of the life he left behind, and the woman who still watches from the shadows

Michał’s fig was a collaboration with Expansion Bricks, who presents the kensei, literally “sword saint,” an honorary title for master swordsmen and followers of bushido. Note the fig’s wide stance, a technique borrowed from 2p_figs for giving a minifig a more imposing presence.

The Bushido code requires that you continue appreciating these amazing minifig samurai

Marvel at this Legion of Extraordinary Superhero Minfigs [Minifig Monday]

Summer movie season is coming to an end, having reinvigorated the superhero genre with great entries for both Marvel and DC. While it will be some time before the next super-powered crossover hits screens, the genre is still popping in the LEGO minifig community. Today on Minifig Monday, we bring you a mix of headlining heroes and deep cut villains from a legion of incredible LEGO fig fans. Be sure to add the creators to your pull list and give them a like. Now, dear readers, without further ado – Excelsior!

When it comes to adapting Marvel for the screen, 2024’s X-Men ’97 is as good as it gets. LEGO’s X-Mansion introduced a few more mutants to minifig form, with some big omissions. Boderson Bricks steps up with Xavier’s gifted team of mutants, bringing Jubilee and Morph into the fold.

Boderson also recreates the larger supporting cast of allies and villains, most of whom never appeared in LEGO, using official LEGO parts. Mr. Sinister and Emma Frost are especially nice.

There are so many more spectactular superheroes to marvel at after the jump

Beyond the spider-verse – these creepy fantasy minifigs and creature builds will catch you in their web [Minifig Monday]

LEGO will soon be venturing into the Marvel Spider-verse for the next line of Collectible Minifigs, but you don’t need to wait until August to find weird and wonderful fig creations of the arachnid (and arachnid adjacent) variety. Today on Minifig Monday we’re catching a bevy of bug and spider flavored figs and mini builds in our web!

Kicking off this week’s lineup is The Seamstress by Brennan (brickbot_studio). Animation fans might recognize this wicked weaver from the film the post-apoc “stitch-punk” film 9. Brennan has made some incredible mini character builds but this might be my favorite thing he’s ever shared. Excellent use of the Samukai minifig head from Ninjago.

Keeping to the spinstress theme, we have the Song Weaver by Aris (bricks.for_bricks). This arachnid character brings an aristocratic air to the spider theme, with One Ring bangles and an impressive headress mixing cloth, plastic feathers, and rubber bands.

Eight limbs? Ha! This Friendly centipede from Dicken Liu has arms to spare! Who would have guessed that minidoll toros make such grotesquely perfect bug segments? I haven’t been able to unsee this amazing creation since Dicken shared it a few months back, and if it’s new to you, you’re welcome.

the creepy creations continue after the fold

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate fig look-see! A custom minifig creator reviews the new One Piece Minifigs [Review]

In Japan, One Piece popularity is as big as it gets, with the best-selling manga of all time and box office revenue equal to the entire run of MCU films. The Netflix live action series bucked the trend of awful anime adaptations with a faithful retelling that embraced everything that makes the series wonderful, no matter how weird it might sound on paper. Now LEGO continues the streak of expanding One Piece’s global domination with a line of sets that show that the vibrant pirate fantasy is an ideal fit for bricks. Today we’re joined by a special guest reviewer, a legendary scoundrel from the custom minifig scene with a penchant for peglegs and all things pirate: Captain Dark Shark. So hop aboard for reviews of the figs from One Piece 7536 Windmill Village Hut, 7537 Buggy the Clown’s Circus Tent, and 7538 Battle at Arlong Park, as well as custom creations from the Cap’n using the new elements.

Next stop, the Grand Line and our review of the new One Piece minifigs

LEGO Star Wars 75431 – 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack – Rise of Sky-high pricing [Review]

Hey folks! Brickbot_Studio here again, back with another Star Wars set review! Today we’re shifting focus to LEGO Star Wars 75431 – 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack. If you’re into army building, bright yellow markings, obscure Clone Wars lore, or collecting as many minifigure variants as possible, this one’s for you. But while there’s plenty to love here, including some truly standout small builds, some shortcomings leave us wanting. And yes… we have to talk about that price tag.

LEGO Star Wars 75431 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack
258 Pieces
Available August 1
Buy for US $44.99 | CAN $49.99| UK £39.99

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

Let’s dive into the full review.

Heroes of Fur and Feather Grand Prize Winner – Ben Grayson’s adventures of Priscilla Bramblewhisk [Feature]

Over the past four weeks, fifty brave builders joined us for our inaugural role-play competition: Heroes of Fur and Feather. In three challenges, each player created LEGO scenes and lore that advanced the story of their animal hero. There were so many inspiring builds and epic plot twists, but at the end of the journey, one builder consistently won us over with his amazing character, beautifully staged scenes, chilling creature designs, and cozy storytelling. And that builder is Ben Grayson! For completing the quest of winning over our panel of judges, Ben wins a copy of Blathers’ Museum Collection. Thanks to everyone else who participated. Now, we’re proud to present Ben’s series of builds in full.

Pour a cup of cozy tea and tuck in for Ben Grayson’s winning adventure

Geralt of Rivia takes to the sewers to hunt Zeugl in this Witcher LEGO tribute

Before The Witcher became a global phenonmenon thanks to the GOTY winning third game and a hit Netflix series, the adventures of Geralt of Rivia were the pride of Polish fantasy fans with elaborate worldbuilding infused by the folktales of Eastern Europe. Polish builder Mihał Ch brings the famous monster hunter to LEGO for an immersive battle scene in which the Witcher takes on a Zeugl in the sewers beneath Vizima. Mihał’s creature design is wonderfully loathsome with its wide maw of teeth and crasping arms. My favorite technique is the copious ichor splattered throughout the scene as both discolored brickwork and goopy pools.

Mihał created this fantastic diorama for the “Where No One Dares to Go” category of the Summer Joust competition and to honor the 10th anniversary of The Witcher 3 from Polish game studio CD Projekt RED. It’s not his first time exploring Geralt’s world in LEGO. Here is Mihał’s take on the game’s core characters:

LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder – Bringing chaos and cool to a galaxy far, far away [Review]

Brickbot_Studio is back again, and today we’re looking at one of the most chaotic ships I’ve ever seen in a Star Wars set. LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder is a wild ride from start to finish, packed with vibrant colors, strangely delightful design choices, and a trio of absolutely fantastic minifigures. Whether you’re here for the builds, the figs, or the lightsaber nunchucks (yes, you read that right), this one definitely leaves an impression.

LEGO Star Wars 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder
349 Pieces
Available August 1
Buy for US $54.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99