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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for March 4, 2017 [News]

The Brothers Brick gives you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our Weekly Brick Report for the first week of March.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: This week was light on news, but we still have a new Ideas set on its way, an interview with a Swedish superbuilder and a review of some sweet rides. Happy reading!

Women of NASA is the next LEGO Ideas model – The results are in, and some hidden minifigures from NASA will be joining the LEGO Ideas line. Voltron is still in consideration too!
Build your own Antarctic LC-130 Hercules designed by Ralph Savelsberg – TBB’s own Ralph Savelsberg created a LEGO LC-130 Hercules that we sent to Antarctica, and now you can build your own iconic aircraft, thanks to a custom Brickmania kit.
LEGO Speed Champions 75878 Bugatti Chiron – For those fans of cars we’ll never own, the LEGO Speed Champions line has added a sleek Bugatti with a few new parts to boot.
Interview with Swedish superbuilder LegoJalex – We talk with Johan Alexanderson about his unique building style and how it is influenced by being an illustrator and comic book artist.

OTHER NEWS: There was a little LEGO news from other places around the web this week. Here are a few items we noticed and thought you might enjoy.

European Shipping Company Shows Guinness World Record LEGO Ship, Afloat – 7,000 employees of a Danish shipping company built the 40-foot long ferry with over 1,000,000 bricks.
LEGO Movie 2 Will Be an Epic Space Action Movie, MovieWeb – Chris McKay (director of The LEGO Batman Movie) reveals the sequel will be a big musical with lots of SPACESHIPS!
Build a Specialized LEGO Station for Ultimate Organization, Lifehacker – Check out what you can do with a few IKEA hacks to help organize your sprawling LEGO collection
Leia’s Jabba Kill Immortalized in LEGO Tribute to Carrie Fisher, Nerdist – A stunning Carrie Fisher tribute makes it to Emerald City Comicon, created by TBB’s own Iain Heath. Come to the Brick Nation area of the Seattle show to see it in person!

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Women of NASA is the next LEGO Ideas model [News]

Announced today, the Women of NASA project by Maia Weinstock is the next set in the Ideas line. This project was selected from a group of 11 other ideas that had gathered 10,000 supporters between the months of May and September 2016. Pricing and availability for the Women of NASA set are not yet available.

LEGO Beatles Yellow Submarine out now, other Ideas sets retiring soon [News]

The new LEGO Ideas set 21306 Yellow Submarine we reviewed on Saturday is out today, available from the LEGO Shop online for $59.99 in the US, with 553 pieces and 4 minifigures.

More importantly, though, LEGO is retiring several iconic sets that you’ll probably want to grab if you don’t have a copy already.

First up, Angus Maclane’s LEGO Ideas set 21303 Wall-E includes 676 pieces at $59.99. Read our review — we loved it.

See more LEGO sets retiring soon

LEGO Ideas 21307 Caterham Seven 620R [Review]

Back in March, LEGO announced that the next LEGO Ideas set would be 21307 Caterham Seven 620R, designed by Carl Greatrix. Just released this month, we’re pleased to bring our readers a full hands-on review.

This is quite a lovely set with some great parts — both brand new molds and recolored existing parts. Read our full review, but we think you’ll like this set as much as we do.

Click through to read the full review of the LEGO Caterham Seven

LEGO unveils 21306 The Beatles Yellow Submarine [News]

This morning, LEGO unveiled pictures and information for the upcoming LEGO Ideas set, 21306 Yellow Submarine, which should make every Beatles fan very very happy. This idea was announced as a future set in June this year. The set will be available beginning November 1, and will cost USD $59.99 (EUR 59,99 / GBP 49.99) for 550 parts. The set includes 4 minifigures plus a little character.

UPDATE: 21306 LEGO Beatles Yellow Submarine is out now!

Click here to see more pictures of the new release

Build 21307 Caterham Seven from just the parts in 10252 VW Beetle

The new LEGO Ideas set 21307 Caterham Seven 620R just hit store shelves, but not everybody has their own copy yet (we do, so look for our review shortly). In a remarkable feat, Gerald Cacas has used only — yes ONLY! — the pieces in 10252 Volkswagen Beetle to build a remarkably accurate Caterham.

See more photos of the LEGO VW Beetle Caterham Seven

LEGO Ideas 21037 Caterham Seven 620R unveiled [News]

In March, we shared the great news that LEGO Ideas chose Carl Greatrix’s Caterham Super Seven as one of their newest additions to the LEGO Ideas family. Today, LEGO unveiled 21307 Caterham Seven 620R, and it will be available October 1. The set has 771 pieces, and will retail for $79.99 USD.

Click for more information below the cut!

Set Pictures for LEGO Ideas 21110 Research Institute [NEWS]

With the announcement of 10242 Mini Cooper, we missed covering LEGO Idea’s announcement of their next set: 21110 Research Institute, based off of Ellen Kooijman’s Female Minifigure set.

LEGO sent Ellen an advance copy of the set, which she has revealed on her blog. She takes us step by step through the box art, the construction, and includes observations about her profession and the stories the vignettes tell.

I wanted to highlight, too, this fantastic telescope design for the astronomer. I am so excited for this set to come out!

There doesn’t seem to be word yet on pricing or when it will be available, though it appears to be on target for an August release.

LEGO Ideas announces female minifigure set

The winter 2014 LEGO Ideas results have been announced, and the next set will be the female minifigure set, which will be named “Research Institute.” Check out the video announcement below or read the full announcement on the LEGO Ideas blog.