May is coming to a close – high time for your monthly LEGO community round-up! Take a refreshing drink outside onto the veranda and enjoy this month’s inspiring serving of interesting articles, deep dives and insightful features from across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we met the B Boys of Canada and visited LEGO Shows Qatar, and learned about inclusion and accessibility at LEGO House and LEGOLAND promo bricks. We joined a Brick Derby race, parted out LEGO sets and got crafty for our display cabinets. We celebrated summertime MOCs, launched into space, and published instructions for a LEGO builder’s studio. And we learned all about Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall as well as about the stained glass windows of Notre-Dame de Paris, announced the winners of the...

In less than 24 hours, the LEGO The Lord of the Rings Fell Beast (40693) gift with purchase set is now sold out here in the US on the LEGO Shop. Considering the $460 price point of Barad-dur, it’s pretty impressive that it sold out that quickly. The secondary market price on it is now hovering around $120 for the GWP. If you are still looking for it, your best chance is to call your local LEGO Store to see if they still have it in stock. The post LEGO The Lord of the Rings Fell Beast (40693) Sold Out on LEGO Shop US appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

After many years of the theme, LEGO Minecraft will finally have an 18+ set with The Crafting Table (21265). Revealed on JB Spielwaren, the set wil be released on August 1 and will have 1,195 pieces and is reported to retail for $89.99. The set celebrates the 15th anniversary of Minecraft and it features a cutout of the crafting table which shows a miniature biome along with different signs you can put on. It is made to look similar to the original LEGO Minecraft Micro World (21102). Update: You can now pre-order the set on the LEGO Shop. Celebrate Minecraft® creativity with this LEGO® building set for adults designed for the 15th anniversary of the popular video game. Included within LEGO Minecraft The Crafting Table (21265) are familiar biomes, favorite mobs and hidden Easter eggs for adult fans of the game to discover and display. The set recreates the game’s iconic...

Last month, we asked you to get comfy and build your most adorable LEGO creations—something so adorable that we couldn’t help but go, “Awww!” And wow, did you all bring on the cute! We received 115 entries, and we were absolutely overwhelmed by all the happy vibes! To recap, the AdoraBuild had three categories: Small Scale, Sweet Scenes and Cuddly Characters. It took a while and a lot of deliberation, but we’ve finally chosen who captured the essence of cuteness in brick-built form. And by the end of this article, one builder who entered all three categories and earned the greatest number of votes will be crowned our Master AdoraBuilder! There were so many praiseworthy builds—it is almost funny that a contest about cuddly things was so HARD to judge. Each BrickNerd contributor had an equal vote, and the results were very, very close. Three key criteria were considered by the...

After many years of the theme, LEGO Minecraft will finally have an 18+ set with The Crafting Table (21265). Revealed on JB Spielwaren, the set wil be released on August 1 and will have 1,195 pieces and is reported to retail for $89.99. The set celebrates the 15th anniversary of Minecraft and it features a cutout of the crafting table which shows a miniature biome along with different signs you can put on. It is made to look similar to the original LEGO Minecraft Micro World (21102). Update: You can now pre-order the set on the LEGO Shop. Celebrate Minecraft® creativity with this LEGO® building set for adults designed for the 15th anniversary of the popular video game. Included within LEGO Minecraft The Crafting Table (21265) are familiar biomes, favorite mobs and hidden Easter eggs for adult fans of the game to discover and display. The set recreates the game’s iconic...