Gamescom 2024 is underway and LEGO has officially revealed six new LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart sets! They will be available in January 2025 and these sets include a number of characters from the Mario Kart series which are true to what you see while playing the game. Yoshi Bike (72031) – 133 pieces/$14.99 Standard Kart (72032) – 174 pieces/$19.99 Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo (72033) – 387 pieces/$34.99 Baby Mario vs. Baby Luigi (72034) – 321 pieces/$29.99 Toad’s Garage (72035) – 390 pieces/$39.99 Baby Peach & Grand Prix Set (72036) – 823 pieces/$79.99 3, 2, 1… GO! The LEGO Group Reveals First-Ever LEGO® Super Mario: Mario Kart Sets The LEGO® Super Mario: Mario Kart sets were officially revealed at gamescom, an annual trade show for gamers held in Cologne, alongside three new LEGO® Animal Crossing sets. Cologne, Germany, August 21, 2024: Today at gamescom, the LEGO Group revealed six never-before-seen...

It’s the rare creation that can make you forget you’re looking at LEGO bricks while also making you love the LEGO medium even more. I know that the stunning “One Fell Swoop” from TBB alum Nannan Zhang is a LEGO model, but all I can see is a vibrant painting of an owl coming alive, so perfectly is the concept realized. The explosive creativity can literally not be contained! Looking closer at the technique on display, the owl’s feathers are the flashiest. Chima wings in earth blue, mech swords in gold, surfboards in minifig and mindoll scale in vibrant coral make for a striking mix of plumage, and the dark red ruff of chima armor plates is magic. I love the shape of the eyebrows and especially the addition of boomerangs for extra dimension.  The pale yellow eyes are a fun connection to the painting theme, sourced as they are from...

Electric and hybrid vehicles are all the rage at the moment, but frequent TBB builder LEGO 7 has something else in mind. This whimsical crab-boat fuels itself as it wanders the sea and shore. The crab portion of the build is full of great details, and the boat is simple but immediately recognizable. My favorite part, however, is the old fisherman. With so many small details like the hat, beard, and the little pink element used for the mouth. There is even a small rubber duck next to him. He reminds me of Ivar’s character from the restaurant chain where I used to get fish and chips with my family when I was a kid. The post This wandering LEGO amphibious vehicle is the ultimate in renewable energy transportation appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Daniel

TBB alum Mansur Soeleman is back with a heavy-duty LEGO cruiser that can dish it out with the best of them! Using only one technic plate, a slope, and two plates with bars, Mansur has built a gun turret that he’s peppered across the ship. I count seven visible, can you find more? Be sureake in all of the fascinating greebling between the armor panels on ship. And speaking of armor, gander at the tiny rounded indent just below the command deck, to the right of that turret. Mansur has added some extra texture using a pair of finger hinge pieces from yesteryear, likely to reverse the stud direction in the span of a plate. But, the star of the armor show is the 8x1x3 slope. Mansur has used six of them just on this half of the ship to create the angular and geometric paneling. With all of that done,...

Atop the bell tower, a solitary warrior confesses her sins to the moon. This striking scene from Clockwork Bricks is a master class in contrast and perspective in LEGO. The foreground elements are dimly lit so as to appear all black against a night sky lit by the pink moon. Pagoda tile rooftops are a popular theme in LEGO architecture, but Clockwork Bricks manages to innovate here, incorporating tires into the tiles and a dragon’s wing for extra flare. Larger tires make up the bell. Brick-built clouds and micro builds of distant mountains sell the forced perspective. Clockwork Bricks built this evocative scene for the 2024 Summer Joust competition, where it won top prize in the “Pick Your Poison” category. The post Nocturnal ninja life takes its toll appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jake Forbes