Today’s guest article comes from Brian Saviano, one of the only AFOLs who still buys LEGO Super Mario, who shares how the LEGO community is coming together to raise money for cancer research. One Idea, One Mission Every great initiative starts with a few people stepping up and making it happen. We can sit around all day and discuss what we should do, but rising to the challenge can grow beyond what you’ve ever expected. What started with one person clicking bricks together during a live stream on Twitch has evolved into one of the most ambitious and successful charity campaigns in the LEGO realm! I’m honored to forge my second article here on BrickNerd and share the remarkable work of the BrickBuilding community again! Our newly established team, “Stand Up Builders,” is spearheading the annual “Up2Us” charity drive for Stand Up to Cancer. Our third year of fundraising finds us...

LEGO has revealed a new gift with purchase set on the LEGO Shop with the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Mythical Pegasus (40691). The set hs 278 pieces and the parts can be used to build a pegasus, dragon, or a bird. There’s no word yet on the release date or the price requirements to get it but I assume it’ll be shortly after August 16 because that’s when the current set of promotions end. Creative kids aged 7+ can travel to a magical fantasy world to play out fun stories with this Mythical Pegasus (40691) 3in1 toy. The supercute winged horse has posable feet, wings, head and tail, and can stand on all 4 legs – or on its hind legs when on its pedestal. Kids can then choose to rebuild it into a mythical dragon toy with posable wings and tail, or a mythical bird with its wings spread, ready to...

Back in April, LEGO Ideas did the fan vote for the If We Can Turn Back Time building contest to vote for some retro sets to be produced and the winners have been announced. The winning builds include The Goonies (1985) by Delusion Brick and Gizmo from Gremlins by terauma. These two submissions will now join the growing list of other LEGO Ideas products that LEGO currently has in development and they will be officially announced at a future date. The post LEGO Ideas If We Can Turn Back Time Winners Announced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The new LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated Edition will be releasing in April 2025 and LEGO Ideas needs your help in choosing the featured minifigure for the book cover. Head over to the fan vote page to choose between Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and Ahsoka Tano. The deadline to vote is August 23 and the winning character will be announced on August 26. The post LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated Edition Cover Fan Vote appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For the Tim Burton cinephile or the Halloween and Christmas holiday debate fence-sitter or passionate fans and collectors of The Nightmare Before Christmas, LEGO has announced the highly anticipated LEGO Ideas The Nightmare Before Christmas (21351). On September 3, LEGO Insiders will have access to the 2,193 piece set first for $199.99, while on September 6 it will be available to the general public. This collector’s set will include three of the memorable locations (Spiral Hill, Jack Skellington’s home, and Halloween Town Hall) and eight characters from the films (Jack, Sally, Santa Claus,Lock, Shock, Barrel, Zero, and a two-faced brick-built figure of The Mayor). The release of this set is pretty much perfect for the upcoming holiday season, and from the details within the press release may be a great collector’s piece with features that have been lovingly designed from the film. Can’t Believe Your Eyes? Discover the New LEGO® Ideas...