We’re in the middle of the darkest time of the year here in the Nordics. What could be a better way to liven up your day than building some colorful flowers? I have been given the opportunity to look at four of the latest sets from the LEGO Botanical theme: 11508 Daisies, 133 pieces 11509 Flowering Cactus, 482 pieces 11504 Peace Lily, 474 pieces 11501 Tulip Bouquet, 576 pieces My relationship with the botanical sets before this review is quite positive. I have built 10311 Orchid and 10309 Succulents before, and I was very pleased with those. I like how the Botanical sets use regular LEGO to resemble somewhat common house plants.  I decided to revisit the format of classic reviews here on BrickNerd from the before times with Nerdly scores out of five. So let’s take a look at the new sets, starting with the smallest. 11508 Daisies, 9+, 133...

LEGO has released a short video on social media teasing a LEGO Mario Kart Luigi set. After the release of the Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart (72037) last year, we were wondering if LEGO would make Luigi and it looks like he’s coming soon. In the teaser, Luigi is seen pulling up next to Mario in his Mach 8 Kart. You can clearly see part of the blue and yellow kart with the red rims. Hopefully the set can recreate the famous Luigi death start meme. Last year, the Mario & Standard Kart was announced on MAR10 Day so we can guess that LEGO will be revealing the set that day too. The post LEGO Mario Kart Luigi Set Teaser appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Botanicals set with the Flower Wall (11503). Releasing on February 1, the set has 879 pieces and will retail for $89.99. The set features a variety of flowers that you can put on the wall frame including 2 big camellias, 3 small camellias, 2 clematis, 3 ranunculus, 2 faux red roses, 1 hydrangea, 3 cornflowers, 2 mimosa branches, 2 waxflower branches, and 2 big leaves. Set your inner gardener free as you create a flower trellis with this LEGO Botanicals Flower Wall (11503) building set for adults. Flex your green fingers as you create the wall frame and build the colourful artificial flowers. The set includes 2 big camellias, 3 small camellias, 2 clematis, 3 ranunculus, 2 faux red roses, 1 hydrangea, 3 cornflowers, 2 mimosa branches, 2 waxflower branches and 2 big leaves that you can arrange on the wall in any combination...

Although they’re known primarily as miners, Dwalin Forkbeard has higher aspirations for the dwarves near the Eastern Watcher. They’re about to mingle with the clouds, thanks to their airship the Skyscraper. The orcs won’t know what’s coming their way, as they watch low for their dwarven enemies, only to be pelted from above with bombs. Obviously, the large stone tower immediately draws the eye, and it’s impressively built. But the airship steals the show, with that wonderful dwarven masthead. For more of Dawlin’s impressive creations, make sure to dig into our archives. The post These dwarves are done digging appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Norm Harper

Latte art? Tired. LEGO art in the coffee shop? Wired! Especially when the LEGO art in question is as rich and filled with color and genius parts usage like this mural from Vietnamese AFOL and Masterpiece Gallery alum Khang Huynh, in collaboration with building partner Kỷ Duy Phong. Created for Starbucks Vietnam, the artwork was created over four months and measures 1×2 meters.  The work incorporates Vietnamese imagery into an ornate depiction of the coffeemaker’s mermaid mascot. At first glance, the mural might look flat, but up close, you can see how it bursts from the wall. 2×1 round tiles let the artists shape the flower petals into organic curves. Creative parts usage abounds, like the use of Pteranodon wings for a green gradient in the lily pads. The most galaxy-brain NPU, however, is found in the hands. Those life-like finger tips? Patrick Star heads from the SpongeBob theme! The post...