For each issue of BrickJournal Magazine, the BrickNerd team creates instructions for a LEGO mini-model to go with the theme of the cover story. For their recent issue about New Hashima, BrickNerd contributor Dan Ko created a speeder bike to populate the cyberpunk city. New Hashima Spinner Speeder For the New Hashima collab, I wasn’t able to participate and send any LEGO builds physically, so I wanted to create a design for something small that anyone could build and populate in their cubes to add life to the vibrant cyberpunk city. That’s when I came up with the spinner speeder idea: a bike template that could be changed into whatever color was needed. I packed the speeder with as much detail as I could in a small space, utilizing every stud and only XX number of pieces. One of my favorite parts of the build is using two 3679 turntable plates...

The product page for the upcoming LEGO Ninjago Micro Ninjago Docks (40704) Insiders set is now live on the LEGO Shop. The set has 275 pieces and should be available in the Rewards Center soon for most likely 2,700 points like with the Micro Ninjago City (40703). Ninja fans aged 10 and up can now build their own micro model of NINJAGO® City’s Docks with this fun and detailed playset. Micro NINJAGO Docks (40704) is a downsized version of the bigger NINJAGO City Docks (70657) building set and features a market, apartments, a tearoom and an arcade. The micro docks can also be connected to 3 other micro sets (sold separately), including Micro NINJAGO City (40703), to complete a small model of NINJAGO City. The post LEGO Ninjago Micro Ninjago Docks (40704) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Minifigure Store has posted a product listing for the upcoming LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 26 – Space (71046). There will be 12 minifigures to collect and some of them pay tribute to Classic Space sets like M-Tron, Ice Planet, and Blacktron. They are listed as a May 1 release and they should retail for $4.99 each. The post LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 26 – Space (71046) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The United Nations has adopted an International Day of Play to protect children’s right to play and it will be held on June 11. UN signals importance of play by adopting official International Day of Play • Global partners have successfully called on the United Nations to adopt an International Day of Play to champion and protect children’s right to play.• The International Day of Play will be June 11th, with the inaugural celebration to take place in 2024.• Global research surveying more than 25,000 children across 36 countries reveals that as many as 73% of children don’t believe adults take play – and how it can help them learn – seriously1. Billund, March 26th 2024: Play is a fundamental right for every child. Yet, the importance of play in helping children develop life-long skills is often forgotten. With only 30% of adults aware that play is a fundamental birth right...

Ancient Egyptian Temple by GJC15344 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,000 piece build features a gatehouse showing some of the more Egyptian figures such as Thoth, Osiris, and Anubis. The back shows some of the rooms you may have seen inside these temples. The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, Minerals Display, Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2, Hello Kitty and Friends – 50 Years, Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, Medieval Tournament, Among Us: The Skeld, Cherry Blossom Ikebana, Roman Forum, The Wizard of Oz 85th Film Anniversary, Interstellar, Working Suspension Railway, Metallica M72 World Tour, Suitcase Express!, Outer Wilds, Medieval Inn by the Gatehouse, Clockwork Solar System, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, My Neighbor Totoro, Tower Chess, Medieval Bee Farm, LEGO Gundam, Dancing House, Prague, The Wizard Peaks, Rocky Reef Restoration, Finding Nemo – First Day of School, Coraline –...