LEGO has revealed a brand new LEGO Art set with the Modern Art (31210) set. Releasing on August 1, the set has 805 pieces and retails for $49.99. The set features a piece of abstract art using various shapes. Explore your creativity with this LEGO® Modern Art (31210) building kit. Make a bespoke piece of modern abstract art by assembling a collection of colorful and differently shaped elements, including rectangles, triangles and circles. Design your own piece of abstract artThere are no wrong ways to create: just experiment and have fun with the limitless possibilities. It’s impossible to make a mistake! The accompanying building instructions are not there to tell you what to do, but rather toinspire you with aspirational images and suggestions for your artistic journey. Hobbies and crafts for adultsLEGO® Art sets offer adult builders a chance to create their own piece of premium wall art while they enjoy...

July is now here and LEGO has just released a small number new sets on the LEGO Shop, some of which are very popular according to early reactions. As far as LEGO July 2023 promotions are concerned, the LEGO Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600) is the only one that is going on and you can it from July 1-9 with purchases of $100 on LEGO Disney products. One thing to note is that the Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) does trigger the promotion so that’s a huge plus for those who were wondering. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Disney • Disney Castle (43222) – $399.99 Friends • Horse Training (41746) – $29.99 Ideas • Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) – $229.99 As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO July 2023 Sets...

Welcome back to Rome! Or, rather, Rocco Buttliere’s 1:650 scale version of it. En route to replicating the entire part of the Eternal City that lay behind the ancient city walls, this world-class architecture building expert has finished Phase I of the monumental task, covering about a tenth of the area that eventually will make up the SPQR project. The city center of ancient Rome, in all its 104.000-brick splendour. Photo © Rocco Buttliere, MMXXIII We sat down with Rocco to discuss the endeavour. If you haven’t already, make sure to read Part I of the interview first, where Rocco talks about how he came up with the idea, his meticulous research, angles and shapes that are difficult to get right using the square medium of LEGO, and using Stud.io during the design process. Devil in the Details BrickNerd: I have to say, my head still hurts a bit from looking...

LEGO will be releasing a new LEGO Disney promotion tomorrow when the Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600). The details are still unclear on how to get it but there are reports that will be will be available from July 1-9 with purchases $100 in LEGO Disney products. Minifigure The set comes with an exclusive Mickey Mouse minifigure. This version of Mickey has him in a silver suit with the stars having a metallic shine on both sides of the torso. Build The build is separated into three small models. All of them makes use of the same base style and each of them has a clip on the back to hold a note or a photo. The first build is the Disney 100 sign with some balloons in the back. The front of it has a table with a chocolate cake. The second build is presumably Walt Disney’s desk with a...

Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P by DragonBuilder22 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features Perry the Platypus in his regular pet form as well as him as Agent P with his fedora hat, grappling gun, and jetpack. It also proposes minifigures of Phineas Flynn, Ferb Fletcher, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, and Major Francis Monogram. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, annd Taylor Swift’s Lover...