Act 1: Don’t Let Your Stomach Dictate Purchases It was a quiet Monday night in our small unit. Skærbæk Fan Weekend was not far away and though we couldn’t go, my partner in life and LEGO, Kate, and I thought as we watched some late-night TV… “wouldn’t it be magic to be over in the heartland of LEGO?” I had been to Denmark back in 2018 just after I met Kate, and so much of our first year together was filled with stories of my adventure and our now-shared longing to visit once more. I refreshed my newsfeed for the final time that night and happened upon a post about tickets to the annual LEGO House AFOL Christmas Dinner being available. I showed the tab to Kate and we chatted for a brief moment. I remember how sought after these events usually are so I went through a few steps of...

Today’s guest article comes from Karina Sturm to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day and has been updated and republished with permission from ABILITY Magazine — founding sponsor of abilityJOBS.com, ABILITYJobFair.org and abilityEntertainment.org. Rita Ebel tries one of the ramps she built for a business in Hanau. Most Germans have heard of Rita Ebel, better known as the ‘LEGO Oma.’ The 65-year-old lady with the short blonde pixie cut and a Hessian dialect is known all over the world since her wheelchair ramps made entirely from LEGO have become a tourist attraction in the city of Hanau, Germany and beyond. Rita and her colorful ramps have been featured on numerous TV shows, in newspapers, and in the new book “LEGO Heroes”. Rita spoke with us in German which has been translated about her LEGO ramps, her life as a wheelchair user, accessibility, and the challenges of building more than a dozen ramps...

Something big is coming! In honor of BrickNerd’s 10th Anniversary, we are building something gigantic to celebrate our brick-built mascot Nerdly and bringing it to Brickworld Chicago next month. That’s right, Nerdly is getting an upgrade! We’re building a Nerdly that is ten times the size as normal to celebrate each of the past ten years! (Well, actually it is 12x bigger to make the math a little easier in studs, but who’s counting?) Work has already begun on this behemoth and structural tests are being conducted to ensure peak nerdity. We want to celebrate with YOU, our loyal readers and fellow nerds, so there are a few ways to get involved. In addition to the gigantic Nerdly, we are going to create the largest nerd herd ever assembled! If you are going to Brickworld Chicago, bring a Nerdly along to join the brigade! (Here are the instructions.) We’ll also have...

The Muppet Show by BulldoozerBuilder is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features the iconic stage with three mini diorama sets along with a detachable balcony. The back of the stage has areas for the props and behind the scenes stuff. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, and Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas The Muppet Show Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has posted a teaser what appears to be a collaboration between LEGO and Pac-Man. In the video we see Pac-Man munching on some ghosts and the LEGO logo at the end. It’s been rumored that there will be a set coming based on the old arcade machine. The official announcement should be coming really soon. READY! Waka waka waka! Something really cool is munching its way here…. @officialpacman pic.twitter.com/noaSguffTs — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 20, 2023 The post LEGO Pac-Man Teaser on Social Media – Announcement Coming Soon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran