For anyone who has ever been to a LEGO convention, the sound of a GBC is pretty hard to miss. It’s not a very pleasant sound—in fact, it’s often quite deafening—and it’s almost always crowded with people admiring the different types of contraptions that slowly transport a crazy amount of LEGO footballs (soccer balls for our American readers) and basketballs around a never-ending loop. What is a GBC? GBC in the LEGO community stands for Great Ball Contraption. If you are new to GBCs, it’s a build (aka module) with moving parts that transports balls from one point to another. BrickNerd has a comprehensive article on the history of the GBC. The beauty of this concept is that if you put a bunch of modules alongside each other, the balls can be transported from module to module. If enough are connected, you get a loop that transports the balls in a...

42179 Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit, part of the broader LEGO Space super-theme this year, is unique in a lot of ways. It’s a Technic set that does not recreate some sort of vehicle—a rarity when scanning through the roughly 500 Technic sets listed on Brickset. The mechanisms are really interesting, with five different motions from a single input. And it’s also a great teaching tool. The technical name for the set is an orrery, which is a mechanical device used to represent the movements of the planets in our solar system. The Oxford’s History of Science Museum has a beautiful example of an orrery. Now onto the build and the science behind the set! Solar Flare! Ok that’s really big scale wise, but a fun add As established before, I am a space nerd and was very excited about this set in particular. I built this set with my...

(Written by William) When LEGO offered the #10337 Lamborghini , I jumped at the chance to check it out. Mind you, I’m not a gearhead, but I’ve become a rather massive fan of building these LEGO Icon large-scale models. I’ve gotten a couple of them as review copies in the past and I make sure […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Back in 2015, LEGO released the #76042 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes SHIELD Helicarrier. This was a massive set with 2,296 pieces and measuring over 11” (29cm) high, 31” (80cm) long and 17” (45cm) wide. It featured two runways, microscale Quinjets, fighter jets, ground support vehicles, a highly detailed interior, as well as five regular-size minifigures […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Today the LEGO Group unveils the #21350 LEGO Ideas JAWS set, a brick-built diorama commemorating the infamous 1975 blockbuster movie “JAWS,” from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. To celebrate the launch, the LEGO Group, in partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, has created the first ever summer “brick-buster” mini-film, “JAWS…in a Jiffy,” a playful recreation […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)