Every year the best LEGO builders in the Pacific Northwest gather for BrickCon to show off some of their amazing creations. BrickCon 2018 will happen on the weekend of October 6 and 7 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, and tickets just went on sale. Last year tickets sold out, so if you plan on going we recommend getting yours well ahead of time. The theme of BrickCon 2018 is Hidden Worlds, and to celebrate, The Brothers Brick will be there with a gigantic model of Ninjago City, a collaboration of work from builders all over the country. You can read more about the collaboration and even see some of our building progress. Check out a few of the amazing creations from last year, and we hope to see you in person in October for BrickCon 2018! The post BrickCon 2018 Public Exhibition tickets on sale now [News] appeared first on The...

LEGO Ideas has quickly become one of the most exciting and progressive product lines of the company, and the latest set, 21311 Voltron: Defender of the Universe is no different. From the designer video included below, we learn from LEGO designer Niek van Slagmaat and graphic designer Mark Tranter that the leg and arm connections on Voltron were the most challenging part of creating the functional set (and we get to see Niek being particularly fly with some beautiful drum-lacquered silver elements). The set will be available July 23rd for LEGO VIPs and August 1st for everyone else for $179.99 USD. Look out for our thorough review coming later this week. The post LEGO Voltron designer video shows behind the scenes effort to make the set a reality [Video] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Dave Schefcik

Amazon Prime Day is starting now, which means deals on everything from LEGO to electronics and more. In the past, we’ve seen large discounts on LEGO sets, organizing drawers, video games, books and movies, in addition to everything else that Amazon slashes prices on. (We will update this post if we see anything not to be missed!) When you click through this link to shop at Amazon, The Brothers Brick receives a small amount back which helps us bring you the quality content you’ve come to expect. So if you are going to purchase anything at Amazon today, please consider helping a brother out. LEGO sets 40% off or more amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thebrobri-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual";amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon";amzn_assoc_region = "US";amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links";amzn_assoc_asins = "B01MXEMMGU";amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit";amzn_assoc_linkid = "64369217d13666e43d6d8c1b0826e1bb"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thebrobri-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual";amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon";amzn_assoc_region = "US";amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links";amzn_assoc_asins = "B01MXEMXGK";amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit";amzn_assoc_linkid = "e29d8422e6b07e0c8590b6c2a754feea"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thebrobri-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode...

Even though the North Vietnamese didn’t have much of an air force at the start of the air war over Vietnam in 1964, with Soviet assistance they were soon able to present US pilots with a few surprises. Their MiG-17 fighters were old-fashioned and only had guns as their armament. The jets were small, though, and well-suited to out-turn heavier US jets mostly optimised for higher speeds. Peter Dornbach has built the more modern MiG-21, known as the “Fishbed” in the West. This entered Vietnamese service in 1966. Peter’s model has a retractable undercarriage, opening cockpit and a brick-built representation of the characteristic camouflage used by the Vietnam People’s Air Force. With its higher speed and two AA-2 Atoll air-to-air missiles the Fishbed was typically used in hit-and-run attacks. The US countered this threat using the F-4 Phantom II. This wasn’t particularly agile, but had powerful twin engines. Its crews were...

Creating anything that appears haphazard and undesigned with LEGO bricks is never easy, which makes #1 Nomad’s Shanty Town all the more impressive. A tottering tower of makeshift units and containers, where each segment is crafted according to a unique aesthetic: one flying the livery of LEGO Classic Space theme, with its blue frame and yellow arrow prints, the next offering a nod to the Octan colour scheme. Nomad demonstrates his skill by orchestrating this chaos, from the precise way the detritus is scattered around the creation’s base, to the lines of snaking cables and satellite dishes that clad the building. The result is something essentially disorganised, visually fascinating and ultimately beautiful. The post Shanty Town: Designing a disordered way of living appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: David Smith