I’m no stranger to LEGO gardens, so I was very excited to get an early chance to build the latest release in the LEGO Ideas theme: 215353 The Botanical Garden. Yours truly in the truly beautiful Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh As a long-time builder of LEGO gardens, I really appreciate the plethora of plant and foliage pieces that we now get. The recolours that have been introduced by the Botanical Collection theme are fantastic. This set gives us not only a really useful element recolour, but also new moulds for both plants and glazing elements. Our friends over at New Elementary have already brilliantly covered the four new moulds this set boasts – the most ever in an Ideas set I believe – so I won’t go into too much detail, but they all give us new options which is always welcome. New Moulds View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View...

A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest bunch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for November 2024 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish! We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO...

Before there was Max, there was Zack. All was quiet in the early decades of LEGO marketing until a maniac came onto the scene. Zack the LEGO Maniac was the face of much of The LEGO Group’s marketing in the 80s and 90s, namely the face of the US’s club publication: LEGO Mania Magazine. Zack was a human character that was, well, a maniac for LEGO. Zack was the mascot of LEGO Mania Magazine until its rebrand in 2002 as the global LEGO Magazine. For roughly five years there was no representative of the LEGO Club worldwide. However, that would change with one super cool minifigure: Max! Today we’ll be looking at the history of LEGO Max (not to be confused with BrickNerd’s own April Fools initiative) in the LEGO Club magazines, his limited appearances as a physical minifigure, and his long-running series of brickfilms made for LEGO Club TV to...

The LEGO Shop has revealed two new Insider Rewards sets coming this Black Friday which are related to the newly announced LEGO Icons The Endurance (10335). One of them is the LEGO Marine Chronometer which you will be able to redeem for 2,400 points starting on November 29, while supplies last. It features a chronometer that is stored inside a box. The other set is the Barracuda Seas which is a miniature version of the Black Seas Barracuda. I’m going to assume it will cost 2,400 points as well. The post LEGO Black Friday 2024 Insider Rewards Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Earlier today, The Toy Foundation announced the 2025 Toy of the Year nominations and not surprisingly, LEGO is the running again in a few categories. In total, there were 10 products nominated in 8 categories. Voting is now live and you have until January 10 to get your votes in. Your vote will also decide the People’s Choice Awards as well. The winners will be announced at the TOTY Awards gala on Friday, February 28, 2025 right before the New York Toy Fair. Action Figure of the Year • LEGO Batman Construction Figure and the Bat-Pod Bike (76273) Collectible of the Year • Dungeons & Dragons Collectible Minifigures (71047) Construction Toy/Playset of the Year • LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale (21348) • LEGO City Space Base and Rocket Launchpad (60434) Educational Toy of the Year • LEGO Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit (42179) Grown Up Toy...