In 2024, LEGO City brings back two reoccurring sub-themes; LEGO City Fire and LEGO City Police. Another extensive LEGO City sub-theme this year is LEGO City Space. We talked about the LEGO City Fire and LEGO City Space sets already (see links at the end of this post), and today, we will take a look […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Today, the LEGO Group and Asmodee announced their first jointly-crafted board game, Monkey Palace. The game will be officially unveiled to retailers and industry partners at the Nuremberg Toy Fair and will be available for purchase from October 3rd at Spiel Essen, the world’s largest board game convention, and from select leading retailers around the […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Can you imagine how awesome the spacecraft and bases on planets will look in 100+ years as humans start to explore the cosmos? Using LEGO bricks, the LEGO Ideas team is looking for the greatest intrepid explorers on LEGO Ideas to build space exploration vehicles and planetary bases! Space scooters, hoverboards, and balloons could work […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

The LEGO seasonal sets have become something of a regular tradition by now. Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, so what are we getting this year? In 2022 we had 40522 Valentine Lovebirds, with 40462 Valentine’s Brown Bear the year before. In 2024, LEGO are switching it up, and our love-themed offering is a Gift with Purchase in the form of 40679 Love Gift Box. It will be available with purchases totalling US $75 | CAN $TBD | UK £TBD, and consists of 158 pieces. It’s available for two weeks from February 1st, so if you need a gift for a LEGO-loving partner, you can get one in time for the 14th. But should you? Keep reading to find out! The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews. The box and...

LEGO builder Isaac Wilder is sort of a master at creating patinaed vehicles, but he didn’t perfect the technique instantly. He tells us that way back in August of 2020, he approached legendary builder Simon Liu about patina techniques and he gave him some sage advice. This turned into a small “patina collaboration” of sorts, and, speaking from experience, it’s kind of magical when that happens. Isaac is also an admirer of VW Life on YouTube so, over time, he kept up with his inspirations and practiced the patina look and now we have this. In a vehicle with this much character, it makes you think of the adventures it may have had. Perhaps it had a fresh, psychedelic paint job during the Summer of Love; maybe its occupants made tofu and granola in it for years at a time; or maybe it was involved in a medium-speed chase from the...