LEGO just revealed the details of the upcoming 2021 76390 Harry Potter Advent Calendar with 6 new minifigures featuring Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Dudley Dursley and Griphook. The set will be released come September 1, 2021 and priced at US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £24.99. The set will also includes 2 random wizard card tiles of which there will be 16 in total to collect to be sourced from other Harry Potter sets that’s released this year. LEGO® Harry Potter Advent Calendar | 274 Pieces | US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £24.99  The post LEGO 76390 Harry Potter 2021 Advent Calendar revealed with 6 new minifigures to collect [News] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder

LEGO has just revealed the latest lineup for the Jurassic World 2021 wave of sets. These are slated to be available come  September 1, 2021. The new sets feature a Stygimoloch, a T. rex Dinosaur Fossil,  a Carnotaurus and a Baryonyx to add to your collection.  LEGO 76939 Jurassic World Stygimoloch Dinosaur Escape | 129 pieces  | US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £34.99 LEGO 76940 Jurassic World T. rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition | 198 pieces | US $29.99 | CAN $39.99 | UK £27.99 LEGO 76941 Jurassic World Carnotaurus Dinosaur Chase | 240 Pieces | US $49.99 | CAN $69.99 | UK £44.99 LEGO 76941 Jurassic World Baryonyx Dinosaur Boat Escape | 308 Pieces | US $79.99 | CAN $99.99 | UK £74.99    The post LEGO Jurassic World 2021 sets featuring a T. rex dinosaur fossil and more [News] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder

The World Map is currently the largest LEGO set with a total number of 11,695 pieces. We hear from LEGO Designer Fiorella Groves that because it’s a LEGO-based map, you can simply customise it the way you like it. Fiorella also shares that she’s originally from Hong Kong and speak Cantonese while she grew up in London and has hidden ‘something’ in the ocean that only she knows about but never reveals the details. She’s challenged the audience to find out what it is. Remember to read our full in-depth review of this set if you need to make a purchase decision. It’s now available on the LEGO Online Shop retailing at US $249.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £229.99 Or if you’re simply looking for inspiration for other designs of LEGO Maps, we’ve compiled a few of them out there for your enjoyment.     The post LEGO Designer Video featuring Fiorella Groves creator...

Ninjago fans have been celebrating the ten year anniversary of the theme, and LEGO is helping out with a new three-pack of BrickHeadz. Golden Lloyd, Nya Samurai X, and the Firstbourne Dragon all get the cubist treatment in Ninjago Legacy 40490: Ninjago 10 BrickHeadz . This 406 part set will be available from June 1 – June 30th, 2021 (or while supplies last) at LEGO stores only for US $10 | CAN $15 | UK £10 with qualifying US $85 | CAN $110 | UK £85 Ninjago purchases. Yes, this isn’t a “gift with purchase,” but rather a “purchase with purchase” offer. Come along as we take an early look at these three Ninjago icons! 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 contents The front of the...

On April 13th, LEGO Ideas blog published a post announcing a new contest called “Do you want to go to the seaside”. The winner was announced on May 31st: Ray the Castaway by Daditwins by a total of 969 votes. The challenge was to create a build between 150-250 pieces related to the summer/beach activities. The winner’s idea would be a GWP set, and other rewards included sets like Pirates of Barracuda Bay and Winnie the Pooh. The contest was closed to entries on May 11th. After that, the judges picked 15 sets from all the entries (826 in total), and fan voting began on May 18th. It went on for a week, and on ended on May 25th.  The winning entries including the runner ups and all other submissions can be found on the results page. Another contest has already been launched on the LEGO Ideas blog with the challenge...

It wasn’t always dysentery that did you in on the Oregon trail. Dmitry has created a microscale wonder in “The Road To The West”,  a build full of great details and part usage. A few that caught my eye right away were the use of hubcaps for the spoked wagon wheels and the really clever combination of small parts in the horses. I also adore the slight gaps between the sections of the coach’s cover. Those allow for a wind-swept look that enhances the scene’s already great sense of motion. This scene feels like a small part of a larger story. What happens next? Maybe Dmitry will share another build in the future that fills us in. Otherwise we’ll just have to look at some other great Western-inspired creations and make up our own legends. The post Hold up! We want to talk to you about your wagon’s extended warranty! appeared...

While classic greys have their place, I’m a sucker for a vibrant color scheme on my spaceships. The Blue Barrel by David Roberts certainly doesn’t disappoint in that arena, with a checkerboard pattern of red and orange that really offsets the blue bodywork to make this vessel stand out. I love the smooth lines and the Technic gears in the nose. The real treat, though, is when this baby comes in for a landing. Dave’s focus on this build was the development of hinged hatches and extendable landing gear. Fingertip pressure is all it takes to pop open the landing struts, but apparently, you’ll “need some fingernails to get at the legs and pull them out!”  Truly, one of more obvious-but-still-clever uses of Technic rods I’ve seen in a while. Also be sure to spend a moment or two examining that innovative ladder. It doesn’t use standard stud attachments to hook...

This spooky fellow has a bone to pick. Revan New’s Prairie King has a haunting form thanks to the creative use of pieces which make up the skull. Minifigure arms and Exo Force arms shape the model’s striking cheeking bones. Clip pieces clasp claw parts, portraying realistic looking teeth at the front. To top that off, the hat appears to be a wheel with the tyre inversed around its centre spoke. The grey coat also has some nice angling created by a variation of slope pieces. As you finally gaze into the soulless eyes, you might spot some harry potter wands used for pupils. The end result is a beautifully sculpted model which has a creepy appearance, ready for Halloween. The post Undead Cowboy Nightmare appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Rory W

Like many men my age, at heart, I don’t necessarily feel all that different from when I was six years old and playing with my LEGO train. Besides LEGO and trains, as a boy, I liked fire engines, diggers and trucks, preferably with lots of lights. My latest build still fits that pattern. It is a Mercedes Actros truck with a stepframe trailer, as operated by the Dutch company Mammoet, which is Dutch for mammoth. They specialize in heavy lifting and transport of oversized and heavy objects. So, by their standards, this truck is actually quite small. Their vehicles have an attractive and distinctive color scheme. It uses a lot of red, but the vehicles’ cabs are usually black. The trailer, built by the Dutch company Nooteboom, has a yellow edge for increased visibility. When I started building the truck, I wasn’t sure what load I’d put on the trailer, except...

This latest creation by Andrew Tate brings some 1920s style to a staple modular of any LEGO city. Standing at four stories tall and topped with a clock tower, Andrew’s Art Deco bank has both the perfect color scheme and expertly designed architectural details. The light bluish gray concrete facade flaunts a variety of textures and geometric patterns, ranging from your standard 1×2 grille and log bricks to 1×1 pyramids and angled tiles. The use of SNOT with tiles achieves a sturdy look fit for a bank, while techniques like the slightly offset dark green cheese slope detailing and gold accents around the windows break that monotony. From this street-level view, we can see a generous use of jumper plates for creating both the recessed doorways and added decoration on the facade. I’m loving the use of brown on the ground floor as well, as I imagine it gives a warm...