LEGO occasionally releases little teaser videos to announce their upcoming sets, and we started this week off with the Harry Potter Fantastic Beasts trailer. Today we’re getting the first look at the new Tron set from LEGO Ideas that we first announced back in November. We changed the algorithm on this one…need a Clu? Coming soon! @TronLegacy @LEGOIdeas #LEGOTron #LEGOIdeas #TronLegacy pic.twitter.com/rNrm8GkueJ — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) March 15, 2018 Let’s take a closer look at this very brief 5-second teaser video. We can see a minifigure in a cool black suit with blue highlights. We presume this is Sam, with a disc strapped to his back. This is a pretty cool scene, showing Sam jumping into the air while the light bike comes alive. Sadly, we suspect this feature won’t be available in the set. At last, we get a first look LEGO’s interpretation of Sam’s blue bike. The only look at Clu’s bike...

We’ve featured Sarah Beyer‘s tropical holiday home LEGO models in the past, but this latest creation takes her architectural style and moves it out of the jungle and onto the beach. This Tahiti-inspired holiday hut is a delight — a showcase of effective texturing, nice landscaping, and cool water effects. It’s worth diving-in to take a closer look at some of the details, like the path towards the veranda with its mix of stones and plants… And don’t miss the water, with layered transparent tiles creating a wonderful shoreline effect… The hut itself boasts a detailed interior, packed with Sarah’s trademark attention to detail, and — as ever — photographed brilliantly… In short, this is a lovely LEGO model — one I wish I could visit on holiday! Failing that, I’d settle for being able to see it “in the brick” and exploring all its details further. The post Dive into...

There is a certain Swedish style to these instructions for your own Fåctötum, a robot from IMEA (Intergalactic Manufactory of Electronics and Automata).  Luigi Priori has definitely found inspiration by eating a few Swedish meatballs and assembling some flat-pack home furniture.  While the instructions are for a cute little robot, half the fun of this build is enjoying the time and energy Luigi has put into designing the instructions themselves. You will require a few minifigure tools and a friend to help you to carry the box of parts — this is a two-minifigure lift. The post Assemble your own Fåctötum, a robot from IMEA [Instructions] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Elspeth De Montes

Last week LEGO released its annual financial results for 2017, and to some of us, it may have seemed like it was written in a foreign language. You know what it means to have a profit and loss, but to help cut through all the accounting jargon, we’ve simplified things a bit further for you. Note that we’re taking a huge amount of liberty with the complex details to keep it simple, but it should give you the right general idea. First of all, we converted Danish krone to US Dollars using Google exchange rates, just to keep the number more digestible for most of you reading this. So if you see a three-digit number below, it runs into the millions (396 = 396 Million USD). A four-digit number in the chart means it runs into the billions (6273 = 6.273 Billion USD). Here’s a quick explanation of all the financial...

The original Pacific Rim was a huge inspiration for many LEGO builders. The Jaeger were an obvious choice for mech builders and we saw a tonne of recreation of them at various scales. With the second movie, Uprising, out soon, we’re starting to see the same thing happen again. Talented builder Kelvin Low, whose amazing custom LEGO Hulkbuster we featured earlier this week, is responsible for this Bracer Phoenix rendition. That’s the mech from the trailer with what looks like a morning star attached to one arm. If you want to make you own, you’re in luck. This 22-minute video uploaded by the builder will show you exactly how Kelvin created this custom mech. Finally, if tan’s just not your colour, Gipsy Avenger has also been made, complete with its own build video. The post And the Pacific Rim Uprising mechs come rolling in appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Clinton

Fresh from winning the ABS challenge in spectacular fashion, Didier Burtin has created a delicious Ikura maki roll. At sushi restaurants ikura (salmon roe) is always served gunkan-style (battleship.) Besides the rice and the nori (edible seaweed), there are no other embellishments and it is not served with any sauce, although you may brush a little soy sauce (shoyu) on top of the eggs with a small slice of gari (sweet pickled ginger) and the all-important wasabi. The post Japanese sushi that looks great and tastes blockish appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jonathan

This bulky spaceship by Nick Trotta, called Ataraxis has caught me completely off guard. I am used to seeing unique LEGO spaceships with a handful of unique ideas and shapes associated with them, but this one is in a completely different class. Of course Nick is one of the best space builders out there, but even so his latest work is incredible. No wonder, as the builder has spent the past four months worth of weekends on it. There are countless angles and lines all around the spaceship that just a list of them would be too long to be read in a reasonable time. Nick seems to be able to capture any shape and detail that would cross his mind, to a degree that it looks as if he was designing LEGO bricks specifically for this creation. This effect might also originate from the disproportionate amount of newer elements, of...

If you’re looking for a scurvy mate to fill your pillaging needs, here be the fellow! He’ll stand guard with his cleverly crafted musket, making sure your enemies walk the plank! The creator of this “maniac gunner pirate” is LEGO 7, and he’s no stranger to great builds. One of the best parts of this particular creation is the unique personality of the character. Not only does he have that wonderful classic pirate look, he also has the best expression on his face. Not to mention, his weapons display a uniquely creative use of parts. And if you’re looking for a captain to add to your crew, you won’t be disappointed! LEGO 7 has also created a devilish Blackbeard to go with this first mate! He even has the peg-leg and macaw! The post Avast Ye Brick-aneers! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Bre Burns

World-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76. While his professional accomplishments are well-known (and too numerous to list here), he was also a staple of popular culture, making cameos in numerous television shows and even becoming the subject of a 2014 bio-pic. Among the many parodies of Professor Hawking was the LEGO version that I built 11 years ago, which continues to be rediscovered by people across the web to this day. Over the past decade I’ve had fun watching him pop up in mass media, and have also featured him in a variety of comical new situations. And exactly 1 year ago this week, this little LEGO model travelled on the same zero gravity flight that his real-world counterpart had taken 10 years earlier …the event that had inspired me to create this build in the first place. Thank you for allowing...

Before you mistake this for 76105 Hulkbuster: Ultron Edition, it’s not! It’s a modified version of it by the famous Singaporean Mecha builder Kelvin Low, who’s better known in the fan-builder circles as Chubbybots. Hardcore Mecha fans like Kelvin will never be satisfied with stock builds which sometimes may have limitations because of the way parts are used. The only right thing to do is fix it! I think with the mods he’s made, it turned out well much better than what LEGO did! We had a quick chat with Kelvin about the changes he’s made for this outstanding mod. First things first, any Mech looking build has got to have articulation, else it’s just a statue. Kelvin got inspiration from his earlier modification of the Ninjago Fire Mech (70615) to give the bottom half a bit more articulation. In its original design, the Hulkbuster UE simply does not have any form...