LEGO has officially revealed the highly anticipated LEGO Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D (10356) which will be this year’s Black Friday flagship set. Releasing on November 28, the set has 3,600 pieces and will retail for $399.99. The set features the iconic Enterprise-D that wss used in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series. The starship has a detachable command saucer, secondary hull, and warp nacelles. It also features an opening shuttlebay and two mini shuttlepods. There are nine minifigures in the set which include Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Riker, Lieutenant Worf, Lieutenant Commander Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, Counsellor Deanna Troi, Bartender Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. Each of the characters also comes with their appropriate accessories. When you purchase the set from November 28 – December 1, you can also get the LEGO Icons Star Trek: Type-15 Shuttlepod (40768) as a gift with...

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 2025 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...

A new LEGO Botanicals 2026 set has been officially revealed with the Tulip Bouquet (11501). Releasing on January 1, the set has 576 pieces and will retail for $59.99. The set features a bouquet with five varieties of tulips. Add an eye-catching piece of flower decor to your home with the LEGO® Botanicals Tulip Bouquet (11501) building kit for adults. Capturing the joy and optimism of spring, this LEGO bouquet features 5 varieties of tulips in various colours and stages of bloom. Immerse yourself in the beauty of flowers as you craft vibrant green buds, purple closed tulips and red, yellow and pink opened tulips, plus green leaves for added authenticity. The flower building set also includes adjustable stems that make it easy to arrange the tulips into a bespoke LEGO bouquet. Once you’ve completed this fun craft project, the set becomes a stunning piece of floral home decor that will...

Next year, the Chinese Zodiac will be celebrating the Year of the Horse and LEGO has officially revealed two new Spring Festival sets for the event. Both of the sets will be available starting on January 1 but you can pre-order both sets starting today in the links below. Fortune Firecracker (80118) – 1,039 pieces/$89.99/Pre-order today Inspire fun family activities for kids and adults during Spring Festival and create playful LEGO® wall art with this Fortune Firecracker building set (80118). This firework decoration is an ideal toy gift for boys and girls aged 9 years and over. It features ornate firecrackers with LEGO bricks inside to make a ‘crackling’ noise when moved. Press the button to reveal either a Spring Festival firework display or scene with people welcoming the God of Fortune. While one of the celebration scenes is displayed inside the firecracker model, the other can be played with separately....

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Ninjago 2026 set with the Four Weapons Blacksmith 15th Anniversary (71858). Releasing on January 1, the set has 1,259 pieces and will retail for $99.99. The set recreates the blacksmith’s workshop which was the location from the pilot episode of LEGO Ninjago. The set includes minifigures from the history of Ninjago including Maya, Ray, Nya, Blacksmith Kai, Master Wu, and a limited edition Master of Earth. Celebrate the LEGO® NINJAGO® TV show with this Four Weapons Blacksmith 15th Anniversary (71858) building set. Boys, girls and nostalgic fans aged 14 and over will be thrilled that, for the first time, they can build, display and recreate action with the iconic blacksmith’s workshop – the first-ever location in the pilot episode of the LEGO NINJAGO TV show. Open the ninja toy at the back to reveal a bedroom and a forge packed with details and accessories...

A few more projects have reached the LEGO Ideas Third 2025 Review Stage in the past couple of days. In this update, we have a few more movie themed projects as well as another one from a perennial fan designer. The Grinch: Whoville – papoy2T Road Trip – terauma CESSNA 185 Skywagon – Bryan92609 Universal Monsters – SpectralBricks The post LEGO Ideas November 5 Update appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A couple of LEGO One Piece sets have been moderately discounted to their lowest price on Amazon. The discounts aren’t at the usual 20% but they’re close enough to get a mention if you’re looking to pick them up. • Windmill Village Hut (75636) – $24.99/17% off• Buggy the Clown’s Circus Tent (75637) – $44.96/18% off As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO One Piece Amazon Deals – November 2025 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

“The Conversation Piece” is a monthly BrickNerd series about creativity and building with LEGO authored by our friends over at the Builder Improvement Initiative (BII), a Discord-based community that helps LEGO builders of all levels get better at their craft through knowledge-sharing and constructive feedback. Have a question you would like us to consider for a future article? You can submit it here. Enjoy! Building LEGO Characters Character building is one of the surprisingly odder genres you can build in. Just like any other niche of building, it has its own set of challenges. Proportions, faces, hands, and even stability are all tricky things to get right on their own, let alone all in the same build. A good character builder can be proficient in all of these skills, yet be left with a build that feels more like a mannequin than a true character. To truly make a character convincing,...

Amazon is trying to clear out inventory and they have the LEGO Star Wars Grogu with Hover Pram (75403) on sale for 36% off the retail price. It is now listed for $64.45 which saves you $35 on it. The discount is the most we’ve seen on the set and is better than the Prime Big Deal Days sale last month. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Star Wars Grogu with Hover Pram (75403) Amazon Deal – November 2025 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Insiders exclusive period is now over and the LEGO Ideas The Goonies (21363) is now available to the general public. As of right now, The Walshes’ Attick (40773) gift with purchase set is still available but it may sell out before it ends on November 7 since everyone can purchase the Inferno now. You can also double up on the gifts as you can also get the LEGO Disney Classic Animation Scenes (40774) as well. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Ideas The Goonies (21363) Now Available for General Public appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran