Super Bowl LVIII is going on right now and during one of the commercial breaks, Universal Pictures showed off their trailer for the upcoming Wicked movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. LEGO on their social media accounts without any pictures posted “Wonder if LEGO bricks could defy gravity…”. Also, a reply to the Wicked account on X/Twitter, they posted “Emerald City here we come!” This seemingly suggests that LEGO could be releasing a set for the movie in the future. Wicked premieres in theaters this Thanksgiving so if there is a set made, it wouldn’t be released until around the holiday time. If LEGO does make a Wicked set, what do you want to see in it? Wonder if LEGO bricks could defy gravity… — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) February 12, 2024 Emerald City here we come! — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) February 11, 2024 The post LEGO Teases Wicked Movie Set appeared first...

It’s been a few days since the BrickLink Designer Program Series 1 sets started pre-orders and here’s a quick update on what’s been happening if you don’t follow my social media updates. As of today, three sets have completely sold out of the 30,000 maximum allotted which include the Mountain Fortress, The Old Train Engine Shed, and Snack Shack. The Mountain Fortress sold out in three hours after pre-orders started and the Snack Shack and The Old Train Engine Shed came after. We only have the Parisian Street and the General Store left from Series 1. The Parisian Street is about 50% sold out while the General Store looks to be about 70% sold out. There’s still 17 days left to pre-order but I expect them to be sold out in about a week. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post BrickLink Designer Program Series 1 Update...

While primarily made from plastic, LEGO pieces come in all shapes and sizes, and materials. If you are looking for a more flexible option for building a MOC masterpiece, look no further! Today we’re taking a look at how capes and cloth have been used as NPU (Nice Part Usage) in LEGO MOCs. Just cause it’s fabric doesn’t mean it isn’t a LEGO piece… Cloth is a Classic Fabric elements have been around for a long time. The first LEGO pirate ships back in the late 80s had the first fabric elements. The famous Black Seas Barracuda was so popular, it was produced a second time and then was reimagined as a LEGO Ideas set! Absolutely Beautiful! LEGO took a few years to make capes for minifigures, with the first one used in the Dragon Knights castle subtheme in the 90s. Up until then, minifigs had to use a hard plastic...

Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year to those who celebrate and why not spend some of the day to build some of the new LEGO Chinese Traditional Festival sets. This year, we celebrate the Year of the Dragon which is the most powerful animal on the Chinese Zodiac and has been long revered as a symbol of strength and good luck. LEGO has released a couple of the dragon sets this year with the Auspicious Dragon (80112) and the Year of the Dragon (40611) gift with purchase set. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. • Festival Calendar (40678) – $29.94• Spring Animal Playground (40709) – $12.99• Cherry Blossoms (40725) – $14.99• Auspicious Dragon (80112) – $89.99• Family Reunion Celebration (80113) – $129.99 The post Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Have you ever been deep in some fancy SNOT work and realized you weren’t able to keep track of all the half-plate, quarter-plate, or even eighth-plate values adding up? Or maybe you just really hate LEGO fractions and refuse to use them? Fortunately, there is a solution in the form of LDU. LDU Origins What is LDU you ask? Is that a weird LEGO Dimension Unit or something? Well kinda, but in reality, it claims its origin from the LEGO computer modeling program LDraw. The history of LDraw is better left to a different article, but know that it dates back to the 1990s. If you know anything about computers, you know they are good at math. But computers are also better at using whole integers, like 1, 42, and 1958, rather than any fractions or decimals like 3.14 or 2.71. With the standard units we are used to working with...

Outer Wilds by Minibrick Productions is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 1,190 piece set features the Spaceship used in the game and some side builds. The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, Minerals Display, Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2, Hello Kitty and Friends – 50 Years, Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, Medieval Tournament, Cherry Blossom Ikebana, Roman Forum, Interstellar, Metallica M72 World Tour, and Suitcase Express! as the ones to reach the First 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Outer Wilds Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The next LEGO Marvel 2024 set that we’ll be checking out is Rocket’s Warbird vs. Ronan (76278) which retails for $37.99 and has 290 pieces. This set is only the second iteration of the ship with the first being the San Diego Comic Con 2014 (COMCON034) exclusive. Minifigures There’s only two minifigures in the set, Rocket Raccoon and Ronan. Rocket has an updated torso showing him with an sleeveless armored vest. The head is the newer version that was introduced last year. His accessory is a blaster. Ronan is back also sporting a slightly updated look. This version has him in all black and gray without any other colors like with before. He now has a double-sided head showing a stern face on one side and an angry expression on the other. He has a black hood and a cloak to complete his look. His accessory is the Cosmi-Rod hammer. Build...

Can a LEGO set be rebuilt into something else entirely, perhaps a bit more timey-wimey and blue? Today, we will find out. I recently was able to build LEGO Ideas 21437 Red London Telephone Box. For a very quick review, it is a very satisfying build. From the options for the different types of telephones inside to the clever SNOT techniques and the inclusion of a light, it is a delight to build. It’s also a quicker build than some of the other sets from the LEGO Ideas range. Although red telephone boxes are less common in the modern world of mobile phones, they are an iconic element of the London landscape. It is still readily found in souvenirs and countless Instagram and tourist photos. For many people, the red telephone box symbolises London just as much as the Tower Bridge or Big Ben. If you love all things London, this...

LEGO has officially revealed the next LEGO Icons set with the Medieval Town Square (10332). Releasing on March 1, the set has 3,304 pieces and will retail for $229.99 and it features a reimagination of the LEGO Castle Medieval Market Village (10193) from 2009. There are two separate buildings with full interiors which includes a tavern, cheese factory, shield-painting workshop, guard tower, woodworking shop, and weaving workshop. There’s also some animals as well with the main one being the new gray goat. ESCAPE TO A KINGDOM OF CASTLES, KNIGHTS AND ADVENTURE WITH THE LEGO® ICONS MEDIEVAL TOWN SQUARE Today the LEGO Group unveils the LEGO® Icons Medieval Town Square, a reimagination of a classic set originally released in 2009. This highly requested theme will evoke cherished childhood moments with its updated architecture, intricate detail and advanced construction techniques. Awaken the spirit of adventure and dive into nostalgia with this epic medieval...

I’ve been following Cole Blaq for some time now. Usually it’s something like a cool spaceship that catches my eye. And why wouldn’t it? Wicked, right?!? HXT-748 Hilbert Curve But then the other day, I see this; “Hilbert Brick” he calls it. Hmmm? Time to ask the Google! Hilbert Brick Here’s what I found. But I have to warn you: This may get nerdy. In fact, even if you immediately know the answer to the question: “What is the intermix ratio between matter and anti-matter in the warp core of a Galaxy Class Federation Starship?” (one to one, obviously), you still may find this nerdy. Here goes: The Hilbert curve (also known as the Hilbert space-filling curve) is a continuous fractal space-filling curve first described by the German mathematician David Hilbert in 1891, as a variant of the space-filling Peano curves discovered by Giuseppe Peano in 1890. - Wikipedia Okay, that’s...