The LEGO Icons McLaren MP4/4 & Ayrton Senna (10330) was announced earlier this morning along with other LEGO racing sets for other themes and you can now pre-order the set on the LEGO Shop. The set has 693 pieces and retails for $79.99 and releases on March 1. The set features one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time driven by Ayrton Senna and it includes a minifigure and stand for Senna. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons McLaren MP4/4 & Ayrton Senna (10330) Pre-Order Available on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Throughout the years, LEGO has released a flock of different bird-related sets. With the release of the latest of these, 10331 Kingfisher Bird, we are going to get a birdseye view and take a flight of fancy into the history of LEGO brick-built birds. The Kingfisher Since this set is the inspiration for this article, it’s worth starting with. LEGO provided BrickNerd with this set, just so we’re not robin you of the facts. When it arrived, I swooped right into it and built it quickly. I was pheasantly surprised! I can say that the Kingfisher is a great display piece and includes some wonderful recolored elements (trans clear pagoda plate anyone?). The build itself is fun and utilizes some very interesting techniques—and as a MOC builder myself, I’m very excited by some of the rare elements included! However, the Kingfisher (along with all those great parts) has already been stolen...

LEGO has officially announced some new racing sets for the LEGO Icons, Speed Champions, and Technic themes. The sets are in partnership with McLaren, Senna, and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS and will be releasing as part of the March 2024 wave of new sets. Icons McLaren MP4/4 & Ayrton Senna (10330) – 693 pieces/$79.99 Speed Champions 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Car (76919) – 245 pieces/$26.99 Technic Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 Pull-Back (42165) – 240 pieces/$26.99 Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance (42171) –1,642 pieces/$219.99 Bringing The Excitement of Racing To Families: The LEGO Group Launches New Range of Racing Vehicles with McLaren Racing & Senna Brand, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team and BMW The LEGO Group announces all-new LEGO® Technic, LEGO Icons and LEGO Speed Champions products are coming in collaboration with BMW, McLaren Racing & Senna Brans, and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team Also announced are two new racing-inspired products for LEGO City,...

February is now here and there are some new LEGO sets that have dropped on the LEGO Shop. February is usually a quiet month for releases since last month was the big one for the year. The next larger release will be happening in March. As far as promotions go, the LEGO Love Gift Box (40679) which will run from February 1-14 with purchases of $75. The LEGO Year of the Dragon (40611) should still be running in select countries until February 6 but it has sold out online for the US. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. BrickHeadz • Iron Spider-Man (40670) – $9.99• Potted Groot (40671) – $9.99• Sonic the Hedgehog: Knuckles & Shadow (40672) – $19.99• Stitch (40674) – $9.99 Icons • Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) – $164.99 • Kingfisher (10331) – $49.99 Ideas • Family Tree (21346) – $79.99 • Red London Telephone...

In March, LEGO will be releasing a rather random set with the LEGO Carousel Ride (40714) which is a cheaper addition to the fairground type sets. It has 232 pieces and will retail for $24.95. The carousel features carts of a swan, whale, fire truck, and a boat. It also includes minifigures of the the ticket sell, boy, and girl. These type of sets are usually exclusive to the LEGO Shop or LEGO Brand Stores. Kids aged 8+ can play out fun action with the detailed LEGO® Carousel Ride building set. Decorated in vibrant colors, this amusement park toy features 4 carts, consisting of a swan, a whale, a fire truck and a boat, which can be rotated by turninga pedal gear in its base. There are also 3 minifigures, including a ticket seller, plus a boy with an ice cream and a girl with a camera who can ride in...

LEGO has put up the product page for the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter Talking Sorting Hat (76429) and you can now pre-order it today. The 561 piece set is confirmed to be released on March 1 with a retail price of $99.99. The set includes a sound brick which allows the Sorting Hat to have 31 randomized sounds and also to find out which Hogwarts house you are sorted to. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Immerse yourself in a spellbinding build with this Hogwarts Talking Sorting Hat (76429), the first-ever LEGO® Harry Potter set with a sound brick to bring this display model to life. Tip the top of the hat or place it on your head to activate the voice of the Sorting Hat and find out which Hogwarts house it selects for you. Listen out for the Sorting Hat Song every now and then, too....

LEGO has revealed a new LEGO Harry Potter BrickHeadz set with the Prisoner of Azkaban Figures (40677). The set has 697 pieces and will retail for $49.99. The set features characters from the third movie including Harry, Hermione, Sirius Black, a Dementor, and the Stag Patronus. The set will be released in March along with the other Harry Potter sets in the wave. The post LEGO Harry Potter BrickHeadz Prisoner of Azkaban Figures (40677) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

German retailer Lucky Bricks has put up a product page for the upcoming LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Sea Animals (31158). The set has 421 pieces and it features a number of animals of the sea such as a turtle, crab, a fish, seahorse, and jellyfish. The alternate builds include an octopus, squid, and some more fish along with some coral. The set will be released in March. The post LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Sea Animals (31158) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

And with that the first month of the year is over! A flurry of reviews and set announcement is behind us – time to take a look at what else this lovely community had to offer! We have a smorgasbord of insightful articles, interesting features and deep dives from all across the LEGO community on offer – care to join us? We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we visited Brickvention, went back to Vic Viper school, topped by Gringotts and broke into its vaults. We put our winter village back into storage, sent the new DreamZzz sets to talented French builders while we also remixed a Friends mansion. And we learned all about forced perspective (in two parts, no less!), unleashed Orctober and glinched with Galidor. We even published instructions for a broody...

Brickvention 2024, an AFOL Networking Event, was recently held at the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia. It’s now in its 18th year and continues to attract some of the best builders and most enthusiastic AFOLs from around Australia and other countries. This year, around 280 exhibitors displayed their creations, with an additional 250 non-exhibitors attending the convention day. Around 15,000 members of the public visited the exhibit over the weekend of January 20th and 21st. So let’s take a tour of Brickvention 2024! Brickvention 2024 exhibitors State library of victoria by Brickman Even though the public event is held over two days, Brickvention is really a four-day convention. Everything starts on Thursday morning as the exhibit is set up and the AFOLs greet their new, old, and soon-to-be friends. Friday is the convention day. The day is devoted to guest speakers, games, and workshops and with the added...