“LEGO goats are rare,” they say. Indeed, the minifig scale creature appeared in only one set; 2011’s Mill Village Raid (7189). LEGO made one goat, the story goes, then they broke the mold. The goat is gone, and it can never come back! Used-condition minifigure-scale goats from this set cost a pretty penny. The creature is so coveted that some have suggested LEGO goats should be used as a primary form of currency—“the goat standard,” if you will. But if you need a LEGO goat and don’t want to break the bank, you have options. Goating Back in History My last name means “white goat” in Polish, so there is no Nerd better qualified to take this goat by the horns. Get on board the LEGO wooden pull toy to learn more! (Not much is known about this pull toy, alas.) After the Mill Village Raid, the second best place to...

Best of BrickNerd: Weekend Highlight — Article originally published November 10, 2021. Today it’s my great pleasure to showcase a fellow RLUG-member and a truly awesome builder and person, Emil Lidé. He is probably best known in the community as Full Plate, or perhaps “that guy that makes awesome trees and landscapes“. He is also a former contestant on the Swedish edition of LEGO Masters! We actually joined the Swedish RLUG Swebrick around the same time if I’m not mistaken, and the first thing I remember about him is one of his signature trees. It had the most insane trunk (made with like a thousand little axes and droid-arms!) and looked so organic I almost couldn’t believe it was made out of LEGO. Since then, he’s been known in the community as someone who builds some of the most amazing landscapes and continuously comes up with great new techniques for building...

Best of BrickNerd: Weekend Highlight — Article originally published November 2, 2021. Although the sunset of the 9V train era has long passed by in 2006, it is encouraging to see many LEGO train fans still using the superb and much-missed metal rail track from this era. Also encouraging is the potential renaissance of metal rail track with both DIY modifications and 3rd party commercial products keeping the dream alive. One of the benefits of metal rail track is its durability and long life. However, metal rails also perform one other critical function; delivering electrical power to a train motor. Thus, the rail forms a vital part of an electrical circuit and is therefore vulnerable to the effects of dirt, contamination, oxidization (“rust”), and other environmental threats which affect the electrical performance of the rails. Fortunately, LEGO (and incidentally Fx Bricks) have adopted the use of Nickel-plated Copper Beryllium (Ni-BeCu) alloys...

Happy November! (And Nerdvember!) Here in the United States, this month we celebrate Native American Heritage. We honor the many First Nations cultures that live and thrive in the area. Indigenous cultures in the Americas are represented by many First Nations – from Ojibwe, Iroquois, Cherokee, Comanche, Sioux, Dine (Navajo), Ute, Hopi, Paiute, Crow, Salish, Blackfeet, Cree, Shoshone, Mayans and many others. Each First Nation has their own culture that is honored year around and even more so during the month of November. LEGO has represented Native American/First Nations cultures several times throughout its years. Since the “Spaghetti Western” forms gained popularity in the 1950s, the LEGO Wild West has had some indigenous representation. As with most businesses, the Native American culture is generalized, however, LEGO has tried to fix that over the years. As a disclaimer, I feel as part of this article, it should be known that I’m part Ojibwe/Anishinaabe, from the...

Although the LEGO exclusives haven’t been revealed yet, they have shown off the brick-built The Mighty Bowser that fans can take a picture with at San Diego Comic Con 2022. Standing at 14 feet, Bowser consists of 663,900 pieces and took the team around 3,290 to design and put together. It will be displayed at the Nintendo Booth #235. Introducing the king-sized version of LEGO Super Mario The Mighty Bowser – a massive build like never before: a fully animated 663,900 pieces, taking over San Diego Comic-Con 21-24th of July. pic.twitter.com/nzbU9Ls7Gr — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) July 18, 2022 The post LEGO The Mighty Bowser Statue Revealed for San Diego Comic Con 2022 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days after the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts: Grand Staircase (40577) went live on the LEGO Shop, it now seems to be sold out online in North America. That was pretty quick considering the purchase threshold was at $130 to get it and was gone in less than four days when the promotion was supposed to run until July 31. LEGO Brand Stores may still have them so I suggest calling your local store to see if they have any. It’s funny because my review copy is still in the mail to be delivered so the review will totally be outdated. The only promotion left is the LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Hogwarts Castle (30435) polybag with HP purchases of $40. The post LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts: Grand Staircase (40577) Sold Out Online – North America appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Juris A/S has recently filed a trademark for the phrase “Brick to the Future” and could this mean that we could be seeing more Back to the Future products soon? Filed back on June 22, the trademark applies to games, toys, prints and publications, and other merchandise. LEGO has already made a number of products based on the Back to the Future franchise with the first being the LEGO Cuusoo The DeLorian Time Machine (21103). Next came some sets for LEGO Dimensions including the Back to the Future Level Pack (71201) and Doc Brown Fun Pack (71230). There was also the LEGO BrickHeadz Back to the Future Marty McFly & Doc Brown (41611) which came out in 2018. Lastly, we have the LEGO Back to the Future Time Machine (10300) which has been out of stock since its release in April and had very small restocks. Of course the phrase...

To me, “Titolian” (Flickr / Instagram) – also known in real life as Theo Bonner – has always been a hallmark name in the LEGO sci-fi community. He’d most likely laugh and call me crazy, but his distinct style stuck with me so much that I immediately recognised it when he showed up in Billund for a hiring workshop, despite a few years of university-induced dark ages. A few months later he moved to Denmark, having been hired onto the LEGO Ninjago team as a product designer.  Soon he’d build MOCs with the bricks at work, his talent inspiring many of his colleagues and future products. And naturally, it also got noticed by the curators of the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery where his wonderful collection of Friends cube creations is currently residing. Join us for a deep dive into what went into these colorful creations, and maybe learn a thing or two...

The A-Team: I Love It When a Plan Comes Together project by MOCturnal is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 500 piece build features the iconic black and red van used by the A-Team and it includes minifigures of BA Baracus, Hannibal, Face, and Howling Mad Murdock. The project now joins Lilo & Stitch: Beach House, Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark – 40th Anniversary, Motorized Steampunk Skyship, Auto Repair Garage 1930s, Fishing in Muddy Waters, Lisbon Tram (Electrico de Lisboa), Medieval Alchemist, Working Orrery, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Escher Room, Working Polaroid Sun 600 LMS, LEGO Mushroom House, The World of Engineering: Types of Bridges, The Art Center, University of Brickester, Tuscan Villa, Traditional Japanese Village, The Krusty Krab – Spongebob Squarepants, Viking Village, Sikorsky S-70I Firehawk Cal Fire Edition, Medieval Guarded Inn, Taskmaster, Ski Chalet, Red London Telephone Box, Witch House, The Old Train...

Best of BrickNerd: Weekend Highlight — Article originally published July 21, 2021. Like most things I do, the end of this article didn’t really resemble what I started with. I’ve been recently dabbling in a shared world-building group: World In Darkness (WiD)—it’s a near-future military theme started by Everette. I thought this would be a great place to do a quick write-up and give them some publicity and such, but as we got talking about a possible article, the standard Q&A format quickly went by the wayside and a different story started emerging. End of the Line - Everette But to tell this story, I have to go back to my “LEGO Birth.” Most people that know my builds know me for Sci-Fi stuff, a lot of spaceships, robots, stuffing animals into mech suits, and such… But I started as a “military kid.” I liked my BrickArms third-party stuff and built...