As a LEGO builder, what do you do to challenge yourself when you’ve already built an entire country at 1:650 scale, made a detailed replica of First Century Jerusalem, and have models of several of the world’s most famous landmarks on display at a museum? Well, you could always revisit an older project, and expand it to a behemoth piece consisting of a million bricks. Rocco Buttliere with Phase I of his massive Ancient Rome project. Photo © Rocco Buttliere, MMXXIII Regular BrickNerd readers may recall a previous article of mine, where I described the process of creating an event kit to mark the tenth anniversary of our annual Norwegian AFOL event, På Kloss Hold, in Trondheim. That kit was of course designed by Rocco Buttliere, who happens to be a good friend of mine and therefore my go-to guy for anything microscale. Rocco has a degree in architecture and since...

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Disney Castle (43222) to celebrate the 100 Years of Wonder. Releasing on July 1 for VIPs, the castle has 4,837 pieces and will retail for $399.99. The castle is an updated version of Cinderella’s Castle and it references 14 classic Disney movies from the past 100 years. It also has minifigures of Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Snow White, Prince Ferdinand, Tiana, and Prince Naveen. LEGO has also announced a new gift with purchase set with the Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600). You can get it from July 1-9 with purchases of $100 or more, while supplies last. BUILDING 100 YEARS OF WONDER!NEW LEGO DISNEY CASTLE SET The LEGO Group today revealed an all-new LEGO Disney Castle set, to celebrate 100 Years of Disney. The new 4,837-piece set is a celebration of the playful joy and creativity that the LEGO Group and Disney...

LEGO has quietly revealed another LEGO Disney 100 set with Peter Pan & Wendy’s Flight over London (43232). Releasing on September 1, the set has 466 pieces and retails for $59.99. It recreates one of the more iconic scenes from Peter Pan and it includes minifigures of Peter, Tinker Bell, and Wendy. The post LEGO Disney 100 Peter Pan & Wendy’s Flight over London (43232) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Although this article may seem like a planned successor to my original "This Old Track" article discussing ways of maintaining and restoring 9V metal track, I have to admit that it is not. Rather, it is the consequence of an experiment that got out of control! This experiment was simply an investigation of every LEGO 12V Train system power accessory. I wanted explore how each worked, in particular, I wanted to experience what it was like to setup and use the modular brick form-factor control panel switches. I have always admired from afar these elements, and never having owned any myself, invested in buying at least one of every type to finally discover their operational characteristics. The 12V LEGO train system offered a variety of fabulous power operated accessories—dramatically elevating the operational experience and expanding the play-value of LEGO trains In order to really appreciate the operation of these power accessories,...

LEGO has dropped some new promotions on the LEGO Shop for the second half of June 2023 which include the Houses of the World 2 (40590) and the LEGO DOTS Big Box (41960). The Houses of the World 2 is available with purchases of $250 while the DOTS Big Box requires purchases of LEGO City, LEGO Disney Princess, LEGO DOTS, LEGO Friends, and/or LEGO Harry Potter of $70 or more. Both promotions will run until June 28 or while supplies last. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO June 2023 Promotions Live on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Japan Brickfest (JBF) is Japan’s largest international fan-organized LEGO event and an official LEGO networking event since 2017. More than 270 LEGO lovers - kids, teens, and adults - from all over the world have exhibited their MOCs throughout the years. It was held yearly until COVID shut Japan’s borders and forced everyone to stay home. This 2023 it was held June 10-11 at the Canadian Academy at Rokko Island, Kobe, Japan. This is my third time attending JBF, having previously attended in 2018 and 2019. This year, though, was my first time attending JBF without my LUGmates from the Philippine LEGO Users Group and staging a solo display. Here’s my account of what went on in JBF this time around: Day 1: Experiencing Japan and Setting Up I arrived at Kobe from Manila via Osaka late on the evening of the 8th, so I wasn’t able to do much...

Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. by Inevitable brick is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 3,000 piece build features a 6 story modular building of the Doofenshmirtz headquarters. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In the lead paragraph of my MOC TALK article last month, I made mention of a few “anonymous white brick trophies being placed around convention halls” at LEGO fan events. I’ve written about this mysterious occurrence a couple of years ago elsewhere, but I think it is a tale that merits a retelling. The Age of Discovery In the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, a large black slab of extraterrestrial technology is discovered by our presumed hominid ancestors, causing a shift in their evolution and marking the dawn of humanity. Thousands of years later at Brickworld Chicago 2017, another significant discovery was made—a number of “White Brick” monoliths mysteriously appeared around the display hall sometime during the dawn on Sunday morning. They appeared yet again at both Brickworld 2018 and 2019. What were these mysterious white bricks? Perhaps they were a harbinger of another shift in our evolution? An evolution of both the LEGO...

LEGO has recently released a new LEGO Disney set that combines aspects of the LEGO Art and DOTS themes with the 100 Years of Disney Animation Icons (43221). The set has 1,022 pieces and retails for $59.99. Minifigure The set does come with an exclusive Mickey Mouse minifigures. Here we see him with some teal overalls that is spattered with paint. The head is the usual Mickey head that we’ve seen before. His accessories include a brush and a palatte. He does also come with a white baseplate. Build The build begins with the smaller display frame with the Disney 100 logo in Mickey Mouse’s usual colors which is provided by the initial group of builds. I’ll explain more about that later on. The 2×6 tile is a printed piece. The larger frame is somewhat tedious to put together as you build the same thing a few times. Inside the frame...

Ribbit. Ribbit. Today's article is brought to you by the letter F. F is for frog. Will Hafner - Nerds The LEGO frog seems to be weirdly special to many builders within the fan community. I inadvertently chose it to be my literal calling card many years ago, and many others have had an appreciation for this cute little guy over the years. But did you know that for how ubiquitous this little guy has become, the frog wasn’t even close to being the first LEGO animal? There are a few opinions on the matter, but according to my research, the first few minifig scale animals included the horse, followed by parrot, then cat... then maybe a spider? The exact timing gets murky. But how long has the frog been around? A Frogotten Past For many of us, it seems like the frog has ALWAYS been a constant sidekick of our...