A few days ago, LEGO revealed a new LEGO House exclusive set with A Minifigure Tribute (40504) and it is now available for purchase at Billund. It has 1,041 pieces and this set is the fourth LEGO House exclusive set which features Captain Redbeard, one of the more iconic pirate minifigures. We were fortunate enough to get sent a review copy to check out. Instructions The first few pages of the instruction booklet gives you a brief history of the LEGO minifigure which is actually a pretty interesting read. Build The first part of the build is for the minifigure stand. It’sand there are two knobs on top for Redbeard to stand on. In front of that are some printed tiles of A Minifigure Tribute and LEGO House. Bag 2 is solely for Redbeard’s torso build. The first quarter is for the torso frame but the most interesting thing here is...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 3, 2021. Illuminating work by Wayne Tyler You ask: L’Enfant, qu'est-ce que c'est? (or maybe you put it more like I would: L’Enfant, what is that?). Why, it’s not a what, it’s a who! He was the Frenchman who designed Washington DC. Pierre Charles L’Enfant to be precise. In what became known as the L’Enfant Plan, this notable fellow laid out the basics of the city that we all recognize today including a roughly mile-long park that eventually became the National Mall. I can’t think of anything that better evokes for me “the best of America” so completely. The Mall encapsulates fantastic treasures of architecture, natural beauty, history, art, science, and more into one walkable beautiful park containing a seemingly endless string of top-notch museums! For builder Wayne Tyler, as our DC correspondent El Barto first covered here in 2018, the National Mall...

It’s a new day on the LEGO Shop and that means new promotions are now live, sort of. From now until March 12, they have brought back the Houses of the World (40583) and like before, you can get it with purchases of $250. If you missed out on it the first time, you now have a second chance at it. Also fro now until March 12, you can get double VIP points on all LEGO Super Mario products. This is to celebrate MAR10 Day which happens next week. Lastly, you can get the LEGO Friends Best Friend Notebook (5007789) with $65 purchases of Classic, Creator 3-in-1, Disney Princess, DOTS, and Friends. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post...

The Amethyst Geode by gman13579 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,854 piece build features a cracked open geode of an amethyst quartz as well as a pick. The project joins Dr. Seuss and LEGO, Sweet Honey, The Botanical Garden, The Crown – A Piece of History, Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room, Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Stargate, Medieval Seaside Market, Brick Boulevard, Retro Comic Store, Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary, Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic, Humpback Whale, Shrek’s Swamp, Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct, LED Lamp, Bricks Coffee, Ogel Creek Saw Mill, Hollow Knight: Forgotten Crossroad, LEGO Godzilla, Claus Toys, Twilight: Cullen House, Where’s Wally/Waldo?, V.&T.R.R. #12, Genoa, River Side Lodge, Catan – The Game, Daft Punk – The Robots, Monsters Inc: The Door to Monstropolis, Iljinai Family House, Multi-Tool, Portal 2 Quantum Tunnelling Device. The “Portal Gun”, LEGOLAND Central Station,...

A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for March 2023 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...

Today is the last day to get your orders in to get the LEGO Icons Moving Truck (40586). You can get it with purchases of $180 or more on the LEGO Shop and since it’s a new month, there are a lot of new sets that have dropped to help reach the threshold a little easier. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post Last Day for LEGO Icons Moving Truck (40586) Promotion appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

MAR10 day will be happening next week and Nintendo has announced that there will be a slew of activities and reveals happening during that day. In their press release, it is stated that there will be a special reveal announcement from LEGO on their YouTube channel on March 10 at 8am PT. What could this LEGO Super Mario announcement be? Could it be LEGO sets for the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie? Perhaps its more expansion sets for the current theme. There have also been rumors of a larger set coming later on in the year but we’ll see. The post LEGO Super Mario Reveal Announcement on MAR10 Day appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Following yesterday’s look at the LEGO House’s upscaled Captain Red Beard, today we take a continued tour around a pirate bay MOC that is as big as they get! Despite the scale of this build, it’s not a collaboration between a bunch of LUG members but rather a singular build made by a Swedish couple who just decided one morning to build something huge. So hold your breath as we take a deep dive into this awesome creation. Andreas: Thanks for chatting with BrickNerd. Could you introduce yourselves a bit? Martina & Andreas: We are Martina and Andreas Hed, and we live in a small town called Köping in Sweden. We actually didn’t have any interest in LEGO when we first met in 2006. We are both musicians and have played in the same band, so we can say that music actually brought us together. When our band split up, we...

LEGO has officially revealed the new LEGO Disney 100 sets that will be releasing in the next few months. This includes the new wave of Disney 100 Collectible Minifigures (71038) which will see the return of 18 different characters. We’ve already seen the BrickHeadz set as well as the Celebration Train and the “Up” House. Another new thing that has been revealed is the DUPLO 3 in 1 Magical Castle. Check out all the details below. DUPLO 3 in 1 Magical Castle (10998) – April 1 – $99.99 Disney Celebration Train (43212) – April 1 – $39.99 “Up” House (43217) – April 1 – $59.99 Disney 100 Collectible Minifigures (71038) – May 1 – $4.99 each The LEGO Group and Disney celebrate the wonder of storytelling in the new Share the Wonder series Today, the LEGO Group is kicking off its celebration of Disney’s 100 anniversary byrecreating some of the most...

LEGO has officially revealed the new Disney 100 Collectible Minifigures (71038). Releasing on May 1, the set contains 18 different characters which will cost $4.99 each. Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket The Queen Stitch 626 Pocahontas Cruella de Vil & Dalmatian Puppy Miguel & Dante Ernesto de la Cruz Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Robin Hood Prince John Tiana Dr. Facilier Queen of Hearts Aurora Baymax Mulan & Cri-Kee The post LEGO Disney 100 Collectible Minifigures (71038) Officially Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran