Just like that, San Diego Comic Con 2023 is now over but here’s a recap of the LEGO happenings during the four days. First off is the LEGO booth itself which they have named it LEGO Brickbuster Video. This is a play on the old Blockbuster Video stores. Throughout the store, there were displays of upcoming LEGO sets from various themes. On the shelves were VHS cassette cases featuring movies and themes in LEGO form. The back wall named New Releases was filled with creations from fans. Some of the themes for the builds were unplanned and spontaneous such as the Spongebob ones and Pikachu ones. I was told that fans took inspiration from the builds that were already on the shelves and they made their own version. There were also brick-build statues that fans could take pictures with. The builds were made to look like the old 2D cardboard cutouts...

This is it, folks. We're down to the last three builders of Bio-Cup 2023 after a jaw-dropping Round 3 full of amazing builds. Before we get to who they are, we need to take a look the competition everyone was up against. This round’s theme was punk, broken up into three subcategories: Steampunk, Dieselpunk, and Cyberpunk. Steampunk Starting with steampunk, we have a super creative take on the category from Pierthviv. They recreated the iconic Lofi Girl scene in LEGO and steampunk themed. This build has so much to take in, from the many different Bionicle masks used in the background to the impressive shaping achieved by mixing System with Bionicle on the man in the foreground. It really makes you think. Instead of being relegated to the background, this steampunk city is the focus of the entire build. Student Scissors has brought to life a fantastic walking steampunk city. He...

The Krusty Krab! by Lanko is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build has 2,824 pieces and it is an updated version of the set that also hit 10k supporters last year featuring the crap trap restaurant, the Patty Wagon, the restaurant sign, and the dumpster. 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, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, Taylor Swift’s Lover House, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P, Flying Scotsman – LNER...

The LEGO Masters panel happened a few days ago and yesterday they dropped the official trailer for season 4. Will Arnett is back as host and Jamie Berard and Amy Corbett will again be the judges. In addition to winning $100,000 and the title of LEGO Masters, for the first time ever, the winning build will become an official LEGO set. Hopefully, the set is a smaller rendition of the winning build because we all know that the final challenge is an over-the-top one and would probably be the most pricey set ever. I will recap the LEGO Masters panel from San Diego Comic Con 2023 in the next few days after I recover a bit. The post LEGO Masters Season 4 Trailer – Winning Build Becomes Official Set appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

New Hashima takeover week concludes with an article by BrickNerd’s own Ted Andes who has compiled personal stories from participants in and around the epic 2023 Brickworld cybercity display. The NEW HASHIMA DAEMONS at Brickworld Chicago 2023 BrickNerd has made a recent habit of reposting my article about the legend of the White Brick on the final day of Brickworld Chicago. It is on that Sunday (Father’s Day in the US) when any new White Brick recipients will have discovered them at their displays in the early morning hours and are then eager to learn more about their significance. This year was no exception, and how they were given out once again points to their true purpose; recognizing those who have made that year’s Brickworld experience special. More importantly, they are a reminder that the convention experience is more than about competing for awards. This was all too clear as four...

At the LEGO Ninjago talent signing today at San Diego Comic Con 2023, Doc Wyatt on his social media showed off an exclusive LEGO Ninjago polybag that was given out to fans. The polybag features Baby Riyu (6484261) with glowing eyes which is different from the ones in the regular sets. So far, none have surfaced yet on the secondary market but do expect it to be a bit pricey when it does. There’s also a small chance that this is just a pre-release figure and will be in sets in the future like with the Bard from The Hobbit many years back. The post LEGO Ninjago SDCC 2023 Exclusive Riyu Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Mary Poppins, Cherry Tree Lane, 60th Anniversary by Free-the-kraken is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features three buildings and has references from the first movie as well as the second one. 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, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, Taylor Swift’s Lover House, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P, Flying Scotsman – LNER Class A3 4472 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Locomotive, Jumanji Game Board, Kerbal Space...

New Hashima takeover week on BrickNerd continues with an article by guest contributor Meredith Najewicz who will be examining the rare and unusual colors found throughout the massive cyberpunk collaboration. Moths To A Flame (aka Translucent Orange) When people are drawn to a LEGO creation, there can be varying reasons as to what attracts them, whether it is the size, scale or content of the build. For myself, I have been having a long love affair with builds that incorporate color, especially rare or underused LEGO colors. When I saw Stefan Formento’s New Hashima build in its first iteration at BrickFair Alabama in the early winter of 2020, I was mesmerized. It felt like the build was a beacon of color sitting on the floor of a concrete convention hall. Sadly a few weeks later, the world went into lockdown with COVID, and nearly all conventions were canceled. When Brickfair returned to...

Amazon currently has the LEGO Marvel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever King Namor’s Throne Room (76213) on sale for a whopping 46% off. It is now priced at $18.98 which save you about $21 on it and I believe that is the largest discount for the set. It includes minifigure of Shuri, King Namor, and Attuma. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Marvel King Namor’s Throne Room (76213) Amazon Sale – July 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s New Hashima takeover article comes from Brickworld Master Casey McCoy (Flickr/Insta) who takes us on a musical journey from the one-song soundtrack of his first display to the epic night and day playlist designed for the massive cyber-city collaboration. Prologue: The Mistakes of My Youth I was a budding young TFOL embarking on an ambitious collaboration with my best friend for Brickworld 2013 - Hershel’s Farmhouse from The Walking Dead Season 2. Somewhere along our many build sessions set to Ed Sheeran’s LEGO House, the idea was hatched to play The Walking Dead’s title theme alongside our homestead projecting from the inside out. It seemed logical enough, set the tone for our build, and grabbed our audience's attention. Only one problem in hindsight: we only looped a 1-minute and 40-second song. Herschel’s Farmhouse We left that title song on repeat for nearly four days straight. Our kind, GBC-troubleshooting, neighboring AFOLs...