Continuing with the space related theme for April, LEGO has posted a new LEGO DUPLO set coming in May called the Space Shuttle Mission (10944). The set has 23 pieces and retails for $19.99. The set is really cute with the DUPLO shuttle and two astronauts. Treat a toddler to the LEGO® DUPLO® Town Space Shuttle Mission (10944) and watch their imaginations and developmental skills skyrocket. Kids’ space rocket learning toyThis toddler-friendly space toy has got it all. Little astronauts launch into a universe of open-ended, play with parents and playtime partners as they build the space shuttle, blast astronauts into space, and act out endless stories of exploration and discovery. And, as kids’ imaginations take them out of this world, their cognitive thinking, spatial reasoning and fine motor skills will soar. Hands-on educational toys for toddlersLEGO DUPLO toys put open-ended fun, self-expression and joyful learning into preschoolers’ hands. With DUPLO...

Yesterday, I reported that a few projects on the BrickLink Designer Program had been withdrawn by the designer and archived and it looks like there’s a reason why. After I posted the article, I’ve gotten a lot of messages directing me to a German company called BlueBrixx that sells sets using clone bricks. If you look at the products they have, the three projects that were on BrickLink are being sold there with reviews of them being up as late as last November. In addition, they are listed as authorized by RA-MT Brick Design which is Robert Bontenbal’s (RobenAnne) site. I’ve been told that he has a deal with BlueBrixx but I can’t confirm if that’s the reason why he has withdrawn the projects from BrickLink. LEGO technically owns BrickLink so working with a competitor isn’t really a good look. Obviously, it’s disappointing to see that BrickLink won’t be able to...

A few weeks ago, I talked about some of the rumored LEGO Harry Potter 2021 sets and a few of them will include golden minifigures to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the theme. It looks like that has been confirmed as Wizarding World has posted an image showing all six golden minifigures that we will be able to get. These minifigures include Harry Potter, Voldemort, Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Profeesor Quirrell. The post LEGO Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Golden Minifigures Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The BrickLink Designer Program is well underway in the pre-production phase and recently there has been projects that have been removed from the program. Robert Bontenbal, aka RobenAnne, had three project running which were the Boat House Diner, Boat Repair Shop, and The Dive Shop but “due to other obligations,” he has withdrawn them. Bontenbal was also the fan designer for the LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store (21310) and fans were excited in potentially adding some more buildings with the same aesthetic, but alas, we won’t be able to. There’s no other reasoning behind the withdrawl it but it’s disappointing. Due to other obligations the designer has had to withdraw this design from the program. We hope that we will be able to work with the designer again in the future! The post RobenAnne Withdraws Projects from BrickLink Designer Program appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous"...

The Winter Snow Globes by legotruman is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features three small snow globes that are designed as a gingerbread house, christmas tree, and snowman. Each globe also has unique base designs on ornaments as well. The project now joins The Shire, the Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map, The Office, Castle of Lord Afol and the Black Knights, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The House of Chocolate, The Simpsons – The Krusty Burger, Asterix and Obelix, 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley ‘Blower’, Scania Next Generation S730, The Karate Kid “Wax On, Wax Off”, Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda), Metroid: Samus Aran’s Gunship, NASA’s SLS & Artemis, Lego Bookends, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise, Claus Toys, Baba Yaga, The Castle of Brickwood Forest, A Nice Day at the Farm, The Forth Bridge, The Sewing Workshop,...

If you watched the designer video for the LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283), you may have seen a mysterious brick-built helmet in the background. Sitting on the back shelf behind Milan is a red helmet that looks very much like a Star Wars Rebel helmet. It doesn’t seem to fit in with the rest of the items on display and there are four shots in the video at different angles to give a good look at it. One particular moment at 3:10 where Nico steps back to show off it a bit more, somewhat saying “look at that helmet”. We already know that LEGO likes to throw in teasers and Easter eggs in their videos and sets and this is a space-themed video. I’m going making a giant leap and saying that it could be a prototype of a new LEGO Star Wars life-size helmet line similar to the Hasbro...

This morning, LEGO announced the LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283) and they have also dropped the designer video for the set. Designers Milan, Mani and, Nico talk about some of the many features that are included in the set such as the rear flaps and the decks of the shuttle. They also talk about the Hubble Space Telescope which is made from drum lacquer silver which fans will enjoy. The Discovery will be available starting on April 1 for $199.99. The post LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283) Designer Video appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Modular Portal Testing Chamber by Angry4rtichoke is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build consists of about 2,200 pieces and it is based on the testing chamber from Portal 2. It is modular so you can change to any position which gives it pretty much unlimited playability. The project now joins The Shire, the Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map, The Office, Castle of Lord Afol and the Black Knights, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The House of Chocolate, The Simpsons – The Krusty Burger, Asterix and Obelix, 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley ‘Blower’, Scania Next Generation S730, The Karate Kid “Wax On, Wax Off”, Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda), Metroid: Samus Aran’s Gunship, NASA’s SLS & Artemis, Lego Bookends, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise, Claus Toys, Baba Yaga, The Castle of Brickwood Forest, A Nice Day at the...

LEGO has officially announced their next direct-to-consumer set with the LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283). Releasing on April 1, the set has 2,354 pieces and will retail for $199.99. It has many details that are also found in its real-life counterpart. GO BEYOND WITH THE NEW LEGO® NASA SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET 22nd March 2021: Launching today, the incredible new LEGO® NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set brings the wonder of space exploration back home! Ideal for adult builders, the new set is a detailed recreation of the STS-31 mission launched in April 1990 and saw the orbiter Discovery and its five crew members deploy the Hubble Space Telescope into the cosmos. Ever since, Hubble has shared wondrous images of deep space, leading to breakthroughs in astrophysics and space exploration. The LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery is made up of 2,354 pieces and is amazingly detailed in true reflection of its...

Target has started a new buy 1, get 1 40% off sale on select LEGO products online and in stores. There are over 100 items to choose from in various themes including City, Ninjago, Super Mario, and DOTS. If you have the Target RedCard, you can get an additional 5% off as well. Some of the better details include the new Road Plates (60304) which saves you $8 when you get two if you’re building a new layout. This goes the same for the Train Tracks (60205). The other deal is for the Passenger Train (60197) where you can save $64 when you buy two. The post Target LEGO Buy One, Get One 40% Off Sale – March 2021 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran