It’s one thing to rediscover joy in LEGO through building, but it’s another to rediscover yourself through the people who build alongside you. In my last article, I shared how dragons helped reignite my connection to LEGO after a difficult stretch. But as it turns out, the real spark wasn’t just in the building—it was in the community. Following that article, I’m still on a journey of rebuilding my relationship with the hobby I love. While before I focused on the quiet encouragement from friends, love of members of the community, and the magic of mythical creatures, this time it was a very real gathering that helped rekindle the spark. I cannot deny that once again, it was the community whose warmth, humour, and acceptance of me for who I am, that has helped me fall in love with LEGO again. A Nervous Return Having taken a break from LEGO shows...

ラーメン。 Ramen by Micdud is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a ceramic brick-built bowl along with all the toppings you would typically find in a bowl of ramen. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, Appa the Sky Bison, Grand Central Station, “Love Enlighten Me” The Bench of the Lampposts in Love, Bob Ross – The Joy of Building, Peter Rabbit and the Garden, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Muppets – Statler & Waldorf’s Balcony Key Rack, Junkyard with Working Magnet Crane, How I Met Your Mother, Ascensor da Bica, Art of...

LEGO has revealed the summer 2025 wave of LEGO Fortnite sets which will be releasing in June. The Mecha Team Leader (77078) will release on August 1 but you can pre-order it starting today. Peely & Sparkplug's Camp Set (77075) – 250 pieces/$22.99 Thrill gamers with this LEGO® Fortnite® Peely & Sparkplug’s Camp (77075) building set for kids aged 7 and up. Packed with recognizable elements and iconic characters, the video game set encourages fans to create their own LEGO Fortnite adventure. The playset replicates the first challenges players encounter in the LEGO Fortnite Odyssey video game, and boys and girls will have fun building the campfire, a workbench and ruins that can be deconstructed and reconfigured. It also features a Supply Llama figure and a wolf figure with a movable tail and legs. The action is brought to life by minifigures of Peely, Sparkplug and a skeleton, who come with...

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO art set with the Keith Haring – Dancing Figures (31216). Releasing on May 15, the set has 1,773 pieces and will retail for $119.99. The set features Keith Harding’s iconic figures in vibrant colors and using the bold lines to show movement and energy. Once finished, you can either hang them on a wall or have them on a display stand. Create a brick-built version of one of the art world’s most famous motifs with the LEGO® Art Keith Haring – Dancing Figures (31216) building kit. Inspired by pop art icon Keith Haring’s dancing figures, this stunning LEGO reimagination brilliantly captures the bold lines, vibrant colours and distinctive sense of movement and energy. This building set for adults provides an immersive project as you assemble the home decor idea from 1,773 LEGO bricks. It comes with 5 building instruction booklets, 1 for each of...

LEGO DNA 2.0: Double Helix History by DNA_Double_Helix is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build celebrates the 70th anniversary of the DNA structure discovery and recreates the iconic double helix DNA structure with super high accuracy. It also includes minifigures of Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, Francis Crick, and Franklin’s PhD student, Raymond Gosling. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, Appa the Sky Bison, Grand Central Station, “Love Enlighten Me” The Bench of the Lampposts in Love, Bob Ross – The Joy of Building, Peter Rabbit and the Garden, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz...

Today’s guest article comes from Mirko Crucchiola, an Italian AFOL, member of ItLUG, and writer for Brick.It Magazine. He shares a deep dive about the mystery of LEGO Minitalia in Italy. LEGO Minitalia I want to tell you the story about a particular LEGO theme that fully reflects my Italian origins: LEGO Minitalia. Throughout LEGO history, there have been numerous themes that were abandoned during the production process, such as the now-famous Sea-Tron. There have also been some LEGO themes that have been completely forgotten, not because they were abandoned, but because of their exclusivity to a particular region. BrickNerd’s own Sue Ann Barber has identified some of these bricks in her article on Hard to Identify LEGO Parts. One of these hard-to-identify parts, made with low-quality plastics and without LEGO logos (and very often identified as clones from competitors), is LEGO Minitalia which was sold only in the Italian market...

Two new LEGO Botanicals sets were revealed last night and you can now pre-order both sets today on the LEGO Shop. The Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree (10348) retails for $59.99 while the Happy Plants (10349) retails for $22.99. Both sets will release on June 1. Welcome tranquility into your home with the LEGO® Botanicals Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree (10348) building kit for adults. Flourishing with stunning details, this nature-inspired set becomes gorgeous plant decor that will never wilt or need to be watered. Capturing the beauty and vibrancy of real red maple bonsai trees, this LEGO plant has red and orange leaves and sits in a dark green plant pot. Relax and unwind as you create the plant before displaying it proudly as home decor or office decor that will bring a touch of calm and serenity wherever it’s placed. Symbols of peace and balance, red maple bonsai trees...

Even if you have practiced how to get your creative juices flowing, sometimes you need a little inspiration to get a nudge in the right direction. I realize this is not true for everyone. Maybe you want to keep your brain free from outside stimuli in order to be truly creative, but I am so far beyond that stage that I don’t care anymore. I love browsing through inspirational artwork to get ideas for new LEGO MOCs! Artwork by John Wallin Liberto Have you ever stumbled across an image or artwork that you found very inspirational? And then some days later, when you want to look at it again, you can’t find it and you can’t remember how you found it in the first place? Or maybe you take screenshots of things you like, and then you have to scroll through years of photos of cats and birthday parties just to...

The promotion for the LEGO Coral Reef Diorama (40783) gift with purchase is now live on the LEGO Shop. From now until April 29, you can get it with general purchases of $150 or more, while supplies last. The 260 piece set is the second diorama GWP set this year following the Tropical Rainforest (40782) back in February. To help you get to the price requirement, LEGO is also offering double Insiders points on the LEGO Art Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers (31215). Double points on it will only last until April 28. In addition, there are some Botanicals bundles that allow you to save 15% when you buy both sets. • Timeless Blooms Bundle – Wildflower Bouquet (10313) + Flower Bouquet (10280)• Succulent Collection Bundle – Tiny Plants (10329) + Succulents (10309) As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Coral Reef Diorama (40783) GWP Now...

In the first part of this series, we explored the intersection of custom-made elements and official LEGO parts, highlighting how our creative solutions often predated the arrival of official counterparts. That fun comparison sparked even more ideas, and now it’s time to continue our journey into how both custom and official LEGO accessories can work together to elevate our builds—and our photographs. Let’s dive into more side-by-side examples of creative evolution, where sculpted accessories and new LEGO elements combine to tell even more vivid stories. Birds of a Feather Starting with some multicultural attributes, what’s a sweeping savannah scene without a majestic eagle soaring overhead? I originally sculpted this big bird specially for travel and adventure photos since they play a great role in the formation of the right mood and atmosphere. Imagine my joy when LEGO introduced its own dynamic eagle element! How to use both The official LEGO eagle...