The digital generation will probably look back on this time in 20-30 years and shake their collective heads in embarrassment. When life accomplishments were only real with photo documentation, and everyone’s dinner was never so well cataloged. And when concerts were enjoyed through a 5” screen at arms length and self worth was measured against countless other attempts at a perfect life through selfies. This is pretty well illustrated by this piece by builder 74louloute, real life has never been so not real. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

Builder Rat Dude has definite ideas about life after the apocalypse, and I have to admit they’re pretty cool. This is The Last Paradise, comprised of modified and specific use cargo containers lumbering along on giant treads. There’s an equipment container, a cool container, a machine container, a storage container, a bum container (whatever that is), and three container devoted to living space. And hey, it’s equipped with solar, so it’s good for whatever is left of the environment. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

There’s a million reasons builders take a break. And I get it, sometimes you don’t have time, life gets in the way, you’re just a little burned out, or whatever. And when I don’t see much from a prolific builder I assume they have their reasons. But having a stroke is quite possibly one of the worst reasons, as is the case of one of my favorite builders redfern1950s2. I’m very happy to report that Red is doing ok, and making a speedy recovery, and even built this charming little MOC as a gift to the caregivers at the ward. Wishing you a speedy recovery Red! Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

Black Friday shopping is less than two weeks away and here are some of the LEGO sales that will be happening at some major retailers. Below are some of the more notable deals that you may want to be aware of to plan your shopping. I’ll keep this post updated with deals that I find as we get closer to Black Friday. Walmart LEGO Classic Creative Box (10704) – 900 pieces/$20.00 – Reg. $39.99 LEGO DUPLO Creative Box (10854) – 120 pieces/$20.00 – Reg. $39.99 Target LEGO Star Wars Y-Wing Starfighter (75172) – 691 pieces/$41.99 – Reg. $59.99 The LEGO Ninjago Movie Garma Mecha Man (70613) – 747 pieces/$41.99 – Reg. $59.99 The LEGO Ninjago Movie Lightning Jet (70614) – 876 pieces/$41.99 – Reg. $59.99 Best Buy LEGO DC Villains Video Game – $29.99 – Reg. $59.99 LEGO The Incredibles Video Game – $19.99 – Reg. $49.99 Various LEGO sets at...

I had one of those moments while scrolling Flickr this morning, and I love it. I like to call them “wait, what?” moments. When you’re looking at a picture and your brain just can’t reconcile it. It’s LEGO, it says it’s LEGO, it’s in a LEGO group…how…wait… This absolutely gorgeous staircase and the room that it’s in by Heksu just blew my mind, sorry if I got any brains on you. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

The LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289) promotion is now live on LEGO Shop@Home. From now until November 21, you can get it for free with purchases of $99 or more, while supplies last. You can read my review of the set here. Keep in mind, you can double up on some partiuclar promotions including double VIP points on the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) and the LEGO Creator Winter Village Fire Station (10263). The post LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289) Promotion Now Live appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Last month, Universal announced their plans for the Jurassic World franchise which included an animated LEGO Jurassic World short and today we have details of it and it is called LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit. It is a two-part special that will be a prequel to the 2015 Jurassic World and it will be airing on NBC November 29 at 8pm EST/PST. It will also be streamable the next morning on NBC.com. There will also be a DVD with exclusive content that will be coming out on January 15, 2019. I believe this is the first time that LEGO will have an animated short on one of the major TV stations and not on Cartoon Network like before. Check out the trailer and the press release below. NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — NBC has partnered with Universal Brand Development and The LEGO Group for the upcoming debut of...

Today LEGO celebrates an amazing ten years of LEGO Ideas as a crowdsourcing platform for fans. It all started back in 2008 as LEGO CUUSOO during the beta phase and it eventually changed to LEGO Ideas which we now have today. The first set made for CUUSOO was the Shinkai 6500 Submarine (21100) and the first one under the LEGO Ideas name was the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108). There now has been 23 sets that have been officially released so far and it doesn’t look like it will be stopping any time soon. Which LEGO Ideas set is your favorite? The post LEGO Ideas Celebrates 10 Years appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Barnes & Noble has officially announced the details of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts event on November 17. On that day starting at 2pm local time, there will be activities held including building a themed LEGO set but the thing that people have been waiting for was the details of the LEGO Harry Potter Bricktober 2018 (5005254) set. You will be able to get the set with any LEGO purchase of $75 or more, while supplies last. It may be possible to purchase it by itself but they probably won’t sell it until the promotional period is over and that’s up to each individual store. – A $10 reward card with the purchase of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald screenplay available 11/16 to 11/21 – Free set of 4 exclusive LEGO Harry Potter Minifigures with any LEGO purchase of $75 or more, while supplies last, available 11/17 – 10%...

The term NPU gets thrown around a lot (for those new here it stands for “Nice Part Use”) but I think it’s deserved here. The towers of this clever little castle are pip shooters, which pack a lot of detail into a small space. With some clever building and a handful of carefully selected parts, Alego37 has crafted a charming castle that defies it’s scale. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy