The newest LEGO Ideas to hit the store shelves is the Minifigure Vending Machine (21358). It has 1,343 pieces and retails for $179.99. The set combines a regular Collectible Minifigures series as well as a functional build. Minifigures Like the old regular Collectible Minifigures series, there are 16 minifigures in the set. A majority of the minifigures pay tribute to some of the classic LEGO themes such as Space, Fabuland, Castle, Pirates, and even Paradisa. A few of the minifigures chosen were part of a fan vote held last year. The LEGO Ideas designer has an exclusive torso with the LEGO Ideas logo on both sides. Her accessories include some mini builds. There’s also a minifigure of Rob Vangansewinkel (Goosestore) who is the fan designer of the set. He’s dressed in a red plaid shirt and includes a mini build of the vending machine. For the Space theme, we have the...

Guest contributor Joe Meno talks about LEGO instructions, if you should ask a MOC builder for them, and his experience in LEGO building that spans two millennia. (How’s that for a lead-in!?) In The Beginning You know, I’ve never asked for instructions for someone’s creation. Let me explain myself: I started LEGO building way, way back in 1999 (yeah, the 20th century). At that time, the community was beginning to gather online, post on LUGNET, and post photos of their MOCs on Brickshelf. Digital modeling was just beginning with LDraw and MLCAD. It was a pretty bare frontier then, but there were LUGNET pages that were hopping with activity. I saw some phenomenal builders (and later met them) and their works. But I wasn’t one to ask for instructions. If I saw a MOC that caught my attention, I would look at the photos and see if I could figure out...

Amazon currently has some deals going on for various LEGO sets. Quite a few of the sets like the LEGO Ideas Starry Night (21333) and the LEGO Star Wars TIE Bomber (75347) have already hit their lowest price on Amazon which is about 19%-20% off the retail price with potential to go even lower during the holiday season. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Amazon Deals – June 2025 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There is only one more day left for the LEGO The Simpsons Living Room (5009325) gift with purchase set. You can only get with a purchase of the newly released LEGO Icons The Simpsons: Krusty Burger (10352). The set lasted through pretty much the whole promo period which is somewhat rare according to LEGO standards unless LEGO made a ton of them to last a whole week. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post Last Day for LEGO The Simpsons Living Room (5009325) GWP Set appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

During Summer Game Fest 2025, The LEGO Group, Light Brick Studio, and Annapurna Interactive has announced a new game call LEGO Voyagers. It is a creative co-op adventure game that will be available on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games. LEGO Voyagers is a 2 player co-op LEGO play experience where players of all ages embark on a journey full of platforming challenges and puzzles, all while playing as iconic LEGO bricks. Tumble, Jump, Snap: Creative Co-Op Adventure Game LEGO® Voyagers Announced at Summer Game Fest Billund, 6th June 2025: Today during Summer Game Fest, the LEGO Group, Light Brick Studio (LEGO® Builder’s Journey) and Annapurna Interactive announced LEGO® Voyagers, a creative co-op adventure game available later this year on PlayStation®5 (PS5), PlayStation®4 (PS4), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. LEGO Voyagers is a 2-player cooperative...

At Summer Game Fest 2025, The LEGO Group, SMG Studio, and Fictions has announced a new multiplayer game called LEGO Party! The game will feature Challenge Zones and 60 minifigures from various LEGO sets including LEGO Pirates, Space, and Ninjago and the objective is to get the most gold bricks. It will be available on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. LEGO® Party! Makes Its Playful Debut at Summer Game Fest First Look at Action Packed and Fun-For-All Party Game, LEGO® Party! Revealed in New Trailer Billund, 6th June 2025: The LEGO Group with developer SMG Studio and new publisher Fictions, today announced LEGO® Party!, a wildly fun multiplayer party game. In LEGO® Party! experience nonstop action, humor, surprises, and hours and hours of play, all crafted through the medium of the beloved LEGO brick. Whether you’re playing solo, with your friends on the couch, or...

A few days ago, the official Bluey social media channels posted images of some LEGO brick built statues of Bluey and Bingo. The statues are made from over 34,000 LEGO System and LEGO DUPLO bricks. Blue is made from 29.224 bricks while Bingo is made up of 5,306 DUPLO bricks and it took over 190 hours to create. The two models will be at display at the LEGO Bluey Ice Creamery pop-up event at Brisbane’s South Bank until Sunday, June 8 and I have a strong feeling that they will be coming to San Diego Comic Con 2025 next month and be displayed on the show floor. The post LEGO Bluey Life-Sized Statues Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest bunch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for June 2025 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...

Next up on our reviews of the LEGO Jurassic World Rebirth sets, we take a look at the T. rex River Escape (76975). The set has 199 pieces and retails at an atrocious $49.99 price point. Minifigures The set comes with minifigures of Teresa Delgado and Xavier Dobbs. Teresa wears a white off the shoulder top with a decorated pattern across the chest. I can’t tall what it shows since the trailer doesn’t give a clean look at it. Nevertheless, you can’t really see it since she wears a life jacket over it. Her double-sided head shows her with a smirk on one side and a smile on the other. Her accessory is a stick. Xavier Dobbs has on a black shirt with the chest unbuttoned. You can probably substitute the torso with Ian Malcolm to give him that look with his shirt open. Xavier also has dual molded legs showing...

“The Conversation Piece” is a monthly BrickNerd series about creativity and building with LEGO authored by our friends over at the Builder Improvement Initiative (BII), a Discord-based community that helps LEGO builders of all levels get better at their craft through knowledge-sharing and constructive feedback. Have a question you'd like us to consider for a future article? You can submit it here. Enjoy! How to Begin Building Anonymous asks: “I’m really interested in making my own creations, but I have absolutely no idea how to start. I’ve only ever bought sets and followed the instructions, but have never really been able to make anything from scratch. I love building with LEGO and love being able to assemble/create things, but I’ve no idea how to see something and have a good shot at trying to build it. Is there any advice you could provide to get me started with a MOC for...