The Polar Express: All Aboard for the North Pole! by NarrowGaugeNut is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features the iconic train from the movie which includes the locomotive, tender, passenger car, and observation car. It also proposes the four main kids, the conductor, and the hobo. The project joins Cliffside House, Gravity Falls – The Mystery Shack, Round House Ski Lodge, Italian Villa, Summit Station, Betta Splendens, The Moon: Lunar Landscape, Overpass Park, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Discworld Unseen University Library, Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo), Mr. Brick Coffee Pot, Bob Ross: Studio & Paintings, Woodland Wildlife, Sawmill, Gravity Falls Mystery Shack, Godzilla, Turing Machine – Working LEGO Computer, Portal 2: P-Body & Atlas, and From the Kitchen to Bricks: Linguini & Remy BrickHeadz, Magic Bookends, Science Lab Kit, Beetlejuice: Ghost House, Genshin Impact: Liyue Harbor Wharf, Camping Trip, Brandon...

Nerdvember is halfway gone, BrickNerd aficionados! “What exactly is Nerdvember?” you ask. Well, it’s a month where we get EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy (we’re talking double-tiered pocket-protector nerdy) and dive even deeper into LEGO topics, techniques, themes, history, lore, MOCs, and more. But it also means we host our annual contest where you can reimagine our mascot, Nerdly, to win some awe-inspiring prizes! In past years we’ve done a high fantasy theme and a survival theme. “So what’s the contest theme this year?” you ask? (Sheesh, so many questions!!!) This year we are feeling a bit more… animated. Welcome to Nerdvember 2024: Animation Edition! Animated Excitement Yes indeed, animation in all its forms is the theme of the contest. We want you to get creative with our Nerdly mascot (here are basic instructions as a PDF download) and customize it to an animated character of your choosing. We’re looking for the best that animation has...

Polish Falcon – Resque Service by bart_afol is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 1,082 piece build features the helicopter used by TOPR – Tatrzańskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe. The project joins Cliffside House, Gravity Falls – The Mystery Shack, Round House Ski Lodge, Italian Villa, Summit Station, Betta Splendens, The Moon: Lunar Landscape, Overpass Park, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Discworld Unseen University Library, Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo), Mr. Brick Coffee Pot, Bob Ross: Studio & Paintings, Woodland Wildlife, Sawmill, Gravity Falls Mystery Shack, Godzilla, Turing Machine – Working LEGO Computer, Portal 2: P-Body & Atlas, and From the Kitchen to Bricks: Linguini & Remy BrickHeadz, Magic Bookends, Science Lab Kit, Beetlejuice: Ghost House, Genshin Impact: Liyue Harbor Wharf, Camping Trip, Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere, Bolex 16MM Camera, Springfield Elementary School Simpsons, Deep Rock Galactic Drilldozer, The Princess Bride – From Book to...

Amazon Mexico has revealed the upcoming LEGO Horizon Adventures Aloy & Varl vs. Shell-Walker & Sawtooth (77037) which will be coming next year. The 768 piece set set features new minifigures of Aloy and Varl and the Shell-Walker and Sawtooth machines which were teased during the behind the scenes video a short while ago. The post LEGO Horizon Adventures Aloy & Varl vs. Shell-Walker & Sawtooth (77037) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has revealed a strange gift with purchase set with the TicTacToe (5008897). It features a brick-built board but the most interesting thing about it are the amount of white and orange space astronaut minifigures included. There’s no information about the set or how to get it but it looks expensive given the amount of minifigures. The post LEGO Space TicTacToe (5008897) GWP Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has started their teasers for the next LEGO Ideas reveal which should be coming soon. There were 48 projects that reached the First 2024 Review Stage so there’s a lot to choose from. Whatever set that will be announced will be added to our list of projects that are under development. The Twilight: Cullen House should be the next in line to be released as it passed the review stage almost a year ago. Review Announcement Loading… #LEGOIdeas pic.twitter.com/EJiRr4zFIh — LEGO® IDEAS (@LEGOIdeas) November 15, 2024 The post LEGO Ideas Teases Next Set Reveal Soon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This article was originally a presentation at Brickworld 2024. Enjoy the slides. No one else got to enjoy them much, because the lights were acting up. Ever wanted to build something that was just too big for one person? Ever wanted to join other builders for a LEGO project and see what their process is like? Or do you want to get a friend or family member interested in building alongside you? Sounds like you might be interested in a collab. Collaborations come in all shapes and sizes. They’re a big part of the LEGO community and there are groups of LEGO fans collaborating all the time, many of them intentionally making it easy for anyone to jump in and build along. But what if you have your own idea? What if you want to head up a collaboration yourself? Where do you start—and maybe more importantly, how do you push...

At Bricks Cascade 2024, my kids discovered the joy of a LEGO Derby. As I wrote in a previous article, a Brick Derby is a Pinewood Derby but swapping pine for plastic. When we asked our soon-to-be 9-year-old what he wanted to do for his birthday this year, it wasn’t much of a surprise when he chose a Backyard Brick Derby. Obviously, we said yes, but we had to get to work to pull it off. Ramps and Race Cars To make a ramp, I’d need help in the woodworking department. After looking up layouts and blueprints to set up a Brick Derby, I found these plans and sent them to a friend and long tenured Home Depot employee who was able to construct it for me. It’s 32 inches long and breaks into four sections for transportation and storage. I then purchased the 6x16 stud baseplates for the cars from...

If you’ve flown on an airplane, have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually be your luggage? Where would you go in the airport? What would you see? How would you even get to the plane? Most importantly, as someone who travels with LEGO models, how roughly will you be handled along the way? That’s the main question I hope to answer today, as well as exploring the risks your luggage faces and how to pack and prepare for them—all so that your beautiful LEGO MOCs don’t crumble on the way to your next big event. Baggage Handling system in Seattle. I’ve already talked about how to properly pack MOCs for air travel, but the type of luggage you use makes a big difference. The sad reality of it is that airports and airlines are not designed to handle your suitcase delicately. Obviously, most people who handle your...

Today LEGO has announced four new LEGO Botanicals 2025 sets which will be available starting in January. You may have noticed that the theme has changed from the Botanical Collection to just Botanicals starting next year. Three of the sets will be available on January 1 while the largest set in the wave will be available in February. Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet (10342) – 749 pieces/$59.99 Cultivate creativity with the LEGO® Botanicals Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet (10342) building kit for adults. Bursting with authentic blooms and lovely colors that will never fade, this LEGO flower decor set is a delightful gift for women, men and nature-lovers. Budding florists can relax and unwind as they build the bouquet, which consists of 15 LEGO flower stems, including daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, elderflowers, roses, ranunculus, cymbidium orchids, a waterlily dahlia and a campanula. All the stems are adjustable, encouraging builders to arrange a bespoke bouquet...