ode to adventure A finalist in the third series of the BrickLink Designer Program, The Lost City is no small nod to adventurers: it’s a 3,500+ parts ode to exploration, crammed full of all the best hues of green and grey. The Build Process The build process was less tedious than I generally expect from a set of this size. Since it’s ruins, there were always small variations with every iteration of a design. In fact, I would have preferred more repetition, but that was because I was trying to read a detective novel at the same time as I built; but it’s probably safe to bet not many folks will be doing that. While I found it confusing to build the base all in one go (so many slightly different lengths of plates!), designing it as a single section does have one big advantage: it’s remarkably sturdy, making the whole...

October is now here and there are a number of new LEGO sets that have just released on the LEGO Shop. Some new licensed IPs have now dropped including sets for Fortnite, Wednesday, and Wicked. For the October 2024 LEGO promotions, there are two now available with different end dates to be aware of that. The LEGO Creator Halloween Pumpkin (40697) is available until October 14 with purchases of $120, while supplies last. We also have the Brite Bomber BrickHeadz (40728) which is available with $90 purchases from October 1-3 for Insiders and October 4-7 to general public, while supplies last. Art • Mona Lisa (31213) – $99.99 Batman • Batman: The Classic TV Series Batmobile (76328) – $149.99 Fortnite • Durr Burger (77070) – $14.99• Supply Llama (77071) – $39.99• Peely Bone (77072) – $99.99• Battle Bus (77073) – $99.99 Icons • Santa’s Post Office (10339) – $99.99 Ideas •...

September has come and gone, and pumpkins have started lining the fields and your foam-covered lattes. High time for our monthly LEGO community round-up! Take some time out of your busy day and relax with this month’s smorgasbord of interesting articles, deep dives and insightful features from all across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we dissected LEGO boxes and went on the hunt for LEGO owls. We sat down with the winner of Vignweek, a Chibi builder, a Hong Kong artist, and looked at the legacy of a LEGO leader. We learned all about GBC, ladybugs and bees, LUG contests and Friendshiptember. And visited Bauspielbahn-Treffen in Germany and a medieval alley, and took a trip to Paul Hetherington’s Bricktacular. We even had kids guess LEGO color names,...

Coming off one of the best deals we’ve seen on the set, Amazon has further discounted the LEGO Icons Atari 2600 (10306) by 40%. This drops the price of it down to $143.99 which saves you a whopping $96 on it. This sale also price matches Target, however, you can save an additional 5% if you have the Circle Card. I highly doubt that we’ll see a bigger sale for this set as it will be retiring at the end of the year. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons Atari 2600 (10306) Amazon/Target Sale – September 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

October is coming up fast and here’s our shopping guide on what LEGO sets will be released during the month on the LEGO Shop. It’ll be a surprisingly eventful month as there are a lot of sets from various IPs such as Fortnite, Wednesday, and Wicked. As far as the October 2024 LEGO promotions, there are three we know about. Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber (40730) will only be available with a purchase of Jabba’s Sail Barge from October 3-5 and to the general public October 6-10, while supplies last. We also have the Brite Bomber BrickHeadz (40728) which is available with $90 purchases from October 1-3 for Insiders and October 4-7 to general public, while supplies last. Lastly, we have the LEGO Creator Halloween Pumpkin (40697) but we don’t have any information on that one yet. Art • Mona Lisa (31213) – $99.99 Batman • Batman: The Classic TV Series Batmobile (76328)...

Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo) by RobZic is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features the iconic board game that fits on four 32×32 baseplates and includes all six characters. 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, and The Discworld Unseen University Library as the ones to reach the Third 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo) Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days ago, LEGO revealed the LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite Brite Bomber (40728) and we now have details on how to get it. It will be available for Insider Early Access October 1-3, general public October 4-7 with a general purchase of $90 or more, while supplies last. The 151 piece set features Brite Bomber in BrickHeadz form. The post LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite Brite Bomber (40728) Purchase Requirements Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

An interesting email came in today from LEGO where they are introducing a new buyback program called LEGO Brick Take Back. LEGO is basically buying back your preowned LEGO bricks and you can trade it in for LEGO e-Gift Cards. It seems that LEGO is buy bulk back and they are offering $6 per pound (USD) for conforming bricks which include LEGO bricks and elements that are fully disassembled and in good condition, LEGO Minifigures and Mini-dolls (no need to disassemble), and LEGO Baseplates. Your parts are then checked to meet eligibility criteria and their goal is to keep as many bricks in play as possible. It looks like this is a test run to see the best way to accomplish their agenda. The post LEGO Brick Take Back Trade-In Program Introduced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Let’s get Nerdy about bridges! Today I thought it would be fun to do a little deep-dive into something that’s been around for a very long time in human history: bridges. And since you’re here on BrickNerd, I figure we’ll keep the discussion about LEGO bridges, sound cool? Ok, let’s get into it! Let’s start this off by stating the obvious, bridges are cool. In real life, absolutely. In LEGO, oh ab-so-lutely! And there are a LOT of ways to build a bridge. When I first started thinking about writing an article about LEGO bridges I did a quick search on Flickr and my first reaction was “there are a LOT of bridges!” I pitched the idea to the rest of the nerds over here and within a few minutes I had about a dozen examples of bridges that people in the community had built over the years. So yeah, bridges...

Today is AFOL Day at the LEGO House in Billund, which is the sort-of-official start of the Skærbæk Fan Weekend, the world’s most international LEGO event. I figured this would be a good day to tell you about my very first encounter with other adult enthusiasts of the brick—you see, I dove straight in at the deep end! Me at my very first LEGO event, with my new friends Megan Rothrock and Mark Stafford. Many people probably start their AFOL life when they meet somebody else who turns out to be a LEGO fan, and then visit a local show, before maybe eventually working their way up to an international event. Not so with me: My very first encounter with AFOLs was at the LEGO Fan Weekend (now Skærbæk Fan Weekend) in 2012, which makes this sort of an anniversary year for me: It’s the tenth year of me going to...