August is now here and it is one of the biggest months for LEGO releases here in North America and the LEGO Shop is now stocked with the summer 2024 LEGO sets. There are a number of promotions that have started which include the return of the LEGO Micro Rocket Launchpad (40712) with purchases of $200, excluding the LEGO® Technic McLaren P1 (42172) and LEGO DREAMZzz Castle Nocturnia (71486). The LEGO Technic P1 Logo (5008946) which is only available with the purchase of the McLaren P1 (42172). Lastly, there’s a LEGO DREAMZzz polybag bundle of Z-Blob and Bunchu Spider Escape (30636) and Zoey’s Dream Jet Pack Booster (30660) with purchases of $50 in City, DREAMZzz, Friends, Harry Potter, and/or Ninjago. All the promotions will run from August 1-7, while supplies last. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Animal Crossing • Fly with Dodo Airlines (77051) – $37.99• K.K.’s...

A Chilean LEGO Certified Store has appeared to reveal the rumored LEGO Harry Potter The Burrow – Collectors’ Edition (76437). The official information on the set is still unclear but it has been reported to have 2,405 pieces and include minifigures of Harry Potter and the whole Weasley family including Ron, Ginny, Arthur, Molly, Fred, George, Percy, Bill, and Charlie. The official announcement should be coming very soon. **Via Jay’s Brick Blog** The post LEGO Harry Potter The Burrow – Collectors’ Edition (76437) First Look 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 August 2024 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...

We don’t talk about new LEGO sets much at BrickNerd—there are lots of other great sites that do that. However to help us keep the quality up and ads down, we need your help. If you are going to purchase any new LEGO sets and want to help out BrickNerd at the same time, we ask that you use our affiliate link for LEGO.com. It is a great way to support community-focused journalism without costing you more than you already spend on LEGO. You can support BrickNerd at the same time you get your new stegosaurus, Darth Jar Jar, McClaren P1, new botanicals, or even the return of Jedi Bob! Even if you just get a keychain using our link, we appreciate the help. See all the new sets at LEGO using the following links: US | CAN | UK | AU. (For all other countries, you can use the US...

July has come to an end, Summer is halfway over, but fret not, there’s plenty to enjoy! So wherever you are – be it on vacation on a beach or on your couch in the living room – we’ve got a sizzling platter for you, full of interesting articles, deep dives and insightful features from all across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we followed the Summer Olympics and Bio-Cup and learned all about GBC mechanisms and about color in fantasy builds. We customized Speed Champions sets, made custom cloth flags, prepped for SHIPtember and abandoned instructions outright. We had Christmas in July, took a LEGO set into the pool and traveled to Scotland and around the world. And we celebrated a community champion, a LEGO train layout, and LEGO Club...