Check out this LEGO dragon Joss Woodyard has built. Cute, isn’t he? His name is Pit, and I love his flowery tail and scaly body made from pink rock pieces. But he’s more than just a loveable li’l guy! (Pit, that is – though I’m sure Joss is lovely too!). The reason he’s called Pit is he’s named after the pitaya fruit, which is also a source of design cues. Those black dots on his white underbelly? That’s the seeds you find in these fruits! The green dorsal fins? They’re the leaves! It’s a really clever way of taking inspiration from something completely unrelated. Unrelated? Well, not quite – the other name for a pitaya is a dragon fruit. What a great idea! In this year of the dragon, Joss is building one of these each month – and if his previous creature creations are anything to go by, he’ll definitely...

Building the gentle curve of a boat hull in LEGO bricks can be a challenge. That is, unless you find an old Fabuland boat part in your collection like Norton74. He promptly put it to good use as the start of a fishing boat full of the kind of details we have come to expect from Andrea. The simple dock gives a good setting without taking attention away from the vessel. It includes a small cargo hold and a rig for hauling in the day’s catch. Round, white studs give the boat a proper wake in a bed of transparent blue as it approaches the dock at the end of a long day. The post This small LEGO fishing boat is simply Fabu-lous! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Daniel

The 2024 Lunar New Year is exactly four weeks away and Amazon has the LEGO Lunar New Year Display (80110) for 20% off. It’s been on sale for a while but this set has a generic style that will work for every new year and not for any specific zodiac sign. The set has officially been retired on the LEGO Shop so going to other retailers is the only way to get it now. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Lunar New Year Display (80110) Amazon Sale – January 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It took a while but I’ve finally had some time to do a 2023 recap for The Brick Fan. Some of you guys might not be interested but it’s for my reference since I love stats. Our post count went down again last year, down to 885, however, we almost hit the 30 million page view mark. We barely missed it by just 100,000 views which sounds about right since we had less posts. Last year, it was more family time for me as I was taking care of my mom more after her cancer surgery and I prioritized that a little more than what happened LEGO-wise. I expect that’ll be about the same this year as well. The highest traffic day was on May 1 with 251,277 page views when a lot of the summer 2023 sets were revealed that day. The higher traffic trend continued for the next seven...

Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2 by The Real Ashnflash is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,000 piece build features an updated project that also hit the 10k goal last year. The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, and Minerals Display as the ones to reach the First 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2 Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran