At first glance, I thought this was just another lovely LEGO microscale train. I do love a good micro-train, being a seasoned microscale builder myself. But taking a closer look at the lower-left area of this delightful creation by brickleas, what do my eyes behold, but a tiny flying Ford Anglia nearly splatting the ground, which would have put a rather inglorious ending to our heroes. The rocky landscape is well crafted, and the minimal parts used for each passenger car is impressive, but my favorite detail is the lever handles used as both the main driving wheels and the spokes that drive them. The post The Hogwarts Express has been Reducio’ed appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Daniel

It’s important to understand as you read this review of the new LEGO 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System that I never owned an NES myself as a kid back in the 80’s. But I wanted one. After all, it felt like nearly every one of my friends in the neighborhood in Japan where I lived had a Famicom, or later the true NES launched in 1985. As I went over to my friends’ houses and played Super Mario and the very first Legend of Zelda, I so very desperately wanted one! But I never did, partly because I was told that I had enough toys in the form of all the LEGO underfoot in my bedroom. Now, I can buy my own (US $229.99 | CAN $299.99 | UK £209.99) and build it for myself from LEGO, which seems even better. Does this marriage of my favorite little plastic bricks with the...

The August 2020 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can see some of the promotions and events for the month. August will be a particularly big month for North America because it will be the launch of the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System (71374) as well as the LEGO Super Mario theme. August 1-9: Free LEGO Super Mario Monty Mole & Super Mushroom Expansion (40414) with purchases of the Adventures with Mario Starter Course (71360). This offer is only available at LEGO Stores while supplies last. August 1-16: Free LEGO Super Mario Super Mushroom Surprise Expansion (30385) with purchases of LEGO Super Mario products over $40, while supplies last. August 17 – September 6: VIP Monthly Sweepstakes for the SDCC 2012 Phoenix minifigure. August 17-31: Free LEGO Speed Champions Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO (30342) with purchases of $35 or more, while supplies last. The post LEGO August 2020 Store...

An Italian online shop has revealed two new LEGO Disney Princess sets that fans may be interested in. These two sets include Rapunzel’s Tower (43187) and Aurora’s Forest Cottage (43188). Rapunzel’s Tower has 369 pieces while Aurora’s Forest Cottage has 300 pieces. The sets have a listing release date of August 1. **Via Promobricks** The post LEGO Disney Princess Fall 2020 Official Set Images appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Ideas has launched a new fan vote for an upcoming book that is geared towards AFOLs. In collaboration with Adult Fans of LEGO, the book will be celebrating the history of the LEGO brick. There are three different books that you can vote for, each with their own style and they are called: • The LEGO Brick Museum• The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks• LEGO History in 100 Bricks Fans will be able to vote starting today and it will run until August 9. For the chosen title, you can get it through crowdfunding and fans who pre-order it will get their names printed in the back of the book. There will also be future opportunities to pledge for more rewards from LEGO. Check out the press release below. LEGO® Ideas launches fan vote for a new LEGO book aimed at AFOLs (Adult Fan of LEGO) LEGO Publishing, a division...