We all know you can build things out of LEGO, but “building something that you build something out of, out of LEGO” is a sentence that I don’t get to write all that often. Brickleas gave me the chance with this fun diorama of in-progress model building. It makes use of the clip-flag seed part from Iron Forge a whopping 30 times, and finding them all is a fun exercise. My favorites are the bird’s beak, the dab of paint, and the blade in the well-built craft knife.  The rest of the scene has some great details, too. I’m fond of the interesting texture in the hobby mat from the dark green tiles. And the branch the bird is perched on makes use of the minifigure tree disguise. It might be obvious in retrospect, but it feels clever to me. This year’s Iron Forge has gifted us with a ton of...

If you’re a blacksmith, odds are you have a supplier of ore and metals coming from a nearby mine. In this case, the mine is built by -LittleJohn. Clearly taking inspiration from the new LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith set, builder -LittleJohn made this creation for the Colossal Castle Contest. The Allanar Mine is run by dwelves (dwarves + elves) who offer a warm meal and a soft bed to any travelers passing through. The level of detail here is staggering. The landscaping, the mine building, and the inn are a work of art. I’d have to say my favorite part of this build is the windows. They’re beautiful! Both paned and double-paned are built so creatively. I’m going to have to see if I can replicate -LittleJohn’s techniques in my next medieval-themed creation. The post A mine for the blacksmith appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Adam Jacobs

When LEGO introduced the Ninjago theme back in 2011, no one could have guessed that it would come to be one of the company’s most popular themes. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Ninjago is getting its biggest set yet, 71741 Ninjago City Gardens. At 5,685 pieces, it’s the fifth-largest LEGO set ever, and the third entry into the cyberpunk modular buildings collection known as Ninjago City. A series of high-rise buildings containing all manner of city life, Ninjago City Gardens houses restaurants, a museum, an arcade, a dojo, and apartments, along with 19 minifigures. Ninjago City Gardens is available now for US $299.99 | CAN $399.99 | UK £274.99. Let’s see how this one stacks up to the previous Ninjago City sets. The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews. The...

Just two weeks ago, LEGO Ideas allowed fans to vote for a classic theme to be revived for the LEGO 90th Anniversary Set. The results are now out and phase 2 begins. Bionicle, Classic Space and Pirates are the top three winning themes. Because of not considering subcategories properly, the Castle theme will be included for the second fan vote. A total of over 77,000 people participated in the votes and the results are as follows: Bionicle – 24799Classic Space – 18171Pirates – 15884Trains – 14855Adventurers – 13988Classic Castle -12603Forestmen – 8056Lion Knights – 7117Imperials – 7012Town – 6610Black Knights – 6427Model Team – 6397Dragon Knights – 6334Space Police – 5738Rock Raiders – 5298Studios – 5179Blacktron – 5088Ice Planet – 4503Black Falcons – 4244Aquazone – 4051M-Tron – 3555Alpha Team – 2807Paradisa – 2584Time Cruisers – 2234Wolfpack – 2111Exploriens – 1695Arctic – 1620Divers – 1424 The LEGO Ideas theme realised a mistake...

Many retailers are doing heavy discounts in stores on various LEGO sets and I’ve been told a few times that Walmart has the LEGO Speed Champions Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO (30342) polybag on sale for only $0.50. Normally, polybags are now priced at $4.97 but some people have found them for a whopping 90% off. You can check Brickseek to see if there are any near you. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran