In the world of LEGO fan shows and AFOL collaborations, New Hashima is turning heads in a big way. The New Hashima Down Under collab was recently exhibited at Brickvention 2025 in Melbourne, Australia and consistently drew a crowd over the weekend. New hashima down under BrickNerd chatted to one of the coordinators, Joshua Morris, about his inspiration and challenges. Sue Ann: Hi there! What inspired you to build in the New Hashima standard? Joshua: Seeing the insane eighty+ person New Hashima collaboration from Brickworld Chicago 2023 certainly lit a spark within me. Attempting New Hashima was going to be a big task! We needed to assemble a crack team of Aussie AFOLs to tackle a massive collaboration of this size. I reached out to people that I know and admire to see who was keen. From there, New Hashima Down Under (NHDU) was born. With the wealth of resources and...

Junkyard with Working Magnet Crane by LEGOParadise is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a junkyard layout with a bunch of rusted vehicles as well as a functional electromagnet-style crane that uses real magnets to pick up the cars. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, Appa the Sky Bison, Grand Central Station, “Love Enlighten Me” The Bench of the Lampposts in Love, Bob Ross – The Joy of Building, Peter Rabbit and the Garden, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, and Muppets – Statler & Waldorf’s Balcony Key Rack as the ones to...

If you’re heading to the LEGO House at the end of the month, there will be a exclusive retail product launch held there and tickets are now available. Every year around this time, the LEGO House releases a new set that you can only get there at retail price. For this year’s event, it’ll be held on February 28 or March 1 for a price of 995 DKK. The event is four hours long and it also includes a light dinner followed by the reveal presentation with the product designers and a LEGO corporate historian. In addition, you will be able to get a copy of the set signed by the designers. The event package also includes a one day ticket to the experience zones during the event day. The post LEGO House Exclusive Retail Product Launch Tickets Now Available appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous"...

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 February 2025 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...

The promotion for the LEGO Tropical Rainforest Diorama (40782) GWP is now available. From now until February 12, you can get it with purchases of $150 or more, while supplies last. In addition, you can now also earn double Insiders points as well. Now is the perfect time to get your orders in for some of the newer releases like the LEGO Ideas Twilight The Cullen House (21354) or the LEGO Icons Tudor Corner (10350). Note that the Rainforest Diorama will not work on pre-orders as they changed that rule a while back. Also if you want to get the LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog Badnik Crabmeat (40781), it is now available in the Rewards Center for 2,000 Insiders Points. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Tropical Rainforest Diorama (40782) GWP Now Available appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran