LEGO revealed their DOTS line and some folks reasoned it would be great for their little sisters but not for the likes of them. Vince Toulouse illustrates the error of their ways with this Ambassador of Grnx wearing a DOTS band as a sash. His staff makes use of Clickits connectors, another line some of youse thought was only appropriate for little sis. As if that wasn’t enough, Vince brings in another limited appeal line with the use of flame bits from the short-lived Ben 10 sets. It just goes to show that on the surface, some sets have limited appeal but in the hands of a builder like Vince, there is no limit to what can be used. The post The Ambassador of Grnx brings some odd parts usage appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Lino

The last of the initial wave of LEGO Monkie Kid sets I want to take a look at is Monkie Kid’s Team Secret HQ (80013). It is 1,959 pieces and retails for $169.99. Minifigures The set contains six minifigures, Monkie Kid, Mei, Pigsy, General Ironclad, Grunt, Roar, and Snort as well as a bigfig of Sandy. Monkie Kid is in his usual orange and red outfit. The back of the jacket shows the Monkey King with a huge grin while the legs are dual molded for his sneakers. There are some teal goggles that go around his neck. He has a double-sided head with a smirk on one side and an angry expression on the other. His accessory is his staff. Mei is in her green and white dragon outfit which has printing of the dragon going around the torso and legs. Her helmet is also printed with the dragon head...

The Metroid: Samus Aran’s Gunship by L-DI-EGO is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the hit Nintendo game franchise and it features Samus Aran and her ship which is minifigure scale along with a brick-built Ridley. The project now joins The Shire, the Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map, The Office, Castle of Lord Afol and the Black Knights, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The House of Chocolate, The Simpsons – The Krusty Burger, Asterix and Obelix, 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley ‘Blower’, Scania Next Generation S730, The Karate Kid “Wax On, Wax Off”, and Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda) as the ones to reach the First 2021 Review Stage. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

How small can the dark lord get? This teeny, tiny tower of Barad-dûr from The Lord of the Rings was constructed by LEGO builder Hubba Blöoba, and it’s got all the right notes despite its diminutive size. A pair of grey bananas make the two spikes that ring the all-seeing eye, while clips and slopes make up the jagged tower itself. The atmospheric clouds elevate this little vignette further and give it an appropriate sense of foreboding. The post The tower of Barad-d’aww appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Chris (TBB Managing Editor)

We all love the Millennium Falcon and other ships from the Star Wars franchise but it’s neat when someone pays attention to the ships that were later inserted into the background in one special edition or another. My case in point, this LEGO YT-2400 Outrider built by Aido Kessler. It resembles the Millennium Falcon a bit in the sense that it’s saucer-shaped, has circular exhaust ports and pushes the whole asymmetrical cockpit motif to the Nth degree. From there this odd ship exudes its own personality. I love the complex curves along the leading edge as well as the turret cannon. Aido tells us this model comprises of more than four-thousand pieces and weighs eleven pounds (5kg). In some instances this heavy creation was pushed to a breaking point; a literal breaking point and needed to be restructured several times. The end result is breathtaking and we’re glad he was up...