Amazon has started a limited time deal for the LEGO Technic Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter (42145) for 15% off. The set is now priced for $177.60 which saves you about $32 and it looks to be the first time this set has gotten a sale on Amazon. As of this post, the deal is already 10% claimed and will go back to normal price once they are fully claimed. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Technic Airbus H175 Rescue Helicopter (42145) Amazon Sale – August 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has just announced the winners of the LEGO Ideas Third 2023 Review Stage and for this round there are two projects chosen. The first is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Here We Go Again! by 2PPL and the other is The Italian Riviera by Galaxy333. LEGO is still doing final checks for the Disney Pixar Luxo Jr Lamp so they will announced if that one passes later on. The post LEGO Ideas Third 2023 Review Stage Winners Announced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Humble Bundle has a new LEGO Worlds Collide – The Ultimate Assembly game bundle going on where you can get 18 games for only $15. You can pay as much as you like and the bundle helps support charity:water and you can adjust how much goes to WB Games, charity:water, and to Humble. This bundle is a $419 value if you’re buying each game individually. The games that are in the bundle include: • LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2• LEGO DC Super-Villains• LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham• LEGO Jurassic World• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens• LEGO Worlds• LEGO Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles• The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame• LEGO Marvel’s Avengers• LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes• LEGO The Hobbit• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7• The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Games• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes• LEGO Batman: The Videogame• LEGO The Lord of the Rings• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4• The...

SNOT Week continues, even better and booger than ever, as we explore using hinges in sideways LEGO building. We’re SNOT even kidding, these techniques are a LEGO superpower! Have you ever wondered why most of the hinges in LEGO elements aren’t vertically centered? Have you ever considered using hinges when SNOTting? If not, then this is the article for you! Let me take you down a road of element design and geometry that will hopefully gain you some SNOT insights you never knew you wished for. Starting Off Unhinged Hinges and clips might not be the first thing you think about when you think about SNOT, but they can be very helpful especially if you have some room to work with. I think the most useful technique is stud reversal. I often use this technique for arches when I want to build holes or openings: I admit I have just recently...

SNOT Week continues, even better and booger than ever, as we explore the advanced techniques of sideways building. We’re SNOT even kidding, these techniques are a LEGO superpower! SNOT Recap In the LEGO world, SNOT stands for “Studs Not On Top” and it is a technique for building sideways. In my first article, we explored the origins of LEGO SNOT. My second article analyzed the geometry of SNOT construction and some basic building techniques. In this third article, we will cover some more advanced techniques and implementations of SNOT—with one in particular that really takes advantage of LEGO brick tolerances. SNOT for Stability When the white part is attached, it locks the red parts between the grey ones. LEGO designers make use of many new SNOT parts to give us more beautiful sets, but there is one more aspect of SNOT I haven’t talked about yet in my previous articles: stability....