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It seems like a lifetime ago, but back in March when life was normal, Huw and his wife Maria travelled to New Zealand to start an Australasian cruise. I had the opportunity to meet up and spend a full weekend with them before they boarded their cruise ship. During their three-day stay in (...)
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- dimanche 12 juillet 2020
The Blocks Museum What’s that element? Plate with a triangular shaped bar [Feature] Have you seen this unique looking LEGO element before? How is it used in play? Some of you may already be familiar with this, but for those who are not, let's go on this journey of discovery of "What's that element?" The post What’s that element? Plate with a triangular shaped bar [Feature] (...)Using artificial intelligence to generate minifigures Today's guest author covers a fascinating subject that I suspect, like me, you've not read about before: My name is Pawel, I’m from Warsaw in Poland. LEGO is my hobby for as long as I can remember, especially Star Wars which I have been collecting since the beginning of the line in 1999. I am (...)This week's top news articles These are the most read articles that we've posted over the last couple of weeks:ArticleDate postedViewsLikesCommentsIntroducing LEGO Art01 Jul29187150201First products from collaboration with IKEA now available11 Jul244659485New parts in new sets01 Jul1440610535Polybag competition winners28 (...)Storage solutions: Xiaolong Andy, aka Xiaolong, shares the evolution of his storage and collection, from his very first set as a child, to now. Continue reading » (c) 2020 Brickset.com. Republication prohibited without prior permission.Take a vacation anywhere you happen to be Nicolas Carlier (@nicolas_builds) proves you can take a vacation anywhere you happen to be with this stunning LEGO render. The post Take a vacation anywhere you happen to be appeared first on The Brothers Brick.The folklore of the past is today’s fake news The elegant pose of a Scottish Kelpie by @jakthemad The post The folklore of the past is today’s fake news appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Birthday Accessories Today's random set is 3108 Birthday Accessories, released in 1998. It's one of 27 Scala sets produced that year. It contains 25 pieces, and its retail price was US$4.5. It's owned by 35 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay. (...)What's hot this week These are the sets that have been viewed the most this week:TWLWSetViews180016 The Flaming Foundry3467240357 BYGGLEK345631800 Turtle2767480015 Monkie Kid's Cloud Roadster253551↓10277 Crocodile Locomotive2518680014 Sandy's Speedboat2514742100 Liebherr R 9800215287↓40411 Creative Fun (...)- samedi 11 juillet 2020
Berlin, 1945: the closing push Paul Rizzi depicts the last days of World War II in this scene of the Soviet advance into Berlin in 1945. The post Berlin, 1945: the closing push appeared first on The Brothers Brick.TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 11, 2020 In this week’s Brick Report we review two Ninjago sets, learn how to make a forklift, see the release of the new Jurassic World sets in the US and more. The post TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for July 11, 2020 appeared first on The Brothers (...)First products from collaboration with IKEA now available The first products to emerge following LEGO's collaboration with IKEA have been found in the IKEA store in Mannheim, Germany. The range is called BYGGLEK and it consists of three sizes of storage box and a LEGO set, 40357, with which you can build home furnishings for the included minifigure. (...)Site enhancements: collection notes and list customisation I've just introduced a few new features to the site, some in response to user feedback. It's been possible to add notes, visible only to you, to sets for some time, but it's not been as easy as it could have been. So, I've rectified that, and also made it possible to add notes to minifigs and (...)Hard suits sound-off: one, two, three! Ayrlego builds a trio of hard suits and we're kinda thrilled. Which is your favorite? The post Hard suits sound-off: one, two, three! appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Locomotive Green Bricks Today's random set is 3744 Locomotive Green Bricks, released in 2001. It's one of 16 Trains sets produced that year. It contains 106 pieces, and its retail price was US$7/£3.99. It's owned by 240 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink (...)Build your office at home Reconstruct your office at home with Tiago Catarino's tiny cublicle creation. The post Build your office at home appeared first on The Brothers Brick.- vendredi 10 juillet 2020
Stop scrolling and look at this LEGO dragon scroll Take a peek at this explosive Dragon Scroll by Cecilie Fritzvold @ceshiirie She's certainly getting a lot of bang for her buck with those dynamite pieces! The post Stop scrolling and look at this LEGO dragon scroll appeared first on The Brothers (...)Interview with Star Wars designers - 75292 The Razor Crest and Jedi: Fallen Order Brickset interviewed both Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Michael Lee Stockwell during the recent Fan Media Days, encompassing the August range. The second part of our discussion focuses upon 75292 The Razor Crest and any possibility of sets from Jedi: Fallen Order. Brickset: 75292 The Razor (...)Training for the big times I don't know a ton about LEGO trains, but I do know I love this New York Central Dreyfuss Hudson by Flickr builder Tony Sava. The post Training for the big times appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Pre-order your Super Mario character packs from Minifigure Maddness Here's word from Conor at Minifigure Maddness: This month we are offering Brickset readers two excellent limited offers: Series 20 minifigures new/unopened box of 60 for only €174.99 when you enter code Bricksetlastchance at checkout. Super Mario 71361 character packs, 3 boxes of 20 (60 (...)Storage solutions: johnnythunderlego Cody, aka johnnythunderlego, shows us his LEGO room in what might be the last storage solutions articles for a while, because I've run out again: I’ve been collecting LEGO for as long as I can remember. Having two older brothers meant that I inherited all of their toys when they grew out of (...)This micro LEGO Dwarven mine has upper, lower and middle earth Builder Letranger Absurde takes us deep in the middle earth with this micro Dwarven mine! The post This micro LEGO Dwarven mine has upper, lower and middle earth appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Visiting this temple will be sure to bring some heartache Relive the thrilling escapes and heroic bravery of Indiana Jones with this build by Henry Tilney! If you don't, you're sure to be doomed... The post Visiting this temple will be sure to bring some heartache appeared first on The Brothers (...)Random set of the day: Track Marshall Today's random set is 8121 Track Marshall, released in 2009. It's one of 24 Racers sets produced that year. It contains 48 pieces, and its retail price was US$4.99/£3.89. It's owned by 1617 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or (...)- jeudi 9 juillet 2020
Mobile Strike Force: ready! LEGO builder Douglas Hughes @douglas.j.hughes has made an absolute unit of a military transport, so his troops can strike from anywhere! The post Mobile Strike Force: ready! appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Review: 71722 Skull Sorcerer's Dungeons 71722 Skull Sorcerer's Dungeons features some excellent details and definitely stands out within the Master of the Mountain range. The carved decoration over the entrance seems spectacular and I love the extensive landscaping around the Skull Sorcerer's stronghold. Furthermore, the set (...)Star Wars: Now serving Order 66! Max Fudal explodes onto the scene with this stunning diorama depicting Order 66 on Utapau. The post Star Wars: Now serving Order 66! appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Storage solutions: Paul_DLH Paul_DLH shares his “Evolution of a Storage System” which culminates in an ingenious sliding door solution: I’ve been collecting Lego since I was young with my first proper set being 6610 Gas Pumps (although we had some Duplo in the family). On occasion as children we were very lucky to receive a (...)Tear it up with these hard suits You're gonna bust your gut with this trio of hard suits by Louis of Nutwood. The post Tear it up with these hard suits appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Diesel Dumper Today's random set is 6532 Diesel Dumper, released in 1991. It's one of 25 Town sets produced that year. It contains 46 pieces and 1 minifig. It's owned by 3312 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay. Continue reading » (c) 2020 (...)- mercredi 8 juillet 2020
Go super fast with this super train General Sparkle presents a train so fast that if you blink you might miss it. The post Go super fast with this super train appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Review: 42107 Ducati Panigale V4 R 42107 Ducati Panigale V4 R is latest in a line of large-scale Technic motorcycles and the second to be licensed from a manufacturer. The design of Technic sets generally has come on leaps and bounds in the last few years, but there hasn't been a lot of innovation evident in Technic (...)Double the tensegrity, triple the trouble David Roberts ratchets up the tension on this latest gravity-defying tensegrity sculpture that consists of three stacked rings. The post Double the tensegrity, triple the trouble appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Tips and Tricks #13 Hello everybody, Tiago again, and today, its time for the LEGO kids to have some fun! Cool builds for your LEGO City playgrounds with part lists and video instructions in the videos provided. Continue reading » (c) 2020 Brickset.com. Republication prohibited without prior (...)Storage solutions: Galaktek Today Galaktek, whose work you can find on Flickr, shows us his LEGO space: Hello everyone! I’ve found this “Storage Solutions” series fascinating not only for the wonderful variety of spaces and storage ideas, but also for the different ways AFOLs think of LEGO. For me LEGO is mainly about (...)Frogger’s Revenge Cecilie Fritzvold (@ceshiirie) is back with more dynamite building. This time it's an explosive little frog. And also a very dangerous flower. Probably safer to stay out of the jungle entirely. The post Frogger’s Revenge appeared first on The Brothers (...)We’re gonna need a bigger boat! Arco Noide celebrates the 45th anniversary of Jaws with this nicely crafted LEGO version of Quint's boat. Dinner has been served. The post We’re gonna need a bigger boat! appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Creator Bucket Today's random set is 4106 Creator Bucket, released in 2002. It's one of 12 Creator sets produced that year. It contains 500 pieces, and its retail price was US$10/£9.99. It's owned by 134 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or (...)- mardi 7 juillet 2020
Huwbot reaches 1000 supporters in 32 hours! Thank you to everyone who's supported the project so far! Huwbot's designer Eero is currently on holiday otherwise I am sure he'd thank you here himself. I know he will be thrilled. If you've not yet supported the project, we'd really appreciate if you did so. You can do so here: it only takes (...)Pictures of three new Monkie Kid sets LEGO has added pictures of three new Monkie Kit sets to its LEGO.com Singapore pages. The sets are 80014 Sandy's Speedboat, 80015 Monkie Kid's Cloud Roadster and 80016 The Flaming Foundry. You can find pictures of them after the break. Via Promobricks. Continue reading » (c) 2020 (...)This is what you get when you stop sorting and start mixing In his most recent build, Kirill Mazurov reveals complex shapes that can be built with ordinary LEGO Technic panels The post This is what you get when you stop sorting and start mixing appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Review: 71704 Kai Fighter Vehicles and aircraft are always popular; LEGO never misses an opportunity to include one where they can - and the Ninjago theme is no different. As part of this year’s Legacy subtheme, 71704 Kai Fighter is the second version of the fire ninja’s jet, following 2014’s set of the same name. (...)Review: MOCHUB kits Last month I introduced you to MOCHUB, a website at which you can purchase kits of MOCs by talented and accomplished builders. To enable me to evaluate its service, I was asked if I'd like to receive a set for review, so I chose a small one, Great Tit, by Felix Jaensch (182 pieces, $37.95). (...)Ninjago 71719 Zane’s Mino Creature [Review] We finish up our reviews of the summer 2020 Ninjago line with 71719 Zane's Mino Creature. This set has some odd quirks that make it stand out from the other offerings in this wave. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Read the full review at brothers-brick.com and decide for yourself! The post (...)Storage solutions: HectorBart HectorBart uses a SQL database and a Chrome browser extension to help keep on top of his parts collection: As I am still (only just) a TFOL I don’t have a huge collection. I do, however, have what I would call an unusual (some would say overcomplicated) system that I thought I would share. (...)Tread VERY carefully More dynamite building from Cecilie Fritzvold (@ceshiirie) using the TNT element. The treads are very nice, but the tracks they leave behind might be even nicer. The post Tread VERY carefully appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Eat your fruits and vegetables! This lovely still life with fruit by Barbara Hoel belongs in a museum! The post Eat your fruits and vegetables! appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Crystal Detector Today's random set is 6159 Crystal Detector, released in 1998. It's one of 11 Aquazone sets produced that year. It contains 104 pieces and 1 minifig. It's owned by 178 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay. Continue reading » (...)New LEGO Jurassic World sets for summer 2020 now available in the Americas [News] Adorable baby dino alert! The new LEGO Jurassic World sets are now available in the US and Canada. (And the huge buildable T-rex is now back in stock!) The post New LEGO Jurassic World sets for summer 2020 now available in the Americas [News] appeared first on The Brothers (...)- lundi 6 juillet 2020
So many details, so little time If I needed a new kitchen design home renovation, I know I'm going to have to call Anthony Wilson (@thesecretwalrus) to be my interior designer because he's not going to miss any details The post So many details, so little time appeared first on The Brothers (...)