Working River Rapids Ride – Fairground Rafting Coaster by Baron von Barron is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 3,000 piece build features a typical fairground ride and you can manually guide the cars through the track or use a motor to operate the drivetrain. The project joins Claw Machine Wallace & Gromit – A Grand Day Out, Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus Multi Player, Impression Sunrise – Monet, The Loneliness of the Voyager – NASA’s Voyager Mission, Humpback Whale Breach, Tintin – Space Rocket, The Iron Giant in the Forest, Tetris Solid, Working Image Projector “Magic Lantern”, Popcorn Machine, Arsenal F.C. – The Invincibles, Sony Walkman, Sony Walkman, Hydroelectric Power Plant, Floating Sea Otter, Avatar: The Last Airbender!, Blacksmith – Wild West, Bluey!!, New Holland CR Combine, Wednesday The Room and The Balcony, Lisbon Tram (Electrico 28), Market Village, and Modular Post Office in Neoclassical Style...

It’s a sad day in the LEGO world as longtime AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer has announced that he left the company. Some of you may have met Jan at various LEGO conventions throughout the years and he was an integral part in helping grow the AFOL community whether it be working with LUGs or just answering questions from fans. Jan will now be working with LEGO Certified Professional Caspar Bennedsen from Brick Works as a Development Manager. Although I haven’t personally met Jan, I wish him the best in his new position. He’ll still be around at LEGO conventions so you’ll still see him as a regular fan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jan Beyer (@janb3101) … Continue The post AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer Leaves The LEGO Group appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

August is now here and it is one of the biggest months for LEGO releases here in North America and the LEGO Shop is now stocked with the summer 2024 LEGO sets. There are a number of promotions that have started which include the return of the LEGO Micro Rocket Launchpad (40712) with purchases of $200, excluding the LEGO® Technic McLaren P1 (42172) and LEGO DREAMZzz Castle Nocturnia (71486). The LEGO Technic P1 Logo (5008946) which is only available with the purchase of the McLaren P1 (42172). Lastly, there’s a LEGO DREAMZzz polybag bundle of Z-Blob and Bunchu Spider Escape (30636) and Zoey’s Dream Jet Pack Booster (30660) with purchases of $50 in City, DREAMZzz, Friends, Harry Potter, and/or Ninjago. All the promotions will run from August 1-7, while supplies last. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Animal Crossing • Fly with Dodo Airlines (77051) – $37.99• K.K.’s...

A Chilean LEGO Certified Store has appeared to reveal the rumored LEGO Harry Potter The Burrow – Collectors’ Edition (76437). The official information on the set is still unclear but it has been reported to have 2,405 pieces and include minifigures of Harry Potter and the whole Weasley family including Ron, Ginny, Arthur, Molly, Fred, George, Percy, Bill, and Charlie. The official announcement should be coming very soon. **Via Jay’s Brick Blog** The post LEGO Harry Potter The Burrow – Collectors’ Edition (76437) First Look appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

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 August 2024 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...