Here at TBB we’ve long admired Paul Hetherington‘s vivid, vivacious LEGO celebrations of pop culture and Americana. Following his “Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show” at the Vancouver Art Museum, Paul has been sharing out more detailed pics of his architectural series on Mid-century Modern buildings from the Vancouver area. Each model is a faithful recreation, capturing the minimalist design, sleek lines, multiple levels, and seamless blending with the environment associated with the movement. Paul said he was inspired to take this deep dive into Mid-century Modern during the pandemic, a style more modest in scale and perfectly suited for LEGO bricks. Removing the roofs, you can see that Paul put just as much care into the interiors, with minimalist design and lots of glass to take advantage of all that natural light. My favorite of Paul’s series might be the Merrick House, built alongside and around towering timbers, with many challenging...

Captain Redbeard sails again on this LEGO model by Okay Yaramanoglu! This whole build is a love letter to the classic Pirates set Red Beard Runner from 1996, with everything from the masts and crane to the fast-flying escort and hyper-cannons mirroring the details of the original set. The pair of rowboats used as “air” intakes is an inspired decision, and Yaramanoglu has added some great greebling around the deck using various small and textured parts. That said, those sailors on the prow are starting to turn blue. Maybe someone should get them a spare oxygen tank? The post Cast off to 1996 with the Space Pirates appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Simon Friesen

Are you the owner of a successful tech conglomerate looking for somewhere to live? Do you have a penchant for being a superhero in your spare time? And are you barely more than a LEGO plate in height? Then ABrickDreamer has just built exactly what you may be looking for! It’s a stylish architectural piece, featuring excellent use of flex cables to accentuate the Avengers’ tower’s curves. Everything the discerning millionaire – nay, billionaire – superhero could need is there, from city views from the penthouse to parking for your tiny Quinjet. And all it costs is a few LEGO pieces! Prefer something a little less ‘only-exists-in-comic-books’? Then lucky you, this builder has you sorted there too! This is a microscale rendition of the Interlace condo in Singapore. Check out those trees! I doff my cap to you, ABrickDreamer, and then I can put it on one of your trees. The...

The LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale (21348) was announced a few days ago and it was confirmed that if you purchase the set from April 1-7, you can get the 168 piece limited edition Mimic Dice Box (5008325/6510865) as a gift with purchase set. The set comes in the yellow box packaging which may suggest that it’ll be a fairly limited release, especially for you online shoppers. I wouldn’t be too surprised if it sells out within the first few days of going live. Inside the box, you get the instruction booklet sleeved up front with a ziplock bag of the parts behind. The finished build was simple and pretty quick with the Mimic measuring 10 studs wide by 6 studs deep. The mouth is connnected on a hinge on the back and it has four printed eyes. There’s enough room inside the box to fit in a...

If you didn’t see the announcement yesterday, the gift with purchase set for the upcoming LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale (21348) will be the Mimic Dice Box (5008325). It will only be available for a limited time from April 1-7, while supplies last, but I will assume that it’ll probably sell out within the first few days. The set has 168 pieces and we’ve already seen it during LEGO’s teasers and I can confirm that it’ll be in the yellow box. My review of this set will be coming soon. The post LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Mimic Dice Box (5008325) GWP Confirmed for Red Dragon’s Tale (21348) appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran