Which is the best retro LEGO theme – Classic Space or Classic Castle? Richard Young (IamKritch on Flickr) dares to suggest, “why not both?” with the amazing Wolftron theme. Created for the Eurobricks Summer Faction Festival, Richard starts with a reimagining of the icond 6075 Wolfpack Tower, sticking with the retro colors to imagine a bold new future for the notorious scoundrels. (For those familiar with unreleased LEGO themes, you may see a resemblance to the “Greytron” designs.) Of course, no LEGO space faction is complete without a roster of minfigs. The Wolftrons sport a mix of classic space accessories as well as some thematically-appropriate helmets. In addition to the brick-built robot, the faction includes an actual wolf. (What wouldn’t we have given for that wolf mold back when the Wolf Pack first debuted!) For the updated Wolftron Tower, Richard sticks to mostly retro elements, like the radar dish and thruster nozzles,...

For minifig fans, there are few themes as enduring as the medieval knight. Classic castle themes brought the age of chivalry to LEGO back in 1978, and the factions introduced since then continue to grow to this day (you can even invent your own, like the chicken knights, with the Minifigure Factory). Today we’re taking another look at knights with a special focus on customized weapons and armor made from 100% LEGO parts. Many minifig creators these days are inspired by the dark gothic settings of FromSoftware’s games.  Natashia (motherofcatdragons) pays tribute to Elden Ring’s Night’s Cavalry, armed with a perfect flail. Sandman_BrickStudio is a new face on the custom minifig scene but already creating some incredible characters. This helmet crest technique is brilliant, as is the truly epic two-handed sword design. Red Impala repurposes a fencing helmet to equip this holy crusader. The ayers of cloth on the armor are...

As a LEGO set designer for Elves, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Zelda, and Wicked, it’s fair to say that Wes Talbott knows a thing or two about bringing fantasy to life at minifig scale. Last year, the builder’s Fire Breathing Fortress reimagining with Chris Perron took our breath away. Now Wes is back with a trio of vignettes titled Dungeon Dangers. The first scene stars a hideous slime made from trans green macaroni tubes from the Dreamszzz sets. My favorite technique is the spiral columns decorated with thorny vines in metallic silver. Wes was so pleased with the vignette design of a hexagonal base framed with three columns that he kept the pattern across the full serries. The crystalline spider sparkles, but again its the corners that capture my eye with an innovative technique for stalagnate columns. Apparently Wes came up with the concept a few years ago but...

LEGO has launched Rebuild the Galaxy, and builder lego_m.art has answered the call with a Blacktron version of the Star Wars snow speeder. Classic Space meets classic Star Wars using the new trans-yellow windscreen. The test pilot may look nervous, but the build is solid. I particularly love the classic space substitute for the rear harpoon. The post A Blacktron test flight appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Nathan Schroeder

If you’re a fan of LEGO and Transformers, then it’s almost inconceivable you wouldn’t know who Alex Jones is. His portfolio includes brick-built Autobots and Decepticons who turn into cars, trucks, planes, beasts, and some that even combine together! But for all he’s accomplished, Alex still had one building challenge he hadn’t faced – the Decepticon ninja warrior Sixshot, capable of transforming into six different modes! Robot Tank Starfighter Laser Pistol Armored Car Wolf Obviously two decades of engineering LEGO Transformers has served him well. All six modes are executed just as well as they were on the original toy, and in some cases even better. The added elbow, knee, and hip articulation helps both the robot and wolf modes really shine! To take a look at our coverage of some of Alex’s past Transformers and his other pop-culture passions, be sure and visit our archives. The post A massive meanie...