Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published December 12, 2022. Now released in English, the book that originally came out as “A Life With LEGO” has got a new title: “The LEGO Story”. And as stories go, I promise that this is one you will—as a BrickNerd reader—want to check out. The original Danish book - with its gorgeous cover - and the English version, looking a bit more like a technical overview Before we start, though: a little disclaimer. You may have noticed that at BrickNerd, we don’t really do traditional reviews (well, apart from Dave’s 10307 UCS Christmas Tree one from last month) unless we think of a highly creative, culturally significant, or in-depth angle. So clearly, this is not a standard review. But I’ll let you know a bit about the book—hopefully enough that you’ll realise why I believe you really ought to check it out. I also...

The site hasn’t been the most active lately… 2023 has been a sledgehammer to the face of a few of us and it’s hard to get the time to keep up with everything. I can’t speak for everyone here, but the annual tradition of us opening all the calendars and being shocked at the iffy […] The post FBTB’s LEGO Advent Season of Extra-Special Spam 2023 – Day 3 appeared first on FBTB. Original link

Do you hear that, readers? That’s the sound of Christmas getting ever closer! And what better way to count down to the big day than with day 3 of TBB’s LEGO advent calendar roundup? That’s just what we’re doing, so why not join us as we open up the City, Friends, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel calendars on offer this year? As ever, our intrepid TBB team is on hand with witty comments, insightful observations, and bad jokes for each day’s builds. And of course, you can add your own thoughts in the comments section each day! So without further ado, let’s crack open the build for day 3… Still no minifigures in the City calendar, but we have got this rather charming reindeer! It’s an animal in Friends too, with a cute puppy. I don’t think that’s a chocolate treat it comes with… While City hasn’t had a minifigure...

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the final week of November, 2023. TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Hope you’ve had a productive week! We’ve been busy, too! Since last week’s Brick Report we’ve heard about a slew of new sets, reviewed a couple of them, and played around with some new Gifts With Purchase! Also, our annual Advent series recap has begun! [NEWS] LEGO offers a trio of highly-anticipated sets to kick off December — New month, new LEGO sets![REVIEW] LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog 76995: Shadow’s Escape — Daniel helps determine whether this diabolical hedgehog nemesis is worth chasing.[REVIEW] LEGO 40603 Wintertime Carriage Ride and 40604 Christmas Décor Set — Read what Norm thinks of the December GWPs[NEWS] LEGO kicks off Black Friday with release of...

Do you hear that, readers? That’s the sound of Christmas getting ever closer! And what better way to count down toward Christmas than with day 2 of TBB’s LEGO advent calendar roundup? Why not join us as we open up the City, Friends, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel calendars on offer this year? As ever, our intrepid TBB team is on hand with witty comments, insightful observations, and bad jokes for each day’s builds. And of course, you can add your own thoughts in the comments section each day! So without further ado, let’s crack open the build for day 2… Ever got lost looking for Santa’s Village? Thankfully we have a sign to point the way in today’s City calendar. Friends is a rather grand archway. The Quinjet has had a festive makeover in day 2 of the Marvel calendar! It’s a micro ship in Star Wars as well,...