LEGO has revealed a new LEGO Super Mario set coming in November with the Piranha Plant (71426). The set has 540 pieces and retails for $59.99 and it features the iconic plant from Super Mario including the green pipe. The post LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant (71426) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has published the product page for the upcoming LEGO Halloween Fun VIP Add-On Pack (40608). The gift-with-purchase set has 118 pieces and it is filled with parts that you can use in a Halloween setting including two purple spacemen helmets! Like with the previous Add-On Packs, it should be available with purchases of $50. The post LEGO Halloween Fun VIP Add-On Pack (40608) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Amazon has the LEGO Icons Transformers Optimus Prime (10302) on sale for 15% off the retail price. It is now listed at 152.99 which is the lowest it has been since mid-August. Optimus Prime was one of my favorite sets from last year when it announced back in June. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons Transformers Optimus Prime (10302) Amazon Sale – September 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

You heard that right, SHIPtember fans! Everyone’s favorite annual at-least-100-stud, Seriously Huge Investment in Parts, month-long build-a-thon is drawing to a close. But it’s not too late, even if you haven’t started yet. Got some vacation days to burn? Good at faking an illness (cough cough)? Then you’re ready to get to it! But if you’re just curious about who’s built what so far, you’re in luck. We’ve got a preliminary round-up of this year’s SHIPtember builds, plus some exclusive, behind-the-scenes commentary from the builders themselves! USS Alliance Kicking it off, we start with Ryan Olsen. Ryan kind of got an early start this year since he was planning on taking his finished build to BrickCon. He started with some renders back in August, but that’s totally within the rules of SHIPtember. As long as you start and finish within a month, no more, it’s cool. This allows, for example, students...

Many of us love the LEGO Botanical Collection. Making flowers and plants from unusual and repeated LEGO elements has stretched back in AFOL history from competitions like the Iron Builder to more modern sets. LEGO’s extended line of floral décor touches upon that desired “NPU” (Nice Parts Usage) descriptor for AFOLs and reaches out to the average person’s appreciation for beautiful plants and flowers. Bruce LoweLL If you’re anything like me and have a killer thumb instead of a green one, finding plants you can keep alive is a challenge. Enter the hearty succulents! Even before LEGO produced set 10309 Succulents, I found succulent gardens and terrariums enticing. Their ratio of beauty, life, and upkeep seemed to be perfect. Now, let us swap out the “life” category of these plants actually being alive with our favorite toy! The beauty is still there, but is now joined together with a tabletop puzzle...