When I first moved to the West Coast, I learned about the joys of a charcuterie board. It can be impromptu, served with an array of cheese, crackers, meats, bread, and fruits. Extra awesome kudos points are added if there is also wine involved. This pretty much became my all-time favorite meal and I wondered how I was deprived of this classy goodness for like thirty years. That’s why I was particularly thrilled to see this yummy LEGO cheese platter buit by Cecilie Fritzvold. The grapes look especially tasty. I’ve learned just now that writing a TBB article for such a delicious-looking creation while also on an empty stomach is a bit counterproductive. Time to raid the fridge! While I do that, please check out other mouth-watering food creations by other builders with a pinache for culinary delights. The post Charcuterie is like Lunchables for grownups appeared first on The Brothers...

August is almost here and it is one the biggest LEGO release days on the LEGO Shop for the US because that is when we finally get the summer 2023 sets. There are over 90 sets that will be dropping from a number of themes. For the promotions, we only know about the LEGO® Fun Creativity 12-in-1 (40593) so far with purchases of $80 until August 6. As of this post, LEGO hasn’t announced any other promotions yet. Architecture • Himeji Castle (21060) – $159.99 Art • The Amazing Spider-Man (31209) – $199.99• Modern Art (31210) – $49.99 City • Car Wash (60362) – $32.99• Ice Cream Shop (60363) – $39.99• Street Skate Park (60364) – $67.99• Apartment Building (60365) – $94.99• Ski and Climbing Center (60366) – $119.99• Arctic Explorer Ship (60368) – $159.99• Arctic Explorer Snowmobile (60376) – $10.99• Explorer Diving Boat (60377) – $39.99• Arctic Explorer Truck and...

LEGO has started a new promotion on the LEGO Shop where you can choose your gift between a LEGO Friends set or a LEGO City set. From now until July 28 with a purchase of $40, you can either pick the LEGO Friends Emma’s Magical Box (30414) with code EMB1 or the LEGO City Skater (30568) with code SKT2. Note that this promo may be different for each country. The promo also doubles up with the LEGO Fun Creativity 12-in-1 (40593) with purchases of $80. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO City/Friends Choose Your Gift – July 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Just like that, San Diego Comic Con 2023 is now over but here’s a recap of the LEGO happenings during the four days. First off is the LEGO booth itself which they have named it LEGO Brickbuster Video. This is a play on the old Blockbuster Video stores. Throughout the store, there were displays of upcoming LEGO sets from various themes. On the shelves were VHS cassette cases featuring movies and themes in LEGO form. The back wall named New Releases was filled with creations from fans. Some of the themes for the builds were unplanned and spontaneous such as the Spongebob ones and Pikachu ones. I was told that fans took inspiration from the builds that were already on the shelves and they made their own version. There were also brick-build statues that fans could take pictures with. The builds were made to look like the old 2D cardboard cutouts...

The Krusty Krab! by Lanko is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build has 2,824 pieces and it is an updated version of the set that also hit 10k supporters last year featuring the crap trap restaurant, the Patty Wagon, the restaurant sign, and the dumpster. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, Taylor Swift’s Lover House, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P, Flying Scotsman – LNER...