Do you own a copy of Emmet’s Triple-Decker Couch Mech from The LEGO Movie 2? Would you like to take that set from a 2-in-1 build to a 5-in-1? Alan Yap has investigated the possibilities and discovered there is more to this set than meets the eye. By rearranging parts, you can make a microscope that transforms into both a hovertank AND a sweet, sweet robot. This is alternate building at its finest and, best of all, you can build it too thanks to Alan’s instructions! The microscope form alone is enough reason to feature this alternate build. The couch’s seats have been reworked nicely into the stand, and the mech’s greebly bits give the body some real-world texture. I like the use of the Technic gears for the lens and claws as clamps on the stage. The hovertank mode is similar to the microscope in shaping, but you can feel...

Some things run like clockwork, and sometimes the clockwork is what makes you run. Taking inspiration from Dishonored 2, Return to Oz and D&D characters, Paddy Bricksplitter brings us a Clockwork Golem that is both elegant and menacing. This streamlined build demonstrates that you don’t always need a ton of parts to make an exceptional LEGO model. The black and gold of the main body are accented by splashes of white and grey. Gold plant stems are used for both shoulder ornaments and decoration on the checkerboard base. A bit of dark pink ties the central clock into the piercing eyes. At first, I thought those eyes were made from Friends lipstick with the ends cut off, but Paddy assures me that that’s just how the bottom of that piece looks due to the dual molding. And that they would never cut any pieces. We’ll have to look elsewhere for the...

Fabuland…pfffft, that was sooo 1980’s! If you want to get with the times you need to get with Neo-Fabuland. But before we do, let’s explain what Fabuland was about. It was a line of LEGO sets first introduced in 1979 that was aimed to fill a gap between DUPLO and “regular” LEGO and featured anthropomorphic animals with names like Roger Raccoon and Freddy Fox. Fabuland sets had a primary color scheme, were simple to construct, and often topped out at under a hundred pieces. Now along comes Dale Harris with this Neo-Fabuland idea called “Boris’ Post Office”. The most impressive aspect I think is Dale’s ability to replicate the look of big clunky plastic pieces by using lots of not-so-clunky little pieces. What looks like a large one-piece roof assembly are actually lots of these elements in red. These round corner tiles help replicate the signature Fabuland whimsical look over the...

The past few days, more official images of the 2019 LEGO Advent Calendars have popped up at online shops. There are four themes that have them which includes LEGO Harry Potter, Star Wars, Friends, and City. For those who don’t want to be spoiled, I’ve added some spoiler tags so that those images won’t show unless you click it or have java disabled. Thanks to everyone who emailed in about it. I’ve been just a tad busy the past five days. LEGO Harry Potter (75964) Spoilers LEGO Star Wars (75245) Spoilers LEGO Friends (41382) Spoilers LEGO City (60235) Spoilers The post LEGO 2019 Advent Calendar Official Images appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has kicked off a new promotion on LEGO Shop@Home for the Back to School Pack (5005969). You can get it for free with purchases of $50 or more. You’ll also need to enter the code FUN1 during checkout to add it to the cart. The LEGO Back to School Pack (5005969) includes a pencil pouch, a notebook, ruler, pencil, eraser, and some stickers. The promotion runs from now until 7/28, while supplies last. The post LEGO Back to School Pack (5005969) Promotion Now Live appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran