Sometimes you come across a LEGO creation and immediately stop scrolling. Not because of the scale or the part count, but because the idea itself is just that good. That was exactly my reaction when I stumbled across a MOC thread on Lowlug.nl by Erik Smit aka Eti. At first glance, these builds are playful, colorful, and wonderfully imaginative—but the real story goes deeper. While Erik brought them to life in LEGO, the true spark came from somewhere far more unexpected: a group of children armed with markers, big ideas, and absolutely no limits. Erik was kind enough to share more about how these delightful creations made the leap from crayon to brick. From Marker to MOC Marco: These builds wouldn’t exist without the original drawings. Who created them, and what was the prompt behind these wonderfully imaginative designs? Erik: The drawings were made by a group of children who have...

Let’s get this out of the way first—this quick look at LEGO Icons 11389 Project Hail Mary is staying firmly in spoiler-free territory. Nothing here will ruin the story beyond what you’ve probably already seen in trailers or marketing. I would highly recommend reading Project Hail Mary and seeing the movie, as I do think there are definitely aspects of this set that become much more enjoyable when you have the right context. From The Martian to the Hail Mary So I might not be the resident space fan here at BrickNerd, but I am one of them—and also an avid reader. One of my favorite books is The Martian by Andy Weir. He’s also the author of Project Hail Mary, the book on which the movie—and this set—is based. Well… actually, I’m not really a reader. I’m more of a listener. I consume almost all my books in audiobook format,...

LEGO has started another LEGO Ideas building contest called Rebuilding Outdoor Adventures where the winning model will be turned into a future gift with purchase set. The premise of the contest is to recreate your fondest memory of the great outdoors. It will run until April 16 and there will be a fan vote from May 12-20 with the winner announced on May 27. The post LEGO Ideas Rebuilding Outdoor Adventures Contest for Future GWP appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has dropped a new teaser for a new LEGO One Piece Tony Tony Chopper minifigure. This probably means that we’ll be getting more LEGO One Piece live action sets later this year in addition to the Gum-Gum Fruit (75647) which was revealed next week. You may have noticed that the hat is more pink in the teaser and not red in the live action show. This may be a reference to the anime where Chopper’s hat is pink. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEGO (@lego) … Continue The post LEGO One Piece Live Action Chopper Teaser appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced that they will not be renewing their partnership with FIRST and this season will be the last First LEGO League season together. LEGO Education will still launch a 2027-2028 season but didn’t give details on what it will consist of at this time. LEGO Education back in January announced that they will be releasing a new Computer Science & AI learning solution while the SPIKE Portfolio will be retired at the end of June. Since 1998 we have partnered with FIRST® to inspire kids through STEM learning. As we look to the future, we’ve decided not to renew our partnership with FIRST. The 2026-2027 FIRST® LEGO® League season will be our last together. LEGO® Education will launch a 2027-2028 season, and we look forward to bringing fun, inspiring and creative STEM learning and the important skills it develops to even more children in the future. We can’t share...