Building LEGO creations of manga and anime characters is usually the specialty of MOCers from Asia. It’s rare to come across this style in Europe. I had the chance to cross paths with Benjamin Walter, aka Bad Brick Boy, and chat with him to bring an overview of his fascinating work for BrickNerd readers. Meet Benjamin Sam: Hi Benjamin! We've met at several exhibitions in eastern France, but you're focusing on a theme from a much more distant region—manga? Benjamin: Hi Sam, I’ve been to a lot of exhibitions over the last few years, but my passion for LEGO goes back much further! Even as a kid, I used to reproduce the sets I saw in magazines with the bricks I had at home. Then with time and experience, I was able to turn my ideas into MOCs. For some time now, my favorite theme has been the reproduction of characters from Japanese...

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Art set with the Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers (31215). Releasing on March 1, the set has 2615 pieces and retails for $199.99. Pre-orders for the set goes live later today on the LEGO Shop. The build is based on Van Gogh’s 1889 painting of sunflowers and the flowers themselves have a 3D effect to them with adjustable petals. Sunflowers will be the second set that LEGO has released based on Vincent van Gogh’s paintings with the first being Starry Night (21333) back in 2022. The LEGO Group and Van Gogh Museum Unveil Stunning Van Gogh-Inspired Sunflowers LEGO Set: A Masterpiece in LEGO Bricks 28th January 2025: The LEGO Group today unveils the LEGO Art Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers set. Created in close collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the brick-built painting captures the iconic brushstrokes of Van Gogh’s masterpiece. The...

Grand Central Station by Mind the Brick is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a 20th Century train station that is fully modular and the roofs can come off to access the interior. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, and Appa the Sky Bison as the ones to reach the First 2025 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Grand Central Station Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

When I think of LEGO builders in the 6 to 8 stud-wide “Speed Champions” scale, one always immediately comes to mind: Jonathan Elliott. He’s an extremely talented builder whose vehicles make constant appearances on various community blogs such as The LEGO Car Blog and The Brothers Brick. A great many LEGO car builders, myself included, cite his work as an inspiration. Jon Elliott’s “2022 Highlights.” I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to speak with Jon on behalf of BrickNerd and pick his brain about real cars, his building style, his earlier work, and his constant drive to push the envelope of what a LEGO car can be. Tom: Why don’t you start by telling me just a little bit about yourself? Jon: Ha! The classic opener. Yeah, wow, that’s a difficult way to start, I suppose. I’ve been around quite a long time, so there’s quite a lot to...

LEGO has given a free Insiders Reward for a digital download of the 20th Anniversary LEGO Modular Buildings Poster. The poster features all of the modular buildings that have released in the past 20 years. The download provides a ZIP file that contains various sizes of the poster. Now we just need LEGO to release a physical version of the poster on heavy stock that we can redeem with points and I would be all over it. The post LEGO 20th Anniversary LEGO Modular Buildings Poster Free Download appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran