With the holidays coming to a close, food consumed, and relatives gone home, you might think it’s time for a good solid nap—and the hero of Yuan He’s (aka BuildGoNuts) latest work would agree! The old gentleman has fallen asleep in his favorite rocking chair by the fire, midway through a book about boats and attended by his two cats. You’re probably not as comfortable as he is, but feel free to settle in as you peruse the fun little details surrounding him, from the pastries on the dining card to the model ship on the mantel. I also love the overlapping rounded bricks for the gramophone’s bell and the sideways grooved bricks used to get some fun texture on the rug. And that’s just scratching the surface of all the abstract little details on every surface that make the scene look so lived-in and cozy. The post Settle down for...

In the waning hours of 2024, Joss Ivanwood presented his final LEGO dragon for his Year of the Dragon project and it’s a doozy of a deer. Draconis Cervus takes inspiration from fallow and sika deer with their reddish nougat-colored fur and white underbellies. Joss tells us that the furry parts he has been using in this series are quickly becoming his favorite pieces but he takes particular pride with how the eyes turned out, which makes use of a Technic tow-ball inserted into a gray Mixel socket. What a lovely and satisfying end to an equally satisfying project! I look forward to whatever Joss will be doing in 2025. In the meantime, be sure to check out our Joss Ivanwood archives to discover highlights from the Year of the Dragon project and even older offerings from previous years. The post The final dragon from The Year of the Dragon appeared...

We’ve hit the beginning of another month, and also the beginning of a new year. And of course that means new LEGO sets coming our way! We’ve got several new offerings from all across the themes, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Icons, to name a few. Here’s a selection of our favorites from the January 2025 wave below. But if you want to see everything in the new catalog, be sure to head on over to the LEGO website (US | CAN | UK). And of course, Happy New Year! LEGO Icons 10350 Tudor Corner | 3,266 Pieces | Available Now | US $229.99 | CAN $299.99 | UK £199.99 Our Editor-in-Chief Andrew reviewed this set for The Brothers Brick, and was able to talk with the designers in Billund earlier in 2024. Check out his TBB review of 10350 Tudor Corner. 10355 Blacktron Renegade | 1,151 Pieces | Available...

Here at The Brothers Brick, we review many sets each year, and with over 500 official LEGO sets released in 2024 across every theme, there were certainly a lot of great sets that caught our eye, as well as a few that left us scratching our collective heads wondering what they were thinking. As we reach the end of another year of LEGO it’s time to look back over some of the best, and some of the worst (in our opinion) sets from LEGO to release in 2024. Be sure to let us know in the comments if you have any other nominations for best or worst LEGO sets from this last year. The worst sets of 2024 LEGO Despicable Me 4 75582 Brick-Built Gru and Minions When the wave of sets promoting the fourth installment of the Despicable Me franchise was announced, most of the sets were standard play sets...

Last week, we introduced our shortlist of 10 creations that were in the running to earn a coveted title: that of our favourite LEGO creation of the year. Narrowing it down to that list was hard enough – there is so much talent in the LEGO community! Over the past week, we’ve had the unenviable task of picking out a winner. In our round-up of the TBB readers’ (hey! That’s you!) favourite LEGO moments of 2024, we were struck by how many people had listed conventions as their highlight of the year. After all, that is the best place for community – and to see jaw-dropping builds in person. Our winner this year is one such build, one that made a real impression on us both in the brick and online. It’s epic in size and scale, being made up of nearly 7,000 pieces. It’s wonderfully sculpted, with an entirely brick-built...