For a while now, Bartosz Sobecki aka Sobek_Bricks has been engaging the online AFOL community in an amazing way by showing off well-thought-out minifigure combinations. Known as fig-bashing, creating custom minifigures out of existing parts is a longstanding tradition in the community, but Sobek takes it to the next level. Importantly, he also gives advice to other builders, new and old, on how to improve on creating custom minifigures. He does this by showing tutorials and by rating minifigures of others, teaching that creating minifigures can be a lot of fun! Disembodied Mage I sat down with him to talk through his process and you might be surprised at how much thought goes into these “purist” custom minifigures. An Interview with Sobek Bricks Marco: Looking at your Instagram feed, it's clear that you love creating fantasy characters. Where do you get most of your inspiration from? And is there a theme...

An amusing tale of animal rescue from Skaerbaek Fan Weekend in 2023. Many moons ago, in the land of Vikings and plastic bricks, a small group of intrepid travellers sought out interesting goods and wares at the local purveyor of previously owned fine goods. The monkey and a traveller Amongst the wares, they were delighted to see a friendly, but lonely, monkey of epic proportions. The first traveller wished to rescue the monkey, but did not have enough coins of the realm. The second and third travellers also wished to rescue the monkey but did not have the means in which to safely transport it to their faraway abode. The travellers were sad to have to abandon the monkey, but the fates were not with them that day. Not all was lost, however, as another band of intrepid travellers appeared just a short time later. This group was younger and greater...

Just like that, the promotion for the LEGO Seasonal Christmas Picture Frame (40702) promotion is now live on the LEGO Shop. From now until December 24, you can get it with purchases of $70 or more, while supplies last. Also if you missed it earlier this year, LEGO has brought back the LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite Brite Bomber (40728). This promo will run until December 19 with purchases of $90 in Animal Crossing, Despicable Me 4, Fortnite, Minecraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario, and The Legend of Zelda. The two offers do combine although they won’t work on pre-orders anymore as LEGO has recently changed the rules on that. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Seasonal Christmas Picture Frame (40702) GWP Now Available on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

January is only a few weeks away and it’s time to get ready for the new January 2025 LEGO sets. Here in the US we will have a different release schedule than in the UK/Europe so you may see sets available there that we won’t get until later on. For the gift with purchase sets, it’s still too early to know what LEGO will be offering so we’ll update as we get closer to the new year. Animal Crossing • Stargazing with Celeste (77053) – $9.99• Leif’s Caravan & Garden Shop (77054) – $29.99• Able Sisters Clothing Shop (77055) – $39.99 Art • LOVE (31214) – $79.99 BrickHeadz • Tom & Jerry (40793) – $14.99 City • F1 Driver with McLaren Race Car (60442) – $12.99• F1 Pit Stop & Pit Crew with Ferrari Car (60443) – $29.99• F1 Garage & Mercedes-AMG & Alpine Cars (60444) – $79.99• F1 Truck with...

Today is technically the last day for the LEGO Seasonal Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene (40701) promotion but if you’re shopping in the US, it has already sold out online. It must have sold out some time before last night because it was still available when I last checked on it. You can probably still find it in stores but call to double check. The next promotion coming up should be the Christmas Picture Frame (40702). The post Last Day for LEGO Seasonal Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene (40701) GWP – Sold Out in US appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran