LEGO Ideas contests let builders bring their own spin to a selected theme, and fan designer Micah Longden entered a number of challenges in the process of growing into the love-themed submission that turned into 21365 Love Birds. It’s botanicals-adjacent with a twist, and some lovely new colors in plumage and foliage. Let’s take quick look at what we can do with it. LEGO Ideas 21365 Love Birds | 750 Pieces | Available now | US $49.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99 The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews. The Build The box has the now-standard adult branding, with a sand green bottom border and a full shot of the set on the front. The back adds a close-up showing how to pose the birds in heart shape (a requirement added...

It’s Valentines day, and what better time to get cozy with your special someone to watch a romantic movie? And what could be more romantic than a film that packs in clandestine government labs, janitorial work, and a magical fish man? French builder Keyser Bricks pays tribute to Guillermo del Toro’s Best Picture-winning The Shape of Water in LEGO. As much as we love a good Star Wars or Superhero movie build, it’s a treat to see more personal films like this one get the vignette treatment.  Keyser does a commendable job building the Cold War era tech – the pipes and cables around the amphibious man’s tank are especially eye-catching. The post Love is in the air (and the water) in this Guillermo del Toro LEGO tribute appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jake Forbes (TBB Managing Editor)

Victor van den Berg has a unique ability to create and photograph LEGO rooms that feel so real that you could walk right into them. This stunning kitchen is his latest creation, and it’s a dream kitchen for most. The lighting in this photo really sells the realism, but a closer look will have you hunting all over for great parts usage. I spy at least 12 One Rings (that’s enough to make Sauron jealous), a knife block supporting a slew of lightsaber handles, and a silver technic ball joint that makes for a perfect doorknob. Of course, as with any dream kitchen there’s enough masonry bricks and alternating tiles to make you feel right at home. The post Step right into this dreamy LEGO kitchen appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jarrett Gercken

Hot-headed hero Tahu is the most iconic hero of the Bionicle universe, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Number one Tahu stan and LEGO builder hotdog_waffles has been paying tribute to the king for the last year with Tahu builds that are as inspired as they are insane. Tahu has yet to appear as a minifigure, but that doesn’t stop hotdog from making an upscaled version! Maybe you’d prefer your Tahu in a cuter form? If you want to see the baby, “Tagu” is ready for your gaze. This is the way. In our universe, Nintendo released a boring grey brick of a handheld with dot matrix graphics. In a better universe, cool kids played the TahuBoy, and it came with blazing hot graphics right out of thee box. What were the best games on the TahuBoy? The Tahu of Time and its sequel the Majorly Tahu Mask, both starring beloved...

Teal Squadron is a UK Star Wars collaboration for Space builders who love Star Wars and the color teal, featuring familiar builders like Mansur Soeleman and set designer Theo Bonner. The Collab is returning to Bricktastic in Manchester next week, and today we have a preview of a fun addition to the Teal Nebula: the Turtle Library! Built by Jake (jayfourke), the model continues the collab’s tradition of exploring the more whimsical side of the Star Wars universe, featuring a droid-manned library built atop an enormous space turtle. Paired with Tim Goddard‘s Lunt Snail caravan, I sense a theme for this year’s collab! The builder is no stranger to large-scale space creations, as Jake has participated in SHIPtember for many years. This model posed some interesting challenges, though: I’ll be honest, this was not the most fun build. The shell took several revisions to get right, and while the internal structure is SHIP-grade...