If you need a little more nostalgia in your life, you can get some teeny-tiny doses from these LEGO builds by Rick Brickham! Rick has taken on the challenge of miniaturizing a number of classic LEGO sets from years past. Not only are these great representations of the larger sets, they are examples of great building techniques in their own right. Let’s take a look at each build individually! First up is 6985 Cosmic Fleet Voyager from 1986. Rick has used skateboard wheels to mimic the shape of the rocket pods/skids on the bottom of the ship. All of the big tail fins are now triangular flags, which also allows Rick to fasten plenty of other sci-fi doodads on top to match the original set. Next up is 6080 King’s Castle from 1984. Rick has taken the liberty of adding a micro-moat around the castle, presumably to keep those dastardly Black...

Just the other day, I was singing the praises of Maxx Davidson‘s LEGO building skills courtesy of a yellow taxi-crab. However he’s raided the yellow parts bin again, and this time I don’t think I can be as complimentary. Now we’re no strangers to unsettling builds on The Brothers Brick; we’ve featured everything from Eldritch horrors to gory brick-built bloodbaths. After all that, I never expected a muscular Minion to be the thing to give me sleepless nights. I’ll admit, the bananas for chiseled abs are kinda neat. But I don’t like how seductively this guy is looking at me, particularly with that flex going on. Some things, once built, just can’t be unseen. Maxx says he’s “truly sorry” about this one. We’ll go and cleanse our minds in our archives of Max’s less-disturbing LEGO builds, and consider it “apology accepted.” The post Respect! Power! Banana (abs)! appeared first on The...

Capturing the subtle curves of an aircraft’s wings and fuselage in LEGO takes incredible skill. Seeing the lines in Damien Labrousse‘s “Shark Fighter” aircraft, one can’t help but sit up and take notice. The ever-so slight tapering from 6 studs wide at the cockpit to 10 at the rear is masterfully done. The wings and flaps are also top gun design. Damien based his model on a piece of concept art from E Wo Kaku Peter, and the results perfectly capture the inspiration’s silhouette, while making a few creative deviations that help the model shine in LEGO. In a fitting callback for this nautically named work, it shares the same registry number as the LEGO City Seaplane. The post Aerospace LEGO enthusiast nails hammerhead aircraft design appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jake Forbes

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the first week of July 2024. TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Did you catch our last Brick Report? This time we escape the jaws of a killer great white shark, marvel at the growth of two new sets in the Botanical Collection, share a feature on the history lesson in Octan Team Racing, and more! [NEWS] LEGO and Universal reveal the next set in the LEGO Ideas line: 21350 JAWS — This 4th of July, it IS safe to go brick in the water as the JAWS set is unleashed![NEWS] LEGO Botanical Collection grows further with two new additions releasing in August — 10368 LEGO Chrysanthemum and 10369 LEGO Plum Blossom announced![FEATURE] Chronicling the history of the Octan Racing Team...

The “Beast Masters” category of the Summer Joust 2024 competition is producing some wild flights of fancy, and this cartographic crustacean is no exception. Pohaturon‘s “Crabtographer” imagines a world where seafaring guilds wouldn’t get far without the expertise of giant crabs who know their stuff. And speaking of technical know-how, I adore all the unconventional uses of commonplace and less-than-common pieces to give this build some extra flair. Check out the One Ring used for the naval officer’s buckle, or the white energy blast standing in for melted candle wax, for example. Both the crab and the officer are dynamic and well-executed, and it makes me long to explore this fictional world a little more. If only I had a map… The post This fab crab can point you in the right direction appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Ryan Kunz