Today’s guest article comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from the Chicago-land area and an active MOC builder. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. BrickNerd sent him 42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion to review and remix. In part one, Casey looked into the past of LEGO Friends and discovered what they are doing in the present by building Andrea’s Modern Mansion. Now we’re going to extrapolate the cyberpunk future of Friends by revisiting New Hashima. The Cyberpunk Future of LEGO Friends THE REMIX So here at BrickNerd, we’re no strangers to remixing sets. Like the alternate designs on the back of the boxes of classic sets of yore, the best part about LEGO is getting inspired and making something your own. So when offered Andrea’s Modern Mansion, BrickNerd’s Nerd-in-Chief Dave Schecik approached me with an idea: Doesn’t 42639 look like it’s near-future? Could it be New Hashima Cyberpunk? He...

LEGO has officially announced the LEGO Ideas Family Tree (21346) which was the winning model from the LEGO Ideas x Target – What does Family building contest. Releasing on February 1, the set has 1,040 pieces and retails for $79.99. The tree has hanging holders for you to display small photos, messages, and other paper mementos. You can pre-order this set today and it’ll qualify towards any promotions going on. Build together, relive nostalgic memories and create unique home decor with the LEGO® Ideas Family Tree (21346) ornament. A wonderful creative gift for adults, this buildable family tree stand features 16 hanging holders to display small photos, messages and other paper mementos. The hidden storage compartment at the base of the tree is packed with accessory elements. Choose from a selection of seasonal foliage, place a toy plane and a kite in the tree’s branches and add the 4 bird boxes,...

Today’s guest article comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from the Chicago-land area and an active MOC builder. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. BrickNerd sent him 42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion to review and remix. Friends of the Past Friends in High and Low Places Friends has never been a staple of my LEGO collecting career. Having grown up alongside my sister’s Belville collection and developing a soft spot for Paradisa in my teen years, LEGO Friends has never quite scratched the itch of bizarro parts (Beville) or nostalgia (Paradisa) for me in my later, AFOL years. (No surprise either: I’m not the target demographic). Whether a combination of serviceable but unremarkable builds or the mini-dolls that I can’t get used to, Friends has been somewhat maligned by AFOLs in my eyes and treated as an interesting novelty to indulge in occasionally without much thought thereafter. Despite this,...

If you’re still shopping for the new LEGO 2024 releases on the LEGO Shop but find that they’re backordered for a few weeks, you may want to check out Amazon as they also have the sets listed. You won’t get any Insiders points or the Retro Food Truck promo set but you can earn money back if you have the Amazon Prime Visa. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO 2024 Sets Available on Amazon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Simpsons: The Krusty Burger by FastBrickStudios is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,996 piece build features the hamburger fast food restaurant from the TV series and proposes minifigures of Homer Simpson, Plopper, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Jeremy Freedman, Mr. Teeny, and Krusty the Clown! The project joins Modular Heritage Museum, Great Temple of Abu Simbel – With Secret Treasure, Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love”, Moon Palace, NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions, LEGO Anatomy, WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979, Coraline: The Pink Palace, Good Ogel’s Garden, Happier Than Ever, City Burger, Phineas and Ferb!, JWST, Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023, LEGO Microscope, Sequoia Tree, Tesla Center, Working Canal Lock, Christmas Theater, Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary, Stray Kids “Oddinary Maniac”, Rainforest Frogs, Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile, Kaamelott The Knights of the...