LEGO collaborations between creators are always fun, especially with minifig creations, as it takes a type of building that can feel quite small assemble into something epic. It’s also inspiring, when working with friends and those you admire, to see what your fellow creators will make of a theme. This particular constellation of minifig builders first came together for a dark ronin-themed collab called Prism of Shadows that we all posted on last Halloween. We had such a good experience that we wanted to keep the group going, and so, for our next theme, we chose the Knights of the Round Table. We started by curating a list of knights, then randomly assigned one to each builder. We all did a little research on our respective knights to inform our interpretations. As a small side build, we all made a chair, so our Knights could sit at the Round Table. David...

Here at Brothers Brick, we love a good goose. Even (especially?) robotic ones! Paul Friesen designed this wired goose as a gift for Mechatronics students at the University of Waterloo, based on the program’s mechanical Canadian goose mascot. The mischievous bird even comes with a hammer for constructing chaos! Paul’s design is compact, highly-poseable, and built from common elements, and with these free LEGO goose instructions, you can build your own. With a few color swaps, you could easily modify the metal bits match your favorite flesh-and-blood goose. The post Take a gander at this robot goose (An build your own with free instructions!) appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jake Forbes (TBB Managing Editor)

You know what’s gnarly? A fight. You know what’s gnarlier? A fight to the death. But gnarlier than that? A fight to the death over lava! This quick escalation is the work of LEGO lord Dan O’Connor. And such a grisly spectacle invites plenty of grisly characters. The crowd comes from all walks of LEGO life: Monster Hunters, Galaxy Squad, Lord of the Rings, Legends of Chima, and of course a variety of Castle themes. I’m not sure which would be worse in front of such an expectant crowd: being out-manoeuvred by your opponent, or tripping over yourself and ending up in the lava before you even get to said opponent. I do know which one I’d be more likely to do though… The post The (arena) floor is lava in this grisly LEGO gladiatoral match-up appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Theo Spencer

The Iron Forge contest challenges builders to make mocs (and puns!) showcasing a specific LEGO element to demonstrate skill and entertain judges alike. We spotlighted builds from the first round here. With Round 2 complete, here is a selection of the amazing creations built using the eggshell/crown element. Twenty builders participated in Round 2, eight of whom advanced to Round 3. We’ll start with them. Grant Davis unearths this happy Count in a delightful build packed with one eggshell… two eggshell… three eggshells… twenty eggshells, ah ah ah! Using them as teeth is bitingly clever. Xiheng Xu creates a perfect Forgge entry that is also a tribute to one of Xiheng’s favorite creators, Eli Willlsea. BriKKs cooks up this clever miniature scene, proving you can’t make an omelet without LEGO eeggshells. Erin Dempsey proves that it’s not the quantity oof seed parts that make an Iron Forge build, but how you...

Anyone who’s a castle fan – LEGO or otherwise – has surely pictured a glamorous knight riding astride a horse towards fame and glory. But not everyone has access to horses. Sometimes, you just have to make do with whatever creatures live nearby. Simulterious has not just one, but two terrific examples of some alternative beasts of burden for us! On the right, we appear to have a variation of a deer. This makes sense – they’re kinda close to horses right? Just be careful not to hit the antlers when swingin your sword. On the left, something altogether more terrifying: an orc riding a spider. I love the effect of the flaming fireballs being launched from the back-mounted catapult! I dread to think how tricky it must be to tame a spider though. Then again, I suppose orcs are made of stern stuff. The post When life won’t give you...