Just over a year ago, LEGO announced that the next Ideas set would be dancing to the beat of Korean Popular Music (K-pop for short) and be based on the iconic boyband, BTS. The music video of their song Dynamite was submitted by fan designer Josh Bretz (@JBBrickFanatic) and Jacob Twerski (@BangtanBricks) and the rest is history. Though many AFOLs reacted to the BTS set news with the question, “Who!?”, a large army of K-pop fans celebrated around the world. With the release of LEGO Ideas 21339 BTS Dynamite, we wanted to explore the set from the perspective of both an AFOL and an ARMY (a member of the BTS fandom). the original submission by josh and jacob was one of the fastest sets to reach 10,000 votes. But before we talk about the set itself, join us for a brief history of K-pop, Korean culture, and the global phenomenon that...

If you’re a LEGO VIP member, the highly anticipated LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) is now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. It costs $499.99 and if you purchase it between now and March 7, you can get the LEGO BrickHeadz Frodo & Gollum (40603) as a free gift ($14.99 retail). You’ll also double up with the Houses of the World 1 (40583) GWP, while supplies last. Everything will be added to your cart automatically. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) Now Available on LEGO Shop for VIPs appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days ago, LEGO revealed a new LEGO House exclusive set with A Minifigure Tribute (40504) and it is now available for purchase at Billund. It has 1,041 pieces and this set is the fourth LEGO House exclusive set which features Captain Redbeard, one of the more iconic pirate minifigures. We were fortunate enough to get sent a review copy to check out. Instructions The first few pages of the instruction booklet gives you a brief history of the LEGO minifigure which is actually a pretty interesting read. Build The first part of the build is for the minifigure stand. It’sand there are two knobs on top for Redbeard to stand on. In front of that are some printed tiles of A Minifigure Tribute and LEGO House. Bag 2 is solely for Redbeard’s torso build. The first quarter is for the torso frame but the most interesting thing here is...

It’s a new day on the LEGO Shop and that means new promotions are now live, sort of. From now until March 12, they have brought back the Houses of the World (40583) and like before, you can get it with purchases of $250. If you missed out on it the first time, you now have a second chance at it. Also fro now until March 12, you can get double VIP points on all LEGO Super Mario products. This is to celebrate MAR10 Day which happens next week. Lastly, you can get the LEGO Friends Best Friend Notebook (5007789) with $65 purchases of Classic, Creator 3-in-1, Disney Princess, DOTS, and Friends. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post...

The Amethyst Geode by gman13579 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,854 piece build features a cracked open geode of an amethyst quartz as well as a pick. The project joins Dr. Seuss and LEGO, Sweet Honey, The Botanical Garden, The Crown – A Piece of History, Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room, Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Stargate, Medieval Seaside Market, Brick Boulevard, Retro Comic Store, Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary, Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic, Humpback Whale, Shrek’s Swamp, Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct, LED Lamp, Bricks Coffee, Ogel Creek Saw Mill, Hollow Knight: Forgotten Crossroad, LEGO Godzilla, Claus Toys, Twilight: Cullen House, Where’s Wally/Waldo?, V.&T.R.R. #12, Genoa, River Side Lodge, Catan – The Game, Daft Punk – The Robots, Monsters Inc: The Door to Monstropolis, Iljinai Family House, Multi-Tool, Portal 2 Quantum Tunnelling Device. The “Portal Gun”, LEGOLAND Central Station,...