With just two weeks left to enter our Nerdvember 2025 Vacation contest, the deadline of January 4th is fast approaching! Whether you’re heading out on holiday trips or enjoying some time at home, now’s the last chance to finish your photo and MOC entries and get them submitted before time runs out. We’ve heard from many of you that the extended deadline was exactly what you needed during the busy holiday season. Between travel, family time, and end-of-year chaos, finding time to build (and photograph!) hasn’t been easy—but we’re loving the creativity that’s already come in from vacation spots near and far. Pack Your Bags Whether it’s a weekend getaway or a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, Nerdvember is your ticket to unwind, recharge, and do something fun! And there are TWO ways to win: 1 - Take A Photo of Nerdly on Vacation Take a photograph of our unaltered red mascot Nerdly on...

View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Welcome to Paradisa: the tropical idyll of Classic Town. This is the setting for LEGO’s first foray into minifigure play sets within the much-debated ‘toys for girls’ market.  This small theme ran sparsely from 1992 to 1997, giving way to other pink-dominated themes like Scala and Belville (let’s not forget Clikits!) before minidolls arrived in Heartlake City in 2012. However, all is not as utopian as it seems in Paradisa. Island life has a shady side… Miami Vice or Paradisa Virtue? The influence of the police procedural ‘Miami Vice’ on fashion in the 1980s is a thesis itself—suffice it to say that the mid-1980s saw a dramatic rise in the popularity of pastel shades and an Art Deco revival. LEGO was characteristically behind the curve in responding to the trend, eventually launching the...

The first image of the upcoming LEGO Year of the Horse (40779) gift with purchase set is now on the LEGO Shop. The set has 132 pieces and it features a cartoony version of the horse from the Chinese Zodiac and it should start being available on December 23. It is the last of the Zodiac animals in this style with the first one being the Sheep (40148) from 2015. The Year of the Horse should be available at the beginning of 2026. Were you able to get all of them the last dozen years? Give the gift of good fortune with this LEGO® Year of the Horse toy for boys and girls aged 8 and up (40779). This model version of the iconic Zodiac animal has a white and brown mane and has one hoof raised. The horse toy stands on a base that’s decorated with flowers and gold-colored leaf...

January 2026 is only a few weeks away and the month is one of the biggest LEGO release months of the year. We have over 150 new LEGO 2026 sets that will all be dropping at the same time. As far as promotions go, we have one with the LEGO Icons Vintage Parade Car (40913) when you purchase the Shopping Street from January 1-7. We also have the LEGO Year of the Horse (40779) which should be available starting on December 23. There’s no information on price requirement but I guess it’ll be about $70-$80. Architecture • Paris – City of Love (21064) – $79.99 Art • Japanese Cherry Blossom Landscape (31218) – $139.99 Botanicals • Tulip Bouquet (11501) – $89.99• Peace Lily (11504) – $49.99• Daisies (11508) – $14.99• Flowering Cactus (11509) – $34.99 BrickHeadz • Eleven, Max, Demogorgon and Holly Figures (40879) – $39.99• Lilo & Stitch: Angel (40922)...

A couple of LEGO Ideas projects have reached the 10,000 supporter goal in the past few days just in time for Christmas. One of them features a decorative item while the other is centered around one of the most popular Christmas movies. Christmas Gnome (Gonk) – BiggBear National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Complete Griswold House – StephOCO The post LEGO Ideas December 18 Update – Just in Time for Christmas appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran