Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 9, 2021. One of the big perks of getting a gig here at BrickNerd is the opportunity to reach out to builders from all over the world and ask them questions—without appearing like a complete stalker! So today, I have the privilege to shine the spotlight on one of my favourite builders in the community, Balbo. So let’s get to it! Andreas Lenander: Hi there! Could you introduce yourself a bit? Balbo: My name is Patrick, better known as Balbo or Patrick B. in the LEGO community. I’m 26 years old, and I’m from Austria. At the moment I’m about to finish my law studies. My favorite hobbies are building with LEGO (big surprise, haha!), picking mushrooms, hiking and going to the cinema. A few of Balbo’s favourite builds, along with his sig-fig A: How long have you been building with LEGO, and...

LEGO has teased another collaboration with Land Rover with a set coming soon. The video shows the phrase Adults Welcome so it’ll most likely be an LEGO Icons set and it is rumored to have set number (10317). The official reveal announcement should be coming in the next few days. I guess you could say … this store kinda went a little off-road. Any wild guesses what one might find in this store? pic.twitter.com/tBKgmYAdqy — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) March 14, 2023 The post LEGO Teases Land Rover Set Coming Soon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 5, 2021. I'm a huge fan of old movies, and if you don't know where the title is from, go watch the movie Se7en. There are lots of series that gets worse and worse as they go on, but there are few that get better with age. The Mission Impossible series comes to mind as one of the rare examples where each new film is better and more over-the-top than the last. Chris Yu’s Space Box series can be counted as one of those examples where each new sequel is better than the last. Chris is a Taiwanese builder who has been building some amazing creations for the last four years—including this amazing World of Warcraft Orc (which is saying a lot, since I was totally an Alliance Dwarf healing priest!). But one of Chris’ specialties is the mind-blowing and magical ‘Space Box’...

LEGO has revealed another brand new LEGO Star Wars set based on The Mandalorian with the Spider Tank (75361). Releasing on August 1, the set has 526 pieces and will retail for $49.99. The minifigures included are Din Djarin with the Darksaber, Grogu, and Bo-Katan. Unfortunately with the release date so far out, we don’t have any more images to share at this time but you can pre-order today on the LEGO Shop. The post LEGO Star Wars Spider Tank (75361) Officially Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Naruto: Ichiraku Ramen Shop – 25th Anniversary by DadiTwins is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is the third time project has hit the goal and is for the 25th anniversary of Naruto. It doesn’t look like there are any changes from the previous version. 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...