The promotion for the LEGO Seasonal Easter Basket (40587) is now live on the LEGO Shop. You can get for free with purchases of $70 or more until April 9, while supplies last. The 368 piece set has a little rabbit sitting inside a basket along with some flowers. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Seasonal Easter Basket (40587) Promotion Live on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

When it comes to collecting LEGO, do you build and then keep sets together or do you part them out into pieces? Or do you fall somewhere in between? Let me tell you a story of my personal journey finding out where I belong on that spectrum… a story that starts… in SPACE! Sets as a Whole Images via BrickLink As a kid in 1978, I was fascinated with space. I was also a maker—I loved Lincoln Logs, Erector sets and the “newest” sets (to me anyway) of the “Highly Sophisticated Interlocking Plastic Brick System” called LEGO. They were Space sets 462 Mobile Rocket Launcher and 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base. I loved these sets and still do. I looked at these two different products as one complete “set” when combined back then. I kept them together for years. After branching out into a few Town sets, I started to intermix and try to...

Whether you love or hate math, any excuse to eat pie is a good one—especially on Pi Day (3.14)! I hope you have some real pie at home, or at least something yummy to eat, because today’s pantry raid on LEGO kitchens is sure to make you hungry! Can you find the four pies hidden in these MOCs? Like every good pantry raid, we’ll start back in the days of knights and castles. Henjin_Quilones’ castle folk are evidently well fed, to judge by this huge, bustling kitchen! Despite all the vegetables in this kitchen by Jonah Schultz, I’m not sure I would eat whatever this chef is preparing… If green goo isn’t your thing, maybe you’ll find this lobster more appetizing. (This one was built by me.) -Brixe brings us a little closer to today’s kitchens with this plant-filled scene, though don’t ask me what spilled on the floor… As we...

DuckTales: The Money Bin by sxavalentine is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 3,000 piece build features Scrooge McDuck’s Money Bin where he keeps all his cash. It can also double up as a real piggy bank as well. 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...

I had the pleasure of meeting Martin Redfern (AKA Red) at a Sheffield LUG gathering in 2017. Even though I had previously admired his work online, nothing compares to the thrill of seeing a fabulous LEGO model in person. Martin’s work seems simple at first glance until you look closely and recognise the clever use of parts and the hidden complexity of each build. His quirky characters are distinct and easily recognisable. In 2017, his work was exhibited as part of the initial display in the Masterpiece Gallery at the LEGO House. I recently chatted with Martin about some of his favourite builds and his life as a LEGO artist. Sue Ann: Hi Martin! Thanks for chatting with BrickNerd. To start us off, how long have you been building with LEGO? martin’s first lego set(s) Martin: As far as my memory can go, I would say yes. My first memory of...