From 7146 TIE Fighter back in 2001 through 75101 First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter in 2015, the iconic Imperial starfighter has evolved significantly. The latest incarnation in nearly two decades is 75211 Imperial TIE Fighter released to support the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story in May. This latest TIE Fighter set includes 519 pieces and 4 minifigs, and retails for $69.99. Let’s dig in to find out how this latest TIE stacks up against its predecessors — the 2015 LEGO TIE Fighter from The Force Awakens in particular. Minifigures may reveal SPOILERS ahead of the movie’s release, so you’ve been warned! The box & instructions 75211 Imperial TIE Fighter comes in a standard mid-sized LEGO Star Wars box, which contains five bags — numbered 1 through 4 with two identical third bags — plus the instruction booklet in its own sleeve. As with all but 75212 Kessel Run Millennium...

Next week is the LEGO Star Wars May the 4th event and there’s some clarification of the availability of the BB-8 (40288) polybag on the Shop@Home header. If you’ve received the spring catalog, the flyer for the promotion shows that the BB-8 polybag was only available on May 4. According to Shop@Home, the promo will now run through the whole weekend, while supplies last, which is good because not everyone may have time to do their shopping on that specific day and will be happy to know that they have some time to make their purchases. Some of the other promotions during the LEGO Star Wars May the 4th event include: – Double VIP ponts on most Star Wars items.– Select sale items.– Porg in-store Make and Take build The post LEGO Star Wars BB-8 (40288) May the 4th Promotion Clarification appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen...

The Vintage Motorcycle of BMW R60/2 by maximecheng03 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is a replica of the popular motorcycle and it includes many features of its counterpart including the twin engines. The project now joins the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, SR-71A The Final Flight, Treehouse, Stitch, Modular Arcade, I am Amelia Earhart, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Acclamator Class Assault Ship, and The Flintstones as the projects to qualify for the First 2018 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas The Vintage Motorcycle of BMW R60/2 Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The film that every Marvel Cinematic Universe fan has awaited is finally here: Avengers: infinity War. As to be expected, there is a flood of Marvel related LEGO creations this week. This model by BrickinNick is one of the more unique I've seen. Not only is it an awesome replica of the Avengers logo, but it also includes a hint to each Infinity Stone. Awesome model to see on this special weekend!  Original linkOriginal author: Nathaniel Stoner

At this very moment I’m sitting in a hotel room in San Diego with my family, waiting for our boarding time for the Disney Wonder cruise ship. We love cruising Disney, and do so fairly often. One of the things we do to bring even more magic to the journey is participate in “fish extenders”, a sort of secret gift exchange. Outside every stateroom is a fish emblem that is used to deliver messages, participants bring little multi-pocket hangers to hang on the fish (thereby extending it, get it?). You sign up to a group before you depart and bring gifts to drop off for others, and in turn find little surprises in yours every time you come back to your room. One of the gifts we’ve given away is this little model kit of the boat I designed. Well, I’d like to share a little bit of that magic with...