While in Billund earlier this month, we had an opportunity to chat with LEGO designer Carl Merriam. Carl is still an active AFOL within the LEGO community, although he is now a professional LEGO set designer. Most recently, Carl Merriam co-designed 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V and has been working on LEGO Boost that has just been released for pre-order. We sat down with Carl at LEGO headquarters to chat about how he became a LEGO designer, along with some of the LEGO projects he’s worked on since joining the company. TBB: Hi Carl, can you tell us a little bit about your background before becoming a LEGO designer  and your current LEGO life? Carl: My name is Carl Merriam, and I have been active in the LEGO community for a while I guess… I think my first build I posted online was in 2010 [Carl’s first post was an awesome...

Pete Strege takes a classic carnival ride and puts a new spin on it. This lumberjack-themed Ferris wheel imitates a water wheel situated over a river and looks like it’ll fit right in at Frontierland or among some old wooden roller coasters and log flumes. There’s even a complementary lumberjack and ox statue to add to the thematic scenery. Check out the video of the ride in action! The post Spin the River Wheel appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Nannan

I’m in love with this orginally-designed supercar by Portugese builder Alexander Paschoaletto. The builder is certainly no stranger to building wicked sports cars – just look through his Flickr photostream to see a ton of awesome designs, some real, others completely original. Alexander blew it out of the water with his latest creation, which features opening Lambo doors, a lovely color scheme and the curves to drive anyone wild. No small amount of work went into bringing this lovely design to life and you’ll notice some clever parts usage to achieve this distinctive look. There are lots of details to appreciate, from those awesome looking headlights to the exquisite interior. Even sitting still, this supercar looks like it’s going 200kph. The post Life’s too short to build boring cars appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Patrick

It’s more than 3 months till the premiere of The Lego Ninjago Movie, but the we’ve already begun to get a glimpse of the sets. Today, the official product images of the boxes are avaliable online, so we can have a clear view of what we’ll be hauling this fall. It’s hard to hide the excitement, as judging by the first look the new sets have lots of Exo-Force and Orient Expedition vibes, themes many fans miss. The rumor has it at least three more sets are to be released this Fall, so stay tuned for more news during the following weeks. 70615 Fire Mech, 944 pcs 70606 S pinjitzu Training, 109 pcs 70607 Ninjago City Chase, 233 pcs 70608 Master Falls, 312 pcs 70609 Manta Ray Bomber, 341 pcs 70611 Water Strider, 494 pcs 70612 Green Ninja Mech Dragon, 544 pcs 70617 Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon, 1403 pcs...

If your desk needs a bit of life, a tiny fantasy castle might help. Peter Ilmrud was faced with a similar dilema recently and came to the obvious solution. Inspired by the work of Yang Wang and armed with an IKEA HÄRLIGA glass case and a handful of bricks, Peter has created a cute little fairy tale castle. The build has lots of brilliant details like the round tower’s windows and the tree growing on the side of the rocks, but most importantly, the composition of the castle is what connects it all into a very coherent creation. I sincerely hope more builders pick up the concept, as there is lots of potential in glass-encased LEGO creations. The post A tiny castle trapped in a glass case appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Luka