Welcome to Day 2 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the four mini-builds from the LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Friends, and LEGO City 2019 advent calendars along with commentary from The Brothers Brick team. If you’re opening one (or more) of these advent calendars along with us, we’ve made sure the pictures and commentary on each day’s models will be behind a jump so we don’t accidentally ruin the surprise. The anticipation is killing us! For Day 2, we have the Hogwarts Express from Harry Potter and Kylo Ren’s Shuttle from Star Wars. Dave: This is what the LEGO advent calendars should aspire to be: two fantastic micro-models that are instantly recognizable. The Hogwarts Express train is spot on and could be a mini version of 75955. The red 1×1 curved top element has only ever been used in 41379 Heartlake City Restaurant (side note:...

Inspired by the book Walden; or Life in the Woods, Andrea Lattanzio escapes from the fast food restaurants and gas stations (and futuristic rovers!) of the modern world into the wilds through his latest build. I wonder if Thoreau, the main character of the aforementioned book, would choose LEGO as his outlet instead of escaping to the wild if he had lived in modern time? The diorama captures everything a self-sufficient cabin in the woods would have (including a bit of the woods). The textures and little imperfections on the cabin capture the hand-crafted appearance very well, most notably the tiles on the roof pressed down only half way and the window with a half-plate offset in its top and bottom halves. The pine trees are done quite well, with leaf elements placed at convincing angles on the central axis. The use of the old tree stump piece adds a lot...

Today, Japanese retailer Bic Camera has published the first official pictures of the upcoming 71026 LEGO DC Comics Collectible Minifigures collection. With 16 minifigures to collect, the collection includes minifigures of some of the most iconic DC characters, such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Joker, Classic Cheetah, Aquaman, Bat-Mite, Flash, Green Lantern and many more. The minifigures are slated to be in stores no earlier than January 2020; regional prices are yet to be confirmed. The post First pictures of 71026 LEGO DC Comics Collectible Minifigures are available online [News] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Alexander

Amazon US Cyber Monday deals are here. We’ve highlighted deals that are above 30% discount right up to almost 70%. If you scroll around a bit there are some deals still hovering around the 20% range. The details are accurate at the time of publishing, and some offers do change over time or when stocks run out. While some of these are not new sets, they still make a good buy if you missed them or just want to get them as Christmas gifts for loved ones. The deals will end in by the end of today, 2nd December – about 22 hours from the time of publishing (or when they run out of stocks, whichever comes first) 60% Discount (or more) amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thebrobri-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual";amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon";amzn_assoc_region = "US";amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links";amzn_assoc_asins = "B07889HMWH";amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit";amzn_assoc_linkid = "08f4b892f8c08f96a6a36463a5b9cd08"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thebrobri-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual";amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon";amzn_assoc_region =...

Too much sci-fi is brooding and dark and grey. If we develop the technology to travel amongst the stars, surely we’ll carry a sense of optimism towards those infinite horizons? What better way to signal our positive attitude than to bedeck our spaceships in bright cheerful livery? Scott Willhelm‘s bright blue LEGO starfighter fairly bursts off the screen — a neat little model, with a striking colour scheme, in a nicely-presented image. Beneath the bright plating, there’s a dark grey chassis, festooned with functional-looking greebly details, but it’s the blue, and the purple and white striping, which captures the eye. (Okay, maybe the overall message of hope in our interstellar future is undermined by us having single-seater weapons platforms flying around. But at least they’ll LOOK friendly.) The post Space is brighter than you think appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Rod

The end of LEGO Black Friday deals come to an end with a few more great deals on 30% discounts including the Modular Creator Parisian Restaurant and IDEAS Voltron. These are available on the US and Canada LEGO Online shop. Over the past few days, we’ve noticed good deals go fast, so if you see something you’ve been eyeing, now’s the time to get them. Scroll down for the UK deals that was released earlier today. US and Canada Deals 10243 Creator Parisian RestaurantRetail Price: USD $159.99 | Sale Price: USD $111.99Retail Price: CAN $189.99 | Sale Price: CAN $132.99 21311 IDEAS Voltron | Read our ReviewRetail Price: USD $179.99 | Sale Price: USD $125.99Retail Price: CAN $229.99 | Sale Price: CAN $160.99 75889 Speed Champions Ferrari Ultimate Garage | Read our ReviewRetail Price: USD $99.99 | Sale Price: USD $69.99Retail Price: CAN $129.99 | Sale Price: CAN $90.99 10876 Spider-Man...

LEGO shop has just dropped their final sales deals for December 2nd ending the Black Friday streak of discounts. These sets are definitely worth getting at the 30% discounted rate if you don’t already own them especially for the Star Wars Droid Commander set which gives you hours of fun and play. The US and Canadian store discounts will go live later today, stay tuned for them. 75253 Droid Commander Retail Price£ 179.99 | Sale Price £125.99   21315 Pop-Up Book Retail Price £59.99 | Sale Price £41.99   42096 Porsche 911 RSR Retail Price £139.99| Sale Price £97.99   41375 Heartlake City Amusement Pier Retail Price £119.99 | Sale Price £83.99   The post Great deals on December 2nd: LEGO Shop UK sales going for 30% discount includes Star Wars Droid Commander [News] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder

Yes, ok, the stores have had their festive decorations up since the morning after Halloween, and you’re already sick to the back teeth of Christmas music. Still, if these little guys don’t melt your heart and bring some festive cheer to your soul, you’re dead inside. Koen Zwanenburg has put together a collection of LEGO Christmas characters to get us all in the mood for the holiday season. These models are an absolute delight — super-cute, and simple enough looking that they’re bound to inspire people to build their own versions. However, I’m sure this apparent simplicity is the result of painstaking hours spent on each model to get it just right — such elegance only arises from effort. I like all of these, but the Nutcracker Soldier is a standout — just look at that moustache! Perfect. These are in the same style as Koen’s previous cute cuddly toy LEGO...

“In a hole in the snow there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell… No, this hole was warm and snug, a cozy place in which Bilbo could thaw his toes after a wintery walk.” Patrick B. has created the perfect little winter scene from the Shire, with a hobbit hole covered in snow. The sledge is nice little creation, as is the snow-clad tree atop the mound, but be sure to zoom in on the hobbit dwelling’s frontage — the windows are lovely, and I particularly like the reversed plates used for the door, a surprising but effective choice. The post Winter in the Shire appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Rod

It’s that time of year again! Break out the hot cocoa and stoke the fire, because The Brothers Brick is counting down to Christmas the only way we know how: with LEGO Advent Calendars! Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Friends, and LEGO City 2019 advent calendars along with crazy commentary from our team. If you’re opening one (or more) of these advent calendars along with us, we’ve made sure the pictures and commentary on each day’s models will be behind a jump so we don’t accidentally ruin the surprise. So without further ado, here we go! The 2019 LEGO advent calendars welcomed a new member of the family this year, Harry Potter! Here is the titular character along with a First Order Star Destroyer from Star Wars. Dave: I love opening the LEGO advent calendars, and this year we have four...