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...

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the fourth week of November 2019. The biggest fish in the pond just got bigger, and the classic 1989 Batmobile got smaller. Read on for all the LEGO news that’s fit to brick. TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS: This was an action-packed week for LEGO news, with LEGO announcing a new Speed Champions set along with their recent acquisition of Bricklink. We also reviewed the new 1989 Batmobile and some custom minifigures from Citizen Brick. The LEGO Group acquires BrickLink from Nexon founder Jay Kim for undisclosed sum – interview with LEGO CMO Julia Goldin [News] – The recently announced aquisition has many Bricklink buyers and sellers concerned about the future of the secondary market for new and used...

LEGO Black Friday deals carry on over the weekend featuring new sets that go on deep discounts of 30%. Note that the UK store has different offers compared to those on the US and Canadian stores. For the UK Store, these include the Master Builder Series 75222 Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City and favourites from Harry Potter featuring the 75948 Hogwarts Clock Tower. Even the largest Hidden Side set from the series 70425 Newbury Haunted High School is listed. On the US/CAN store, the Carousell and Hulkbuster Ultron Edition have been on the shelves for quite a while and potentially to be the end of shelf life soon.  It’s a good time to pick up these deals on the LEGO Store to celebrate the end year festivities as Christmas gifts to make that loved one elated. Scroll further below for the US and Canada offers. UK Offers 75222 Betrayal at...

When Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Cybertruck recently the world let out a collective sigh of…what the hell were you thinking? Elon himself even uttered an unpublishable expletive when a shatter-proof test didn’t go as well as planned. While the electric pickup indeed boasts some rather impressive stats, (like winning a tug-of-war with a Ford F-150, ranging 250-500 miles without charging and doing 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds) the overall angular design resembles something out of a bad 80’s movie. Quickly the jokes and memes flourished with a common theme being a kid could have drawn it. I’m pretty sure ten year old me made quite a few concept drawings that were similar to it. No stranger to dreaming up concept automotive designs both in childhood and adulthood is Ford engineer and prolific LEGO car builder Peter Blackert. While he is also aware of the jokes, Peter is...

The Black Friday doorbuster offers carry right into Saturday with the following going on 30% discounts. They are certainly good bargains indeed for you to consider if you haven’t picked them up just yet. The good stuff tends to run out fast, don’t hesitate if you’ve already made up your mind. Enjoy a FREE exclusive Christmas Tree with purchases over $120! (28th November – 2nd December) 70620 Ninjago City | Read The Brothers Brick reviewRetail USD $299.99 | Sale Price USD$209.99 Retail CAD $349.99 | Sale Price CAD $244.99Retail GBP £259.99 | Sale Price GBP £181.99 21315 Pop-Up Book | Read The Brothers Brick ReviewRetail USD $69.99 | Sale Price USD$48.99 Retail CAD $89.99 | Sale Price CAD $62.9941347 Heartlake City ResortRetail USD $99.99 | Sale Price USD$69.99 Retail CAD $129.99 | Sale Price CAD $90.99Retail GBP £99.99 | Sale Price GBP £61.99 72072 Technic Whack!Retail USD $19.99 | Sale Price USD$13.99 Retail CAD $24.99 | Sale...

When you see a spider crawling around, is your first inclination to use the power of your shoes? What if I told you you could be snuffing out the next ace arachnid guitar player like Grayson M‘s Sid the Spider. He looks frighteningly awesome, right down to his studded jacket, sharp-looking shoes, and classic red and white guitar. He even has a golden ring on one of his left legs; that’s so eight-legged metal! The post A spider worth thrashing with appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Matt Hocker

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When I first saw this post-apocalyptic build by SweStar one little word came to mind but, wouldn’t you know, I plum forgot it just as I was about to mention it. It’s a little one syllable nonsense word. Gosh darn it, the ol’ noggin isn’t what it used to be! Let’s see, there is a rather leggy mech, a black cat, a garbage can on fire and a mysterious figure with a papoose but none of that is helpful, really. I swear, I’d forget the nose on my face if it wasn’t right in front of me! Sometimes I walk into a room and forget why I did it. Has that ever happened to you? What the heck was the little word I was thinking of? Oh, well. With my luck, It’ll probably come to me just as I’m falling asleep. I hate it when that happens! The post It’s right...