Italian Certified LEGO professional Riccardo Zangelmi is living the dream and has built a detailed oil rig for VALLAND SPA. They don’t make hot tubs as I initially thought but rather oil and gas valves. An oil platform makes perfect sense, then. Riccardo tells us that most oil platforms are gray (can confirm) but he took some artistic license and made it a bright white and a happy yellow. With the happy colors on there, this seems like a fun place to work- or at least a super fun playset. Get the boat and fishing gear! Is that not what they do on oil rigs? Even if it’s all serious business, I imagine a hard day working on an oil rig would warrant a trip to the spa to be pampered like a god. But not VALLAND SPA, as we’ve already established, they make oil and gas valves. The post Formula...

I’m the first to admit, I’m no gearhead – I can barely tell the difference between a Buick and a Bentley – but that doesn’t keep me from having the deepest respect for LEGO builders who are as passionate about their cars as I am castles. The precision and innovation that go into making recognizable vehicles in miniature is its own kind of magic. Sam Andreas, aka Sseven Bricks, is one of my favorite automotive builders, thanks to his sharp lines, crisp photography, and clever parts use that never skimp on detail, even at 6-7 studs wide. Like this Chevy P20 step van. Now the builder is first to admit that this vehicle is just “a big grey box on wheels,” but it’s what’s in the back that caught my eye. What a beautiful chopper! So much detail at minifig scale with tricks like using minifig hands for handlebars and kickstand....

I don’t know who needs to see this today, but if you need your spirits lifted, Xiheng Xu, a new LEGO builder on Instagram, has turned the lovable Children’s Teddy Bear set into the equally lovable Grandpa from UP. Carl Fredricksen is his name and he’s responsible for probably the most emotional movie intro since Saving Private Ryan. You’d think I wouldn’t correlate the two movies together but yet here we are. You can’t help but loving Carl, and by extension the work of Xiheng. Modding official sets seems to totally be his jam. Hare’s an example from earlier last month featuring Baobaolong, a creature who hates carrots built from a creature that positively loves carrots. The post “You will always be my greatest adventure” appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Lino

Great Scott! LEGO is bringing Doc Brown’s DeLorean, and not only is it an awesome-looking set, but it’s also priced like sets from the ’80s? This is heavy. Arriving on January 1, 2026, LEGO Speed Champions 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future has everything going for it except for that clunker name. 357 pieces for $27? Yes please. New minifigs for Doc and Marty? Don’t mind if I do. Excellent shaping and details on the DeLorean on two alternate builds? If my calculations are correct, this set delivers. The only things not included are roads, but where this car’s going, you don’t need ’em. Coming off an onslaught of massive and expensive IP-based sets, it’s refreshing to have an affordable way to indulge in nostalgia or share a classic with a new generation. More of this please, LEGO! What do you think? Will you be picking up the new...

NPU: Nice Parts Use. Often used to denote a cool or unusual use of a LEGO piece. LEGO themselves have been no stranger to this concept, and themes like the Botanical line have taken that maxim even further. And although we’re only now getting a first glance at the latest LECO Icons set, 10366 Tropical Aquarium, that first glance is full of parts in new colours! We can see what appear to be two fresh colourways of hat and some new transparent leaf pieces among its 4,154 pieces. The price of admission seems accordingly high – US $479.99 | CAN $599.99 | UK £399.99 – but you’ll have to wait for our review to find out if there’s treasure in that sunken chest or just a soggy old boot! This colourful coral tank with its fishy inhabitants is slated for release November 13th. LEGO Icons 10366 Tropical Aquarium | 4,154 Pieces...

German AFOLs Andreas Pettau (Feanor) and Larsvader have each created impressive medieval builds on their own, but past builds could hardly prepare you for the epic collaboration they debuted at Berlin SteineWAHN! event last month. Spread across 24 32×32 baseplates, “The Wolfhunt” pits two Classic Castle factions against each other in a detailed landscape enhanced by lights and motion. Andreas built the fantastic Wolfpack Tower and the surrounding swamps, while Larsvader constructed a castle, palisades, and forest for the noble Lion Knights. The collab won the popular vote for best-in-show as well as the judges’ vote for best collab. A collaboration like this is best enjoyed in video, and thankfully, Feanor documents the build for those who couldn’t see it in person. Watch till the end to see the incredible dark mode. Feanor’s Wolfpack section situates the tower atop a jaw-dropping wolf-shaped mountain peak. Seen from behind, the rocky foundation holds...

Over two seasons, the Netflix series Arcane brought the fantasy world of League of Legends to life in gorgeous animation. Like many, builder craftingcorrine wasn’t ready to let go after the final episode aired, so she turned to LEGO to recreate Viktor’s Glorious Evolution. The colors are gorgeous, matching the rich, painterly tones of the animated series with layers achieved by the use of transparent elements. I love the blend of mosaic and character model rising from the tiles and the clever parts usage, like a baby Friends turtle on the god-form’s chest. As a multi-media artist, Corrine painted a custom Jayce minifig to match the scene. As a bonus, Corrine discovered that the mosaic glows under blacklight. Corrine’s “Glorious LEGO-lution” was displayed at Brickworld Chicago where it was nominated for best 2D artwork. Congratulations, Corrine – we can’t wait to see where your building takes you next! The post Glorious...

Sometimes the first step in a journey starts long before it has a direction. Give a child LEGO, and who knows where it will take them? Since I got my first set, LEGO has been an activity that puts me into a creative zone where I lose track of time and forget to eat. Four decades later, it found me at Brickcon 2022. I didn’t know it then, but I was on a road that would lead me to The LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery, a destination I never could have dreamed possible when that first set was placed in my hands so many years ago. It was my 3rd time taking my creations to a fan event and I was still rather new to the adult LEGO community. The creation I had taken with me was a greenhouse attached to a cottage with a koi pond. Having been to other shows,...

Automaker Jaguar’s mottos are “delete ordinary” and “copy nothing,” and those mottos could just as well apply to builder Sakiya Watanabe, who, over just one year of building characters and creatures, has constantly pushed boundaries with LEGO parts use. Take a close look at the builder’s latest model and you’ll find surprises throughout. The face is dense with clever solutions, like a turkey nose, fabric tongue, and minifig arms. The rock base hides a Scout Trooper helmet, Power Miners monster mold, and what I think is a DUPLO baby hippo. But the most exciting technique is the Jaguar’s spots, created by inverting tires and using minifig hair or brick configurations inside to create organic shapes. Perhaps there’s a bit of homage with Sakiya’s jaguar to DeRa’s incredible tiger, current on display in the Masterpiece Gallery in Billund. Following in the footsteps of other master character modelers like Nathan “Woomy World” Don,...

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 2nd week of October 2025.TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This year marks the 20th anniversary of LEGO Batman, and Merch will see the release of a bunch of LEGO sets to celebrate, including a pretty cool Batman logo covered in black and sometimes very, very dark gray greebles. Be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report for more news and features you may have missed. [NEWS] LEGO celebrates 20 years of Batman with new Batmobiles and a Bat logo releasing March 2026 — Batmobiles from three movies, and one big logo for your own Bat-signal mark the first wave of sets celebrating 20 years of LEGO Batman.[REVIEW] LEGO Bricklink Designer Program Series 6 – Sequoia Tree Trail: Towering beauty — we...