It may be winter where you are, but in the Imperial City of Ids de Jong‘s imagination, fall is still in the air. Ids LEGO scene captures a slice of steampunk life as the leaves turn. The steam-powered mulcher is a nice touch, showing how newfangled technologies are good for more than airships and gyrocars! I’m a huge fan of the steampunk accents on the brick buildings, like those rickety drainpipes, the corrugated metal bay window, and the chunky metal tubes for piping in steam. Ids built this service station for the annual Wandering Skies competition in the Seasonal Bliss category. The post Pumpkin spice lattes are the only things steaming in this town appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jake Forbes

Blake Foster has been wowing us with epic builds for over a decade. His M-Tron Magnet Factory remains the most epic tribute to that retro LEGO Space theme I’ve ever seen, and just last month we highlighted his towering contribution to the New Hashima collaboration. Blake is back with another tower for an upcoming near-future Middle Eastern city collab with the Mehmet Agha Mosque, named for the tower that inspired it on Rhodes. In modular fashion, Blake situates the mosque next to a multilevel urban structure containing a street-level carpet shop and a rooftop hookah bar. The model is a big departure from the SHIPs and sci-fi works we’ve come to expect from Blake, with a focus here on Moorish architecture and urban decay. The cracked plaster is brilliantly done, and the exposed brickwork strikes the perfect balance between fragility and permanence. I really appreciate how Blake combines at least three...

Yesterday we passed 50 advent gifts from the calendars. Today we’re looking to hit an even 60 LEGO surprises. Will minifigs or micro builds earn the kudos of our wise and fair panel of experts? Join us as we open one more set of doors from Friends, Disney, City, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Spider-Man! As ever, our intrepid TBB team is on hand with witty comments, insightful observations, and bad jokes for each day’s builds. And of course, you can add your own thoughts in the comments section each day! So without further ado, let’s crack open the build for day 10… Disney and Friends offer dueling catapults today. But perhaps the snowgie from Frozen would prefer you use its build as a see-saw instead. You don’t have to be Professor Trelawny to predict what Harry Potter calendar brings today. It’s a Hufflepuff statue (if we’re being generous)! From City,...

All year-round, we here at The Brothers Brick spend our time featuring amazing builds made by the LEGO fan community. But we figured, for the holiday season, it would be great to build something together. For each day from December 1st through the 24th, we’ll be posting instructions to a custom TBB advent calendar build, one part each day. Want to participate? You can find all the parts you’ll need for the TBB Advent Event from our announcement in November. Read on to see what we’re building today! While the table can be a bit finicky to assemble, it’s worth it to hold those poinsettias. Here’s what it looks like in the real world: The post 2024 TBB custom LEGO advent calendar – Day 9 [Feature] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Kyle Keller (TBB Managing Editor)

“Constructed around a massive particle cannon and also equipped with ion guns and anti-fighter turrets, these destroyers decisively end space fleet battles with overwhelming force.” Victor K‘s description of his Conviction Crusader lets us know how menacing the ship is, but the description stops short of describing how cool the ship looks. There’s no “up” anywhere, with plates and bricks being stacked in all directions. The bulky, angular engines face one way, while the main lines of the hull are perpendicular. The result is a craft that looks right at home in space, where “up” and “down” are mere suggestions. The post This Conviction Crusader will show its enemies who’s boss appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Ryan Kunz

Before the X-wing, there was the ARC-170. Well OK, technically there was nothing before the X-wing as the original Star Wars came out before the prequel films – but let’s not get into semantics just yet! While the former has seen plenty of LEGO iterations down the years, there have been just two sets of the Republic’s main starfighter, and none since 2011. None until now, that is! LEGO Star Wars 75402 ARC-170 Starfighter forms part of the new line of LEGO Star Wars sets coming out on January 1, 2025. With 497 pieces, it can be pre-ordered now for US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £59.99, and will likely be available on eBay and Amazon too. Does this hotly-anticipated comeback live up to its billing? Read on to find out! The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with...

Nine days of calendar doors were gifted to the race of men who above all else crave small plastic toys. Nine days of commentary from our fellowship of Brothers Brick writers. And on this ninth day, what secrets are in store from Friends, Disney, City, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Spider-man? Will one gift emerge to rule them all? As ever, our intrepid TBB team is on hand with witty comments, insightful observations, and bad jokes for each day’s builds. And of course, you can add your own thoughts in the comments section each day! So without further ado, let’s crack open the build for day 9… Our first gift, courtesy of Friends, is an adorable cat tree with a grey kitten and a fishy snack. Disney finally lets it go with the inevitable Elsa. More figures in our next boxes. Harry Potter gets a Hufflepuff friend in the form of...

All year-round, we here at The Brothers Brick spend our time featuring amazing builds made by the LEGO fan community. But we figured, for the holiday season, it would be great to build something together. For each day from December 1st through the 24th, we’ll be posting instructions to a custom TBB advent calendar build, one part each day. Want to participate? You can find all the parts you’ll need for the TBB Advent Event from our announcement in November. Read on to see what we’re building today! We’ve got some more space to fill with walls, so let’s get to it. I wonder what we’ll put on that stud. Here’s what it looks like in the real world: The post 2024 TBB custom LEGO advent calendar – Day 8 [Feature] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Kyle Keller (TBB Managing Editor)

This year, when not expanding on the epic Middle Eastern fantasy land of Mophet or setting sail with the Black Falcons, Andreas Lenander has had birds on the brain. Just in time for winter, the Swedish builder shares his third whimsically designed LEGO bird: this snowy owl. Like Andreas’ fall owl, this one incorporates foliage and tail elements into the plumage, but this time it’s the eyes that fascinate from a ring of Unikitty tails. In a year that’s seen so many amazing owl builds, Andreas still finds ways to innovate! The post Hoo-HOO wants a wise winter friend? appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jake Forbes

All year-round, we here at The Brothers Brick spend our time featuring amazing builds made by the LEGO fan community. But we figured, for the holiday season, it would be great to build something together. For each day from December 1st through the 24th, we’ll be posting instructions to a custom TBB advent calendar build, one part each day. Want to participate? You can find all the parts you’ll need for the TBB Advent Event from our announcement in November. Read on to see what we’re building today! This room could certainly use some walls. Let’s get one assembled! Here’s what it looks like in the real world: The post 2024 TBB Custom LEGO Advent Calendar – Day 5 [Feature] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Kyle Keller (TBB Managing Editor)