Going in to see Solo: A Star Wars Story with managed expectations, I loved this movie! And the speeder sets for Han Solo and Moloch released in the first wave were some of the best speeders to come out of the franchise, in my opinion. Apparently, h2brick is also a big fan, having built this great street scene featuring Han and Qi’ra careening along pursued by a patrol speeder. There are a lot of nice details throughout this dark gray scene, including a few toppled containers spilling something unhealthy onto the street, and plenty of discarded debris. The post High speed chase through the gritty streets of Corellia appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Daniel

LEGO builder Helen Sham is a huge Nintendo fan, so she decided to combine her loves by building an incredible arcade cabinet completely out of LEGO. Standing more than 5 feet tall, the cabinet features brick-built graphics from the game Mario vs Donkey Kong 2. TBB spoke with Helen, and she’s given TBB an exclusive early look at this amazing machine. Helen tells us that she sketched out the model first using LEGO’s digital building program, LEGO Digital Designer, which resulted in a design using about 12,000 pieces. During the intense process of translating her digital design to real-life bricks, however, she modified the design and added about 3,000 bricks, making the final cabinet home to over 15,000 LEGO bricks and weighing in at over 65 pounds. Helen made a short video of the cabinet in action, which really gives you a sense of scale. The most obvious feature of the cabinet is...

There is barely a day without news about the next BrickHeadz set, and here comes the next announcement by LEGO: a 41612 double pack will feature Steve and Creeper figures. Judging by the size of the set, we expect it to be priced at $19.99, just like any other BrickHeadz double pack. What do you think about the new set? Let us know in the comment section! The post Steve and Creeper are the next BrickHeadz duo to be released later this year [News] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Alexander

A contrarian caterpillar makes for a fine bit of building, as seen in this lovely setting by Markus Rollbühler. Alice in Wonderland is a common subject for LEGO creations, no doubt because its whimsical caricatures allow builders to flex their muscles a bit and try out lots of fascinating new techniques. The two techniques I’m most drawn to in Markus’ version are in the flowering plant at the center, with yawning leaves made of upturned dragon heads, and a bright light orange flower made of hand mixers and shoulders. The post “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Chris

Wreck-It Ralph was one of those movies that did pretty well and I thought was a great story but somehow wasn’t very memorable in the long run, for me at least. Seeing YOS Brick’s build certainly jogged my mind indeed and reignited some of the memories of Ralph going rogue (aka gone Turbo!) and with the new sequel coming up, we get two of the main characters in BrickHeadz form: Vanellope and Ralph. Well, Ralph isn’t strictly a BrickHeadz; he’s more the appropriate extended form, or to coin a new phrase: a Big Brickheadz, perhaps? The post Ralph’s gone Turbo! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder

We see a lot of LEGO models that attempt to create very life-like scenes seen through an almost documentarian lens. Rarer, however, is the build that takes a more artistic approach, such as this pair of ballet dancers by Nicolas PICOT. Using a flat style with lots of curved bricks across a few planes of depth, Nicolas has emulated a photograph, and the dancers’ frozen-in-motion pose is conveyed perfectly. The post A picturesque portrait appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Chris

Brütal Legend is the satirical video game about heavy metal that was remarkably well received, considering its unusual premise. Matt De Lanoy brings us the epic sculpture of the game’s hero, Eddie Riggs, who’s voiced in the game by none other than Jack Black, of course. The character’s large scale allowed Matt to embellish the figure with lots of details, from the tiny goatee to the shirt made with an Insectoids tile that seems to have always been destined for a heavy metal band’s logo. True to the game, Eddie carries an axe and guitar, both featuring wickedly over-the-top styles. And Eddie’s never without a bit of theatricality, including a pile of skulls with chromed pipes. The skulls are impressive builds by themselves, with a variety of unique designss. The post Get ready to rock out with this LEGO Eddie Riggs from Brütal Legend appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author:...

The large LEGO BrickHeadz family of movie characters is now joined by 4 more iconic figures. Announced on the LEGO’s Twitter feed today, three set, 41627 Luke and Yoda, 41628 Princess Leia and 41629 Boba Fett are to be released later this year. Although, the announcement doesn’t contain any information about the pricing, we presume both Princess Leia and Boba Fett will retail at $9.99, while Luke and Yoda will be priced at $14.99. 41627 Luke and Yoda 41628 Princess Leia This is the second version of Boba Fett BrickHeadz released by like. However, the first one was included into super rare New York Comi-Con exclusive 41498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite set. Both figures have a lot of similarities, however, many pieces of the newest one are decorated with redesigned prints. Which Boba do like more? Let us know in the comments! 41629 Boba Fett The post New...

….And if this scene by Grant Davis is any indication, it involves hours of watching television re-runs of Pokémon. Grant’s model is a representation of artwork shared by Deviant Art-user, Nerd-Scribbles. Some impressive-looking techniques were used in constructing Pikachu’s native habitat, including hundreds of dark tan jumper plates used to form the curve of the Poké Ball’s wall. Pikachu looks pretty iconic, right down to the gaping mouth shouting its signature “PIKA!” Grant’s version may be missing the purple Gamecube found in the original artwork, but rumor has it Ash keeps Pikachu on a pretty tight leash now. The post What happens inside a Poké Ball stays inside a Poké Ball.... appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Matt Hocker

Most fans build LEGO trains in a scale known as L-gauge, or roughly minifigure scale (somewhere around 1:40 scale). But that wasn’t big enough to capture all the details André Pinto wanted, so he designed this fiery orange engine in huge 1:15 scale, making it nearly two feet long. André used stickers to give the engine, a CP 1408, parts of its distinctive livery, such as the white stripes on the front. The engine was used in Portugal in the 1960s. The bogies beneath the engine are far more detailed that we’re used to seeing, since you can fit a lot more in when the wheels themselves are made from 10×10 radar dishes. The tracks span 14 studs, and the ties are a full 20 studs long. André says the engine itself uses over 7,000 pieces, and about another 7,000 for the base, which has ballast made of 1×1 round tiles. The post Impressive...