Today is the 40th anniversary of the opening day of Star Wars. To celebrate, teen builder Bryan Ng built this diorama that showcases scenes from every Star Wars movie released so far, including last year’s Rogue One. With vignettes spread across several levels and around all four sides, the setup of this diorama is reminiscent of the LEGO Death Star. It deservedly won 1st prize in a Star Wars fan build showcase held in Malaysia last week to celebrate this auspicious movie milestone. Bryan’s Mustafar scene from Revenge of the Sith is excellent, with lava flowing beneath Obi-wan Kenobi as he battles the soon-to-be-crispy Anakin Skywalker. The post Three-tiered LEGO diorama recreates every Star Wars movie appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Andrew

One of Singapore’s favourite pastimes is enjoying great food — and that means great access to food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Featured as a Food Culture Mini-Build gift with purchase promotion in Singapore by LEGO, this unique food culture and national identity of Singapore is made available from June onwards across various stores each week featuring a different build. What’s more important is that these snacks and dishes not only taste good, but their LEGO incarnations look pretty sweet, too! The pushcart food stall is a scene you see less often these days with the modernisation of a bustling city. Because of its size, this portable ‘kitchen-on-a-cart’ basically hosts all ingredients to prepare and dish out a particular type of local delicacy or snack. Imagine a row of these parked side by side — with choices like these during your lunch break, you’ll never go hungry. If...

It never ceases to amaze me how builders like Simon NH invent ingenious uses for unique LEGO elements. Spy the new pyramid piece cresting a pair of Thor’s Hammers as the half-toothed Technic bush crowns the crenels of the tallest towers. Did you notice the minifig arms as the rocky foundation or how Simon has used a broom as the little wooden bridge? The two swords as the path and the rippling surface of the water both also look brilliant. My favorite part usage has to be the new ‘tooth’ piece as the stone entranceway to this inspired little build. The post Miniature Medieval Marvel appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jonathan

If I had to choose someone to design my petrol station, Filius Rucilo would surely be at the top of the list. The station and its accompanying giant promotional Octan minifig are great, but what sets the build apart from similar ones is that it is part of a larger scene. While the colours of the “Taxizentrale” (taxi office) are not all that eye-popping, its architectural design is simply amazing. The post An Octan petrol station with the best advertising appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Luka

We are all born winners. Right from the start, we can say that we have won our first race. Kosmos Santonas has captured that first race in nature in LEGO using the Panel 4 x 4 x 13 Curved Tapered with Clip at Each End to shape the little swimmers’ heads. The grayscale palette and some nice lighting really help these fun little guys look their best on their big day. The post A natural selection of LEGO parts appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Elspeth De Montes

I must admit I am quite a fan of the latest creation by Grant Davis. Built for the Iron Builder competition on Flickr, Grant has used the 4x4x13 curved panel seed part to great effect here, blowing everyone away with unique part usage. The fan’s cage made out of pneumatic tube and bars is fantastic, as is the very realistic base. Added on top of that, the builder spices up the scene with a brick-built pen and notebook. But the best part is that it works! Grants provides us with a hypnotic video of the fan in action. The post When things get hot, a master builder knows what to do appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Luka

Gamabomb has been on a red suitcase rampage lately, and I love it. His most recent build in the series is a police SWAT drone reminiscent of concept art designs by Theo Stylianides. The builder uses a combination of System and Bionicle parts to achieve some amazing shapes and mechanical detailing. Rather than using the Scala suitcase as he did with his two previous creations, the head of this drone is actually a Playmobil part. I have no beef with non-LEGO parts, and have used a couple myself, as long as it looks good — which is definitely the case here. And the custom stickers add an additional level of realism to an already great build. Be sure to check out his other suitcase-headed builds Botdog and Wanzer Sixfive. The post Some robots can be such head cases appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Peter

There’s a gentle wave lapping at the shore as you gaze out over the panoramic deep blue ocean. Swedish builder Magnus has chosen to maximise the view by building his beach house on stilts. Although the focus of the build is the beach house, my own favourite part is the use of the minifigure lifeguard float as a dingy sitting by the dock. The palm tree is also a nice touch, with clever use of the 4-leaf plant part to bring a touch of tropical flora to the scene. I hope those foundations are deep, as we all know what happened to the man who built his house upon the sand… The post A beach scene that will float your boat appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Elspeth De Montes

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated with creepy crawlies, but dragonflies were always a favorite. I love how they’d appear to defy gravity as they hovered above the rippling water. Takamichi Irie has recreated this iconic insect with a ‘handful’ of minifig parts (note all the minifigure hands used as connectors on the wings), some flex tube and a sprinkling of blue and black elements. With some sharp photography and clever use of lighting, it even appears to be hovering; all that is missing is the water. The post Like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, touch on something without going into it deeply appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jonathan

Soundwave was always one of my favourite Decepticons as he was unusually cool-sounding and had additional tiny transformers stored inside himself in cassette form. One un-glamourous thing was his alternate mode — he turned into a boombox of all things! Your superpower is to blend in to very unique situations! Thankfully, he spent most of his time in ‘bot’ mode. This incredible transformable build by Moko really is quite a feat. Not only does it morph into the boombox, but it comes complete with Ravage, Rumble, Buzzsaw, and Frenzy. And yes, eagle-eyed fans will notice that if you ever need extra juice, there are some energon cubes to grab as loot! The post Autobots inferior, Soundwave superior! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder