Which is the best retro LEGO theme – Classic Space or Classic Castle? Richard Young (IamKritch on Flickr) dares to suggest, “why not both?” with the amazing Wolftron theme. Created for the Eurobricks Summer Faction Festival, Richard starts with a reimagining of the icond 6075 Wolfpack Tower, sticking with the retro colors to imagine a bold new future for the notorious scoundrels. (For those familiar with unreleased LEGO themes, you may see a resemblance to the “Greytron” designs.) Of course, no LEGO space faction is complete without a roster of minfigs. The Wolftrons sport a mix of classic space accessories as well as some thematically-appropriate helmets. In addition to the brick-built robot, the faction includes an actual wolf. (What wouldn’t we have given for that wolf mold back when the Wolf Pack first debuted!) For the updated Wolftron Tower, Richard sticks to mostly retro elements, like the radar dish and thruster nozzles,...

For minifig fans, there are few themes as enduring as the medieval knight. Classic castle themes brought the age of chivalry to LEGO back in 1978, and the factions introduced since then continue to grow to this day (you can even invent your own, like the chicken knights, with the Minifigure Factory). Today we’re taking another look at knights with a special focus on customized weapons and armor made from 100% LEGO parts. Many minifig creators these days are inspired by the dark gothic settings of FromSoftware’s games.  Natashia (motherofcatdragons) pays tribute to Elden Ring’s Night’s Cavalry, armed with a perfect flail. Sandman_BrickStudio is a new face on the custom minifig scene but already creating some incredible characters. This helmet crest technique is brilliant, as is the truly epic two-handed sword design. Red Impala repurposes a fencing helmet to equip this holy crusader. The ayers of cloth on the armor are...

As a LEGO set designer for Elves, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Zelda, and Wicked, it’s fair to say that Wes Talbott knows a thing or two about bringing fantasy to life at minifig scale. Last year, the builder’s Fire Breathing Fortress reimagining with Chris Perron took our breath away. Now Wes is back with a trio of vignettes titled Dungeon Dangers. The first scene stars a hideous slime made from trans green macaroni tubes from the Dreamszzz sets. My favorite technique is the spiral columns decorated with thorny vines in metallic silver. Wes was so pleased with the vignette design of a hexagonal base framed with three columns that he kept the pattern across the full serries. The crystalline spider sparkles, but again its the corners that capture my eye with an innovative technique for stalagnate columns. Apparently Wes came up with the concept a few years ago but...

LEGO has launched Rebuild the Galaxy, and builder lego_m.art has answered the call with a Blacktron version of the Star Wars snow speeder. Classic Space meets classic Star Wars using the new trans-yellow windscreen. The test pilot may look nervous, but the build is solid. I particularly love the classic space substitute for the rear harpoon. The post A Blacktron test flight appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Nathan Schroeder

If you’re a fan of LEGO and Transformers, then it’s almost inconceivable you wouldn’t know who Alex Jones is. His portfolio includes brick-built Autobots and Decepticons who turn into cars, trucks, planes, beasts, and some that even combine together! But for all he’s accomplished, Alex still had one building challenge he hadn’t faced – the Decepticon ninja warrior Sixshot, capable of transforming into six different modes! Robot Tank Starfighter Laser Pistol Armored Car Wolf Obviously two decades of engineering LEGO Transformers has served him well. All six modes are executed just as well as they were on the original toy, and in some cases even better. The added elbow, knee, and hip articulation helps both the robot and wolf modes really shine! To take a look at our coverage of some of Alex’s past Transformers and his other pop-culture passions, be sure and visit our archives. The post A massive meanie...

A long time ago, in the galaxy of Denmark, LEGO created a Christmas-themed X-Wing fighter as an employee-exclusive gift set. This year, LEGO is letting everyone get in on the holiday fun with LEGO Star Wars 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT, an irresistible set we never saw coming. Over the summer, Star Wars LEGO sets rankled many fans with steep prices on underwhelming sets (excellent UCS Slave-1 aside). Containing roughly 700 pieces for $60, this holiday remix of one of the galaxy’s most popular vehicles offers welcome value. True, there look to be any printed parts or new molds, the concept and execution are a true delight and Gingerbread Vader looks ready to jingle all the way to the Hoth system. What do you think? Will you be picking up the Gingerbread AT-AT when it releases on October 1? LEGO Star Wars 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT | 697 Pieces | Available October 1  |US...

SHIPtember is an annual AFOL tradition where space builders challenge themselves to create a spacecraft that’s at least 100 studs long, built entirely during September. “SHIP” refers both to spaceship but is also an acronym for “Seriously Huge Investment in Parts.”  Simon Liu helped start the trend 12 years ago, and for LEGO space fans, it’s a highlight of the year. Scott Wilhelm is one of the original participants and an event regular. But Scott’s love of SHIPs is too great to contain to just one month. At Brickworld, Scott debuted the Noctem Æternus, a dark blue behemoth measuring 105 studs long. Scott is always a master of color blocking, here seamlessly adding brown striping. Viewed from the side, the ship evokes OG Star Wars designs with a heavily greebled layer between the slicker hulls. The wedge-shaped stern reveals some impressive engines. As the Noctem Æternus was built before September, it won’t...

Summer’s over, September is here, and you know what that means: businesses around the world will start marketing their Christmas wares inexplicably early. LEGO is no different, with their selection of advent calendars is among the many sets hitting shelves this month. There’s a bit of a different flavour to some of them though! Minecraft and Frozen join the fray with their own dedicated calendars. Even 76300 Arkham Asylum below – one of the most exciting new releases – has an advent flavour to it, although you’ll need to wait until September 9 for your pre-order to come through. LEGO DC Batman 76300 Arkham Asylum | 2,953 Pieces | Available September 9 | US $299.99 | CAN $379.99 | UK £269.99 If you can’t wait for that, the Black Pearl or Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory (both of which also have general availability starting from mid-Septmeber, then be sure to check out our selection below, or...

The LEGO Gods, the powers that be has declared this time to be Frogust. The Grand Frog, Simon Liu has been doing frog-related stuff for years now and it has definitely been noticed. It’s now a thing officially that falls conveniently between Summer Joust and SHIPtember and they invite you to join in on all the fun. You may have noticed this regal entry lately as well as this one. Even the local frogs in my neighborhood seem to be into it. Now that we’re at the dog days of summer- or should I say frog days of summer- let’s check out what others have done. Trevor Pearson-Jones starts out strong with, not quite a frog but it’s warty cousin Chief Toad Gambunta. There might be a little something extra in that pipe he’s smoking. Just sayin’. Not to be outdone by his first entry, Trevor comes back with a tree...

I was just minding my own business when LEGO builder Phillippe Moisan begged the question; is your inner clown light or dark? Then I was like- wait, I have an inner clown? I mean, I know I like to crack jokes and I even have a dark and brooding persona but now I’m worried I might have one of these creepy buggers inside me messing with my spleen or something. For some of us, Coulrophobia was a thing long before Stephen King penned It. Don’t get me started about John Wayne Gacy! Here’s the “light” version of this new creation seemingly inviting us to come and play. Then once the lights are out it’s- Holy sweet jeebus! With the help of some glow-in-the-dark parts and maybe some blacklight trickery the clown reveals its true dark intentions. Phillippe, if you haven’t already, you should reach out to The Clown Motel in Tonopah,...