League of Legends is such a popular game that even non-gamers are familiar with it. That’s probably because of the Netflix hit Arcane. If you are not familiar with it and you are looking for something new to watch, then Arcane might be the show for you. It has solid animation with often vibrant colors and a captivating storyline. The same goes for this vibrant MOC built by Dan O’Connor. Forced Perspective It features wonderful colors mixed together in an often challenging pattern—a MOC that tells the story of the hero of the underworld! Dan was so kind to tell us a bit about how this MOC came together. Cheese Slopes and Friction: A Chat with Dan O’Connor Marco: What inspired you to make an arcane MOC? Are you a fan of the game or the Netflix series? Dan: Aside from building LEGO, I also spend a lot of my free...

via firstlegoleague.org Last year, at a farmer’s market, I was surprised to find a robotics team nestled in between the local fruits and veg. I watched as the young people running the booth let kids come up and control a mobile robot that was sucking up large foam rings and then shooting them at a target. The booth was run by a team of teenagers from the local high school, and they had designed, coded, and built the robot for something called the First Robotics Competition. Each year, the parent organization issues a series of challenges and rules for the playing fields and robots that the team will build. The teams then, in their own home shop, build a robot designed to complete those challenges as quickly as possible. They then meet in a series of regional events and progress to national competitions. Winners are based on the number of challenges...

When LEGO announced the new Botanicals sets 10372 Hibiscus and 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees, my first thought wasn’t that they would be just “botanical display sets.” It was more like, “This is a minifigure-scale tree battle pack!” Why do Star Wars fans get all the fun with their endless parade of “battle packs” to build armies with? As a fantasy and foliage builder, trees are my armies. And for those who need to populate a bunch of trees quickly in a MOC, set, or city, these new botanical sets appeared to bring the good stuff. So when I received this wave of botanicals from LEGO, I was eager to find out how well they’d work. The truth is, trees have gotten short shrift in LEGO sets from the earliest days to today. A few rare examples have a reasonable amount of detail. And with the explosion of new foliage elements, trees...

Have you noticed a strange influx of Middle Earth builds the last few summers? That’s no coincidence. This summer marked the fourth year of the revived Middle Earth LEGO Olympics (or MELO for short). And this year, we decided to go even bigger than ever! Thanks to bricknerd’s own Jordan Jivkov (aka Dan Ko) for designing the logo! What is MELO, you ask? For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics, the annual contest got its start on MOCpages, a now-defunct social media site devoted to the LEGO hobby and MOCing community. It was held annually there for several years, coming to an end in 2017. After that, the contest remained dormant until 2022 when LOTRLUG held a revised version of the contest. The contest follows a tournament setup where builders face off against each other in a series of rounds, each with a unique Middle...

LEGO’s latest Instagram post shows off some blueprints of the more recent LEGO Marvel busts including Iron Spider-Man (76326) and Iron Man MK4 (76327), however, there’s also what seems to be a teaser of another character. On the last slide, there’s a shadowy figure with two arms seemingly building something. The obvious guess is that it could be Doctor Octopus with his tentacles. Is LEGO actually teasing a Doctor Octopus bust coming in the future or is it just nothing at all? View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEGO (@lego) … Continue The post LEGO Doctor Octopus Bust Teaser? appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The new LEGO Wicked: For Good sets will be releasing on September 1 and we’re now starting our series of reviews of the sets starting with Glinda’s Wedding Day (75688). The set has 476 pieces and will retail for $39.99. Minidolls There are two minidolls in the set, Glinda and Madame Morrible. Glinda is in her white wedding dress that is static. There’s some metallic silver printing for the little glitter and butterflies. She does have two interchangeable heads, one for her somber look and the other for her shocked expression. Her hairpiece has a hole to attach the tiara on it. Madame Morrible wears a dark green dress with some turquoise tail printing on it. Her face printing is pretty standard with not too much emotion. Her hair is the curly white one that looks almost identical to the movie. Her accessory is a printed wedding invitation heart with G+F....

Another day and another two projects have reached the LEGO Ideas Second 2025 Review Stage. We’re now up to 132 projects that have hit the 10,000 supporter goal and probably will see a few more coming later today. For this update we have an artwork of Queen’s front man and a classic show that started in the early 2000’s and ended 15 years after. Supernatural Bobby’s House-Singer Auto – Icerlot Freddie Mercury – Takesz The post LEGO Ideas August 17 Update – Iconic Moments Immortalized appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few months, LEGO announced that LEGO account integration will be coming to BrickLink later this year and we now have a set date for it. It will be happening one month from now on September 18. If you have a LEGO account, you will be able to merge it with your BrickLink account. If you do not merge your BrickLink account by December 31, it will be deactivated and your data will be anonymized and you won’t be able to use your old account as you’ll be directed to make a new one. LEGO® Account integration is coming September 18th, which will create a single sign-in experience for both LEGO.com and BrickLink.com. After integration, the LEGO® Group Privacy Policy will apply. The current LEGO Group Privacy Policy will be updated to include BrickLink data processing prior to the account integration. Do I need to do anything? If you already have...

Earlier this August, BrickCon.PH 2025 brought together LEGO fans from all over Metro Manila, Philippines for a weekend of displays, games, and cosplays. Organized by the Brick Traders Community (BTC), BrickCon.PH provided a venue for fans to display their creations and collections, and spend time together as a community. Add LEGO treasure hunting in the mix, and it was definitely time well spent for everyone who attended. Here’s a quick run-down on what I loved about the event along with some photos of the builds I saw. The Displays BTC is well known for its dedicated collectors, and they came in full force. A minifig wall showcased minifigures from a wide range of LEGO themes, including Disney, Star Wars, Minecraft, Nexo Knights, various series of Collectible Minifigures, and Ninjago. Among the set collectors, Star Wars was especially popular, with minifig armies and ships on display. There were also many vehicles (land,...

There are now official images of the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle: Room of Requirement (40770) which will be available during the upcoming Back to Hogwarts event. The 202 piece set features the Room of Requirement of Hogwarts with a lot of little details. It will be available from September 1-7 with purchases of $130 in LEGO Harry Potter products. This set is only a part of the LEGO Harry Potter Back to Hogwarts event where there are more promotions including the Quidditch Lesson (30706) polybag as well as the Hogsmeade Sign (5009867) when you purchase the recently revealed Hogsmeade Village – Collectors’ Edition (76457). Recreate the Room of Requirement as Neville Longbottom’s safe space in Hogwarts Castle with this LEGO® Harry Potter building toy (40770). A magical Harry Potter gift with purchase for kids and fans aged 8 and up, this 202-piece building set is packed with authentic details, including...