San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) has been one of the most prolific sources of exclusive LEGO sets over the past twenty years. Starting in 2004, a wide variety of exclusive LEGO sets were sold at San Diego Comic-Con (aka The Nerd Prom). Join BrickNerd as we look back at this unique assortment of sets. We hope you have fun learning about some sets you never knew existed! To keep the scope of this article manageable, we’ll focus on exclusive buildable sets. If I’m brave enough, I’ll tackle all the Comic-Con exclusive minifigures at a later date. via brickLink 2004 - Humble Beginnings The first exclusive SDCC set I know of was the Bionicle Toa Vakama from 2004. This was a repackaged version of the retail version of the 8601 set. The set was supposed to include an exclusive shooter disk with the SDCC logo. There must have been a production issue since...

Turing Machine – Working LEGO Computer by The Bananaman 201864801 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,900 piece build features a working Turing machine that you can use to make your own programs with LEGO. The project joins Cliffside House, Gravity Falls – The Mystery Shack, Round House Ski Lodge, Italian Villa, Summit Station, Betta Splendens, The Moon: Lunar Landscape, Overpass Park, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Discworld Unseen University Library, Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo), Mr. Brick Coffee Pot, Bob Ross: Studio & Paintings, Woodland Wildlife, Sawmill, Gravity Falls Mystery Shack, and Godzilla as the ones to reach the Third 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Turing Machine – Working LEGO Computer Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

UK retailer WHSmith has revealed the exclusive minifigure for the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition to be Emperor Palpatine. This version of Palpatine is from The Rise of Skywalker in which he had the black and red robes. If LEGO made this version of Palpatine, perhaps we can finally get another version of the character in a set based on Exegol. The book is listed to be released on August 1, 2025. **Via BricksFanz** The post LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition Exclusive Minifigure Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Now that I have your attention, this article could actually be called, “How I lost the love of the brick…and found it again bit by bit through LEGO dragons, inspiration from a TFOL, and laughing at least 50 times a day at a LEGO fan weekend.” Let’s begin. Losing Your Love of LEGO I always used to feel bemused when I heard that people had lost their love of the brick. I felt shocked when people admitted to the fact that they had lost their love of and interest in LEGO and were making the hard decision to sell their collections. Living in a mostly neurotypical world as a neurodivergent person, it is often a confusing place for me. I have spent most of my life trying hard to fit in. The LEGO and AFOL worlds are one of very few places where I have felt at home, slotted in, without...

Next week, LEGO will be releasing two new gift with purchase sets that ties in to some of their new releases but is LEGO going overboard with these types of promotions? The two in question are the Entrance Gate for The Botanical Garden (21353) and Cerebro for the X-Men: X-Mansion (76294) and including those, there have been I believe five sets are similar that have been released this year which includes the Mimic Dice Box, the Technic P1 Logo, and Fell Beast, Borgin and Burkes: Floo Network, Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber. From a business perspective, it’s smart for LEGO to tie in certain GWPs with sets they go with since they know fans will buy them. From the buyer’s perspective, it hard to keep up with some of the releases if you’re into those fandoms and there’s a sense of FOMO since there’s only a limited time to get them. If we’re...

I have a niche. I think a lot of LEGO builders do. Sure we like to expand our array of techniques, push our boundaries, and build outside of our comfort zone. We like to experiment with different concepts, themes, and scales. But at the end of the day, a lot of us have that comfort food type of build we like to return to; that one thing that we fall back on; that one thing that we do the best, or at least have the most fun doing. For me, that’s building 6-stud-wide Speed Champions cars, and specifically muscle and sports classics. That’s so specific, right? It might at first thought feel as if there isn’t a ton of water to draw from this well. When I began working in the 6-wide scale once I made two or three cars, I thought I might have figured out the formula for this...

LEGO Godzilla by MattE720 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is a re-submission of the same Godzilla build from the recent movies which also hit the 10k goal back in February 2023. The project joins Cliffside House, Gravity Falls – The Mystery Shack, Round House Ski Lodge, Italian Villa, Summit Station, Betta Splendens, The Moon: Lunar Landscape, Overpass Park, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Discworld Unseen University Library, Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo), Mr. Brick Coffee Pot, Bob Ross: Studio & Paintings, Woodland Wildlife, Sawmill, and Gravity Falls Mystery Shack as the ones to reach the Third 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Godzilla Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It’s been a few months since we’ve updated the list of LEGO Ideas sets that are currently in productions and there’s been lots of changes since then. The latest LEGO Ideas sets that have been announced are The Botanical Garden (21353) which will be releasing on November 1 and Books Are My Passion (40698) gift with purchase set that will be available starting next week. Twilight: Cullen House by LobsterThermidor Approved December 19, 2023 from First 2023 Review Stage Knowledge is Power by danielbradleyy Approved March 1, 2024 from Celebrate the Wonder of STEM! building contest Base: Micro Rail Command Center by Falkorich Approved March 13, 2024 from Exploring the Cosmos building contest Vehicle: Moon Car by EnchantingNoodle Approved March 13, 2024 from Exploring the Cosmos building contest Minifigure Prize Machine by Goosestore Approved May 2, 2024 from Second 2023 Review Stage Western River Steamboat by CTDpower Approved May 2, 2024...

LEGO has just officially revealed the LEGO Ideas Books Are My Passion (40698) gift with purchase set. It was the winning build from the Me, Myself, and I building challenge back in 2024 and was originally called Reading, Reading, Reading by Fr_An. The set will be available from October 28 – November 11 with purchases of $130 or more, while supplies last. Since it has no restrictions, it stacks with the LEGO Marvel Cerebro (5009015) when you purchase the X-Mansion or the LEGO Ideas Botanical Entrance Gate (5009005) when you get The Botanical Garden if there is still stock between the days it launches and when the new sets are released. Get lost in your creativity with the LEGO® Ideas Books Are My Passion (40698) building set for adults. The winning entry in the LEGO Ideas design contest for fans, this set lets bookworms create a LEGO bookshelf featuring a desk,...

As a fan of classic Disney - and one who loves Sorcerer Mickey - 21352 Magic of Disney should be a shoo-in of a set for me. But, I have to admit: the set isn’t knocking it out of the park at first glance for me. But when you consider certain stand-out elements, the price point, and incredible value given how much is included in the set, are these aspects enough to change my initial impression of the Magic of Disney?  One of the stand-out features of the set is the minifigure selection. I can see the figures being a major selling point for this set amongst minifigure and Disney fans alike. I absolutely love that LEGO included some secondary characters that are much beloved by fans that complement previously released minifigures. Lilo, for example, complements either version of Stitch that was previously released. We also now have Gepetto to pair...