Target has started a new promotion where you can save 30% on select LEGO sets. As of this post, there are 24 sets that have been significantly discounted with the more notable ones being the LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker Landspeeder (75341) and the LEGO Icons Eldorado Fortress (10320). If you have the Target Circle Card, you can save an additional 5%. The promotion will end on July 13. The post Save 30% on Select LEGO Sets at Target – July 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today is the last day to get your orders in for the LEGO Firework Celebrations (40689) as well as the LEGO Despicable Me 4 Minions’ Jetboard (30678). The fireworks set is a general promotion with purchases of $85 while the Minions polybag is with purchases of $40 in Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, and/or Super Mario. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post Last Day for LEGO Firework Celebrations (40689) and Minions’ Jetboard (30678) Promotions appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

German retailer Alternate has revealed a new LEGO set called Travel Moments (41838) which could be the winning set from LEGO Masters Season 4. As seen on the show, Christopher (DuckBbricks) and Robert designed this set which showcased their memorable personal travel experiences. The 1,231 piece set has a listed price of €120,90. The set features buildable world map along with various vehicles including the World Wonderliner which was the name of the winning LEGO Masters model. There’s also location tiles that you can place on the map along with photo clips. The post LEGO Travel Moments (41838) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Blacksmith – Wild West by llucky is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a western style workshop that has a removable roof to access the inside. It also proposes minifigures of Blacksmith, Blacksmith’s wife, Blacksmith’s helper, Customer, Elegant Lady. The project joins Claw Machine Wallace & Gromit – A Grand Day Out, Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus Multi Player, Impression Sunrise – Monet, The Loneliness of the Voyager – NASA’s Voyager Mission, Humpback Whale Breach, Tintin – Space Rocket, The Iron Giant in the Forest, Tetris Solid, Working Image Projector “Magic Lantern”, Popcorn Machine, Arsenal F.C. – The Invincibles, Sony Walkman, Sony Walkman, Hydroelectric Power Plant, Floating Sea Otter, and Avatar: The Last Airbender! as the ones to reach the Second 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Blacksmith – Wild West Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen...

The early Amazon Prime Day deals keep coming as they have discounted the LEGO Star Wars UCS The Razor Crest (75331) by 24%. It is now listed at $454.99 which saves you $145 on it and is the lowest price since last December. The only downside is that the set will ship within 1-4 weeks but with the savings, it’s worth waiting for. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Star Wars UCS The Razor Crest (75331) Amazon Sale – July 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest bunch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for July 2024 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish! We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO...

Nostalgia is a funny thing, to say the least. It clouds one’s judgment of the past and creates a rose-tinted lens over things that may or may not even be good if viewed with an objective, critical eye. It can also create disdain or prejudice for what is new or does not align with what nostalgia deems as valuable. Many fans of LEGO who grew up in the 80s and 90s want to see Classic Space or early Pirates sets take over shelves again, and licenses like Star Wars or superheroes fall to the wayside completely. Much of the Bionicle community of the 2000s longs for its hay day again. Before CCBS and Hero Factory, and certainly before its revival ended earlier than projected. I was a kid in the mid-to-late 2000s—too young for Bionicle when it was in full stride, but just the right age for a marketing campaign that...

Source: Yuan He, Flickr Oh, it’s out there, alright! It’s World UFO Day, earthlings… um… BrickNerd fans—or UAP as it’s currently known in official government circles. In fact, there have been Congressional hearings on the subject in recent months, lending some credence to those of us on the fringe since the X-Files days. (I would also like to recommend a series that was on the History Channel called Project Blue Book based on a real Air Force investigative program.) But to mark World UFO Day, we are rounding up some stellar LEGO UFOs that are sure to abduct your imagination. They are out of this world! LEGO Admits UFOs Exist! In the late 1990s, LEGO had its own series of UFOs as a sub-theme of LEGO Space. I picked up a few of the sets back in the day, mainly for the nifty saucer pieces and neon yellow windshields. As it...

Illustration by Joe Meno On July 1st, 2013—eleven years ago—Tommy Williamson debuted Nerdly, the glasses-wearing mascot of a site called BrickNerd he started six months before that. The bespectacled red 2x2 brick has since become a symbol for all things nerdy about the bricks, popping up in contests and countries all around the globe. To mark the occasion, we are going to re-publish last year’s article about Mega Nerdly, the crazy oversized collab that created something beautiful… and ended with a bang! But fear not, because this time, the story has a happy ending! Happy Birthday, Nerdly. Turn it up to eleven! History to Live Up To To celebrate BrickNerd and Nerdly’s birthday, we wanted to go big! The plan was to build a 10x size Nerdly to premiere at Brickworld Chicago and then tour around LEGO fan conventions to encourage readers to participate in the BrickNerd Brigade, showing off how...

It’s finally summer! And with the weekend coming up, why not take BrickNerd to the pool and enjoy this month’s roundup of insightful features, deep dives and interesting articles from across the LEGO community? There’s something for everyone! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we looked at the LEGO Technic orrery and LEGO Fan Mail, and got a parents guide to Legoland California as well as designer insights about the mushroom house. We built a GBC module, celebrated at Hogwarts, (politely) asked for instructions and levelled up our LEGO habitats. We even highlighted a charity helping rebuild Ukraine, learned about brick-built patina and LEGO ZNAP, and got to know all about one of the best space and community builders of our generation and more. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting...