To celebrate the arrival of the new LEGO Animal Crossing theme, were are republishing our in-depth article all about Fabuland, the original theme including animals as minifigures. Article originally published February 10, 2023. Welcome to fabulous Fabuland! Whether you grew up adventuring in this magical land of make-believe LEGO characters or stumbled across this fever dream world more recently, join us as we dive deep into The Twilight Zo… I mean Fabuland! The year was 1979—a good time for all things LEGO. Just the year prior, we had been given the modern minifigure and been transported to the past, present, and future with the release of the LEGOLAND Castle, Town, and Space sets. So how do you follow up on the launch of some of the most beloved themes? You come up with a completely redesigned version of your figures as anthropomorphic animals, launch a line geared towards younger builders, and...

The fan vote for the LEGO Ideas Exploring the Cosmos building contest is now live and you can choose to become the next LEGO Ideas Rewards set. There are over 600 entries that you can choose from with your two votes so pick wisely and you have until March 8 to do so. The post LEGO Ideas Exploring the Cosmos Fan Vote Live for Next Insiders Reward appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Gundam by legotruman is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the model RX-78-2 which is the most recognizable Gundam suit and it has moveable joints as well as its accessories like the beam saber, rifle, and shield. The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, Minerals Display, Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2, Hello Kitty and Friends – 50 Years, Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, Medieval Tournament, Among Us: The Skeld, Cherry Blossom Ikebana, Roman Forum, The Wizard of Oz 85th Film Anniversary, Interstellar, Working Suspension Railway, Metallica M72 World Tour, Suitcase Express!, Outer Wilds, Medieval Inn by the Gatehouse, Clockwork Solar System, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, My Neighbor Totoro, Tower Chess, and Medieval Bee Farm as the ones to reach the First 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas LEGO Gundam Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on...

We don’t talk about new LEGO sets much at BrickNerd—there are a plethora of other great sites that do that. However to help us keep the quality up and ads down, we need your help. If you are going to purchase any new LEGO sets and want to help out BrickNerd simultaneously, we ask that you use our affiliate link for LEGO.com. It is a great way to support community-focused journalism without costing you more than you already spend on LEGO. You can support BrickNerd at the same time you get your Dragon Shrine, midi-scale Star Wars ships, Technic Space, buildable fox (and owl!), some cute Animal Crossing houses, and even the some purple orchids! Even if you just get a keychain using our link, we appreciate the help. See all the new sets at LEGO using the following links: US | CAN | UK | AU. (For all other countries,...

An Australian LEGO Certified Store has revealed a new LEGO Technic set with the Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica Orange (42196). If you think you’ve seen it before, that’s because you have since it is basically a recolor of the original set which came in lime green. The 806 piece count is still the same and I’ll assume the price of $49.99 will be the same as well when it releases in April. The post LEGO Technic Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica Orange (42196) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

An Australian LEGO Certified Store has revealed a new LEGO City Space set that will be releasing on April 1 with the Space Science Lab (60439). The set contains 560 pieces and it features a domed lab that opens up to reveal a botanical tower of alien plants. It can also connect with the Space Base and Rocket Launchpad (60434) to make it extend the base. Fans of science and space exploration aged 6 and up will love this LEGO® City Space Science Lab toy playset (60439). Fold out the domed laboratory to unveil a series of rooms, including a botanical tower of alien plants, a control room with 2 workstations, a sleeping quarters and a kitchen with juice and water dispensers. The set also includes a planet exploration vehicle with wheelchair access, a food-delivery drone, 2 space crew minifigures and an alien figure for futuristic play. The post LEGO City...

LEGO has announced the winner of the LEGO Ideas Celebrate the Wonder of STEM! building contest and the build that will become an official set. Knowledge is Power by danielbradleyy was chosen as the winner from a fan vote from almost 250 ideas. The build features a book showing pages bursting with knowledge and it includes a scientist studying a garden with insects. There also an economist and an architect with a rocket, satellite, and a building. LEGO will be collaborating with Target to release this set in the near future but will also be available on the LEGO Shop as well. The post LEGO Ideas Celebrate the Wonder of STEM! Winning Set Announced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Medieval Bee Farm by J.K.Brick is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,994 piece build features a bee farm but in a medieval setting and it uses some interesting building techniques. The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, Minerals Display, Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2, Hello Kitty and Friends – 50 Years, Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, Medieval Tournament, Among Us: The Skeld, Cherry Blossom Ikebana, Roman Forum, The Wizard of Oz 85th Film Anniversary, Interstellar, Working Suspension Railway, Metallica M72 World Tour, Suitcase Express!, Outer Wilds, Medieval Inn by the Gatehouse, Clockwork Solar System, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, My Neighbor Totoro, and Tower Chess as the ones to reach the First 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Medieval Bee Farm Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Howdy good BrickNerd readers! This article marks an exciting first for me in being offered a yet-to-be-announced LEGO set to play with. I know many blog sites across the interwebs (including BrickNerd) regularly have this wonderful opportunity, but as it’s my first time, I got to feel that special buzz of doing something new and guarding a big “insider secret.” As you can see from the article’s main image, I was especially lucky to receive 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cottage a few weeks ago. My quick review? This is a real beauty, I can tell you—bravo LEGO! This is a stellar set, totally love it! The first challenge was coming up with a unique angle to approach an article, as is the BrickNerd way. If you’d like to also read an in-depth review of the set, I’d encourage you to hop on over to one of our LEGO-verse counterparts (The Brothers Brick...

February always flies by, but the LEGO community was back in force with a flurry of fantastic features! We have collected a feast of fabulous articles and formidable deep dives from the farthest fringes of the LEGO fellowship. We are fortunate to be flush with so many forums and fan media that fervently fashion such a flourish of facinating features every month, so enjoy the finest of February! Here at BrickNerd, we corrected mistakes in MOCs and an amusement park train layout; we traveled around the world in microscale, went for a ride in a telephone TARDIS and brick-built Volvo, and traveled Middle Earth through The Silmarillion. We went small with explorations into baby scale, extra pieces, LEGO hot dogs, and even theoretical physics! We got hands-on and published a field guide for birds, a guide to building a GBC module, a history of LEGO typography, and a think-piece on LEGO...