Today’s guest article comes from Brian Saviano, one of the only AFOLs who still buys LEGO Super Mario, who shares how the LEGO community is coming together to raise money for cancer research. One Idea, One Mission Every great initiative starts with a few people stepping up and making it happen. We can sit around all day and discuss what we should do, but rising to the challenge can grow beyond what you’ve ever expected. What started with one person clicking bricks together during a live stream on Twitch has evolved into one of the most ambitious and successful charity campaigns in the LEGO realm! I’m honored to forge my second article here on BrickNerd and share the remarkable work of the BrickBuilding community again! Our newly established team, “Stand Up Builders,” is spearheading the annual “Up2Us” charity drive for Stand Up to Cancer. Our third year of fundraising finds us...

Earlier today, the official trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy was released with more scenes of what we can expect from the show. The four piece special event will be airing on September 13 on Disney+. LEGO currently has a few sets available on the LEGO Shop for the show including Jedi Bob’s Starfighter (75388), The Dark Falcon (75389), and TIE Fighter & X-Wing Mash-up (75393). The post LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Official Trailer appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Last week at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the US Women’s Rugby team took the bronze medal against Australia and an interesting fact from Sammy Sullivan’s post medal interview is that she’s self-proclaimed LEGO mega fan. When she’s not training with her team, she’s building LEGO during her downtime. She also attributes LEGO to helping with her mental health and just having a relaxing evening building LEGO sets. You can see from the video below, she likes to build sets from all sizes. Now she’s just waiting for a shout out from LEGO which still I don’t think I’ve seen yet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sammy Sullivan OLY (@sam_sull_) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sammy Sullivan OLY (@sam_sull_) … Continue The post Paris 2024 Olympics US Rugby Bronze Medallist LEGO Mega Fan Sammy Sullivan appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author:...

LEGO has announced that they have entered a multi-year partnership with board game company Asmodee to create new shared play experiences. This partnership will create a range of LEGO board games for fans to play within the LEGO universe. The first of these games is the LEGO Monkey Palace which was revealed just last month. They are already working on a second game called Brick: Like This! which is a party game from 2-8 players looks to LEGO bricks to complete word challenges. Building Board Games Together: The LEGO Group and Asmodee Announce Partnership to Create LEGO® Board Games Billund & Boulogne-Billancourt, August 8, 2024: Today, the LEGO Group and Asmodee have announced that they have entered a multi-year partnership, joining forces to create and distribute new shared play experiences. The partnership will create an exciting range of high-quality LEGO board games for all types of players, inventing new ways for...

LEGO has started some new promotions on the LEGO Shop with the return of the Trophy Award (40688) gift with purchase set as well as double Insider points on select sets. The Trophy Award is available from now until August 16 with purchases of $85 or more. Double Insiders will also run until August 16 for the following sets: • LEGO Icons Bumblebee (10338)• LEGO Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System (10341)• LEGO Ideas Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341)• LEGO Star Wars The Razor Crest (75331)• LEGO Star Wars Coruscant Guard Gunship (75354)• LEGO Star Wars Chewbacca (75371) As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Trophy Award (40688) Promotion Returns and Double Insider Points on Select Sets appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

SNOT Week continues, even better and booger than ever, as we explore using hinges in sideways LEGO building. We’re SNOT even kidding, these techniques are a LEGO superpower! Have you ever wondered why most of the hinges in LEGO elements aren’t vertically centered? Have you ever considered using hinges when SNOTting? If not, then this is the article for you! Let me take you down a road of element design and geometry that will hopefully gain you some SNOT insights you never knew you wished for. Starting Off Unhinged Hinges and clips might not be the first thing you think about when you think about SNOT, but they can be very helpful especially if you have some room to work with. I think the most useful technique is stud reversal. I often use this technique for arches when I want to build holes or openings: I admit I have just recently...

Today is the last day to get your orders in for the LEGO Technic P1 Logo (5008946) gift with purchase promotion on the LEGO Shop. The only way to get it is with a purchase of the LEGO Technic Ultimate McLaren P1 (42172). Today is also the last for the LEGO Micro Rocket Launchpad (40712) but if you’re in the US, it has already been out of stock for a few days but other countries might still have it available. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post Last Day for LEGO Technic P1 Logo (5008946) GWP appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

SNOT Week continues, even better and booger than ever, as we explore the advanced techniques of sideways building. We’re SNOT even kidding, these techniques are a LEGO superpower! SNOT Recap In the LEGO world, SNOT stands for “Studs Not On Top” and it is a technique for building sideways. In my first article, we explored the origins of LEGO SNOT. My second article analyzed the geometry of SNOT construction and some basic building techniques. In this third article, we will cover some more advanced techniques and implementations of SNOT—with one in particular that really takes advantage of LEGO brick tolerances. SNOT for Stability When the white part is attached, it locks the red parts between the grey ones. LEGO designers make use of many new SNOT parts to give us more beautiful sets, but there is one more aspect of SNOT I haven’t talked about yet in my previous articles: stability....

The LEGO Life Magazine will be getting a new look in November 2024 as it will be renamed to just LEGO Magazine. It will still be free and the only thing that changes is the name and look of the magazine. All of the featured articles and activities will still be around so kids can still look forward to that. The LEGO Magazine is primarily designed for kids ages 5-9 so you can sign them up if they want to check it out. The post LEGO Life Magazine to be Rebranded in November 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you’re not a LEGO Insider (why not?), the LEGO Ideas Jaws (21350) is now available for purchase for the general public. The 1,497 piece set recreates the iconic scene from the movie for $149.99 which includes the Orca, Bruce, and minifigures of Chief Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, and Sam Quint. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Ideas Jaws (21350) Available for General Public appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran