Growing up Catholic and Irish American in the central United States tends to make one aware of the University of Notre Dame. More than a few of my family members are fans of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame! (Where the nickname of Fighting Irish came from when the school was founded by French Missionaries is a story for another time.). In February, a coworker who is an alumnus of Notre Dame sent me a text with a link to an admissions article with beautiful pictures of a LEGO build of McKenna Hall—the University of Notre Dame’s “Main Building.” The MOC was a commission piece by University alumni Father Bob Simon. Over the next few weeks, Fr. Simon and I shared some delightful emails about this build and his previous MOC of the Vatican (St Peter’s Square and Basilica). Fr. Simon and McKenna Hall: Photo by Mr. Rooney of ND Development office...

The LEGO Water Park (40685) gift with purchase set is now available as part of a new promotion on the LEGO Shop. From now until June 7, while supplies last, you can get it with purchases of $100 in LEGO City, LEGO DREAMZzz, LEGO Friends, and/or LEGO Ninjago. The promotion will work on any current pre-orders as well as for the upcoming summer 2024 sets which start selling at the end of this week. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Water Park (40685) Promotion Live on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Humpback Whale Breach by 2 by 4 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a model of a humpback whale propelling its body out of the water. 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, and Artists Cafe – The University House as the ones to reach the Second 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Humpback Whale Breach Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Artists Cafe – The University House by 2PPL is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The modular build features an art laboratory along with a dorm for the students and a cafe. The project joins Claw Machine Wallace & Gromit – A Grand Day Out, Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus Multi Player, Impression Sunrise – Monet, and The Loneliness of the Voyager – NASA’s Voyager Mission as the ones to reach the Second 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Artists Cafe – The University House Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

June is coming up fast and for here in the US, we have a lot of new LEGO summer 2024 sets to look forward to. We don’t get the full lineup of sets like with UK and Europe since we have different marketing strategies but there’s still plenty to keep us busy until the August wave. Here’s a quick guide showcasing what we can expect to see on store shelves and online soon. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. GWPs From June 1-7, you can get the Lord of the Rings Fell Beast (40693) with a purchase of the Barad-Dur (10333). From June 1-7, you can get the LEGO Water Park (40685) with purchases of $100 in LEGO City, LEGO DREAMZzz, LEGO Friends, and/or LEGO Ninjago. Architecture • LEGO Architecture Notre-Dame de Paris (21061) – $229.99 BrickHeadz • Joy, Sadness & Anxiety (40749) – $19.99• Legolas & Gimli...

Nerd Alert! The following article is about a niche within a niche within a niche, so normal people who might happen to read this will wonder, “Why even bother?” Well, I wasn’t going to write it, but then I remembered this website’s name, so here we go… I’m a LEGO 2x4 brick collector. I collect them all and their infinite variations. It’s not hyperbole—they really are infinite if you consider tests, prototypes, mold/position combinations, and marbled bricks. Among these infinite variations, there’s one brick made with a specific mold, that I find really interesting, and that’s what I’m going to talk about today. Why are these bricks special? Read on! Where It All Began I’ll begin at the end to make things more intriguing. In summary, LEGOLAND master builders have access to parts not typically available in regular LEGO sets. These parts are generally known as “Q elements”. They tend to...

The Loneliness of the Voyager – NASA’s Voyager Mission by CuteHackler036 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a miniature model of the Solar System along with the Voyager 1 space probe as well as The Golden Record that is onboard. The project joins Claw Machine Wallace & Gromit – A Grand Day Out, Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus Multi Player, and Impression Sunrise – Monet as the ones to reach the Second 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas The Loneliness of the Voyager – NASA’s Voyager Mission Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Later this summer, LEGO releases a new wave of Batman sets and the first one I want to check out is my most anticipated set which is Batman with the Batmobile vs. Harley Quinn and Mr. Freeze (76274). It is the second set based on Batman: The Animated Series and it has 425 pieces while retailing for $59.99. Minifigures There are three minifigures in the set, Batman, Mr. Freeze, and Harley Quinn. Batman is mostly the same one as in the LEGO Art Batman: The Animated Series Gotham City (76271) but with one difference. The cape used is the black rubber one rather than the cloth one from the other set. Mr. Freeze has his gray armored suit with some blue rings around the neck and shoulders although he does not have any on the arms. His head is plain white and has his red goggles going around. His weapon is...

Amazon has discounted the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Main Street (31141) by 29% which save you a little over $40 on the set. The 1,459 piece set features a street with four buildings but can also be redesigned into a 4-floor art deco apartment building or an archway market street with a photo studio and flower shop. This is the lowest the price has been at since early May but the sale only lasted for a few days. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Main Street (31141) Amazon Sale – May 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s article comes from Katie Walker, who has contributed to BrickNerd before with articles about her cheese slope mosaics. Today, she shares a very personal story about sorting LEGO… and cats. LEGO Sorting and Cats Hello! My name is Katie, and I have a LEGO sorting problem. Or perhaps it’s more like a hobby? Either way, my method may not be to everyone’s taste, but it works for me. I had an active building streak when my oldest kids were little (lots of cheese slope mosaics, etc.), but then I went back to work and entered a gray age—a time when an AFOL stops building because of time, interest, or just life getting in the way. I kept buying sets and building them, then dismantling and sorting them. Then I had another baby and moved to a bigger house. Somehow, I now have less space for building. I have a desk...