No Man’s Sky | Radiant Pillar BC1 by nasa105 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 989 piece build features the starter ship for explorers in the game that has a fully retractable landing gear. The project joins Modular Heritage Museum, Great Temple of Abu Simbel – With Secret Treasure, Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love”, Moon Palace, NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions, LEGO Anatomy, WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979, Coraline: The Pink Palace, Good Ogel’s Garden, Happier Than Ever, City Burger, Phineas and Ferb!, JWST, Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023, LEGO Microscope, Sequoia Tree, Tesla Center, Working Canal Lock, Christmas Theater, Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary, Stray Kids “Oddinary Maniac”, Rainforest Frogs, Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile, Kaamelott The Knights of the Round Table, Classic Tractor, Forest Base, The Vintage Service Station, and Sea Turtle as the...

LEGO has announced that the results of the LEGO Ideas First 2023 Review Stage will be revealed tomorrow at 6am PT. There were 71 out of 73 projects that qualified to have a chance to become the next LEGO Ideas set. Below are the 71 sets that are in contention. Which one(s) do you think will be chosen? • Dr. Seuss and LEGO• Sweet Honey• The Botanical Garden• The Crown – A Piece of History• Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room• Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft• Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle• The Stargate• Medieval Seaside Market• Brick Boulevard• Retro Comic Store• Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary• Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic• Humpback Whale• Shrek’s Swamp• Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct• LED Lamp• Bricks Coffee• Ogel Creek Saw Mill• Hollow Knight: Forgotten Crossroad• LEGO Godzilla• Claus Toys• Twilight: Cullen House• Where’s Wally/Waldo?• V.&T.R.R. #12, Genoa• River Side Lodge• Catan – The Game• Daft Punk – The...

With the holidays rapidly approaching, I thought we´d take a look at one of the more recognizable characters from the holiday season, the big guy himself, Santa. My wife loves collecting different types of Santas, so this year I decided to build her one. Now, there are of course, a lot of different ways you can build old Saint Nick; you can go for something classy, or perhaps a beautiful scene with him sitting by the fireplace. I decided on… something else… Usually, before I start building, I like to do some research to see what else is out there on the great big interweb. While searching for “LEGO Santa“ on Flickr, I realized there are a ton of fantastic Santas out there, and a lot of them both brilliant and hilarious. So I figured, why not share this with you guys? After all, the holidays are nearly here so if...

When the LEGO Animal Crossing sets were announced a few months ago, we only had the product images but there are now box arts for the sets coming out of Smyths Toys. Not surprisingly, they’re very coordinated with the bright colors and the leaf background. The sets won’t be available until March 1, 2024 but we can look forward to some of the more iconic characters from the series in minifigure form. Julian’s Birthday Party (77046) – 170 pieces/$14.99 Bunnie’s Outdoor Activities (77047) – 164 pieces/$19.99 Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour (77048) – 233 pieces/$29.99 Isabelle’s House Visit (77049) – 389 pieces/$39.99 Nook’s Cranny & Rosie´s House (77050) – 535 pieces/$74.99 The post LEGO Animal Crossing Official Box Arts Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published December 25, 2022. Happy Holidays everyone! Today I’m going to take you on a mini Christmas adventure making large classic LEGO pine trees. For starters I want our readers to know that this article is not a comprehensive DIY guide. Walking through CNC manuals for machining tools, router settings, and listing out a bunch of decimal numbers would be a tedious read. However, I do hope that this is a fun summary and inspires the maker in many of us. You may even be inspired to do it better! So, whether you are in a woodshop (like this project), dialing in your own 3D plastic printer, or simply want to live vicariously… let’s take a look! Slicing and Dicing As with many large element fabrications that don’t rely on a computer rendering, I started with digital calipers. I sacrificed one actual LEGO tree and...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published February 6, 2023. I occasionally get asked how to start building MOCs by budding AFOLs. One of my go-to responses is to get two copies of a LEGO set that they enjoy and try combining them and expanding the model into something new. That way, they are already familiar with the building style, techniques and colors and have an easier way to ease into building their own original creations. Another way to get your feet wet is to modify an existing set to customize it to your liking. Go ahead, build an extra floor of the modular, swap the colors of that car to your favorite, or add a feature or two that push the set from good to great in your mind. This practice is commonly known as “modding” or modifying a set to make it even better than ever. With the release...

Last night was the finale of LEGO Masters Season 4 and we now have two new LEGO Masters as well as the set that will be made into an official LEGO set in the future. If you didn’t know, the winners will be flown to Billund to meet with LEGO designers with the winning build be turned into a new set. Before you read on, there are spoilers if you didn’t watch the show. The team of Christopher (DuckBbricks) and Robert are your newest LEGO Masters and their 8ft by 8ft build of the World Wonderliner will be displayed at the flagship LEGO Store in New York. Their build features a plane with three core icons of their most memorable travel experiences which include the Kenyan baobab tree, the Forbidden City, and the Colosseum. The release of the set won’t be out for at least another year or two but expect...

LEGO has officially revealed the new LEGO Ideas Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera (21345) which will be available on January 1. The set has 516 pieces and will retail for $79.99. You can actually pre-order the set starting today on the LEGO Shop. The Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera features a working viewfinder, the iconic Color Spectrum, exposure compensation dial, and a shutter button so you even can load and eject the illustrated photos. Also included is an opening film door to load LEGO Polaroid Photos in. There’s also a buildable Polaroid Time-Zero Land Film pack and three LEGO Polaroid illustrated photos. Lights, Camera… Build! The LEGO Group and Polaroid launch the new LEGO® IDEAS: Polaroid OneStep Camera for photography aficionados and LEGO builders everywhere! The LEGO Group and Polaroid has today unveiled the new LEGO® IDEAS: Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera. Originally conceived by LEGO fan Marc a.k.a. Minibrick Productions (@minibrickYT), bringing Polaroid’s...

Gingerbread has so much going for it—deep, sweet browns, rich, spicy aromas, and the splendid color contrasts of fluffy white frosting and colorful candies. Innately playful and consistently colorful, gingerbread houses are perfect for recreation in LEGO bricks. So this December, let’s cut some calories by enjoying our gingerbread LEGO-style! Let’s start the tour of gingerbread town with LittleJohn’s crispy Gingerbread House. This mouthwatering creation was built for an Iron Builder round. See if you can guess the seed part! If your gingerbread men need a little more space—or you want more cookies to eat—consider this Gingerbread Manor by Stilly Bricks that looks delicious! Kudos for using yellow, a non-traditional gingerbread house frosting color. Grant Davis must have pulled out his Christmas tree in August in order to photograph this creation. Once again, it’s a Gingerbread House fit for an Iron Builder, though you may have a harder time guessing the...

LEGO has brought back the the LEGO Houses of the World 4 (40599) on the LEGO Shop as well as starting a new promo for the Winter Fun Add-on Pack (40610). Like before, the Houses of the World will require a $250 purchase while the Add-on Pack will be the same as the previous sets which needs only a $50 purchase. Both promotions looks like the last ones for 2023 as they will be ending on December 24, while supplies last. To get your orders by Christmas with standard shipping, you’ll have to get your orders in by December 19. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Houses of the World 4 (40599) & Winter Fun Add-on Pack (40610) Promotions Live on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran