The LEGO Ideas River Steamboat (21356) is now available early to LEGO Insiders for purchase. The set has 4,090 pieces and retails for $329.99. As an exclusive to Insiders, you can also get the LEGO Amelia Ticket Booth (5009157) gift with purchase set from now until April 13, while supplies last. The River Steamboat is the 64th LEGO Ideas set that has been released. It features a classic steamboat look and includes a working paddle when you push it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Ideas River Steamboat (21356) Now Available appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has recently released a random Yellow Travel Suitcase (40817) set. It has 184 pieces and retails for $14.99. The build is actually smaller than your average LEGO City car and it is about two minifigures tall. The front of the suitcase is pretty bland except for the LEGO logo in the middle. Here you can use the extra stickers to decorate the 2×4 tiles. The side handle has a stickered luggage tage for the Billund Airport. On the backside of the suitcase, there’s a handle that can pull up but can’t be held up. There are some wheels that allow you to roll it around. When you open up the suitcase, there’s a number of brick-built items that can fit inside including a sandwich, camera, toothbrush, and printed tiles of a ticket and passport. If you’re wondering if the suitcase is scale to the up-scaled minifigures, you can say they...

The World of Studio Ghibli by janrssx is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a number of scenes from the Studio Ghibli movies including Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Porco Rosso, and Ponyo. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, Appa the Sky Bison, Grand Central Station, “Love Enlighten Me” The Bench of the Lampposts in Love, Bob Ross – The Joy of Building, Peter Rabbit and the Garden, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Muppets –...

Amazon has discounted a few LEGO Animal Crossing sets up to 42% off the retail price. All of the sets are from older waves so if you’ve been holding off on picking them up, now is a good time to take a look at them. • Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour (77048) – $23.99/20% off• Isabelle’s House Visit (77049) – $31.99/20% off• Nook’s Cranny & Rosie’s House (77050) – $59.95/20% off• Fly with Dod Airlines (77051) – $25.91/32% off• K.K’s Concert at the Plaza (77052) – $46.74/42% off As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Animal Crossing Deals – April 2025 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A Minecraft Movie is now out in theaters and surprisingly, it’s been a hit with it being on track to earn $150 million during the opening weekend. LEGO has released a few new sets for the movie and the first one we’ll be checking out is the Woodland Mansion Fighting Ring (21272). The set has 491 pieces and retails for $49.99. Note that I have not seen the movie so I don’t have any context of what’s going on in the set. Minifigures There are three minifigures in the set, Seve, Garrett, and Henry. Steve is wearing a light blue sweater and since it’s Jack Black, there is some printing of his belly. His double-sided head does have his two colored beard with a smile on one side and an angry expression on the other. Garrett is played by Jason Momoa and he’s wearing a bright pink leather jacket with some...

Mike Doyle’s “Victorian on Mud Heap,” My all-time favourite LEGO build. (Photo: Mike Doyle) I’m sure a lot of you will recognise the situation I’m about to describe: Yes, those are 2x2 LEGO turntables. You’re at a point in your life where you have rediscovered LEGO. You have started looking at other people’s MOCs online, and every time you see something new and impressive you go, “Wow! That looks awesome.” And then, one day, you come across something that, at first glance, doesn’t seem to be LEGO. Maybe you even wonder what it’s doing in your feed. Then you recognise a particularly familiar LEGO part, you suddenly realise the scale of the thing (see the image on the right) and your jaw hits the floor. Maybe the model on your screen (or live, at a show) leaves such a lasting impression that nothing will ever give you quite the same feeling...

Apple Store by TrumanBricks is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a typical layout of an Apple Store with a number of Apple products displayed. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, Appa the Sky Bison, Grand Central Station, “Love Enlighten Me” The Bench of the Lampposts in Love, Bob Ross – The Joy of Building, Peter Rabbit and the Garden, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Muppets – Statler & Waldorf’s Balcony Key Rack, Junkyard with Working Magnet Crane, How I Met Your Mother, Ascensor da Bica, Art of Japan, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The...

The LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings The Shire (10354) is now available to the general public so that means everybody now has access to the Smeagol & Deagol (40761) gift with purchase set. For a set this popular, I’m surprised that the GWP lasted through the the LEGO Insiders timed event and will most likely sell out before April 8 now that everyone can get it. LEGO Insiders still also have double points on Rivendell (10316) and Barad-Dur (10333). As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings The Shire (10354) Available for General Public appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s article on stop-motion animation tips comes from Josh Whitehouse (LegoMonkey), a stop-motion animator and the founder of Go Chatter Studios which recreates Bible stories using LEGO. Josh’s film, The Story of Jonah, won the ‘Best of Brickworld Chicago Film – International Award’ at the 2024 Brickworld Chicago International Film Festival and shares his award-winning expertise today on how to improve your stop-motion techniques, no matter what your skill level or experience is. This article was compiled by Casey McCoy. Take it away, Josh! Building Better Brickfilms When I started LEGO stop-motion, I honestly had no idea what I was doing. Throughout this article, I want to share some of my favourite LEGO animation tips and tricks that I wish I knew at the beginning of my stop-motion journey that you should definitely be using, whether you’re just getting started or have been doing it for years. Tip 1 - Use...

Greetings, BrickNerd fans! Perhaps you missed it, perhaps you weren’t interested, or maybe you believed them, whatever the case. We’ve decided to look at a few of the various April Fools articles from our colleagues in the LEGO fan media community. If you didn’t see ours, you can check out the amazing article and renders that sold the idea that raised logos on studs are about to go from being outies to innies. Or maybe you were out on recess when it was posted? Some LEGO fans get annoyed by all the fake news on April Fools’ Day, but we love the creativity the community brings each year. These jokes show how far fans will go to tell their own stories—writing, building, taking photos, and creating ideas they wish were real. It’s not just about fooling people, it’s about having fun and sharing something imaginative. Of course, not every LEGO April...