Today’s New Hashima takeover article comes from Blake Foster (Instagram/Flickr), a sci-fi builder from Brooklyn. While primarily a spacecraft builder, he enjoys venturing into other corners of science fiction. His most recent detour brought him into the world of LEGO trains and the trials and tribulations that come with it. All Aboard! I am not a “train guy.” As such, it was a bit out of character that, when I was invited to join New Hashima, the very first thing I began building was a freight train. I found myself in that position because, while I have a long history of building sci-fi, I have not historically been a cyberpunk guy either, and I reasoned that building some small vehicles would be an excellent way to get the hang of the aesthetic. I also wanted to contribute something substantial enough to be one of the (many) focal points. A train offered...

LEGO has officially revealed two new LEGO BrickHeadz sets featuring characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The first one is Sonic the Hedgehog (40627) which has 139 pieces. The other is Miles “Tails” Prower (40628) and that one has 131 pieces. Both will be available on September 1 for $9.99 each. The post LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog BrickHeadz Officially Announced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Although fans at Preview Night got to experience it already, LEGO has officially revealed their LEGO Brickbuster Video booth for San Diego Comic Con 2023. Located at #2829, the booth resembles an old school Blockbuster Video rental store filled with “tapes” of movies in LEGO form. There’s also displays full of upcoming LEGO sets that will be released in the next few months. As far as exclusives are concerned, there looks to be no LEGO minifigures or sets to be purchased but there are some giveaways and a scavenger hunt for unspecified prizes via the “Brick Drop.” Some of the surprise giveaways include a LEGO Brickbuster Video Membership Card and exclusive pins. In addition, there’s a free Build Your Own Minifigure experience that includes a limited-edition LEGO Brickbuster Video torso. The LEGO Group Opens LEGO® Brickbuster Video at San Diego Comic-Con Booth #2829 gives attendees a nostalgic, playful LEGO® experience from...

San Diego Comic Con opens in less than an hour but exhibitors and artists are already inside the convention center and we now have a sneak peek at the LEGO Booth. Our friend, Dan Veesenmeyer has taken a shot at the LEGO Booth (#2829) and we see that it’s labeled as LEGO Brickbuster Video which is a play on the old video rental store, Blockbuster Video. The official details on what will be going on at the booth is still under embargo until later tonight and we’ll share all the information once it’s time. Sneak peek of retro awesomeness. pic.twitter.com/uvaIIu0GiW — Dan Veesenmeyer (@dveese) July 19, 2023 LEGO wins booth of Comic-Con 2023. LEGO Brickbuster Video!! Just…wow! pic.twitter.com/bxZfTbf10b — Dan Veesenmeyer (@dveese) July 20, 2023 Video of Lego Brickbuster Video.#sdcc pic.twitter.com/UNNjVt0HxP — Dan Veesenmeyer (@dveese) July 20, 2023 The post LEGO Brickbuster Video SDCC 2023 Booth Preview appeared first on The...

LEGO has revealed a new LEGO Marvel set based on the upcoming The Marvels movie called The Hoopty (76232). It has 420 pieces and retails for a whopping $89.99. There are three minifigures of Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Photon as well as Goose the Flerken and two kittens. The set will be released on October 1 but you can pre-order it today. Put action from Marvel Studios’ The Marvels into a young Super Hero’s hands with LEGO® Marvel The Hoopty (76232). Kids aged 8 and up join a cast of iconic minifigures from the Marvel Cinematic Universe for intergalactic adventures aboard the movie’s supercool spaceship. Movie-accurate spaceship from Marvel Studios’ The MarvelsTake a kid’s imagination across the universe aboard the spectacular Hoopty spaceship. As they head from adventure to adventure, kids can use the 2 stud shooters for protection against enemy attack. Opening the cockpit of The Hoopty lets kids...

LEGO has announced three new LEGO Star Wars sets just ahead of San Diego Comic Con 2023. All three sets will be available on September 1 but you can pre-order them today. Two of the sets are based on the upcoming Star Wars: Ahsoka series while one of them features a build-built Chewbacca. Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle (75362) – 599 pieces/$79.99 New Republic E-Wing vs. Shin Hati’s Starfighter (75364) – 1,056 pieces/$109.99 Chewbacca (75371) – 2,319 pieces/$199.99 The LEGO Group expands its line of Star Wars building sets with new Star Wars: Ahsoka sets and a Chewbacca building set announced at San Diego Comic-Con Today at San Diego Comic-Con, the LEGO Group announced three new additions to the LEGO® Star Wars building set range. Two sets were connected to the upcoming Star Wars series Star Wars: Ahsoka– Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle, and New Republic E-Wing vs. Shin Hati’s Starfighter...

New Hashima takeover week on BrickNerd continues with an article by contributor Chris Roberts about the efforts required to light up the cyberpunk LEGO city. Welcome to New Hashima A massive 160-square-foot, 13-foot tall cyberpunk city built entirely out of LEGO would be awe-inspiring on its own. But that wasn’t enough for Stefan and the New Hashima Daemons. We needed lights. And not just a few here or there, oh no—we needed thousands of blinking, flashing, glowing, and pulsing lights! Brickworld Chicago is famous for its Saturday night World of Lights event where the entire convention hall goes dark for a few hours to let the MOCs shine. Making the most of those hours of darkness was the specific goal and the focus for all the lights that went into the city. The lights brought New Hashima to life and gave it a soul. Electrical Infrastructure Routing power cables within a...

LEGO has announced the winner of the LEGO Ideas Singles’ Day – Me, Myself, and I building contest and the next set to become a future gift with purchase set. The fan vote consisted of 15 entries and the grand prize winner is Reading, Reading, Reading by Fr_An. This set will now go into production and will be released as a GWP in the future. Of course, there’s no mentioning on when it be out but it’ll most likely be some time next year. The post LEGO Ideas Singles’ Day – Me, Myself, and I Winner Announced as Future GWP appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially revealed a brand new LEGO Harry Potter set with the Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors’ Edition (76417). Releasing on September 1, the set has 4,803 pieces and retails for $429.99. The set features scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 with a section of the Gringotts Bank as well as the underground vault, complete with the mine cart roller coaster. It also has the Ukranian Ironbelly Dragon that you can put on top of the bank. You can also combine the set with Diagon Alley (75978) by putting it in the middle of the buildings. HEAD TO THE VAULT WITH THE INCREDIBLE NEW LEGO HARRY POTTER GRINGOTTS WIZARDING BANK SET Today the LEGO Group in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products unveils the LEGO® Harry Potter Gringotts Wizarding Bank set, the latest addition to...

New Hashima takeover week on BrickNerd continues with an article by guest contributor Mike Willhoit who coordinated the “Old City” Sector of New Hashima. He writes about the planning and effort that gave the sector a gritty edge, making it the seedier side of the cyberpunk city. True Grit When we began planning for New Hashima, I had always envisioned a sector of the city that felt noticeably older, grittier, and grungier than the rest of the city. Every place seems to have something like this: older-style buildings, less up-to-date infrastructure, and maybe even a kind of modernist, planned community feel to it. I landed on this idea because there are layers to every city. Time periods collide in awkward ways, new stuff gets strapped on and piled onto old stuff, and it really just creates this unique vibe that I think is quintessentially cyberpunk. The keyword is palimpsest; ornate styles...