Welcome back to Rome! Or, rather, Rocco Buttliere’s 1:650 scale version of it. En route to replicating the entire part of the Eternal City that lay behind the ancient city walls, this world-class architecture building expert has finished Phase I of the monumental task, covering about a tenth of the area that eventually will make up the SPQR project. The city center of ancient Rome, in all its 104.000-brick splendour. Photo © Rocco Buttliere, MMXXIII We sat down with Rocco to discuss the endeavour. If you haven’t already, make sure to read Part I of the interview first, where Rocco talks about how he came up with the idea, his meticulous research, angles and shapes that are difficult to get right using the square medium of LEGO, and using Stud.io during the design process. Devil in the Details BrickNerd: I have to say, my head still hurts a bit from looking...

The LEGO DREAMZzz line releases in just a little over a month and the first set that we want to check out is the Grimkeeper the Cage Monster (71455). It has 274 pieces and retails for $37.99. Minifigures There are two minifigures in the set, Mateo and Cooper. Mateo has on a blue shirt with a metallic belt strap going across the chest with an hourglass logo. The legs are dual molded with his red shoes. He has a double-sided head showing him with a determined look on one side and a smile on the other. He has vitiligo so the head also shows him with a spot around his right eye. His accessories include a pencil spear, an hourglass, and a green belt. Cooper has a red jacket with checkboard printing on both sides of the torso. His double-sided head shows him with a determined look on one side and...

I love things. And by things, I don’t just mean any old things. I mean weird things. Portals. Monoliths. Strange structures that contain a sense of magic and mystery. Otherworldly objects that tread the fine line between majestic awe and horrifying madness. The kinds of things that you wouldn’t necessarily want to stumble upon while taking a walk in the woods, but that would make for a great start to a sci-fi or fantasy novel. The kinds of things that are hard to put into words. Things. In today’s article, I’ve decided to subject you all to my obsession with these… uh, things. (I wasn’t kidding when I said that it’s hard to put them into words). Anyways, it seems I’m not alone in my obsession; there are tons of other LEGO artists out there who have built MOCs depicting the sorts of things upon which this article is focused. In...

LEGO has revealed a brand new LEGO Art set with The Amazing Spider-Man (31209). Retailing for $199.99, the set has 2,099 pieces and will be released on August 1. The set features Spider-Man as an illusion of him popping out of the comic book frame. The background uses a Ben Day dot printing technique and an Easter egg of 15 spiders representing Amazing Fantasy #15 which is the first appearance of Spider-Man. Celebrate one of the world’s most beloved Super Heroes with The Amazing Spider-Man (31209) LEGO® Art building set. This unique dimensional piece of art is made from layers of LEGO bricks in which Spider-Man breaks out from the frame and his head and fingers can be put into different poses. Pay homage to a comic-book Super Hero This bold artwork features several details to delight Spider-Man fans. The backdrop replicates the comic book’s Ben-Day-dot printing technique, there are 15...

There is now a first look at the 2023 LEGO Technic flagship set with the Liebherr LR13000 (42146). It has 2,883 pieces and stands 3 feet tall and uses 2 smart hubs and 6 motors to operate. It’s been reported that it will have an August 1 release so it should be showing up on the LEGO Shop soon. The post LEGO Technic Liebherr LR13000 (42146) First Look appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure (40649) (aka Maxifig) has started popping up all over LEGO channels. And I can say it is definitely an awesome set worth all the attention. But, rather than a standard set review, if you are like me, there is a compelling force to modify this big-little guy. So, I wanted to give you my efforts as an example as well as several things I learned through the process. Hopefully, reading this will encourage you to grab your own set and help you transform it towards your vision! Up-Scaled Merchandise “For the ever-loving scale?!” LEGO has produced many larger-than-standard minifigures, parts, pieces, wall decor, shampoo bottles, etc. It can be a fun rabbit hole to get lost in, just finding the oddly satisfying oversized items you never knew existed. That said, the scales are always changing… Even in this picture of LEGO trinkets and bobbles I have built...

The Motograph by kongjirra is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the ideas of a barrier-grid animation that uses a sliding frame to reveal the image below in an animated sequence. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and Taylor Swift “Lover House” as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas The Motograph Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author:...

Taylor Swift “Lover House” by AndrewC456 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is the third version of the house that have reached 10k and it recreates scenes from the music video using 1,653 pieces. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO House Taylor Swift “Lover House” Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous"...

LEGO has finally put up the product page for the upcoming LEGO Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600) gift with purchase set. It has 226 pieces and you will be able to get it when you purchase the new LEGO Disney Castle (43222) or any Disney products of $100 from July 1-9, while supplies last. There’s no confirmation of that yet until it actually launches in a few days but that’s the reported details of it. Wow any kid or fan aged 8+ with a gift celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary of magic, wonder and beloved animated characters. This LEGO® | Disney: Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600) set features 3 models: a small desk with a drawing; a screen and a projector with a light brick that makes Disney’s Mickey Mouse appear; plus balloons and cake. Each model includes a clip on the back and can function as a note or photo holder....

LEGO has recently released one of the largest LEGO Disney minidoll sets with The Enchanted Treehouse (43215) which has 1,016 pieces and retailing for $159.99. Minidolls This set can be considered the ultimate LEGO Disney minidoll battle pack set because it contains a whopping 13 characters including Alice, Belle, Jasmine, Mirabel, Moana, Mulan, Pocahontas, Raya, Tiana, Tinker Bell, Wendy, Anna, and Elsa. Alice is in her classic blue and white dress with some metallic blue accents on the torso. She has a magnifying glass as an accessory. Belle has on the yellow dress that she had on during her dance with the Beast. Her accessory is a book with the printed Once Upon a Time page. Jasmine has the blue Arabian outfit that was in a majority of Aladdin. Her accessory is a lute or an oud. Mirabel has an extremely detailed blouse and teal skirt which is similar to the...