It’s been a while since our last LEGO Ideas update and it’s been busy over there as nine more projects have reached the First 2026 Review Stage. There’s been a little bit of everything that fans have voted for. One interesting note is that we have one fan designer that has multiple projects in one round which is pretty rare. We’ve seen designers in different stages but we don’t see much of the same designer with multiple projects in one stage. Mr. Bean’s Most Famous Mini – teo10_05 Interstellar – Minibrick41587 Mount Olympus & the Underworld- A Greek Mythology Microscale Diorama – Tobnac Little Shop of Horrors – Mushnik’s Flower Shop – PoisonBricks Motorized Beating Heart – Anatomical_Brick The Polar Express – EMRE_04 Kaamelott, the Quest of the Holy Grail – Lincoln SixBricks The Sign of ILY – Bricks.JulieCoyer Interstellar – Minibrick41587 The post LEGO Ideas February 8 Update appeared first...

A few weeks ago, LEGO put out a teaser of the LEGO House 2026 exclusive set which was basically a pile of LEGO bricks. Today, they released another teaser showing the reactions of some of the LEGO House employees. We still don’t know what it is but we do know is that there are hidden Easter eggs throughout the set. It seems that the official reveal of the set is imminent so stay tuned. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEGO House (@legohouse) View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEGO House (@legohouse) … Continue The post LEGO House 2026 Exclusive Set Teasers appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A new month is here, which means more competitive building! February may be the shortest month of the year, but it packs a punch—whether you’re building a heartfelt habitat for Valentine’s Day or going for an interplanetary roll with FebRovery. Here’s the latest lineup of LEGO contests and challenges from across the AFOL community for February 2026 to spark your inspiration. There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to nudge you out of your comfort zone and push you to experiment building in ways you might not otherwise attempt. We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time wisely—especially in a month that always seems to fly by. Be sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Some of our fondest memories, proudest builds, coolest trophies, and strongest friendships started with a contest entry, so we hope you’ll...

The other LEGO Chinese Festival 2026 set that we want to check out before the Chinese/Lunar New Year is the Galloping Horse Canvas (80119). The set has 1,650 pieces and retails for $109.99. Minifigures There are two minifigures in the set, a painter and a Year of the Horse costumed person. The painter is a little girl that has on a green outfit. Her double-sided head shows smiles on both sides. Her accessory is a brick-built brush. The Year of the Horse costume guy wears a traditional red outfit and he wears a horse head. His double-sided head shows him with a smile on one side and a smirk on the other. His accessory is an apple. Build The build is made to look like a painting in the background with four horses in the front. The canvas is made of a soft fabric showing four horses and a Chinese phrase...

LEGO has started some Valentine’s Day promotions on the LEGO Shop which include a polybag GWP and some bundle deals. With a general purchase of $40, you can get the LEGO Botanicals Field Flowers (30701) polybag until February 14, while supplies last. There are also some bundle deals where you can buy one set and get 20% off the second set. The sets have to go with each particular bundle and you can’t mix and match. LOVE (31214) & Bouquet of Roses (10328) – Save $12 How to Train Your Dragon Toothless (10375) & Tiny Plants (10329) – Save $10 101 Dalmatians Puppy (43269) & Flower Bouquet (10280) – Save $12 Bouquet of Pink Roses (10374) & Tuxedo Cat (21349) – Save $20 Angel (43257) & Stitch (43249) – Save $13 As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Bundle Deals & Botanicals Polybag Promotions Live –...

Jack Stone is a theme known by many but loved by few. It was one of the earliest LEGO themes which introduced specialized elements intended to keep construction simple for very young children, including an oversized figure of the titular character. But the theme has a bad reputation among AFOLs for littering bulk used brick with large and difficult-to-use pieces, often ones that could be constructed similarly with smaller parts. The part we are examining today, Cockpit 6 x 6 x 5 with Hinge (part 30619), is no exception. Its large size and unusual features reveal a surprising amount about the difficulties of injection molding plastic bricks. Elemental History At first glance, it may seem that the cockpit element is rather limiting—something you would throw into a bin of big, bulky parts never to be seen again. It came in five colors and was intended to be combined with several complementary...

Today is the last day to get your orders in for the LEGO Penguins in Love (40886) GWP promotion on the LEGO Shop. You can get it with general purchases of $80 or more. The set features two penguins on a heart-shaped base, symbolizing how these aquatic birds can mate for life. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post Last Day for LEGO Penguins in Love (40886) GWP appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

“The Conversation Piece” is a monthly BrickNerd series about creativity and building with LEGO authored by our friends over at the Builder Improvement Initiative (BII), a Discord-based community that helps LEGO builders of all levels get better at their craft through knowledge-sharing and constructive feedback. Have a question you would like us to consider for a future article? You can submit it here. Enjoy! New Parts and You In a previous article, we dove into the world of new molds and the design principles that drive the evolution of new LEGO elements. The Speed Champions lineup has been at the forefront of new parts in recent years, curating a selection of parts that lend themselves to the smooth, complex geometries of modern cars. To build on the topic of new parts (and continue the car theme!), this month’s deep dive covers the versatility of new parts—particularly in MOC building. Determining the...

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Icons set for the upcoming movie Project Hail Mary (11389). Releasing on March 1 (pre-order today), the set has 830 pieces and will retail for $99.99. The build features a microscale model of the Hail Mary and includes the Ryland Grace minifigure marking the first LEGO minifigure for Ryan Gosling. There is also a brick-built figure of Rocky as well. Launch into the realm of cinematic science fiction with the LEGO® Icons Project Hail Mary (11389) spaceship model kit for adults. Enjoy a creative journey as you craft each detail of this microscale replica, which captures the design of the iconic interstellar spacecraft. Turn the crank to send the crew module into orbit, simulating the centrifugal gravity system from the movie. Then add the Ryland Grace minifigure and Rocky figure to complete your display. This detailed model makes a striking centrepiece for the home...

Cecilie Fritzvold is a LEGO builder from Norway whose artistic MOCs are currently featured in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery. She was also the winner of BrickNerd’s AdoraBuild contest. You can find more of her work on Instagram and Flickr. Layers of a Landscape I consider myself primarily a MOC builder, and rarely build sets I buy (they mostly get gutted for parts). But when I was asked if I wanted to take a look at this absolutely gorgeous Japan-inspired artwork, I simply could not refuse. Anyone who knows me would understand why this is right up my alley. I even recently built a Japan-inspired forced-perspective MOC myself. So I was super excited to get to build LEGO’s Japanese Cherry Blossom Landscape. The build starts off with the most boring part: the big black frame. Thankfully, it’s also a fairly quick build, using a lot of large black bricks to build...