Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published May 11, 2022. What is shiny, red, fast and dangerous? Well, it’s a Fuchikoma! This one made by Ids looks as menacing as it should be. It has a very clean look to it, with smooth curves, neat angles and nice usage of pieces like the “shield” and plenty of appealing greebling. That said, let’s have a closer look at the model together with Ids himself! Marco: You’ve mentioned having built this MOC for Marchikoma. Could you explain with this means and how you got inspired to build it? Ids: Last year after Febrovery, a theme month to build a Space Rover, I saw Marchikoma on Flickr. Here the goal is to make a small robot, that looks a bit like a spider. It needs to have at least four legs, two arms and a double-segmented body. The rules in the Flickr group describe...

There are some images of a new LEGO DC Batman 1992 (30653) polybag that have started to hit store shelves. It has 40 pieces and most likely will be available at Target for $4.99. There is a rumored 1992 Batcave (76252) coming this summer and supposedly this version of Batman will be in it. The molded cowl piece has an updated symbol and the torso is slightly different from the one in the 1989 Batmobile (76139) and the 1989 Batwing. **Via Brickset** The post LEGO DC Batman 1992 (30653) Polybag Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published May 3, 2022. Planet Earth by Allyson Gail LEGO brick separators are everywhere (except when you really need one)! Cluttering your build table and falling on the floor, waiting to be stepped upon! We’re talking about the all-too-common brick separator. Join BrickNerd for a quick look at the history, usage and building inspiration of the brick separators. And see what we learned about whether they are indeed taking over the world! Beginnings of Separation The first brick separator was introduced in 1990 (time flies when you’re having fun). The original design was unchanged for over twenty years (1990 – 2011). Old dark gray was the most common color, appearing in 66 sets. Green was the only other released color, appearing in 17 sets. (We aren’t going to cover other mysterious colors that have appeared in the wild in this article. We’ll save that investigative...

There are new reports that the LEGO Super Mario theme could be retiring by summer 2024. The Adventures with Mario (71360), Adventures with Luigi (71387), and Adventures with Peach (71403) Starter Courses were supposed to be produced until July 2026 but it looks like that date has been pushed up to July 2024. This piece of news is interesting as the new LEGO Donkey Kong were just announced and won’t be available until August. This means the sets will only be available for about a year or so while the existing sets will be done by July 2024. There’s no reasoning on why the End-of-Life date was pushed up but it’s easy to assume that the LEGO Super Mario sets don’t do as as LEGO had expected them to do. It seems the sets are always on constant sales on Amazon to get rid of inventory. Fans of Super Mario were...

A Mexico LEGO Certified Store, legostoresmx, has revealed a new LEGO Taco Stand (5007866) gift with purchase set. From the looks of it, the set may be exclusive to Mexico for a limited time with purchases of $3,999 MXN which is about $227 USD. The set features a taquero stand with a spit and a minifigure of the cook. The promotion starts today but doesn’t specify an end date. The post LEGO Taco Stand (5007866) Mexico Exclusive Gift with Purchase Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Pneumatic sets have been part of the LEGO Technic theme for a long time; the first sets were introduced in 1984 only two years after the Technic name was introduced. There haven't been many pneumatic sets though—if you don't count re-releases, accessory packs and LEGO Education, only 28 sets have been released in 39 years, with a 29th (42157 John Deere 948L II Skidder) just announced for later this year. Despite this rarity, pneumatic sets remain popular. So let's have a closer look at LEGO pneumatics. Along the way, we'll look at the history of the system, the components, the science, LEGO sets and MOCs. So let's get going, we have a lot to get through. It’s All Greek To Me The word 'pneumatic' comes from the Latin word 'pneumaticus' which in turn comes from the Greek word 'pneumatikós' meaning air, breath or spirit. The dictionary calls it “containing or operated...

One of the new LEGO Star Wars sets that was just released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi was the Emperor’s Throne Room (75352). It has 807 pieces and retails for $99.99. Minifigures There are three minifigures in the set Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Emperor Palpatine. Luke is in his black outfit that has some metallic silver on the belt which is new for 2023. The right hand has the black glove for his artificial hand. He has a double-sided head showing a smile on one side and a stern look on the other. The tan side swept hair is actually exclusive to this set. His accessory is his green lightsaber. Darth Vader uses the same torso that was introduced a few year ago. The helmet uses the separate piece on the botton which is still rather new. The white head decoration is also brand new...

Last week, it was revealed that Lucasfilms employees got a LEGO Star Wars Lucas Yoda Fountain (6471930) for the May the 4th celebration. The building instructions for the set are now available courtesy of rarest_lego_minifigures along with some of the parts list. It’s a little hard to see everything but you can kind of see where everything goes. If anyone has clearer instructions, please let us know. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samuel “Rarest_LEGO” (@rarest_lego_minifigures) … Continue The post LEGO Star Wars Lucas Yoda Fountain (6471930) Building Instructions appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Next up on my review of the LEGO Harry Potter banner sets, we take a look at the Ravenclaw House Banner (76411). It has 305 pieces and retails for $34.99. Minifigures We have three minifigures in this set, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, and Michael Corner. Luna has on the black robes with some of the inner clothes showing at the top. Her double-sided head shows her with a smile on one side and the other with her Spectrespecs on. Cho has a striped blue sweater and some tan pants. Her double-sided head shows her with a smile on one side and a concerned look on the other. Lastly, we have Michael Corner who has pretty minor roles in the movie. He is shown wearing an open gray jacket with a white shirt. His double-sided head shows him with a smile on one side and a laughing expression on the other. Although...

If you’ve dreamed of working for LEGO, they are looking for a Junior Master Builder for the LEGO House. The role of the Junior Master Builder is to have an active part in the development and curation of model content at the LEGO House. Other responsibilities include: • Support in developing model content in LEGO House: sourcing, briefing or building, Develop Permanent Experience zone models and perform ad hoc model requests and model maintenance tasks• LEGO House representative at external Fan Events – Network with fan community and act as LEGO Group ambassador• Active and regular participation in SoMe, Events, print and broadcast media• Consultant on element mix in LEGO house for hands-on play experiences eg. Creative Lab & building activities in LEGO Square.• Consultant and sparing on experience and event development – Bring forward own functional knowledge regarding play and guest experience at LEGO events• LEGO House representative at internal...