Today’s guest article comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from the Chicago-land area and an active MOC builder. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. BrickNerd sent him 42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion to review and remix. In part one, Casey looked into the past of LEGO Friends and discovered what they are doing in the present by building Andrea’s Modern Mansion. Now we’re going to extrapolate the cyberpunk future of Friends by revisiting New Hashima. The Cyberpunk Future of LEGO Friends THE REMIX So here at BrickNerd, we’re no strangers to remixing sets. Like the alternate designs on the back of the boxes of classic sets of yore, the best part about LEGO is getting inspired and making something your own. So when offered Andrea’s Modern Mansion, BrickNerd’s Nerd-in-Chief Dave Schecik approached me with an idea: Doesn’t 42639 look like it’s near-future? Could it be New Hashima Cyberpunk? He...

If you’re still shopping for the new LEGO 2024 releases on the LEGO Shop but find that they’re backordered for a few weeks, you may want to check out Amazon as they also have the sets listed. You won’t get any Insiders points or the Retro Food Truck promo set but you can earn money back if you have the Amazon Prime Visa. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO 2024 Sets Available on Amazon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s guest article comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from the Chicago-land area and an active MOC builder. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. BrickNerd sent him 42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion to review and remix. Friends of the Past Friends in High and Low Places Friends has never been a staple of my LEGO collecting career. Having grown up alongside my sister’s Belville collection and developing a soft spot for Paradisa in my teen years, LEGO Friends has never quite scratched the itch of bizarro parts (Beville) or nostalgia (Paradisa) for me in my later, AFOL years. (No surprise either: I’m not the target demographic). Whether a combination of serviceable but unremarkable builds or the mini-dolls that I can’t get used to, Friends has been somewhat maligned by AFOLs in my eyes and treated as an interesting novelty to indulge in occasionally without much thought thereafter. Despite this,...

The Simpsons: The Krusty Burger by FastBrickStudios is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,996 piece build features the hamburger fast food restaurant from the TV series and proposes minifigures of Homer Simpson, Plopper, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Jeremy Freedman, Mr. Teeny, and Krusty the Clown! The project joins Modular Heritage Museum, Great Temple of Abu Simbel – With Secret Treasure, Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love”, Moon Palace, NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions, LEGO Anatomy, WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979, Coraline: The Pink Palace, Good Ogel’s Garden, Happier Than Ever, City Burger, Phineas and Ferb!, JWST, Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023, LEGO Microscope, Sequoia Tree, Tesla Center, Working Canal Lock, Christmas Theater, Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary, Stray Kids “Oddinary Maniac”, Rainforest Frogs, Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile, Kaamelott The Knights of the...

LEGO has revealed four new LEGO BrickHeadz sets that will be releasing on February 1. These sets are for the Marvel, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Disney themes. Iron Spider-Man (40670) – 91 pieces/$9.99 Potted Groot (40671) – 113 pieces/$9.99 Sonic the Hedgehog: Knuckles & Shadow (40672) – 298 pieces/$19.99 Stitch (40674) – 152 pieces/$9.99 The post LEGO BrickHeadz Revealed for February 2024 Release appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Your mileage may vary depending on your location, but after the Arctic chill of my last article, I thought I’d warm things up a bit! As I’m heading to Florida on holiday later this month, flamingos seemed an appropriate creature to evoke sunnier climes. A Collectible Flamingo First up we have companion creature to the Collectible Minifigure Series 19 Gardener. I’ve always read her as a good ol’ Florida woman living in her trailer, tending her patch and enjoying a margarita. View fullsize View fullsize 57798pb01 The Flamingo is the first moulded one to grace the LEGOverse, which is quite a late addition, only arriving in 2019. Sadly, it has only ever been released in this set, but I am 100% sure it has shown up in many AFOLs’ zoo and botanical gardens MOCs. The only thing that confuses me about this mostly life-like, system-scale beauty is that its legs are...

DK has revealed a LEGO book coming out later this year called LEGO Timelines which takes a look at over 90 years of LEGO play. The 256 page book gives you 75 illustrated timelines of LEGO history for a number of themes. You can pre-order the book today for $35 and you’ll get the Amazon pre-order price guarantee when it releases on September 3. Celebrate more than 90 years of LEGO® play through 100 illustrated timelines. LEGO® Timelines takes you on an epic tour through ten decades of history – from before the iconic LEGO brick to today’s amazing sets and beyond! Pore over pages packed with fascinating facts, stunning images, and amazing details, and discover a treasure trove of iconic LEGO sets, minifigures, accessories, and more. 75 illustrated timelines bring LEGO history to life like never before! From the early days of LEGO Town, LEGO Castle, and LEGO Space to...

The X-Men returns again in 2024 with the LEGO Marvel X-Men X-Jet (76281) from the upcoming X-Men ’97 animated series. It’s also called the Blackbird but licensing issues may have caused LEGO to use the alternative name. The set has only 359 pieces but retails for an astonishing $84.99 much to the displeasure from fans. Is the set worth this price? Spoilers: It’s not. Minifigures There are four minifigures in the set, Wolverine, Cyclops, Rogue, and Magneto. Wolverine is actually different from the Series 2 LEGO Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures (71039). We still have the tiger stripe yellow and blue outfit but he does not have the blue shoulderpads on the arms this time. The legs are also the same as before with the dual molding but my copy wasn’t fully printed so the blue is bleeding through the yellow. His double-sided head shows him with a smirk on one side...

In a year filled with challenges, the LEGO Group’s Build to Give initiative inspired individuals worldwide to build hearts and share them on social media or LEGO Life using the hashtag #BuildtoGive during the month of December. For every heart shared, the LEGO Group would donate a LEGO set to a child in need of play. Since its inception in 2017, the #BuildToGive initiative has successfully donated more than 6.5 million LEGO sets. These sets are distributed through the LEGO Group’s network of local charity partners in 24 countries, making a significant difference in the lives of children facing adversity. My contribution for this year’s #buildtogive initiative. Inspired by the spirit of the initiative, the Philippine LEGO Users Group (PhLUG) found a heartwarming way to celebrate Christmas. We received an invitation to join the festivities at Mano Amiga Academy, a school dedicated to children from low-income families. The academy’s annual Christmas...

2024 is now here and that means the new 2024 LEGO sets are now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. There are over 100 sets that have dropped from a number of LEGO themes and for some of them, LEGO is doing a Space subtheme as well. For the promotions, there’s the LEGO Icons Retro Food Truck (40681) with purchases of $190 from now until January 16. There’s also a LEGO Friends Flower Garden (30659) and Beach Cleanup (30635) polybag bundle which requires a purchase of the LEGO Friends Andrea’s Modern Mansion (42639). So technically if you get that set, you’ll get all of the promos in one swoop, however, this promo will last until January 14. Art • The Fauna Collection – Macaw Parrots (31211) – $59.99 BrickHeadz • Spring Festival Mickey Mouse (40673) – $9.99 City • Green Race Car (60399) – $9.99• Go-Karts and Race Drivers (60400)...