Today we take to the skies on a journey to one of my favourite themes in the wonderful world of MOCs. It´s time for a technique spotlight on (drumroll please…) LEGO floating islands! I think floating islands are just amazing, so I´m very happy to share with you some very cool examples of them from around the community. Why, you may ask? Well, as with all the technique/theme-spotlights we’ve featured here on BrickNerd, I hope they serve as inspiration so you can build your own. But before you run away and start building, stick around for a little while to make sure you got a good base to stand on. As always, let´s start off with a bang! Here is probably one of the my favorite floating islands ever, and no surprise it’s Cesbrick who’s the creator. And keep in mind he posted this thing in 2015… unreal…Presentation aside (which is...

If you’ve been to past LEGO events and conventions and there are LEGO employees attending, there’s times where they could hand out minifigures representing their business cards. The minifigure would resemble the employee in some ways and would also have their names on it. Since these are fairly rare, and do fetch a premium on the secondary market. Today LEGO has announced that they will be discontinuing this tradition and will only be for the owner family and their Executive Leadership Team. There’s no official reasoning given in the statement but there’s a chance that LEGO could bring it back for other LEGO employees and departments, although there’s no guarantees yet at this point. I was fortunate to get one from a former employee many years ago and I’ll keep it stashed away in my vault. We recognize the culture of trading amongst fans and trading minifigures with employees. We recently...

A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for October 2023 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish! We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO...

A Thailand Certified LEGO Store has revealed a couple of upcoming promotions for late October which includes a LEGO Creator Scary Pirate Island (40597) and the LEGO Disney 100 Mini Steamboat Willie (40659). The Pirate Island runs from October 13-22 with a general purchase while the Steamboat Willie runs from October 23-31 with Disney, Star Wars, or Marvel purchases. Of course, the purchase requirements and dates could change for the rest of the world but do expect these two promotions to be coming soon. The post Two LEGO October 2023 Promotions Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The product page for the upcoming LEGO Houses of the World 4 (40599) gift with purchase set is now live and we have the official images of the set. The 318 piece set features a traditional Chinese home with the roof tiles and Chinese lanterns. There’s no word on when it will be available but you can expect to make a $250 purchase to complete the set. Pay tribute to the architectural design of China as you build the fourth in a collection of LEGO® Houses of the World. Packed with authentic details, this set (40599) is inspired by the traditional homes of China. Features include distinctive roof tiles, Chinese lanterns and floral displays. The theme continues with Chinese interior decor. The modular design means this house can be combined with others from the collection (40583, 40590 and 40594) – each sold separately. The post LEGO Houses of the World 4...

Spectators, welcome back to the kitchen where our food detectives demonstrate their talents at both cooking and criminalistics! As you saw in our first episode of Food Detectives, our contestants had to investigate the kitchen for culinary clues about what mystery dish Moriarty cooked up and today they will have to replicate it. So tighten your apron and get comfy because we’re in for a ride through the kitchen with some unexpected twists and turns! We Pick Up The Action… Equipped with Sherlock Holmes' quick wit, our two teams have already made their guesses to solve the "culinary crime" by looking for the evidence left by our famous chef… but are their conclusions correct? Now they have to recreate the delicious riddle, using all the ingredients they found during the investigation. Sam and Fred are cooking Risotto. If only they could remember more recipes that include the eggs that they found...

If you’ve been looking for a deal on the LEGO Ideas The Starry Night (21333), Amazon currently has it on sale for 20% off. From the looks of it, this may be the first time Amazon has put in on sale and it is now listed for $136.00 which saves you about $34 on it. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Ideas The Starry Night (21333) Amazon Sale – October 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has put up a pretty cool sweepstakes item in the Rewards Center as you can try to win a copy of the LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime (10302) signed by iconic voice actor Peter Cullen. If you’re not familiar with Cullen, he has lent his voice for Optimus Prime since the original series in 1984 and many Transformers shows and movies since then. Each entry costs 50 Insider points and you can have a max of 50 entries. The sweepstakes ends on October 22 and there’s the usual country restrictions. The post LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime (10302) Sweepstakes Signed by Peter Cullen appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Whilst enjoying this year’s visit to LEGO House as part of my trip to Skaerbaek Fan Weekend, I played in an area that I hadn’t really taken part in before; the Creative Lab in the Red Experience Zone. The content here changes more frequently than some other areas and at the time it was concentrated on the ‘Build the Change’ campaign to ‘Help the sea turtles.’ Help the Sea Turtles Staff explained that climate change is affecting sea turtles because the sand where they make their nests is both disappearing and getting too warm. A turtle’s sex at birth is determined by how hot the sand around their nest was whilst they were an egg. This means that as global temperatures rise, the proportion of turtle eggs hatching as females is growing, making it harder for them to find male mates. LEGO HOUSe WEbsite, What’s oN Details View fullsize View fullsize...

In less than 12 hours, the new LEGO Star Wars Collectible Clone Wars E (5008162) promotional item is now out of stock on the LEGO Shop for various parts of the world. The US is out of stock but you can still check your local LEGO Brand Stores to see if they still have any. Considering you needed to purchase the UCS Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser (75367) to get it with its high price point, I’m surprised to see it out of stock so quickly but then again, the Venator was a pretty hyped ship when it was first revealed. As a result, the secondary market is reflecting that for GWP as some has already sold for upwards of $50. With not many posted so far, they’re now listed around $80-$100 and will probably hover there until more are posted. The post LEGO Star Wars Collectible Clone Wars E (5008162) GWP...