Continuing with my reviews of the recent LEGO Harry Potter sets, we now check out the Hogwarts: Room of Requirement (76413). It has 587 pieces and retails for $49.99. Minifigures Although this set is a medium sized one, it has five minifigures included, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, and the Helena Ravenclaw as the Grey Lady. Harry is in his Deathly Hallows: Part 2 outfit which is the more casual one with the tan jacket and blue pants. His double-sided head shows him with a smile on one side and a stern look on the other. Hermione has on a blue jacket over a lavender hoodie. Her double-sided head shows her with a smile on one side and an angry face on the other. Malfoy is in his black shirt and tie with some green on the inside shirt. His double-sided head shows him with an angry expression...

If you’re wanting to get the new LEGO DREAMZzz sets, LEGO has put up pre-orders for a majority of them. Although they won’t ship until August, you can stack them with the current run of GWPs including the Pirate Ship Playground (40589) with a $100 purchase and the Spring Fun VIP Add-On Pack (40606) with $50 purchases. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny (71453) – 259 pieces/$19.99 Mateo and Z-Blob the Robot (71454) – 237pieces/$19.99 Grimkeeper the Cage Monster (71455) – 274 pieces/$37.99 Mrs. Castillo’s Turtle Van (71456) – 434 pieces/$47.99 Pegasus Flying Horse (71457) – 482 pieces/$49.99 Crocodile Car (71458) – 494 pieces/$59.99 Stable of Dream Creatures (71459) – 681 pieces/$79.99 Mr. Oz’s Spacebus (71460) – 878 pieces/$99.99 Fantastical Tree House (71461) –...

Today’s guest article comes from BrickNerd patron Wayne Tyler. We’ve featured Wayne’s work numerous times and always marvel at his realistic renders. Today he shares some of the secrets behind getting the perfect lighting. So you’ve finished building a digital model or scene in BrickLink Studio and now you want to render an image to send to friends or post on social media. You click on the render icon to bring up the render dialog, then click on the render button and then wait until sometime later when your computer is heating up enough to fry an egg when you finally get an image. But what if you wanted to make that image look better, have more impact, and appear more lifelike? What should you do? The quickest and easiest adjustments to get an improved render are made with lighting. Using What You’ve Got: How BrickLink Lights a Model You can imagine the lighting...

On the 42nd anniversary of the release of PAC-MAN, LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade (10323). Releasing on June 1 for VIPs, the set has 2,650 pieces and will retail for $269.99. The main features of the set include larger scale characters of PAC-MAN, Blinky, and Clyde, a light-brick for the coin slot, and a small vignette of a person playing PAC-MAN that is hidden inside the cabinet. Here’s a video of it in use. Chomp your way back to the 80’s with the new LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade! Ready! Build! Play! pic.twitter.com/ZlvhV5KLVc — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 22, 2023 THE LEGO GROUP AND BANDAI NAMCO PARTNER TO RELEASE THE LEGO® ICONS PAC-MAN ARCADE SET TIME TO MUNCH SOME BRICK GHOSTS WITH THE NEW LEGO ICONS PAC-MAN ARCADE SET • New LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade set is a detailed recreation of the classic 80’s arcade game• New LEGO set...

LEGO has kicked off a new promotion on the LEGO Shop to celebrate the upcoming Children’s Day. The LEGO Pirate Ship Playground (40589) is available with purchases of $100, while supplies last. You can also get the LEGO Spring Fun VIP Add-On Pack (40606) as well. I guess North America doesn’t get the LEGO Children’s Amusement Park (40529) but the UK and the rest of Europe does. LEGO is also offering a Brand Catalog – May 2023 (5007966) with a $50 purchase which is interesting as they usually just send it out in the mail. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Pirate Ship Playground (40589) Promotion Live on LEGO Shop appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original...

June is almost here and there are some rumored promotions that LEGO will be doing next month. According to Promobricks, there will be five promotions spread throughout the month as well as a Double VIP Points event. Everything is subject to change unless LEGO confirms it. LEGO Pirate Ship Playground (40589) – May 22 – June 3 LEGO Children’s Amusement Park (40529) – May 22 – June 3 If it’s the same as before, it’ll be with purchases of $90. LEGO Summer VIP Add-On Pack (40607) – June 4-16 If it’s like the other VIP Add-On Packs, it’ll with with purchases of $50. Double VIP Points – June 9-13 LEGO DOTS Big Box (41960) – June 20-28 With purchase of LEGO DOTS, LEGO Friends, or LEGO City, LEGO Minecraft, or LEGO Disney Princess of a certain amount. Houses of the World 2 (40590) – June 20-28 The set was originally released...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published May 26, 2022. There are many kinds of LEGO build videos, including in-depth walkthroughs like the Final Fantasy Airbuster by my pal Kevin Wanner (which also adds in a bonus timelapse!), deconstruction videos, real-time part-by-part instructions, and much more. Hey look it’s a timelapse build video by some random guy… ok ok it’s me So I'll zoom in on one of my favorite types: the timelapse videos set to music that magically build up a MOC in front of your eyes. Why are these such a favorite of mine? Besides my theory that they’re universally enjoyable (based on how popular they are in so many diverse subjects), my other theory is that it’s due to the nostalgia of the LEGO commercials of my youth. Zack the LEGO Maniac! (LEGO commercial GIF via Know Your Meme) That's got to at least be a part of...

The Scooby Doo Mystery Machine by Let Them Fly is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 1,834 piece build features a larger scale model of the Mystery Machine with a detachable roof and full interior. It also has a Scooby Doo dog tag display featuring all the main characters. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, and Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12 as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Scooby Doo Mystery Machine Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12 Scale by LukasRS is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build has 1,180 pieces and is a replica of the Formula 1 car driven by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez during the 2022 season. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, and The Muppet Show as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12 Scale Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The other LEGO Star Wars set that we’ll be checking out for the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi is the Endor Speeder Chase Diorama (75353). It has 608 pieces and retails for $79.99. Minifigures There are three minifigures in the set, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and a Scout Trooper. Luke has on the the camouflage cloak which goes down to the legs. His double-sided head shows a smile on one side and a stern look on the other. He doesn’t have a hair piece but a helmet instead. His accessory is his green lightsaber. Leia also has on a camouflage cloak but has more pouches on the belt. Her double-sided head shows smile on ones side and an angry expression on the other. Like Luke, she also has the same helmet. Her accessory is a blaster. The torso and legs for the Scout Trooper were introduced last year but...