The latest addition of the up-scaled minifigures line is the Up-Scaled Blue Astronaut Minifigure (40921). Releasing in March, the set has 793 pieces and retails for $59.99. As you can see, the figure resembles the blue astronaut very nicely. The first part of the build is the torso which is similar to the previous scaled-up minifigures. In the front of the torso, we have a new printed panel for the Classic Space logo. The back of the torso has the air tanks attached using some pins. This is a very nice addition from LEGO to the get complete look of the minifigure. The neckstrap, however, is not connected to the air tanks but to the torso. The arms can rotate and the wrists are able to rotate as well. The legs themselves have gotten a slight update as the connections now use click hinges for the joints. This allows the figure...

In what has essentially turned into a weekly update for us, there are four more projects that have qualified for the LEGO Ideas First 2026 Review Stage. In this update, we have two more football stadiums added to the list for Arsenal and Ajax. This will be the third football stadiums in review this round joining Liverpool. Emirates Stadium – Arsenal F.C. – PetaS Hunters Hut – villa_brick_7 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Soccer Stadium – 2Studs Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus) – Jacker76 The post LEGO Ideas February 22 Update – Two More Football Stadiums Join Review appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has dropped a new documentary called Building the LEGO Dream that showcases five fan designers who became LEGO designers. It’s 46 minutes long and there’s also a behind the scenes short as well as a director interview with Ethan Vincent. Unfortunately, yhe documentary is not hosted on YouTube but you can watch it on the LEGO Shop in the link above. • Josh Bretz – BTS Dynamite (21339)• Ivan Guerrero – Sesame Street (21324), Family Tree (21346), Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533)• Thomas Lajon – BrickLink Designer Program Series 3 Lost City, The Orient Express Train (21344)• Sandro Quattrini – Motorised Lighthouse (21335)• Alex Storozhuk – Home Alone (21330) Building the LEGO® Dream What is it like to be a LEGO® designer? How do you become one? Building the LEGO® Dream follows five people from different walks of life and different corners of the planet as they answer those questions and...

The Pokemon 30th Anniversary is next week and it is also the official release date of the LEGO Pokemon sets. As we know by now, there are three sets that you can purchase as well as a gift with purchase set and a LEGO Insiders reward item. At least they’re not as hard to get as the actual cards. Eevee (72151) and Pikachu and Poke Ball (72152) are still available for pre-order while the flagship Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise (72153) has stopped taking pre-orders. The latter should be available again on February 27. This also goes for the Kanto Region Badge Collection (40892) GWP which was intially available when pre-orders went up in January. The Mini Pokemon Center (40911) Insiders Reward will also drop on February 27 for 2,500 Insiders points. Although these are just the intial launch items for LEGO Pokemon, we should see sets release regularly in the upcoming...

A new LEGO Animal Crossing recruitment bag has been recently revealed with Tom Nook and Flying Present (30731). Releasing at various retailers, it features Tom Nook chasing the treasure-filled balloons. Note that the Tom Nook minifigure is the same one as in Nook’s Cranny & Rosie’s House (77050). You should be able to find it at various retailers that carry polybags/recruitment bags. The post LEGO Animal Crossing Tom Nook and Flying Present (30731) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Amazon currently has a limited time deal going on for the LEGO Animal Crossing Nook’s Cranny & Rosie’s House (77050) for 30% off. The 535 piece set is still listed to be retiring soon and is sold out on the LEGO Shop so this is probably your last chance to get it at a decent price. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Animal Crossing Nook’s Cranny & Rosie’s House (77050) Amazon Limited Time Deal – February 2026 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

So let me set the stage. You are in the middle of building something for an online building contest and you suddenly realize that you don’t have all the parts you need to complete it. Unfortunately, the contest is also one of those that require “physical bricks only” (no digital entries = sad face 😥). You search online for where you can obtain the parts you need… only to discover that they won’t arrive before the contest deadline, the parts are rare, there simply aren’t enough available in the world (thanks, to all the Bricks-and-Pieces [BaP] sheep and squirrel hoarders), or they would be too darn expensive to buy them. “What to do? What to do?” Not to worry. It’s about time that you were introduced to the darkroom arts of composite photography. The Pied Piper of Hamelin - Only two mice were used in the creation of this image... Honest....

As long as there have been stories, there have been villains. And as long as there have been villains, there are some who can be called truly iconic. Villains that stick with us. Villains that stand the test of time. Dracula. Darth Vader. And Sauron. Whether in his human form or in the form of the eye, the central villain from The Lord of the Rings has become one of the most recognizable villains in history. As such, when LEGO announced 11373 The Lord of the Rings: Sauron’s Helmet, it felt like a perfect fit for growing the LEGO helmet collection. When BrickNerd was offered an early copy of the set, I was excited for a couple of reasons. For starters, I haven’t had a chance to get 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr, so this set provides another opportunity to acquire the stunning Sauron figure. While the minifigure is...

One of the more fun and reasonably priced sets in 2025 was the LEGO Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. (21357) and it is currently on sale at Amazon. It has been discounted by 14% which saves you $10 on it and it a little bit better price for the 613 piece set. The current trends on it is that it’ll stay at this discounted price until something triggers the 20% discount which could happen later this year as Amazon tries to get rid of inventory. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. (21357) Amazon Deal – February 2026 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In a few weeks, LEGO will be releasing their second The Legend of Zelda set with the Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle (77093). The set has 1,003 pieces and retails for $129.99. Minifigures There are three minifigures in the set, Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. Link is in his iconic green outfit with the brown strap going across the chest. This is the same figure as in the Great Deku Tree (77092). The hairpiece is also connected to his green hat and ears. He does have a double-sided head with angry expressions on both sides. His accessories include the Master Sword and Hylian Shield. What’s interesting is that he doesn’t include the Ocarina of Time. Princess Zelda is a new variant of the character where she’s wearing the pink dress. There is some nice detailing on the torso which extends to the pearl-gold epaulettes. Her double-sided head shows her with...