Amazon currently has a decent deal going on for the LEGO Star Wars TIE Bomber (75347). It is listed for $51.99 which saves you 20% on the latest version of the 625 piece ship. It also includes minifigures of Vice Admiral Sloane, Darth Vader, TIE Bomber Pilot, and a Gonk Droid. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Star Wars TIE Bomber (75347) Amazon Sale – October 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It was only a few days ago that LEGO revealed the new LEGO Icons Botanical Collection Tiny Plants (10329) which will be releasing on December 1. It has 758 pieces and retails for $49.99. Build The set is separated into three categories of plants: tropical, carnivorous, and arid. In each category of plants, they are fitted into small, medium and large pots. Note that all the pots are built the same way for all three types of plants which may get repetitive. For the tropical plants, we have the False Shamrock (Oxalis triangularis), Jade Plant (Crassula ovata), and the Laceleaf (Anthurium andraeanum). The False Shamrock uses the smallest pot and it uses purple butterfly pieces for the leaves that are attached on a tan stalk. As you keep building the set, you notice a running theme with the interesting parts usage. The Jade Plant uses the medium sized pot and the...

It’s high time to do some trick or treating, but while it might be Halloween today, it’s also high time for our monthly LEGO community round-up! So sit back in that cozy chair of yours, take a sip of your pumpkin-spiced latte (or your preferred choice of warm drink), and enjoy this month’s potpourri of interesting articles, deep drives and insightful features from all across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we traveled to Seattle and Kuwait, stopped by elementary school and college, and explored sorting and SortLUG. We learned about LEGO smoke techniques, turtles and floating islands. We looked at figure building and minifigures of real people. And we took a look at how element molds change, how creativity evolves, what kids think of instruction symbols, and...

Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023 by SunflowerVolume33 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 698 piece build features the stage used for the Love on Tour concert tour. It also proposes minifigures of Harry Styles, Madi Diaz, Pauli Lovejoy, Sarah Jones, Mitch Rowland, and Lloyd Wakefield. 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!, and JWST as the ones to reach the Third 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023 Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially announced the next set in the Modular Buildings Collection with the LEGO Icons Natural History Museum (10326). Unlike previous years where it releases in January, it will actually be available starting on December 1 and you can pre-order it today. It retails for $299.99 and has 4,014 pieces which is the most pieces used for a building in the history of the theme. The museum features two floors of science exhibits including a brick-built Brachiosaurus skeleton that stretches into the second floor. Other dinosaur exhibits has a sabretooth skull, a fossil, and dinosaur eggs. There’s also a geology and space exhibits as well. In one of the lifestyle images provided by LEGO, there’s a random blue food truck next to the set which could suggest that it could be a future gift with purchase item. LEGO has not responded to questions on what it is yet at this...

Last Halloween, we shared instructions for two small builds: a witch on her broomstick, and a grave with a crow. In that article, I wrote that the grave was actually a one-bedroom zombie apartment. And for this year's Halloween edition of our Quick Builds, I feel that I have to reveal the apartment’s owner. He's a cool guy and goes by the name of Mr. Braaaainss. When I asked, he said only “Braaaainss” but he does look like a Mister to me. Instructions to Build a Halloween Zombie I really wanted to build a LEGO zombie with a dislocated jaw and the hinge parts (hinge base + hinge top) were perfect for the task. This is where the build started. Then I had to figure out the eyes, and I came up with the minifig hands inserted into headlight bricks. And because this was the coolest part of the zombie, I...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 14, 2021. If you have ever watched one of those “ghost hunting” television shows, you may have noticed that they never seem to actually detect any ghosts, let alone capture any credible evidence of them. Many LEGO “MOC hunting” blogs seem to have those same issues with detecting ghost MOCs, as this build of Slimer by Taiwanese builder ZiO Chao has gone largely unnoticed... until now! We recently featured ZiO Chao’s bonsai tree, and while we were going through the depths of their photostream on Flickr we got slimed. Slimer (also known as Onionhead, Little Spud or The Green Ghost) was the first ghost successfully captured by the Ghostbusters in the original Ghostbusters movie (1984). Made up of pure Ectoplasm, he leaves behind a trail of slime whenever he passes through solid objects, and is also known for his ravenous appetite. Scientifically speaking,...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published November 4, 2021. We’ve been featuring some mecha/robot building here at BrickNerd for Mechtober, but given the immense popularity of the theme in the AFOL community, we’ve barely scratched the surface of this particular topic. This is why we are always happy to chat with mech builders and discover more about mechs and building them. Today we chat with Lu Sim, better known as Messymaru. Lu’s builds have been featured in various LEGO media throughout the years and slots for his classes at the Japan Brick Festival always get filled up so quickly. Since BrickNerd has featured several of his models in the past (see his Aras, Aztech Deity, and Titoy’s Magical Chair) we figured it’s about time we sat down with him for a closer look at the builder behind the builds. Inez: Hi Lu! Thanks for talking with us! Can you tell...

A few months back, I was cursed by the AFOL community because of everything I did to poor old Benny. With Halloween just around the corner, one of the old skeletons hiding in my closet, er, desk inspired me again. Spooky Scary Skeletons will be harmed… Introduced back in 1995, the Skeleton quickly became a staple in many a LEGO theme, ranging from Castle, Adventurers, Pirates, and everything in between. The introduction of the skeleton was actually quite the controversial moment for LEGO, because outside of play, it represented the idea that a minifigure could die! Arms seem a little floppy floppy, huh? about that… Unlike standard poseable minifigure arms, LEGO skeleton arms used to end in a small ball socket that connected loosely to the torso. (Modern versions have a standard bar and clip connection like Battl eDroids). But the wiggly arms of the old skeleton have an awfully floppy...

Halloween is a holiday that I love as much as LEGO! I can’t get enough of everything fall, from pumpkin-carving and scary movies to haunted houses and Halloween costumes. However, not everyone gets excited about the spookiest day of the year. Some people even get stressed out at the thought of having to come up with a costume. The good news is the world of LEGO can provide a little inspiration. If you think about it, LEGO minifigures have been dressing up for years. Actors from movies and TV shows from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel, Disney and more have all appeared as minifigs. These characters can be great sources of costume inspiration, but there’s a good chance you won’t be the only Disney Princess or Avenger at the party. For a costume that’s a little more unique, you could consider dressing up as one of the real-life famous people who...