The new LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire (10354) is now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. The set has 2,017 pieces and retails for $269.99. The set features various scenes from the LotR trilogy and includes minifigures of Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Mrs. Proudfoot, Farmer Proudfoot, Merry, Pippin, Rosie Cotton, Samwise Gamgee, and Gandalf the Grey. From now until April 8, while supplies last, you can get the Smeagol & Deagol (40761) gift with purchase set when you purchase The Shire. To celebrate the launch of The Shire, LEGO is also offering double Insiders points on the previous LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings sets which includes Rivendell (10316) and Barad-Dur (10333). This promo will run until April 8. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire (10354) Now Available appeared first on The...

LEGO is changing everything… and nothing at all. The LEGO Group has announced it is removing the raised LEGO logo from all elements with studs. But don’t fret—the historic and vital branding isn’t going away completely. Rather than a raised logo, elements will feature a recessed LEGO logo molded into the studs. Old raised logo on the left, new recessed logo on the right. In The Groove In their press release included below, LEGO says that the initiative is primarily based on sustainability efforts rather than cost-cutting factors. The LEGO® Group Launches In The Groove™ Sustainability Initiative BILLUND, Denmark — The LEGO® Group is proud to introduce In The Groove™, a new sustainability initiative designed to reduce plastic use without compromising the beloved LEGO® building experience. As part of its ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility, this effort will gradually replace the raised LEGO® logo on studs with a recessed version, resulting...

It has been revealed that LEGO is working with white hat leakers to identify vulnerabilities to prevent leaks of upcoming products. These white hat leakers are LEGO fans who previously leaked sets in the past but have had their accounts deleted by the LEGO Confidentiality team and are now helping to prevent future leaks. One of the more popular announcements was the LEGO Pokemon theme and we were told that that white hat leakers worked tireless to prevent anyone from posting it early on Reddit, Discord, X, etc. It worked pretty much to perfection until LEGO Mexico hit the wrong button and managed to leak it themselves an hour or so early. As we can see from this year, the leaks have been relatively quiet so it may seem that it’s been working although there were still some that pass by like with small retailers. It’s not perfect but LEGO is...

LEGO has gone to their history books and have unearthed something called LEGO Project Hair. Back in 1975, the original LEGO minifigures were released with no arms or facial expressions. The higher ups at LEGO wanted more realistic features on the minifigures. LEGO designer Vittig Hed started up Project Hair in which LEGO would put syntheic hair on minifigures. Unfortunately it didn’t test well in focus groups and it was archived. That is until a few years later when Project Hair was rediscovered during LEGO’s renovation. LEGO was set to work on it again until 1978 rolled around and the LEGO Space theme was introduced. The release pretty much ended any hopes of Project Hair for good and it was never heard about again until today. The post LEGO Project Hair Revealed from Archives appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

April is now here and there are a couple of new LEGO sets that are now available on the LEGO Shop. As of right now, the main set released is the LEGO Disney Beauty and the Beast Castle with even more sets sprinkled in during the next few days. It looks like LEGO has delayed the Children’s Day Teddy Bear (40763) gift with purchase set. We were told it would release on the first but it looks like that changed. We still have the Easter Bunny Surprise (40764) which will be available until April 2 with purchases of $75. There’s also Double Insiders points on select sets which will also run until April 2. • Boutique Hotel (10297)• Jazz Club (10312)• Natural History Museum (10326)• Tudor Corner (10350)• LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade (10355) Disney • Beauty and the Beast Castle (43263) – $279.99 Marvel The Hulk Truck vs. Thanos (76312) –...

LEGO Ideas has started a new building contest in which you reimagine an old LEGO set and modernize it and it could become a future gift with purchase set. The contest will run until April 30 and the fan vote will run through May with the winning build being announced on May 28. The build must be between 200-250 pieces and inpired by a past LEGO set. You can only use LEGO IP themes like Ninjago, Bionicle, Castle, Space, etc. and not any third party licenses. The Grand Prize Winner for the Fan Vote will also receive: • 21347 – Red London Telephone Box• 31147 – Retro Camera• 10334 – Retro Radio• 21343 – Viking Village• 10305 – Lion Knights’ Castle• 21342 – The Insect Collection• 10355 – Blacktron Renegade• 40649 – Up-Scaled LEGO® Minifigure The Runner-Up for the Fan Vote will receive the following sets: • 21347 – Red London...

March heralds the arrival of spring (in the northern hemisphere), and like the arrival of spring flowers there was no shortage of great LEGO content from around the globe! Here at BrickNerd, we launched the Imperial March contest (we hope you got your entry in!), learned about the best parts for landscaping, and took an in-depth look at Jan Beyer’s time with The LEGO Group. We provided instructions for building your own Leprechaun for St Patrick’s Day, a mini-microscope, and a train wagon! We looked at some food MOCs realistic enough to make your mouth water, automated an amusement park, and discovered that size doesn’t matter when it comes to your LEGO collection. We even took a hard look at whether The LEGO Group has become a lifestyle brand and celebrated some of the women who are building up the LEGO fan community. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles...

Celebrate Vincent van Gogh’s birthday today by indulging in some of the sets that LEGO has released. In the past few years, LEGO has made a few sets for the artist with the first one being the LEGO Ideas Vincent van Gogh – The Starry Night (21333). This set recreates the iconic painting in a 3D design. The other set was just released at the beginning of March which is the LEGO Art Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers (31215). This set also has a 3D feel with the design replicating the brushstrokes and the different shading techniques used for the flowers. Both sets can be hung on walls so if you’re looking to decorate your house, these aren’t bad choices. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post Celebrate Vincent van Gogh’s Birthday with LEGO appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Time is running out! We’re down to the last two days to join our Imperial March contest to show the galaxy what you’ve got. The hyperspace lanes are closing soon, so if you’ve been waiting to submit your creations, now’s the time! Whether you’ve built an iconic character, an epic starship, or a totally reimagined scene from a galaxy far, far away—make sure your entries are submitted by the end of March in your local galactic standard time (aka by 11:59 pm PT on March 31st). If you’ve been stalling like a malfunctioning hyperdrive, now’s your last chance to make the jump to lightspeed and submit your entries! Three Epic Categories There’s still time to strike back in any—or all—of the following categories: 1. Legendary Characters and Creatures Wookies, Jawas, Jedi, and Jar Jar—if it walks, crawls, or flies in the galaxy, it’s fair game. Use the Force (or your parts...

In a decade of MOCing, I’ve learned many things—new techniques, better ways to use color, and more effective NPU. But if I could go back and tell myself one thing, it’d be this: always remember what you’re building for! Lights, camera… convention? Of course, that advice could be taken in a profound way, diving into goals and ambitions, but just now I mean it in a more practical sense. Every MOC has a history, and a big part of its history will be the place where it shines, whether as part of a well-curated photostream, maybe catching the eye of fan sites or winning community contests—or displayed at a LEGO convention then on a shelf, periodically dusted and eagerly pointed out to interested guests. Where you plan to showcase your MOC will affect how it’s viewed: colors, layout, size, and perspective often show up differently in a photo than in a...