When we got the press kit for the new LEGO Monkie Kid theme, we also got some behind the scenes images of the development process for the line. A number of LEGO designers from other themes came in and helped create the eight sets in the initial wave. These designers headed by Simon Lucas (The LEGO Ninjago Movie), include Justin Ramsden, Chris Perron, Nick Vas, and more. As mentioned before, the sets have been in development for over two years with close collaboration with parents and children in China and it is the first LEGO theme to be inspired by one culture. The post LEGO Monkie Kid Behind the Scenes Look appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For those who are telecommuting, LEGO has released some cool LEGO backgrounds that you can use on your video calls. There are nine backgrounds to choose from and all of them feature sets that have already been released. Head on over to the link above to download them. The post LEGO Releases Video Call Backgrounds appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The 2020 Recognized LEGO Fan Media Days is coming up at the end of the month and we here at The Brick Fan are lucky enough to be attending this event. Unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, flying to Denmark is out of the question so LEGO will be holding online sessions for it. This is a new thing and there were limited spots for who we can interview and yesterday we got our choices. The themes that we are able to interview are: • Minifigures (I assume this is for the Collectible Minifigures)• Confidential New Product (Monkie Kid)• Element Design• LEGO Ideas We’ll be asking the LEGO Designers from those themes and you guys also have an opportunity to ask questions as well. Keep in mind LEGO won’t answer any questions about future products. Leave your questions below or on any of our social media posts and we’ll pick...

Earlier this week, TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed a new key art for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. A few days after, Star Wars released a this week’s recap video and they also talked about the game. According to Reddit, they had to reupload the video due to them reportedly revealing the release date of the game on accident. The new video doesn’t show the date to be October 20 which has been clipped out but many fans noticed it. In a recent interview, Lucasfilm Games managing producer Craig Derrick says there will be about 500 Star Wars characters in the game with a lot of them being playable ones. There’s not much more details about the game that were revealed in terms of gameplay. I’m guessing the details are being held off until video game announcement season later this summer. As we know by now, E3...

For those who know me, I’m a huge fan of Overwatch and have been collecting many things from the line including the LEGO Overwatch sets. It’s a pretty niche theme but there were some cool parts and minifigures that have come out of it. The sets did release when the hype for the game died down substantially but there were still many dedicated players and fans. Since the game was released, there were 21 original characters available to play and by the time the sets were released in January 2019, there were 29 total characters. Out of those 29, we only had minifigures of 15 of them, 16 if you count Bastion, however we were still missing some popular characters like Lucio and Mei. In fact, we didn’t get six minifigures from the original characters (Lucio, Mei, Torbjorn, Zenyatta, Symmetra, and Zarya). Fast forward to summer 2019 when there were rumors...

The LEGO House in Denmark is still closed as the country has still not opened up but LEGO is looking to focus more on the virtual environment as they have launched recently launched a new YouTube channel for the LEGO House. They have also started a new series for the Masterpiece Gallery in which they interview builders who have their work displayed at the LEGO House. The long awaited statement from the Danish Prime Minister on Thursday did unfortunately not change the situation for LEGO House. We still hope that we’ll be able to open before the summer holidays but nothing is for certain yet. Therefore LEGO House is still closed until further notice. Instead we have decided to bring some of the LEGO House atmosphere home to our friends around the world. For weeks we have been creating “LEGO House @Home content” for our social media channels with tips and...

Mark Kelso’s back with a modified version of his Viper built for the VirtuaLUG Battlestar Galactica display at Brickworld 2018. He’s got all sorts of nifty custom decals, including some convincing score marks, and of course his call sign; Pookie Muffin. He also admits to modifying several parts- egad! But that’s artistic license, and it’s paid off nicely! So Say We All! Editor’s Note: As Mark was unable to attend Brickworld that year, my son was lucky enough to reassemble it for the display, where it was positioned front and center, the sharp point of the Colonial Fleet. We also got to swoosh it around! Original linkOriginal author: El Barto

Walmart currently has the LEGO Speed Champions Nissan GT-R NISMO (76896) on sale for 20% off the retail price. It is priced at $15.99 which is only $4 off the regular price but it hasn’t been on sale that much since its release at the beginning of the year. This is currently the lowest price on the market at this point in time as Amazon is out of stock on it. The post LEGO Speed Champions Nissan GT-R NISMO (76896) Walmart Sale – April 2020 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Star Wars Mini Boost Droid Commander (75522) set is now available for VIPs in the Reward Center. If you missed out on it last year when it was available with the Droid Commander (75253) set, you can now pick it up for 1,350 points. You have 60 days to redeem it after you get your promo code. This should work with some of the new LEGO Star Wars sets that just came out. The post LEGO Star Wars Mini Boost Droid Commander (75522) Now Available in Reward Center appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There are some new products that LEGO has launched today and one of those items are the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 20 (71027). Obviously, it’s kind of hard to feel for them at this time due to the coronavirus still going around so LEGO has also made the complete box available for purchase as well. Each box will run you $299.40 and each one will have 60 packets inside. Each box should net you three complete sets if you want to split it with some friends. The post LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 20 (71027) Now Available appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran