A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for June 2023 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish! We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO...

A few days ago, we got a first look at the summer 2023 LEGO Star Wars sets and we now have the official product details of them from the LEGO Shop. Three sets will be releasing in August while the Advent Calendar will drop in September. 332nd Ahsoka’s Clone Trooper Battle Pack (75359) – 108 pieces/$19.99 Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter (75360) – 253 pieces/$34.99 Yavin 4 Rebel Base (75365) – 1,066 pieces/$169.99 LEGO Star Wars 2023 Advent Calendar (75366) – 320 pieces/$44.99 The post LEGO Star Wars Summer 2023 Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has revealed the new summer 2023 wave of LEGO Minecraft sets and you can pre-order them today. All the sets will be available on August 1. The Axolotl House (21247) – 242 pieces/$26.99 The Pumpkin Farm (21248) – 257 piece/$39.99 The Crafting Box 4.0 (21249) – 605 pieces/$79.99 The Iron Golem Fortress (21250) – 868 pieces/$109.99 The post LEGO Minecraft Summer 2023 Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has revealed three new LEGO Friends summer 2023 sets which have a winter theme to them. All three sets are scheduled to be released in September. Holiday Ski Slope and Cafe (41756) – 980 pieces/$79.99 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 2023 (41758) – 231 pieces/$34.99 Igloo Holiday Adventure (41760) – 491 pieces/$49.99 The post LEGO Friends Summer 2023 Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A new LEGO Creator 3-in-1 set will be coming this August with the Exotic Pink Parrot (31144). It has 253 pieces and retails for $19.99 and it features a parrot as the main build but can be rebuilt into a fish and a frog. It looks to be just a color swap of the Exotic Parrot (31136) that is currently available right now. The post LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Exotic Pink Parrot (31144) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The product listing for the LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield (76262) is now live on the LEGO Shop and you can pre-order it today. Releasing on August 1, the set has 3,128 pieces and retails for $199.99. The shield memasers 18.5 inches in diameter and includes a nameplate as well as a Captain America minifigure from Avengers: Endgame holding his shield and Mjolnir. The post LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield (76262) Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has put up the official product listing for the new LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419). It is now confirmed that it will be releasing on September 1 for $169.99. The 2,660 piece features a microscale version of Hogwarts and this one even has some additional details as the base. Not only that, it will also have a minifigure of the Architect of Hogwarts included as well. I can see LEGO doing lots of other locations, not just for Harry Potter, in these type of sets. The post LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419) Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has put up the official product listing for the new LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419). It is now confirmed that it will be releasing on September 1 for $169.99. The 2,660 piece features a microscale version of Hogwarts and this one even has some additional details as the base. Not only that, it will also have a minifigure of the Architect of Hogwarts included as well. I can see LEGO doing lots of other locations, not just for Harry Potter, in these type of sets. The post LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419) Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO 2k Drive has been out for a few weeks now and LEGO has revealed some new LEGO City sets that are inspired by the game. The box art says you can play them in game as well. No word yet on when they will be released but I assume it’ll be in August like with all the other City sets for North America. Combo Rack Pack (60395) Modified Race Cars (60396) Monster Truck Race (60397) The post LEGO City 2k Drive Sets Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO can be a compelling subject for macro photography and provides limitless opportunities to shoot great photographs, as well as allowing us to see the invisible, yet beautiful intricacies of the LEGO ecosystem. So let’s get up close and personal. This is LEGO, under the microscope. Image by Chris Clarke. Close up of Benny the Spaceman Minifigure Macro Photography There are many genres of photography; landscape, portrait, product, street, travel, and wildlife—and despite not being particularly good at any of them, macro photography has got me hooked. It lets you see invisible details just underneath our visual perception, and uncovering these little secrets is both enthralling and addictive…but also utterly revolting, as we shall see at the end. I got lazy and asked ChatGPT to give its definition of macro photography, and this is what it came up with: “Macro photography is the art of capturing highly detailed, close-up images of...