If you’ve been on LEGO Pick a Brick the past week or so, you may have been disappointed to see that they have paused Standard Service for North America. First noticed by New Elementary, there are thousands of elements that cannot be purchased anymore except for the Bestsellers and LEGO has put up a banner notice. As of this post there are only 1,535 elements available for purchase with 1,455 of them in the Bestsellers list. LEGO’s Standard Service ships out of Billund, Denmark while the Bestsellers are shipped from Illinois. There’s no official statement on why LEGO paused Standard Service but we can assume it is the result of the removal of the De Minimis exemption which started yesterday. The exception before allowed packages worth less than $800 to enter the US without paying customs on it. With the exemption removed, there are now country specifc tariffs in effect even...

August brought no shortage of great LEGO content from around the globe! Here at BrickNerd, we travelled to BrickCon.PH in the Philippines, Paredes de Coura in Portugal, Comic-Con in San Diego, BSBT in Germany, and even to Epic Universe in Florida to help LEGO Toothless find the real one! We built a battle pack of trees, an Iron Man mini bust, an awesome Nerd Mech, the new One Piece sets, and a slightly disturbing long-arm Benny. We talked to builders about minifig-scale Pokémon characters, a fabulous national park collaboration, and an impressive cheese slope mosaic while delving into the history and meaning of FROGust. We even explored Middle Earth, started a First LEGO League team, looked at physical and inspirational tools for MOC builders, and explored the engineering principles and polygons needed for SHIPtember. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles in August that we’ve included an interactive calendar of...

LEGO has officially revealed the next LEGO Ideas set coming soon with Gremlins: Gizmo (21361). Releasing on October 1 (pre-order today), the set has 1,125 pieces and will retail for $109.99. Gizmo was one of the winners in the LEGO Ideas If We Can Turn Back Time building contest last April. The set features a brick-built model of the little Mogwai that can be displayed either standing or sitting. The head can also rotate while the ears, arms, hands, and fingers have articulation. Gizmo also comes with a pair of brick-built 3D glasses and a water splash piece for some foreshadowing of what’s to come when he gets wet. Show your affection for the cutest Mogwai in the 1984 movie Gremlins with a LEGO® Ideas posable figure of Gizmo (21361). This collectible model building set for adults allows you to capture all of Gizmo’s adorable characteristics in LEGO style. Assemble the...

LEGO has announced an upcoming LEGO Star Wars livestream for a new mystery set on September 4 at 9:15am ET/6:15 PT. The only hint that is given is that it is for something BIG. There’s nothing else Star Wars rumored for 2025 except for the usual suspect and if you’ve been online the past few weeks, you probably know what it is. For the rest of us, we’ll just have to wait and see the reveal. The post LEGO Star Wars Livestream – September 4 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It’s been a few days since our last LEGO Ideas update and surprisingly, there was only two projects that have been added to the list. Here we have another Gorillaz project to reach the Second 2025 Review Stage as well as an original idea with a 3D painting. We’re now down to roughly about three days left to qualify and the current count is at 144. Gorillaz – Flying Windmill Island – Shirbler The Owl: 3D Painting – Nannan Z The post LEGO Ideas August 207 Update – Few Days Left to Qualify appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s guest article comes from Huib Versteeg, an engineer and veteran LEGO SHIP builder with lots of experience on how to build both sturdy and complicated SHIP frames. Introduction Greetings SHIPwrights! As you may have heard through the grapevine, or simply noticed by looking at the calendar, SHIPtember is fast approaching. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, I would direct you to this great article featured previously on BrickNerd where Oscar gives a nice overview of what to expect and how to participate in this fantastically fun annual event. Essentially, SHIPtember is a one-month challenge to build a LEGO spaceship at least 100 studs long, hence the “Seriously Huge Investment in Parts.” Here, I will be focusing on one very specific part of building a SHIP: structural integrity. This will be quite a deep dive with one simple goal: to give you the tools you need to build a beautiful SHIP...

Yesterday was the officially reveal of the LEGO Icons Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship (10365) and one of the main questions about it was why is it not named the Black Pearl. Obviously it was the name given in the movies and even the first movie of the franchise was called Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl but why did LEGO not go with that name? Commenting as a response to a question on Instagram, LEGO gave a very brief and corporate response: The name reflects an internal creative decision by the LEGO Group and The Walt Disney Company. The answer doesn’t really give an actual explanation of why the set isn’t named the Black Pearl but raises more questions. Does the words “Black Pearl” have some bad meaning to it? I belive this is more on the Disney side of things similar to what happened with...

The LEGO Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Collectible Minifigures (71050) comes out in September and we have a hands-on look at the new set. There are 12 different characters from the movie and each mystery box retails for $4.99 each. There is also a 6 pack (66797) that you can currently pre-order. Miles Morales/Spider-Man Miles Morales/Spider-Man has the updated suit with some blue accents as well as electricity printing on the arms and the front torso. His hands are also light blue for his Venom Strike ability. He does come with two heads, a regular one with happy and angry expressions, and the other with his mask that has electricity coming from the eyes. His accessory is a black spider. Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk Spider-Punk has a more rocker look to him with the black leather jacket and pants. The back of the torso shows FNSM – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man inside the spider design....

The LEGO Group has announced their earnings from the first half of 2025 and the company has seen double digit growth compared to last year. Revenue grew 12% to a record DKK 34.6 billion up from DKK 31.0 billion last year while consumer sales increased 13%. There were 314 sets launched already and the top themes include LEGO City, LEGO Technic, LEGO Botanicals, LEGO Icons and, LEGO Star Wars. The LEGO Group achieves double-digit top- and bottom-line growth in H1 2025 Highlights vs. H1 2024 • Revenue grew 12% to a record DKK 34.6 billion.• Consumer sales increased 13%, driven by a broad and innovative portfolio.• Market share grew as the LEGO Group continued to outperform the toy market.• Operating profit increased 10% to DKK 9.0 billion, reflecting strong top-line performance and improved productivity while investments in strategic initiatives increased as planned. Net profit grew 10% to DKK 6.5 billion.• Cash...

We love theme months here at BrickNerd (you can check out our round-up of themes and building standards here). And if you’ve been poking around the community this August, you might have noticed a certain green envy among some builders as they dive into the cutest creature of them all... It’s FROGust, a month dedicated to this author’s favorite animal! If you wanted to know more about frogs, please check out my previous article (which yes, needs some colour updates!). He’s not a prince, he just found the crown and feels handsome in it! But how did this theme month start? Why did it start? When did it start? What did it start? Let’s get froggie. Croaked Into Existence FROGust started last year when Maxx Davidson posted the build above on August 31st, 2024 (Billund time) and I quote: “I’m willing #Frogust into existence! Small and late start this year, but...