Happy New Year! Hello dear readers, it’s been a while. While I announced on Facebook that I was taking a bit of a break from BrickNerd many months ago, I never really made an official post. But it only took a few visits over those months to figure that out I suppose. The main reason why is simple, burn out. And it’s not just the blog, I’ve barely touched my bricks at the studio, or visited Flickr, or anything else really. Between getting friend-zoned by TLG, COPPA crippling the YouTube channel, negativity in the Ambassador program and general apathy in the builder community, I needed a break. Then COVID happened, and a whole new level of distraction was heaped on. I’ve been totally absent, for that I apologize. I did get a 2020 advent calendar and thoroughly enjoyed a little playtime every day of December, so there’s hope for me. But...

Amazon UK has revealed a first look of the upcoming LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith (21325) on the Shop by Theme page. As you can see from the image above, the set still looks really good but it is changed quite drastically from the original project by Namirob. We’ve already reported that the set will be released in February and will be priced between $100-$180. If I were to guess the price by looking at the set now, it’ll probably be right in the middle. **Via Brickset** Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Happy New Year! LEGO has released a ton of new 2021 sets from various themes that are now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. In addition, there are also some new promotions that are live including the LEGO Ideas Vintage Car (40448) with purchases of $85 or more and the LEGO Harry Potter The Monster Book of Monsters (30628) with LEGO Harry Potter purchases of $75 or more. As always, please use our links below to make your purchases as it does help support the site. USA | Canada | UK | France | Germany Art Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests (31201) – $119.99Disney’s Mickey Mouse (31202) – $119.99 Botanical Collection Flower Bouquet (10280) – $49.99Bonsai Tree (10281) – $49.99 BrickHeadz German Shepherd (40440) – $14.99Shorthair Cats (40441) – $14.99Chinese New Year Pandas (40466) – $19.99 City Police Helicopter (60275) – $9.99Police Prisoner Transport (60276) – $29.99Police Patrol Boat (60277) –...

The product page for the upcoming LEGO Ideas Vintage Car (40448) is now live on the LEGO Shop and we can now see high quality images of the set. You’ll be able to get it free starting tomorrow with purchases of $85 or more until the end of the month or while supplies last. The set has 189 pieces and the design was from the LEGO Ideas vintage car building contest from last year. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Yesterday, LEGO officially announced the new Botanical Collection and they have also released the designer videos for the Flower Bouquet (10280) and Bonsai Tree (10281). Apprentice Astrid and LEGO Designers Anderson Grubb, Nico Vas, and Carl Merriam talk about how the sets came to be and the details in each one. Both sets will be available starting tomorrow for $49.99 each. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The January 2021 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can see some of the promotions & events that will be happening during the month. January is a big month as there are a ton of new LEGO sets that will be launching as well as some big promotional items that you can get as well. January 1-31: Free LEGO Ideas Vintage Car (40448) with purchases of $85 or more, while supplies last. January 1-31: Free LEGO Harry Potter The Monster Book of Monsters (30628) with LEGO Harry Potter purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last. January 18-24: Free LEGO City Police Water Scooter (30566) or Fire Helicopter (30567) with purchases of $40 or more, while supplies last. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO news have been pretty slow for the holidays but it has been recently announced that LEGO has appointed Colette Burke as their new Chief Commercial Officer. At the beginning of the year, Colette will be taking the reigns of the position and will be responsible for LEGO’s global strategy including e-commerce, retailer partnerships, omnichannel development, LEGO Brand Stores, and further expansion into new countries. Before this, Colette was the Vice President Global Sales of Bose. The LEGO Group appoints Colette Burke as Chief Commercial Officer BILLUND, December 21, 2020: The LEGO Group today announced the appointment of Colette Burke as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer effective January 1, 2021. Colette joins the LEGO Group from consumer electronics company, Bose Corporation, where she was Vice President Global Sales. During her 25-year career at Bose Corporation she has held a wide range of commercial, general management and marketing roles of...

Amazon currently has a lot of the older LEGO books on heavy discounts that you may want to add to your library. All of the books listed also include exclusive minifigures as well. Some of the items may even arrive before Christmas if you order today. • LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History – $17.98 with $3.17 coupon applied – 55% off • LEGO Batman: Visual Dictionary – $11.40 with $2.01 coupon applied – 48% off • LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia – $12.99 – 32% off • LEGO Minifigure A Visual History New Edition – $27.99 – 30% off • LEGO DC Super Heroes Visual Dictionary – $15.39 – 30% off Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Yesterday I reported that we could soon be seeing the LEGO Harry Potter The Monster Book of Monsters (30628) on the LEGO Shop and at LEGO Brand Stores and I can now confirm that we will indeed be getting next month. I’ve been told it’ll be available all January with purchases of $75 in LEGO Harry Potter products, while supplies last. It’ll be pretty easy to get if you’re planning on getting the new LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Moments sets. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Viking Village by BrickHammer is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the actual history of the Vikings and some of the buildings you may find during that time including a blacksmith, main hall, temple, and watch tower. It also proposes three minifigures as well. The project now joins the Boeing 737 Passenger Plane, Colosseum (Architecture Style), Gravity Falls: The Mystery Shack, Brick Town Police Station, , Red Dwarf Starbug, Avatar: The Last Airbender – YIP YIP!, Classic Castle, Open MRI, Motorized Lighthouse, Avatar: The Illuminated World of Pandora, Spirited Away, Jumanji of 1995, Auto Union Type C Racecar, Automated Garbage Truck, The Car Wash, Wallace & Gromit, Among Us: The Skeld, Roman Warship, The Addams Family Mystery Mansion, and GMC – Blue Chip 100 [1957] as the ones that have reached the Third 2020 Review Stage. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous"...