Every winter, BrickNerd is treated to an avalanche of snowy builds, but every so often, one stands out for its sense of storytelling. This beautifully layered winter scene by German builders Jojo and Manu (Flickr | Instagram) does exactly that, combining family traditions and forced perspective into a single landscape. Inspired by Sámi culture of northern Scandinavia, the build draws you deep into a frozen northern world illuminated by the night sky. We spoke with Jojo and Manu about rediscovering LEGO, building annual winter MOCs for their children, and the techniques behind this striking scene. The Start of a Tradition Ann: Welcome to BrickNerd! It’s wonderful to meet you both. To start, could you tell us a bit about yourselves and how LEGO became part of your lives again? Jojo and Manu: Thank you! We are Jojo and Manu, a couple of LEGO nerds from Germany. Like many others, we rediscovered...

Following up on our alt build exploration of the first four sets from the latest wave of DreamZzz sets, today we have T.E. taking a look at one of the highlights of the wave, 71514 Dino Jet. After all, are there any two cooler words in the English language than “dino” and “jet”? As a master of sci-fi MOCs, I knew T.E. would put the set to good use, but boy, did he go above and beyond my expectations! From alternate models to custom instructions, he perfectly demonstrates the creative potential that the DreamZzz theme has and explores some alternative ideas for the set! I’ll let him take over from here… A Study in Ufology I received set 71514 Dino Jet from LEGO on behalf of BrickNerd. This was truly a pleasure and a dream (pun intended) as I have always loved dinosaurs. Plus, this mechanical-looking beast harkened back to joyful...

LEGO has announced the winner of the LEGO Ideas Design a Vendor Cart building contest for a future gift with purchase set. There were 779 builds that were entered and the winner is Urban Face Sketcher by ArchGian7. There were also 14 runner up builds as well. The winning build will now go into production and will be released some time in the future, possibly at the end of this year/early next year. The post LEGO Ideas Design a Vendor Cart Winning GWP Announced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today marks the 15 year anniversary of when the original two pilot episodes of Ninjago aired. I still remember it vividly, all these years later, sitting on the living room floor of my childhood home in early January of 2011. I was bundled up in blankets, looking up in awe at the TV. The screen showed a blacksmith shop, with the sound of metal clanging as a young blacksmith hammered it into the shape of a sword. Within moments, little me and that blacksmith, who I would soon learn was named Kai, would begin a 15-year journey filled with incredible characters, epic battles, and many memories that I will cherish for my life. For Ninjago’s anniversary, The LEGO Group is making sure this year is one to remember for Ninjago fans, with a new season of the TV show, special sets, collaborations, and events, all to celebrate this milestone. While Ninjago...

Just like clockwork, LEGO has restocked the LEGO Pokemon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise (72153) and put it back up for pre-order on the LEGO Shop. The unfortunate thing is that the promotion for the Kanto Region Badge Collection (40892) is now over so you won’t be getting it if you pre-order now. I would highly suggest that you wait until February 27 to place your orders as LEGO will be running the promotion again at that time. One thing to note about LEGO is that they regularly restock their products. For those who are new, don’t go paying scalper prices for something that will regularly restock for at least 1-2 years. When the Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise went out of stock the other day, a lot of orders went straight to the secondary market and 2-3 times the retail price. I’m all about the free market but do know that stuff...

The LEGO Insiders Rewards Center has been updated with a new reward dropping tomorrow with the LEGO Botanicals Dragonfly Garden (6615075). The set has 154 pieces and it features an unnamed flower, probably a Hyacinth, and a brick-built dragonfly. The set will cost you 2,000 Insiders points and you’ll have 60 days to use the code after you redeem it. The post LEGO Botanicals Dragonfly Garden (6615075) Insiders Reward Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO is not done with the Chinese/Lunar New Year gift with purchase sets as they have revealed another one with the Lion Dance (40915). The set has 480 pieces and it features two lions as well as four performer minifigures. There’s so word yet on when or the price requirement to get it but it should be pretty soon. Let kids celebrate an important ritual with the LEGO® Lion Dance (40915) set for boys and girls ages 10 and up. This building set features 1 red lion dance costume, 1 yellow lion dance costume and 4 minifigures, so kids can role-play the dance before displaying the set proudly as a Spring Festival decoration. According to tradition, the lion dance is thought to bring good fortune, so this set is a great good luck gift for kids and anyone who enjoys the Spring Festival. Set contains 480 pieces. The post LEGO Spring...

Who would’ve thought that when LEGO Ninjago released in 2011, it would become LEGO’s longest running homegrown IP and this year is celebrating its 15th anniversary. LEGO has announced a whole slew of events that will be happening during the year as well as a new LEGO Ninjago Family board game coming July 30. Get Ready to GO FULL NINJA as LEGO® NINJAGO® Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary: New Collabs, Play Sets, Content & Events • Since its launch in January 2011, LEGO® NINJAGO® has become the LEGO Group’s longest-running homegrown entertainment IP and a prominent evergreen toy line• The 15th anniversary year will bring epic storytelling, creative and fun LEGO sets, exclusive collaborations, and immersive real-life experiences to fans Billund, Denmark, 14 January 2026: As LEGO® NINJAGO® marks its 15th anniversary, the LEGO Group is thrilled to tease and unveil a year of epic celebrations, special edition LEGO sets, new stories...

Not to be overshadowed by the LEGO Pokemon set reveals yesterday, LEGO Education has announced that they will releasing a new Computer Science & AI learning solution. Whether you like it or not, AI is here and companies have to adapt or fall behind. It was only last year at the same time that LEGO announced LEGO Education Science and this new Computer Science & AI expands on the learning system. With this announcement, LEGO Education has also revealed that the LEGO Education SPIKE Portfolio will be retired which includes SPIKE Prime and SPIKE Essential. End of sales for the SPIKE Portfolio will be June 30, 2026 and at that time the SPIKE App will no longer be supported. LEGO® Education Announces Hands-on Computer Science & AI Learning Solution • K-8 teachers see benefits of hands-on computer science and AI education but lack the right tools to engage students, according to...

In just a few days, there are five more projects that have reached the 10,000 supporter goal for the First 2026 Review Stage. We’ve already seen different versions of these projects before but these are new spins on the general themes. With this update, we’re now up to 10 projects already that have reached the review stage and we’ve barely just started. It looks like it’ll be pretty busy for this round. Locomotive: New York Central #5405 – Olivier312 Cuphead – Vaicko Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! – Brick Built Labs Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter – King of Crocs Bring Back the Retro Hype : Vinyl! – brickmotionID The post LEGO Ideas January 13 Update – Up to 10 Projects Already appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran