Back in the 15th century, THE renaissance man Leonardo Da Vinci had a dream to design a human-powered flying machine. He never realized his goal, but he quite impressively worked out an early understanding of many laws of physics behind flight—often based on observing birds and their mechanics. This allowed him to devise some pretty fantastic concepts that were ahead of his time, such as his famed “flying machine” (an ornithopter). The flying machine design revolves around a central wooden platform that the human lies on and works mechanisms with their arms and legs to power bird-like wings and a tail with ropes and pulleys. To be fair, Da Vinci’s ornithopter couldn’t get past the weight-to-power ratio that the inefficient flapping motion required. But, it sure looks cool, doesn’t it!? Isn’t she beauteous!! The creative folks over at LEGO decided to adapt Da Vinci’s ornithopter concept into set 10363, Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine, and...

LEGO has started a new promotion on the Rewards Center where you have a chance to win 10,000 LEGO Insiders Points. It costs you absolutely no points to enter but you could walk away with 10k more points. The promotion will run until February 6. The usual restrictions apply. What would you do with 10,000 loyalty points? This is your chance to boost your points balance, so you’ve got more to go towards rewards, gifts and other LEGO® goodies. We’re giving away 10,000 points to 10 lucky winners. Free to enter. 1 entry per member. Valid from 8th January – 6th February 2026. No purchase necessary. Terms and conditions apply.* Please see full terms and conditions for details and eligibility requirements. Sweepstake closes on 02/06/26 Eligible countries: Austria, Canada (excluding Quebec), Denmark, Estonia, France (excluding French Overseas Departments or Territories, and the Principality of Monaco), Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland,...

“The Conversation Piece” is a monthly BrickNerd series about creativity and building with LEGO authored by our friends over at the Builder Improvement Initiative (BII), a Discord-based community that helps LEGO builders of all levels get better at their craft through knowledge-sharing and constructive feedback. Have a question you would like us to consider for a future article? You can submit it here. Enjoy! Why So Many New Molds? Browsing the LEGO element catalog the past few years can make you feel like a kid in a candy store, or perhaps more accurately, a mall of candy stores. For nearly every category of part, we’ve seen several groundbreaking additions to the family: plates now come rounded with bar holes, wedge plates are becoming tiles, and brackets are always getting a new variant. The graph below charts the amount of new parts per year (taken from Brickset), although it is inclusive of...

This is the story of how my partner and I became Lifetime Pass holders for LEGOLAND Windsor in the UK, even though we live on the other side of the world in Australia. The lifetime pass holders board at legoland windsor To start with, you need to understand that we love all things LEGO-related. We love the product, the merchandise, the theme parks, the exhibits, the stores and anything else LEGO branded or that uses LEGO products. If there is something LEGO-related happening at a place we’re visiting, we’ll be there. We like visiting the UK because we have friends and family there, so it made sense to always include a stop at LEGOLAND Windsor as part of our trip. The Before Times Our first visit to LEGOLAND Windsor happened in 2003. It was part of our big round-the-world trip where we were to visit all of the LEGOLANDs, a Disneyland...

If you’re still looking to get the LEGO F1 Collectible Race Cars 6 Pack (66796), Amazon currently has it for 48% off. The set of 6 is now priced at $15.60 which saves you $14.34 on it. Each box is random so you aren’t guaranteed a complete set of 12 even if you buy two sets. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO F1 Collectible Race Cars 6 Pack (66796) Amazon Deal – January 2026 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the LEGO Ninjago theme and select LEGO Brand Stores will be holding LEGO Ninjago Days. The event will take place at the Mall of America, West Edmonton, Fifth Avenue, and Nebraska Crossing and you’ll be able to help build a mural to celebrate 15 years of Ninjago as well as taking pictures with Kai. It doesn’t say anything about any giveaways or make & take builds but you never know. Calling all Ninjas! Celebrate 15 years of Ninjago play at the LEGO® Store for Ninjago Days! This event will take place at four of our locations:Mall of AmericaWest EdmontonFifth AvenueNebraska Crossing At these locations you’ll be able to: Meet everyone’s favorite Ninja of Fire – Kai!Starting at 12pm on Saturday 11/17 and 2pm on Sunday 11/18 Kai will be appearing! Help build a mural celebrating 15 years of Ninjago!Mural build hours are:Saturday 1/17 from...

The LEGO Ideas Third 2025 Review Stage is now set with 75 projects reaching the 10,000 supporter goal. It was fairly slow the first few months, then it ramped up in mid to late December. We were only at 44 projects that hit the goal in early December but then an influx rounded out the end of the qualifying period. Converse – Chuck Taylor All Star – ComicMischief BBC Ghosts – SJs Workshop The Life of Koi – GenericBrix The Train Junkyard – Bricky_Brick Ramen Noodles – Gummybrickss Naruto: Ichiraku Ramen Shop – DadiTwins The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – CoasterZoom Hedgehog – Dockan The Sailor Moon Star Luminous Rod – MYS have a table Potted Plants – InspektorSchrecklicherTeller Backstreet Boys: I Want It That Way – H1GHDEF1N1T1ON iMac G3 – terauma Anne of Green Gables – Iyan ha Tuscany B&B “L’Ulivo” – Lillibricks Witch House – Castor-Troy Perry the...

The LEGO Ideas Third 2025 Review Stage is now set and we have now moved on to the First 2026 Review Stage with two projects already qualifying for it. Although I didn’t vote for it, the minifigure scale airplane turbine that actually works looks really neat. The other project features the Halliwell Manor from the late 90s to mid-2000s show with a trio of witch sisters. CHARMED – Halliwell Manor and the Book of Shadows – Santheg Aircraft Engine Workshop. Mini Fig. Scale & Working – Stephanix The post LEGO Ideas January 5 Update – First 2026 Review Stage Begins appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

BrickLink has revealed the final designs of the five BrickLink Designer Program Series 7 sets. Crowdfunding for the sets will start on February 16 at 8am PST. A minimum of 3,000 sets have to be sold before they actually produce them. There is now a real-time production system that dynamically change depending how popular a set is so the total number of available sets varies based on the number of orders and production capacity. Privateer Frigate Fortuna – BrickPerfection – 4,087 pieces/$349.99 W.A.L.T. The Little Robot – Leewan – 654 pieces/$39.99 Sushi Restaurant (寿司屋) – Brickproject – 3,604 pieces/$279.99 Alchemist’s Shop – Shram – 2,319 pieces/$199.99 Antique Collection – terauma – 1,504 pieces/$199.99 The post BrickLink Designer Program Series 7 Final Designs Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has released the press release for the newly announced LEGO SMART Brick and the LEGO SMART Play system. You can read more about it the functionality of it below. In addition, three new LEGO Star Wars sets have been announced with pre-orders going live on January 9 and releasing on March 1. SMART Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter (75241) – 473 pieces/$69.99 – 1x LEGO SMART Brick– 1x LEGO SMART MINIFIGURE featuring Darth Vader– 1x SMART TAG featuring the TIE Fighter SMART Play: Luke’s Red Five X-wing (75423) – 584 pieces/$99.99 – 1x LEGO SMART Brick– 2x LEGO SMART MINIFIGURES featuring Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia– 5x SMART TAGS featuring the X-wing, Imperial turret, transporter, command center and R2-D2 accessories SMART Play: Throne Room Duel & A-wing (75427) – 962 pieces/$159.99 – 2x LEGO SMART Bricks– 3x LEGO® SMART MINIFIGURES featuring Luke Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader– 5x SMART TAGS...