It's as classic as you get when talking about the early days of LEGO, the wooden duck pull toy. I had the distinct pleasure (and lets face it, stress) of having one in the studio while shooting the animation for the Brickumentary. It had it's own special case and was kept tucked away for security. You could hear angels sing every time I pulled it out for use (ok, maybe just in my head). To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the brick builder JK Brickworks is paying tribute to the duck with this brilliant build, and you can have your own because he's released building instructions. Every true fan needs one, build yours today! Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

According to builder and LEGO steampunk legend V&A Steamworks, he was overdue for a MOC on Flickr. What a coincidence, we were overdue to feature a build by Guy here on BrickNerd, so it all worked out. Mr. Steam Cat and his mouse partner here look like they're ready for some mischief and adventure, and I'm ready to enjoy the antics. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

Target has a new online Spring promotion going on when you purchase LEGO sets with your REDcard. As you see above, you can get the Iconic Easter (5004468) set with a $20 purchase or more on select LEGO sets. There is a limited quantity and will be added to your cart if you made the requirement and if you’ve linked your REDcard to your account. The promotion excludes Hard to Find items and DUPLO and ends on March 24 at 11:59 pst. If you don’t care about the promo at all, you can just buy the set outright for $5.99 each. Thanks to Donald for the heads up. The post LEGO Iconic Easter (5004468) Target Online Promotion appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This gorgeous French galleon was inspired by the 17th century man-of-war "Royal Louis". Builder mattlincoln4040 hasn't provided much information on this gorgeous vessel, but it's clearly minifig scale, spectacularly detailed and a serious labor of love. I would love to see this in person. Click through for many, many more pictures. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

I want to state for the record that I do not believe in merpeople. That being said, I think there's something deep in every one of us that yearns to believe. I think it's lurking in the depths of our sub conscience, linked to our distant past when we crawled out of the ocean and turned our faces to the sun, determined to conquer the land. Then again maybe we just want to be better swimmers.  Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

LEGO Rebrick has a new building contest to win some serious prizes including a collection of the summer 2018 LEGO Friends sets. We haven’t seen the summer 2018 LEGO Friends sets yet but according to the prize descriptions, they will be a racing subtheme this year. LEGO wants you to build a 8×12 stud LEGO Friends Go-Kart vignette which has to consist of a Go-Kart along with some surrounding actions. This could be some characters preparing for the race, trees, street, part of a race track, or traffic signs. The build should only relate to LEGO Friends and fit into the Heartlake City universe. This means no third part IPs including LEGO IPs. There will be one grand prize winner, who will receive:-A collection of 12 upcoming LEGO Friends sets, shipped once they’ve available, valued at $430 USD-Your choice of $600 USD worth of items from Shop.LEGO.com-Trophy designed by a LEGO...

The trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald dropped earlier today and LEGO has revealed potentially one of the sets that will accompany the movie. The set features a Thestral-draen carriage along with Johnny Depp’s Grindelwald along with a female minifigure. There’s also reported to be another set fir the movie tentatively named Newt Scamander’s Suitcase where it features a brick-built suitcase which can open up to show a scene from the movie. I believe the sets will be available starting in August so we can probably see them at San Diego Comic Con in a few months. Update: It is confirmed that this will be a new set. LEGO Fantastic Beasts’ Grindelwald´s Escape 132 pieces | Ages 7+ $19.99 USD Available August 1, 2018 Product details:• Includes Gellert Grindelwald and Seraphina Picquery minifigures, plus a Thestral figure with posable wings.• Features a buildable articulated carriage with opening doors and...

This is a fascinating building design. I have to assume it's divided as asymmetrically inside as it is outside. The stepped design (literally "stairs apartment") means that every story is smaller than the one under it, but if it's divided into two apartments on the lower levels, then singles, then multistory apartments on top, then it totally works. Regardless it's a beautiful building tkel86. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

One of the best things about the LEGO community is that we can learn from one another.  Here at BrickNerd, we like to share techniques that we see from builders all around the world. . . Full Plate has experimented with many unique tree designs. This month, he's adding to his growing collection of recent landscape projects. These snow covered tress (though the white leaves could be replaced with another color if you wish), are incorporating a "weaving" technique with some the individual leaf elements being held in by friction. The end result is a very realistic tree appearance which, according to the builder, is fairly solid and can even be held upside down. Very impressive!   Original linkOriginal author: Nathaniel Stoner

The trailer for Incredibles 2 came out during the 2018 Winter Olympics and we didn’t really much there but Walmart has released the images of the LEGO Juniors sets that will be accompanying the movie. There are three sets and you’ll have to get them all to get the whole family. The one set, Elistagirl’s Rooftop Pursuit (10759), wasn’t shown. Underminer Bank Heist (10760) – 149 pcs Fire up your child’s imagination for some LEGO Juniors The Incredibles 2 excitement, with this thrilling Underminer Bank Heist set, featuring a bank vault with breakaway door, Incredibile vehicle with Quick Start chassis, Tunneler machine with Quick Start chassis and spinning drill bits, plus a street build with brick wall, wanted poster and buildable streetlamp. This fun toy for boys and girls also includes a simple guide to build and play, to help build confidence in children ages 4-5. Includes 3 minifigures. -Includes 3...