The LEGO Insiders Reward Center has started a new sweepstakes for the LEGO Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket where you can win a copy of the LEGO Ideas Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (21360) as well as a $1000 golden e-gift card. The sweepstakes is totally free and every Insiders member has one entry and there will be five lucky winners. The sweepstakes will end on October 15. Eligible countries: Canada (excluding Quebec), Denmark, Estonia, France (excluding French Overseas Departments or Territories, and the Principality of Monaco), Germany (excluding Heligoland), Norway, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States. The post LEGO Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket Free Sweepstakes appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Backstreet Boys: I Want It That Way by H1GHDEF1N1T1ON is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the iconic music video of the 1999 hit song I Want It That Way where Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, and Howie Dorough are all in their white outfits in front of the Boeing 727. The post LEGO Ideas Backstreet Boys: I Want It That Way Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Previously, Simon Liu wrote a fantastic article about photography with tips and tricks on how to take better shots of your LEGO creations. As a non-professional photographer myself, I was intrigued to learn new ways of fine-tuning my photos, so I started to read and got to the first lesson – Know Your Camera. Here's the thing – I don't own a dedicated camera, because I never actually needed one. What I do have is my phone, which is a Samsung model from 2016 (if not 2015). My camera, but check that wallpaper! I’ve had it since I bought the phone! :D These are my photo tips from a non-professional photographer not owning a dedicated camera. I would strongly suggest if you do have a camera, to read Simon's article first, I did it and learned new words like ISO, shutter speed and aperture! I'm still not sure what these words...

The new LEGO Ideas Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (21360) is now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. Retailing for $219.99, the 2,025 piece set is based on the original 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder. The main feature is the chocolate waterfall that can move when you turn the dial on the back. It also has the Wonkatania boat that can carry the minifigures which include Willy Wonka, two Oompa Loompa, Charlie Bucket, Grandpa Joe, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee. As of right now, the LEGO SEGA Genesis Controller (40769) is still available so you can get it as a GWP when you get it. The promo will run until September 17, while supplies last. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Ideas Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (21360) Now Available appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal...

If you didn’t know, DK has recently released the LEGO Minifigure A Visual History: Updated and Expanded which includes an exclusive Blacktron minifigure. The minifigure itself is more detailed with the Blacktron logo now printed on the torso and legs which is slightly different than the ones found in the LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade (10355). Retailing for $40, the 304 page book has been updated since the last one from 2020 and it features over 2,500 LEGO minifigures from various themes. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Minifigure A Visual History: Updated and Expanded Now Available appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Chugging along with our reviews of the LEGO Wicked sets, the next one we’ll be checking out is Emerald City & Kiamo Ko Castle (75689). The set has 860 pieces and retails for $89.99. Minidolls There are only two minidolls in the set which are Glinda and Elphaba. Glinda is technically a unique minidoll although the torso is the same one as in the Munchkinland set but she has the thinner dress piece instead of the larger one. Her accessory is a book of Oz that is filled with tables of spells. Elphaba also looks the same as from the Munchkinland set except that the torso uses metallic silver and gold. She still has the shoulderpad piece like before. Her accessories include her broom and the Grimmerie. Build The build features minibuilds of the Emerald City and Kiamo Ko Castle from what LEGO describes as the ending of Wicked: For Good...

A lot of people ask me how to take good photos of their LEGO MOCs, which I generally respond with, “What good photos!?” I am definitely not one of the best LEGO photographers out there—I don’t have a lot of good, or even recent, equipment (my camera is dying, please support my gofundme!) But I do kinda know the basics, a lot of which was taught by my brother and what I learned along the way with the many people in the community helping. Hopefully as we all grew up, we got better at taking photos. Polaroid Land Camera OneStep - Nick Jensen - harkens back to the old film days It’s not overly hard to learn how to take good photos. I have a friend who I won’t name (guess in comments!) who took pretty basic pictures and set out to learn how to take better photos. In a couple...

If you have some LEGO Insiders points laying around, LEGO is giving you a chance to win the LEGO BrickHeadz SDCC 2016 Batman & The Joker (41491). These BrickHeadz were the first ones that LEGO released but as San Diego Comic Con exclusives back when LEGO still did exclusives to promote the theme. As of this post, the set is going for about $800-1200 on the secondary market. Each entry costs 50 Insiders points and you can have a maximum of 50 entries. If you’re a gambler, the maximum number of points you can do are worth about a $385 purchase. The post LEGO BrickHeadz SDCC 2016 Batman & The Joker (41491) Sweepstakes in Rewards Center appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Icons Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship (10365) was just released yesterday and to go along with it, you could’ve gotten the Captain Jack Sparrow’s Compass (5009609) GWP. Unfortunately it looks like the gift with purchase set is now sold out online but LEGO Brand Stores may still have them. It was supposed to last until September 18 but the GWP is the yellow box packaging which is usually the more limited ones compared to the regular boxed GWPs. If you’re still want to see if stores still have the Black Pearl, I would highly suggest calling them first before heading out there as it is also on backorder status. Even though the ship is on the more expensive side, it seems that it is still popular among fans. The post LEGO Captain Jack Sparrow’s Compass (5009609) GWP Sold Out Online appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author:...

I often think that growing up Filipino means having basketball in my blood. I am absolutely awful at it. But I love the stories behind each game, and the role it has played in shaping our national psyche. In my basketball-crazy country, you will find a basketball court—or at the very least, a board with a hoop nailed to a post, a tree, or a wall—in practically every village. It is a place of triumph and victory, defeat and despair, and serves more often than not, as the heart of every community. Basketball courts and stadiums have certainly played a big part in my life—and would have continued doing so had COVID not happened. And so when presented the opportunity to write about the gorgeously detailed Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University by LEGO builder (and once a BrickNerd patron) Scott Walker, of course I jumped at the chance to do...