Today’s guest article comes from Zane Houston, a math teacher and builder from Colorado who has built some pretty impressive Pokémon MOCs. You can follow him on Flickr and Instagram. Gotta Buy ‘Em All! They’re finally here! Time to load up on Super Potions, kiss your mothers goodbye, and follow Professor Oak’s instructions as we embark on our very own Pokémon journeys! I don’t remember the exact moment I was introduced to Pokémon, but the craze hit me like a stampede of Tauros sometime in the third grade. I spent every dime I had on Pokémon cards, memorized every random stat I could, and never missed an episode of the animé (instead of learning how to function in society as an adult, I just have the Pokéraps rattling around in the back of my brain). I don’t think I ever understood this as a kid, but Game Boy games had a...

Sometime soon, four humans will be on their way to the moon! We wanted to post this article when the SLS rocket launched and to wrap up Engineers Week, however, Central Florida weather and pre-flight testing have caused delays. While Artemis II is not a mission that will land on the moon, it is set to make a lot of history. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, will be the first humans in Lunar orbit since Apollo 17 left in 1972! Artemis II Crew and SLS Rocket during Roll Out to the LC39B Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Via KSC’s Flickr Some notable firsts of the mission will include: We are Go for Lift off! The lunar flyby is such that all 4 will have traveled the furthest from earth of any human exceeding that of Apollo 13. Glover becoming the first African...

LEGO has revealed a new LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite set with Beef Boss & Skye (40910). Releasing on March 1, the set has 288 pieces and will be a LEGO Insiders reward item that will cost 2,500 points to redeem. The Beef Boss & Skye BrickHeadz will be the 299th and 300th BrickHeadz characters that LEGO has produced since 2017 when LEGO started numbering them. The theme officially started in 2016 when LEGO did some San Diego Comic Con exclusive preview sets but didn’t start selling them until 2017. Bring gaming fun off-screen with this LEGO® Fortnite® BrickHeadz Beef Boss & Skye Figures (40910) building set for kids aged 10 and over, which includes 2 collectable video game figures. Beef Boss has its iconic burger face and big tongue and holds a sword accessory, while Skye wears a blue jacket and comes with a Pickaxe accessory. The Fortnite toys make great birthday...

The votes are in, the passports are stamped, and Nerdly is officially back from vacation! Last month was the deadline for Nerdvember, where we challenged the BrickNerd community to take our favorite bespectacled mascot on vacation, and you absolutely delivered. From the tropics to snow ski vacations, Nerdly travelled the world! This year’s theme celebrated travel in all its forms. Whether Nerdly was relaxing, exploring, or getting into a bit of vacation trouble. There were so many interpretations of the theme from MOCs to travel photos. As always, each BrickNerd contributor and Patreon member had an equal vote, and the results were tight across the board. Three key criteria were considered by the judges: Concept - Is the idea clever, tell a story, and align with the vacation theme? Quality & Presentation - Is the creation well-executed and presented in a way that enhances its impact? Nerdiness - Does the creation...

March is almost here and here’s a guide of the upcoming LEGO sets that will be releasing in the month. It’ll be a fairly large list as LEGO has pretty much bunched up a lot of sets to drop in less than a week. A lot of the sets you can already pre-order but they will be available starting on March 1. As far as promotions go, there’s been no information yet on what will be available. Art • Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies (31220) – $249.99 Botanicals • Sunflower Bouquet (11502) – $59.99• Magnolia Branches (11510) – $49.99 BrickHeadz • Sulley, Mike and Boo Figures (40861) – $24.99• Supply Llama & Fishstick Figures (40881) – $29.99 City • F1 Display Truck with Audi F1 Race Car (60493) – $44.99• Police Train Heist (60508) – $199.99 DC • Batman Logo (76330) – $79.99• Batman v Superman...

If you’re a student and have desires to become a LEGO designer, LEGO Ideas is offering a challenge and the winner will become an intern for LEGO. In the job offering, the internship will be from September-December for Concept/Model Design. In the the challenge, LEGO wants you to design something truly original and something not based on my existing IPs. The challenge will end on March 18. The post LEGO Ideas Challenge for LEGO Concept/Model Design Internship appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The latest addition of the up-scaled minifigures line is the Up-Scaled Blue Astronaut Minifigure (40921). Releasing in March, the set has 793 pieces and retails for $59.99. As you can see, the figure resembles the blue astronaut very nicely. The first part of the build is the torso which is similar to the previous scaled-up minifigures. In the front of the torso, we have a new printed panel for the Classic Space logo. The back of the torso has the air tanks attached using some pins. This is a very nice addition from LEGO to the get complete look of the minifigure. The neckstrap, however, is not connected to the air tanks but to the torso. The arms can rotate and the wrists are able to rotate as well. The legs themselves have gotten a slight update as the connections now use click hinges for the joints. This allows the figure...

In what has essentially turned into a weekly update for us, there are four more projects that have qualified for the LEGO Ideas First 2026 Review Stage. In this update, we have two more football stadiums added to the list for Arsenal and Ajax. This will be the third football stadiums in review this round joining Liverpool. Emirates Stadium – Arsenal F.C. – PetaS Hunters Hut – villa_brick_7 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Soccer Stadium – 2Studs Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus) – Jacker76 The post LEGO Ideas February 22 Update – Two More Football Stadiums Join Review appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has dropped a new documentary called Building the LEGO Dream that showcases five fan designers who became LEGO designers. It’s 46 minutes long and there’s also a behind the scenes short as well as a director interview with Ethan Vincent. Unfortunately, yhe documentary is not hosted on YouTube but you can watch it on the LEGO Shop in the link above. • Josh Bretz – BTS Dynamite (21339)• Ivan Guerrero – Sesame Street (21324), Family Tree (21346), Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533)• Thomas Lajon – BrickLink Designer Program Series 3 Lost City, The Orient Express Train (21344)• Sandro Quattrini – Motorised Lighthouse (21335)• Alex Storozhuk – Home Alone (21330) Building the LEGO® Dream What is it like to be a LEGO® designer? How do you become one? Building the LEGO® Dream follows five people from different walks of life and different corners of the planet as they answer those questions and...

The Pokemon 30th Anniversary is next week and it is also the official release date of the LEGO Pokemon sets. As we know by now, there are three sets that you can purchase as well as a gift with purchase set and a LEGO Insiders reward item. At least they’re not as hard to get as the actual cards. Eevee (72151) and Pikachu and Poke Ball (72152) are still available for pre-order while the flagship Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise (72153) has stopped taking pre-orders. The latter should be available again on February 27. This also goes for the Kanto Region Badge Collection (40892) GWP which was intially available when pre-orders went up in January. The Mini Pokemon Center (40911) Insiders Reward will also drop on February 27 for 2,500 Insiders points. Although these are just the intial launch items for LEGO Pokemon, we should see sets release regularly in the upcoming...