August is one of the biggest shopping months on the LEGO Shop for the US as the rest of the summer 2024 LEGO sets are released. Here’s our comprehensive guide on what we can expect to see in stores and online with over 70 LEGO sets ready to hit the shelves. There is one known gift with purchase set at this time which is the LEGO Technic P1 Logo (5008946) which is only available with the purchase of the McLaren P1 (42172). Animal Crossing • Fly with Dodo Airlines (77051) – $37.99• K.K.’s Concert at the Plaza (77052) – $79.99 Build Together • LEGO Travel Moments (41838) – $149.99• Message Board (41839) – $99.99 City • Car Transporter Truck with Sports Cars (60408) – $99.99• Yellow Mobile Construction Crane (60409) – $109.99• Robot World Roller-Coaster Park (60421) – $99.99• Seaside Harbor with Cargo Ship (60422) – $109.99• Downtown Streetcar (60423) –...

Today is the last day for the LEGO Insider Days shopping event on the LEGO Shop, however, they have extended the Candy Shop (40692) promotion until the end of the month. The promotions for the Summer Beach Bag (5008918) and the discounted sets end tonight. • Candy Store (40692) with purchases of $200 or more, while supplies last. Ends July 31• Summer Beach Bag (5008918) with purchases of $75 in Animal Crossing, City, DREAMZzz, DUPLO, Friends, Harry Potter, Ninjago, and/or Super Mario• Double Insider Points on City, Disney, Friends, and Technic products• Sales up to 30% off on select sets As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.… Continue The post Last Day for LEGO Insider Days – Candy Shop GWP Extended appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s BrickNerd article features a guest post about LEGO monorail by Joe Meno of BrickJournal Magazine. Bring Back Monorail! One of the perennial requests that come from long-term LEGO fans is to bring back the monorail. Year in and year out, the request is made at conventions to LEGO representatives, and year in and year out, the company’s reply is the same: “We are not currently planning a monorail.” It has almost become a badge of honor for a visiting designer to get the question—to the point that asking the questions has become more of a cultural phenomenon rather than a sincere request. IMage via Brickset Of course, there are a number of reasons why monorail from the 80s and 90s is likely never going to make a comeback. The molds and the motor aren’t available anymore because they were produced by a contractor that no longer exists. There would be...

Amazon is still cranking out sales as they have heavily discounted the LEGO Marvel Hulkbuster (76210) by 40%. This sale drops the price of the set down to $329.99 which saves you $220 on it. This sale matches the LEGO Shop as they also has the deal for the LEGO Insider Days event. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Marvel Hulkbuster (76210) Amazon Sale – July 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Ideas Jaws (21350) has was officially announced earlier this month and we can now cross another set off the list of sets that are still under development. This latest update adds two more sets to the list as well as another gift with purchase item. The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tvrulesmylife Approved February 8, 2023 from Second 2022 Review Stage. Reading, Reading, Reading by Fr_A Approved July 18, 2023 from Singles’ Day – Me, Myself, and I Winner building contest Disney Magic by 2A2A Approved September 1, 2023 from Disney 100 Years of Fairytales building contest Twilight: Cullen House by LobsterThermidor Approved December 19, 2023 from First 2023 Review Stage Botanical Garden by Goannas Approved December 19, 2023 from First 2023 Review Stage Knowledge is Power by danielbradleyy Approved March 1, 2024 from Celebrate the Wonder of STEM! building contest Base: Micro Rail Command Center by Falkorich Approved March...

Today’s guest article comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from Chicago. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. The Decade of Awesome  Today on BrickNerd, we’re continuing our retrospective on our very own Simon Liu—an AFOL whose reputation precedes him. If you missed our last article: Go back and read it! To recap, we learned about his early life origins, early days in the AFOL world, and how a LEGO fan convention experience from over a decade ago inspired him to go on and lead his own part of the LEGO community. When we left off, Simon was using his Brickworld Master 2012 title as a blank check of goodwill to do a whole lot of awesome for the LEGO community over the next decade. Now, Simon has done a ton of incredible things in his LEGO career, and if I sat here and talked about all of them,...

Although Amazon Prime Day is over, they still have kept some of the limited time sales for various LEGO sets. For those sets that have the red “With Prime” label, there is a limited amount of sets available with the additional discounts so once they are all claimed, they go back to regular price. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. • LEGO Classic Vibrant Creative Box (11038) – $41.99/30% off• LEGO Disney Encanto The Madrigal House (43202) – $34.99/30% off• LEGO Disney Wish Asha in the City of Rosas (43223) – $13.99/30% off• LEGO Disney Wish King Magnifico’s Castle (43224) – $49.99/50% off• LEGO Disney The Little Mermaid (43225) – $111.99/30% off• LEGO Disney Wish Asha’s Cottage (43231) – $16.99/60% off• LEGO Friends Friendship Tree House (41703) – $55.99/30% off• LEGO Friends Space Research Rover (42602) – $34.99/30% off• LEGO Friends Sports Center (41744) – $61.99/34% off• LEGO...

Over the last few weeks, I was faced with a decision that I’ve been both dreading and yet knew was necessary. That is, to “retire” my first and most ambitious LEGO train layout called “Fareham.” Occupying a little over 13.8 sq. m (150 sq. ft), it was consuming valuable basement real estate, which was needed for other priorities. Therefore, the decision was taken to pack and store Fareham indefinitely. As an homage to this beloved and important layout project, I thought it would be nice to review and reflect on this layout and its significance to me. Background Before I became an active LEGO train fan, I was a scale model train hobbyist. I’ve built model trains and layouts in various scales, such as OO, HO, and N scale. My main interest was British trains from the 1970s and 1980s, as I remembered them from my youth; more specifically, from the...

There’s only a few hours left for Amazon Prime Days 2024 and the last LEGO set I want to highlight is the LEGO Star Wars Ghost & Phantom II (75357). It is currently 20% off and priced at $127.99 which saves you $32 on it. This set is the most recent version of the two ships and includes minifigures of General Hera Syndulla, Lt. Beyta, Jacen Syndulla, First Officer Hawkins, and Chopper (C1-10P). As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Star Wars Ghost & Phantom II (75357) Amazon Sale – July 2024 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The annual Bionicle building competition Bio-Cup is nearly over. The semifinals end in a few days, and then it will be down to the last three competitors to battle it out for the first-place title. If you don’t know about Bio-Cup yet, it’s the largest LEGO constraction building contest with over 150 entries that all get narrowed down to one victor in a tournament-style competition. Each round has a unique theme and lasts two weeks, with builders in groups of three or four battling head-to-head to move on to the next round. With great prizes on the line, such as sealed sets, custom resin cast masks, and cash, it’s no surprise this contest brings out the absolute best in everyone. This year, I want to look at four builders who really excelled in this year’s competition and, I think, took a few people by surprise with their amazing builds. Micellanabuilds Many...