Today’s guest article comes from Richard Dryden, a builder, DJ and sneakerhead who has competed on LEGO Masters and helped create the Awesome Black Creativity project. A New Air Max Day Each year on March 26th, Nike celebrates one of its most iconic lines known for pushing the envelope in the design and performance of its air cushioning system. Keeping with the tradition that started in 2014, this year’s wave includes myriad styles with two significant standouts: a bright glossy Nike x LEGO Air Max 95 (neon yellow) that looks fresh out of a comic book, and a buildable Air Max 95.  Nike Air Max 95 x LEGO image via Nike PressRoom As the LEGO Group and Nike have limited the wearable sneaker to little kids and big kids’ sizes, this article will focus primarily on 43025 Nike Air Max 95. The set follows last year’s LEGO Nike Dunk. Similar to...

When Half-Life debuted in 1998, it changed gaming forever, foregoing cutscenes in favor of a story that unfolded in gameplay. The developer Valve’s embrace of tools and mods would see Counter-Strike, Portal, and more born from Half-Life’s foundations, and that would grow into Steam, the world’s dominant PC gaming platform. Half-Life also features some all-time great enemy designs that look amazing in LEGO in a new collab. giikei_mocs kicks things off with the silent protagonist, Gordon Freeman.  Built at a comparable scale to the recent Iron Man Mk3, Gordon looks slick in HEV suit (Mk4, maybe it was a Tony Stark design). Of course he comes armed with his signature crowbar. The builder promises instructions will come in the future. Giikei also assembles the iconic Headcrab, seen both solo and attached to an unfortunate host. Depicting in FPS mode with Gordon’s crowbar is a great touch. pakaru_builds contributes an energy-wielding Vortigaunt, a...

OK, I’ve got some lore questions for all the Pokenerds out there (including you, Eero Okkonen – for reasons that will become apparent). So Earth used to be roamed by all these gigantic creatures, right? Not just dinosaurs, but massive insects and wooly rhinos and mammoths and all the rest. One theory is because the atmosphere was more oxygen-rich, enabling supersized fauna. So in the Pokemon universe, there must have been massive versions of what we have today, right? I’m not so worried about this “Giant Primordial Quagsire” that Eero shows us – what about the already massive ‘mons like Eternatus, or Gyarados, or Alolan Exeggutor? You wouldn’t want to get caught in a battle by them in the primodial wild! The post Good luck fitting this huge LEGO Quagsire in a Pokeball! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Theo Spencer

From Superheroes to Fairies, Mermaids to Pirates, Mini-dolls are more versatile than they often get credit for. When The Brothers Brick asked me to take a look at the Summer wave of LEGO Friends sets, I found all kinds of new and uncommon mini-doll parts to use as seed pieces for some fantastical scenes! Most of the Summer sets revolve around the core Friends group of Autumn, Ollie, Liann, Nova, Leo, Aliya, and Zac (with Paisley being oddly sidelined to just one set). While 6 different skin tones represented across 8 characters is great for diversity, it makes interchangeability a challenge. But I love a challenge, that’s part of why I customize mini-dolls in the first place! Hi! I’m Llano, AKA @femmefromtheblock on Instagram. Last May, Pirates was one of the prompts for @FriendsBASH, a new custom mini-doll challenge I hosted, and I host pirate challenge @WeArrrFamily every September, so obviously...

Forty years ago today, Jim Henson’s cult classic Labyrinth debuted, blending innovative puppetry, fantasy worldbuilding, and the looming presence and music of David Bowie. While the movie was a commercial disappointment at launch with mixed reviews, the film’s reputation grew over time as a home video hit and has been rediscovered by generations of new fans drawn to the intricate hand-made world and the allure of its human stars. New Zealand based builder Centuri Chan paid tribute to the film with a large-scale diorama that blends brick-built characters with a microscale model of the Labyrinth and Goblin City packed with details that fans of the film will appreciate. Centuri Chan’s door knockers perfectly recreate their puppet counterparts and are hands down my favorite part of the build. If you want to see more of this build, you must first choose which door to knock. One leads to the castle at the...