Mark your calendars and get your wallets ready as the BrickLink Designer Program Series 5 pre-orders go live in less than a week. These sets will be available starting on Tuesday, June 10 at 8am PT/12pm ET. We’ve already got a good look at all five sets in this series and each one needs a minimum of 3,000 pre-orders to be produced with a maximum of 30,000 sets made. There is a limit of two copies of each set per household. Adventure in Transylvania (910049) – 4,056 pieces/$349.99 Antique Shop (910050) – 1,918 pieces/$149.99 Mushroom Village (910051) – 2,436 pieces/$209.99 Popcorn Wagon (910052) – 594 pieces/$54.99 The Thieves of Tortuga – 4,002 pieces/$339.99 The post BrickLink Designer Program Series 5 Pre-Orders Go Live Next Week appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Ah, LEGO – the building toy that lets you explore deep space, medieval castles, and… the set of Seinfeld. From Stranger Things to Queer Eye, LEGO has made comfort viewing a staple of its catalogue. Since LEGO’s current product offerings are a bit light on adult TV fare (unless you count Bluey) we’re dedicating this week’s Minifig Monday to stars of the small screen Kimberly Faul takes us back to Staten Island where What We Do in the Shadows was faithfully recorded for 6 seasons. Sadly the camera crew is gone, but we can get some satisfaction knowing that Nandor and crew are still tending to hedges. Kim does a great job of capturing the cast in minifig form, staged in their lovingly decrepit home (plus a few bonus cats, courtesy the builder!). For a post-apoc minifig challenge on Instagram, Expansion Bricks revisits three of the stars of The Walking Dead,...

Flying cars and hoverbikes need even more TLC to keep them running smoothly, and drivers need a place to grab an energy drink and a day old hotdog while they’re far from solid ground. That’s where this whymsical floating service station by Brickleas comes in. With something for everyone, and the most skilled robot mechanic in the sector, the only downside is keeping track of where it is when you need it, as the owner likes to move where the wind takes them. The post LEGO floating service station keeps the locals in the air appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Daniel

Have you ever dreamed of flying? Me, too. And Matt Goldberg wants to remind us that’s a dream we share with some birds. Matt has done an amazing job of imbuing this brick-built penguin with plenty of personality. You can practically hear it squealing with delight. And I appreciate the little details in this build, like the tiny brown straps going just under the wing to indicate how the rocket pack stays on. Make sure to check out more of Matt’s creative creature work in our archives. The post An aquatic bird breaks new ground by flying high appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Norm Harper

As excited as we are for the newly revealed One Piece sets, we still hold out hope that LEGO will return to the Age of Sails with sets that aren’t infused with clowns and talking reindeer. For minifig-scale ships, there are few LEGO shipwrights as skilled as Saran (MocYourBricks) who for years has been upgrading designs from LEGO’s past with an AFOL’s eye for detail and custom sails and rigging. This photo comes from bee.brick, who recreated the Black Pearl and Queen Anne’s Revenge from Saran’s instructions. with extra flourishes, like brick-built canon blasts. Built from 4,000 pieces, the Queen Anne’s Revenge is a thing of beauty, and even if the roughly $1000 cost of sourcing the parts and instructions is out of your price range, you can vicariously experience the joy of building it in this one-hour “speed build.” The post One Piece pirate ship? How about 4,000 Piece? appeared...