If you have some free time next Sunday, LEGO Brand Stores will be doing a LEGO F1 Academy Race Car Make & Take event. It will be held on April 12 from 12pm-2pm local time (Saturday April 12th, 2026 from 12-2pm at The LEGO Store at Garden State in Paramus, NJ and at The LEGO Store at University Place in Orem, UT). Like with all the Make & Takes, it will be a limited quantity available and will be a first come, first served basis. The post LEGO F1 Academy Race Car Make & Take – April 12 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO is gearing up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a slew of new LEGO Edition sets featuring some of the biggest stars in the game including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, and Vini Jr. The sets will be available in May but you can pre-order starting today. Lionel Messi – Soccer Highlights (43011) – 500 pieces/$29.99 Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Highlights (43012) – 490 pieces/$29.99 Kylian Mbappé – Soccer Highlights (43013) – 490 pieces/$29.99 Lionel Messi – Soccer Legend (43015) – 958 pieces/$79.99 Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Legend (43016) – 854 pieces/$79.99 Lionel Messi – Celebration (43018) – 1,427 pieces/$199.99 Vini Jr. – Soccer Highlights (43027) – 510 pieces/$29.99 FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem (43032) – 298 pieces/$24.99 2026 U.S. Soccer National Team Jersey (43033) – 167 pieces/$24.99 Building History: the LEGO Group Teams Up with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, and Vini Jr. to Celebrate...

Need an excuse to build with LEGO bricks? LEGO bricks? You probably don’t—but just in case, we’ve rounded up a few special days throughout the year where you can fully embrace your love of plastic brick. Thanks in large part to social media, most AFOLs are now aware of at least a handful of unofficial (and official) holidays dedicated to the hobby. Of course, every day can be a LEGO day—especially when it’s your birthday, Christmas, or any other special day of celebration. But if you’re looking for a reason to mark your calendar, here are a few notable LEGO-related dates worth celebrating. International LEGO Day (aka Patent Day) – January 28 US patent for the Lego brick Celebrated every year on January 28th, International LEGO Day commemorates the filing of the Danish patent for the modern LEGO brick in 1958. It’s a foundational moment in the history of the brick...

Another LEGO fan designer has had their dream job come true as Nick Della Mora, aka BrickinNick, has announced he has been hired as LEGO’s newest set designer. As of June 1, Nick will be moving to Denmark to embark on a new journey to start designing sets for us to buy. If you’re not familiar with Nick, he was the winner of LEGO Masters Season 3 along with Stacey Roy and he’s currently a fellow RLFM member as well as streaming on Twitch. Again, LEGO does recognize AFOLs who have the talent to do something greater and will continue to hire them if the timing is right. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BrickinNick (@brickinnick) … Continue The post BrickinNick Joins LEGO as Newest Set Designer appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO products have always enabled endless creativity, but acquiring those items has often come with very real limits. Whether it’s the five-per-household restriction on new sets from LEGO.com, the 999-element cap on Pick a Brick orders, or the all-too-familiar “temporarily out of stock” label, fans have learned to work within a system that quietly defines how much they can build. Now, in a bold move that could fundamentally reshape how builders interact with the LEGO ecosystem, The LEGO Group has announced a sweeping new initiative: LEGO Unlimited. At first glance, it sounds simple: remove limits, increase access, and let builders build. But as with many LEGO initiatives, the details reveal something far more ambitious. LEGO Unlimited In their official press release below, the LEGO Group positions LEGO Unlimited as an evolution of its direct-to-consumer model designed to eliminate purchase friction. The LEGO® Group LAUNCHES LEGO® Unlimited™ INITIATIVE BILLUND, Denmark — The...