June is over and we’re in the midst of Summer - time to sit back and enjoy a cocktail of great features, insightful articles and deep dives from all across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we put LEGO under the microscope and also looked at larger-than-life minifigures. We got nerdy about more LEGO SNOT and (missing) LEGO colors, and looked at how toys might be able to help equaling the playing field. We discovered Rome (twice!) and Venice made from bricks, and visited Sydney, Nevada, the UK, and Kobe, Japan. And on top of that, looked at Bio-Cup villains, went to the arcade, did some alt-building, revived old LEGO themes and 12V train track and talked (to) Big Planes. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles...

LEGO has revealed a brand new LEGO Art set with the Modern Art (31210) set. Releasing on August 1, the set has 805 pieces and retails for $49.99. The set features a piece of abstract art using various shapes. Explore your creativity with this LEGO® Modern Art (31210) building kit. Make a bespoke piece of modern abstract art by assembling a collection of colorful and differently shaped elements, including rectangles, triangles and circles. Design your own piece of abstract artThere are no wrong ways to create: just experiment and have fun with the limitless possibilities. It’s impossible to make a mistake! The accompanying building instructions are not there to tell you what to do, but rather toinspire you with aspirational images and suggestions for your artistic journey. Hobbies and crafts for adultsLEGO® Art sets offer adult builders a chance to create their own piece of premium wall art while they enjoy...

July is now here and LEGO has just released a small number new sets on the LEGO Shop, some of which are very popular according to early reactions. As far as LEGO July 2023 promotions are concerned, the LEGO Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600) is the only one that is going on and you can it from July 1-9 with purchases of $100 on LEGO Disney products. One thing to note is that the Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) does trigger the promotion so that’s a huge plus for those who were wondering. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Disney • Disney Castle (43222) – $399.99 Friends • Horse Training (41746) – $29.99 Ideas • Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) – $229.99 As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO July 2023 Sets...

Welcome back to Rome! Or, rather, Rocco Buttliere’s 1:650 scale version of it. En route to replicating the entire part of the Eternal City that lay behind the ancient city walls, this world-class architecture building expert has finished Phase I of the monumental task, covering about a tenth of the area that eventually will make up the SPQR project. The city center of ancient Rome, in all its 104.000-brick splendour. Photo © Rocco Buttliere, MMXXIII We sat down with Rocco to discuss the endeavour. If you haven’t already, make sure to read Part I of the interview first, where Rocco talks about how he came up with the idea, his meticulous research, angles and shapes that are difficult to get right using the square medium of LEGO, and using Stud.io during the design process. Devil in the Details BrickNerd: I have to say, my head still hurts a bit from looking...

LEGO will be releasing a new LEGO Disney promotion tomorrow when the Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600). The details are still unclear on how to get it but there are reports that will be will be available from July 1-9 with purchases $100 in LEGO Disney products. Minifigure The set comes with an exclusive Mickey Mouse minifigure. This version of Mickey has him in a silver suit with the stars having a metallic shine on both sides of the torso. Build The build is separated into three small models. All of them makes use of the same base style and each of them has a clip on the back to hold a note or a photo. The first build is the Disney 100 sign with some balloons in the back. The front of it has a table with a chocolate cake. The second build is presumably Walt Disney’s desk with a...