We’re winding down on the Amazon Prime Big Day deals and the last couple of items I want to highlight are some LEGO Star Wars sets. The UCS Razor Crest (75331 is on sale for $479.99 which is 20% off. This is the lowest this set has been since May. The other set is the UCS Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder (75341) and this one is priced at $167.99 which is 30% off. Note that you need to choose frustration-free shippin get this price. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Star Wars UCS Amazon Prime Big Day Deals appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s BrickNerd article features a guest post about BrickCon 2023 by Joe Meno of BrickJournal Magazine. Hi BrickNerd readers! I'm Joe Meno, the editor of BrickJournal Magazine. One of my duties for the magazine is to look for builders to feature in issues and to sell copies of the magazine and subscriptions. The primary way I do this is by being a vendor at LEGO events and conventions. You might have seen me in a booth at BrickFair VA or at BrickCon. This year, though, I brought a special guest to BrickCon, one of Walt Disney’s legendary Imagineers. I’ll let her introduce herself: My name is Terri Hardin and I am a Disney Imagineer. I have a Patreon page called Terri’s Tribe, where I met Joe Meno and learned about LEGO. I love learning new things and when Joe and Naomi Takeuchi began to share with me LEGO in the 21st...

As AFOLs, there’s a lot we take for granted when it comes to knowledge about LEGO. Recently, while helping my son with a build, he asked me what one of the printed symbols meant in the instructions, and I realized just how many symbols there can be in one LEGO instruction booklet. When newcomers or children come into the hobby, it can be confusing to figure out what all this means. Below, I’ve gathered 12 symbols from LEGO instructions that I could find in current use and written what they mean. I was also curious about how well they translate, so I assembled an impartial panel to scientifically measure the symbols’ effectiveness. And by scientific panel, I of course, mean I asked my three boys, aged 3, 5, and 7, what they thought the symbols meant. Symbol 1 - Simultaneous Builders LEGO has recognized that people like to build together, so...

LEGO has put up the product page for the upcoming LEGO Disney 100 Mini Steamboat Willie (40659) gift with purchase set. It is a replica of the original LEGO Ideas 21317 set that uses 424 pieces. There’s still no details yet on how to get it on the LEGO Shop but we do know that shopDisney will have it with LEGO purchases of $150 starting on October 15. The post LEGO Disney 100 Mini Steamboat Willie (40659) GWP Official Images appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A LEGO digital catalog has given a first look at the upcoming LEGO Ideas The Orient Express (21344). There’s no information about the set but we can see that it has a blue color scheme and has two carriages. The official announcement of the set should be coming real soon so stay tuned. The post LEGO Ideas The Orient Express (21344) First Look appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran