To celebrate BrickNerd’s pirate contest, I wanted to look at the many sets that LEGO has produced over the years that contain ships or boats. The early days of the LEGO System focused more on the Town Plan theme, so ships were rare in those days. But as early as 1959, the box of Town Plan set 200 shows building suggestions that could be two ships. In 1968, LEGO released the first set with a ship as its main model: 343 Ferry. Minifigures weren't around yet in 1968, but this set was certainly “minifigure scale”. Minifigure-sized ships have since appeared in many themes like City, Pirates and Vikings, but you might be surprised to find ships and boats in other themes such as Adventurers, Indiana Jones and Vidiyo.  However in this article I want to talk about “Model Ships”. In other words, LEGO sets with ships that are not populated by...

Best of BrickNerd: Weekend Highlight — Article originally published July 15, 2021. Today I have the privilege to shine the spotlight on another one of my favourite builders in the community, Josephine Monterosso, or Jigsawjo as she is also known. I can’t remember when I first started to follow her work, but I am sure it was because I saw one of her robot-builds. She creates some of the coolest robots around, often with a fairly limited number of pieces, that have connections that will blow your mind. And if you think I have mentioned the word robot quite a few times in this opening paragraph, you might as well get used to it, because this article will showcase quite a few of them. So…robots, robots, robots! Here we go. Andreas Lenander: Hi, and thank you so much for chatting with BrickNerd! Please tell our readers a little about yourself. Josephine...

Best of BrickNerd: Weekend Highlight (in celebration of our “pi-RATS & BUG-aneers” contest)— Article originally published June 8, 2021. Ahoy, me hearties! Are you ready to set sail on an adventure through the history of classic LEGO Pirates? This immensely popular theme has undergone various renditions since its origins in 1989, but continues to attract numerous scallywags young and old. To understand this fantastic swashbuckling theme, let’s jump into a deep exploration of what made the “Classic” Pirates one of the most beloved and still loved product lines. Come with us on a treasure hunt through history, because it is time for LEGO Pirates 101 to begin! LEGO Pirates 101 An early promotional ad for LEGO Pirates in 1989. Image taken from 1989 edition of the LEGO Builder’s Club Brick Kicks Magazine. We’ll focus specifically on the classic releases, sometimes referred to as Pirates I, which spanned from 1989 until 2002,...

Although the LEGO exclusives haven’t been revealed yet, they have shown off the brick-built The Mighty Bowser that fans can take a picture with at San Diego Comic Con 2022. Standing at 14 feet, Bowser consists of 663,900 pieces and took the team around 3,290 to design and put together. It will be displayed at the Nintendo Booth #235. Introducing the king-sized version of LEGO Super Mario The Mighty Bowser – a massive build like never before: a fully animated 663,900 pieces, taking over San Diego Comic-Con 21-24th of July. pic.twitter.com/nzbU9Ls7Gr — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) July 18, 2022 The post LEGO The Mighty Bowser Statue Revealed for San Diego Comic Con 2022 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days after the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts: Grand Staircase (40577) went live on the LEGO Shop, it now seems to be sold out online in North America. That was pretty quick considering the purchase threshold was at $130 to get it and was gone in less than four days when the promotion was supposed to run until July 31. LEGO Brand Stores may still have them so I suggest calling your local store to see if they have any. It’s funny because my review copy is still in the mail to be delivered so the review will totally be outdated. The only promotion left is the LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Hogwarts Castle (30435) polybag with HP purchases of $40. The post LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts: Grand Staircase (40577) Sold Out Online – North America appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran