A new LEGO Creator 3-in-1 set will be coming this August with the Exotic Pink Parrot (31144). It has 253 pieces and retails for $19.99 and it features a parrot as the main build but can be rebuilt into a fish and a frog. It looks to be just a color swap of the Exotic Parrot (31136) that is currently available right now. The post LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Exotic Pink Parrot (31144) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The product listing for the LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield (76262) is now live on the LEGO Shop and you can pre-order it today. Releasing on August 1, the set has 3,128 pieces and retails for $199.99. The shield memasers 18.5 inches in diameter and includes a nameplate as well as a Captain America minifigure from Avengers: Endgame holding his shield and Mjolnir. The post LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield (76262) Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has put up the official product listing for the new LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419). It is now confirmed that it will be releasing on September 1 for $169.99. The 2,660 piece features a microscale version of Hogwarts and this one even has some additional details as the base. Not only that, it will also have a minifigure of the Architect of Hogwarts included as well. I can see LEGO doing lots of other locations, not just for Harry Potter, in these type of sets. The post LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419) Official Product Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO can be a compelling subject for macro photography and provides limitless opportunities to shoot great photographs, as well as allowing us to see the invisible, yet beautiful intricacies of the LEGO ecosystem. So let’s get up close and personal. This is LEGO, under the microscope. Image by Chris Clarke. Close up of Benny the Spaceman Minifigure Macro Photography There are many genres of photography; landscape, portrait, product, street, travel, and wildlife—and despite not being particularly good at any of them, macro photography has got me hooked. It lets you see invisible details just underneath our visual perception, and uncovering these little secrets is both enthralling and addictive…but also utterly revolting, as we shall see at the end. I got lazy and asked ChatGPT to give its definition of macro photography, and this is what it came up with: “Macro photography is the art of capturing highly detailed, close-up images of...

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