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...

Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P by DragonBuilder22 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features Perry the Platypus in his regular pet form as well as him as Agent P with his fedora hat, grappling gun, and jetpack. It also proposes minifigures of Phineas Flynn, Ferb Fletcher, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, and Major Francis Monogram. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, annd Taylor Swift’s Lover...

LEGO has officially revealed a brand new LEGO Icons set with the classic Corvette (10321). Releasing on August 1, the set has 1,210 pieces and retails for $149.99. We don’t have much information on the set but we can see that the car can have the standard convertible version or can have the hardtop. The hood and the trunk can open up to reveal more details. It also has interchangeable license plates for Michigan and California. Open the door to an immersive building project with the LEGO® Icons Corvette (10321) model building set for adults. Capture the look and feel of Chevrolet’s revered 1961 cabriolet sports car as you assemble each iconic detail piece by piece. Then choose between hard- or open-top and park your creation on display for all to enjoy. Loaded with original detailsThis impressive replica model comes with an array of authentic features, including an opening hood and...

The next LEGO DREAMZzz set that we’ll be checking out is Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny (71453). The set has 259 pieces and retails for $19.99. Minifigures There’s only a couple of characters in the set, one of which is Izzie. She is in her Dream World form where she has some armor on the torso. The legs are dual molded for her shoes. Her double-sided head shows her with smiles on both sides with one being more than the other. Her hair has a very color to it with it fading from blue to pink. Her accessories include a sword and an hourglass. She also has Bunchu stuffed animal. The other figure in the set is the Grimspawn. It has a solid black mold with the arms and legs. The head has some printing for its yellow eyes. It also wears a black helmet with a magenta flame. The arms...