Today’s guest article comes from Karina Sturm to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day and has been updated and republished with permission from ABILITY Magazine — founding sponsor of abilityJOBS.com, ABILITYJobFair.org and abilityEntertainment.org. Rita Ebel tries one of the ramps she built for a business in Hanau. Most Germans have heard of Rita Ebel, better known as the ‘LEGO Oma.’ The 65-year-old lady with the short blonde pixie cut and a Hessian dialect is known all over the world since her wheelchair ramps made entirely from LEGO have become a tourist attraction in the city of Hanau, Germany and beyond. Rita and her colorful ramps have been featured on numerous TV shows, in newspapers, and in the new book “LEGO Heroes”. Rita spoke with us in German which has been translated about her LEGO ramps, her life as a wheelchair user, accessibility, and the challenges of building more than a dozen ramps...

Something big is coming! In honor of BrickNerd’s 10th Anniversary, we are building something gigantic to celebrate our brick-built mascot Nerdly and bringing it to Brickworld Chicago next month. That’s right, Nerdly is getting an upgrade! We’re building a Nerdly that is ten times the size as normal to celebrate each of the past ten years! (Well, actually it is 12x bigger to make the math a little easier in studs, but who’s counting?) Work has already begun on this behemoth and structural tests are being conducted to ensure peak nerdity. We want to celebrate with YOU, our loyal readers and fellow nerds, so there are a few ways to get involved. In addition to the gigantic Nerdly, we are going to create the largest nerd herd ever assembled! If you are going to Brickworld Chicago, bring a Nerdly along to join the brigade! (Here are the instructions.) We’ll also have...

The Muppet Show by BulldoozerBuilder is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features the iconic stage with three mini diorama sets along with a detachable balcony. The back of the stage has areas for the props and behind the scenes stuff. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, and Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas The Muppet Show Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has posted a teaser what appears to be a collaboration between LEGO and Pac-Man. In the video we see Pac-Man munching on some ghosts and the LEGO logo at the end. It’s been rumored that there will be a set coming based on the old arcade machine. The official announcement should be coming really soon. READY! Waka waka waka! Something really cool is munching its way here…. @officialpacman pic.twitter.com/noaSguffTs — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 20, 2023 The post LEGO Pac-Man Teaser on Social Media – Announcement Coming Soon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This exciting fiery scene is brought to you by the LEGO Rivendell 10316 set; or rather Roland Buzai’s disinterest in buying it. Its admittedly hefty price tag is prohibitive for a lot of builders plus, Roland tells us, is not a favorite scene for Lord of the Rings fans. He’d rather spend the money on a Balrog set, which doesn’t exist, so instead he constructed his own totally badass Balrog diorama complete with copious flames and four LEGO LED lights built into the base. You hear that, LEGO? Your inability to produce a Balrog set has caused someone to come up with an amazingly creative solution. Wait, that’s not a valid argument. Nevermind! It turns out legions of dedicated Lord of the Rings fans have taken matters into their own very creative and very capable hands. Click the link to see what I mean. The post Instead of Rivendell, why not...