LEGO has kicked off a new LEGO City polybag gift with purchase promotion on the LEGO Shop. With a purchase of $40 or more, you can either get the Fire Helicopter (30566) polybag or Police Water Scooter (30567) polybag when you enter codes FR29 or PC29, respectively, at checkout. This promotion will run from now until January 24, while supplies last. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It’s January 18 and that means that The Brick Fan turns nine years old today. For those who have recently found the site, it went by another name when I first started out but had to change it to The Brick Fan and January 18 was the day that domain went live. I’m even surprised that I kept up with it throughout these years which actually doesn’t seem that long. I still remember the day that I got my first LEGO set after my Dark Age and wanted to do something fun with it. And boom, here we are. FYI, it was the LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (7965). Last year, it was a terrible year for the world but a lot of you had time to be online more and it marked the best year we had on the site in terms of pageviews and first time visitors. For 2021,...

It looks like there are new rewards available in the LEGO VIP Rewards Center for a LEGO Collectible Coin and Display Case. First up is the LEGO Castle Logo Collectible coin that costs 1,150 VIP points. The other item is the Collectible Coin Display Case that costs 700 points which has space for five different coins. From the looks of it, we can expect to see other coins featuring LEGO Space, LEGO Octan, LEGO Pirates, and a generic LEGO logo in the future. Once you redeem it, you’ll get a code to use at checkout on the LEGO Shop and it has to be used within 60 days. Thanks to the anonymous emailer for the heads up. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Other than having a dark sense of humor, why would I title an article about this LEGO gas station in such a way? The service station has a well-worn feel. There’s a couple of motorcycles and the patrons there seem friendly enough. But when you take a close look at this creation by Dan the Fan you begin to see several minifig torsos used in creative ways. There are two in gray holding up the shell sign and four in dark gray acting as the base for the water tower. Several more upside-down torsos comprise the trim design of the building while another two in red make up part of the gas pump. My favorite use of the minifig torso however is in the road sign, partially comprising the shape of Texas. Can you spot other uses for the minifig torso? (Other than the ones obviously used as minifig torsos.) The...

LEGO revealed their DOTS line and some folks reasoned it would be great for their little sisters but not for the likes of them. Vince Toulouse illustrates the error of their ways with this Ambassador of Grnx wearing a DOTS band as a sash. His staff makes use of Clickits connectors, another line some of youse thought was only appropriate for little sis. As if that wasn’t enough, Vince brings in another limited appeal line with the use of flame bits from the short-lived Ben 10 sets. It just goes to show that on the surface, some sets have limited appeal but in the hands of a builder like Vince, there is no limit to what can be used. The post The Ambassador of Grnx brings some odd parts usage appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Lino