Originally introduced in the Phantom Menace, the Multi-Troop Transport (MTT) has seen several LEGO iterations in official Star Wars sets. But none of them have shown the vehicle in the blue-and-grey CIS livery seen in the Clone Wars animated series. The Minikit Guy has also previously built an MTT in Trade Federation brown – but they have updated it to its Separatist colours! And what a model it is, made up of either 10,000 or 11,000 pieces. Hang on – 10 or 11 thousand? Why the difference? The different part counts come from the model’s flagship play feature: the famous retractable droid racks! If you’ve only seen the saga films, you’ll be familiar with the MTT’s role as a Battle Droid carrier… …But since that film, the Separatists had developed Super Battle Droids, and so this transport must be made capable of carrying these too! You can see a bit more...

Tokens. Like Tolkein’s One Ring, these precious little LEGO things can change the trajectory of a little hobbit and can hold great untold value when forged correctly.  Yesterday’s article discussed the Token of Brickworld: the Gugick, which is built and distributed by the Brickworld Master which has its own set of rules. Today, I’m going to talk about Tokens of Appreciation given from builder to build at LEGO conventions—and my personal rules for them. Tom - frequent Febrovery builder - and his rover Tokens The Origin of Tokens While I'm squarely to blame for the Gugicks, you can’t blame me as much for tokens. Tokens of Appreciation (or whatever name you want to call them) started long before Arthur invaded our displays with Scorpions, so it’s not something that he or I can be blamed for. KC Ross’s signature snails - Magic Card for scale I believe KC Ross has been...

After weeks without elevenses or second breakfasts, with naught but Ent-draughts to sustain them, you can feel the joy when Merry and Pippen discover Saruman’s private food stash. MorlornEmpire (secondary account of Eli Willsea, aka ForlornEmpire) recreates the scene in a delicious LEGO vignette. The builder is no stranger to Lord of the Rings vignettes, and again he showcases his eye for screen detail with dynamic composition at miniature scale. The lattice roof is my favorite feature, providing a nice contrast from the color and textures on the stone walls. Look carefully and you’ll see that the floor is flooded, but not so high as to ruin those barrels of Old Toby. The scene was created for the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics 2024 for a final round duel against Isaiah Kepner, who ended up winning the competition with his tribute to Rohan’s Golden Hall feast. The post Meat and more are...

Donkey Kong by If You Build It is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 800 piece build is based on the original 1981 video game and features the stage with a brick-built Donkey Kong and a minifigure of Pauline. The project joins Claw Machine Wallace & Gromit – A Grand Day Out, Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus Multi Player, Impression Sunrise – Monet, The Loneliness of the Voyager – NASA’s Voyager Mission, Humpback Whale Breach, Tintin – Space Rocket, The Iron Giant in the Forest, Tetris Solid, Working Image Projector “Magic Lantern”, Popcorn Machine, Arsenal F.C. – The Invincibles, Sony Walkman, Sony Walkman, Hydroelectric Power Plant, Floating Sea Otter, Avatar: The Last Airbender!, Blacksmith – Wild West, Bluey!!, New Holland CR Combine, Wednesday The Room and The Balcony, Lisbon Tram (Electrico 28), Market Village, Modular Post Office in Neoclassical Style, Working River Rapids Ride – Fairground Rafting...

The Botanical Collection has been a great source of Nice Parts Use (NPU) by the standards of LEGO sets, and it’s inspired builders to find their own clever uses for unusual parts. The latest to dig around in their parts bin is Jaroslaw Walter. The result is not one, but two flowering plants, presented in a nice little pond. The lilypad plants make use of some minifigure headwear: a crown in the middle, and the Collectible Minifigure series 21 ladybug figure headdress. There’s another headpiece in the bigger plant too: Ahsoka’s montrals sit at the centre. But what really catches the eye are the pterodactyl wings used as leaves! It borrows some of the floral tech from 10280 Flower Bouquet. The post Heading off some flowery NPU appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Theo Spencer