Around this time last year, my partner and I went on a road trip to BrickBuilt Sydney and visited all of the LEGO Certified Stores in the Sydney area to obtain the LEGO store passport stamps. This year we embarked on another road trip to BrickBuilt Sydney, but managed to extend it to make it into a 19-day LEGO-themed adventure we called the Festival of the Brick. What is the Festival of the Brick? So what is the Festival of the Brick? For us, it was the name of an epic trip comprised of 19 days of LEGO-related events and travels from Melbourne via Sydney up to Maryborough, in Queensland, and then back to Melbourne via Brisbane, Port Macquarie, Newcastle, and Canberra. It wasn’t entirely planned to be LEGO-focused, but we ended up having something LEGO-related happen every single day of our journey. Day One - SORTLUG Meeting The Festival started...

My favorite ride at LEGOLAND California is The Dragon roller coaster. The coaster is one of the standard LEGOLAND rides, appearing in all ten parks. The roller coaster itself is reasonably exciting (for a park designed for younger children), but the coaster part is not the main attraction. The best part of the ride is seeing all the LEGO models depicting scenes within the castle. But the ride takes you through the castle at such a brisk pace that it’s hard to take everything in. If you blink, you’ll surely miss some of the great models! Our family would often ride twice, and I would decide to “look to the left” this time and “look to the right” the next time just to get fleeting glances at the impressive LEGO builds on display in the dark portion of the ride. Here at BrickNerd, we want you to be able to enjoy...

An interesting new gift-with-purchase set will be available starting later this week; the #40690 LEGO Tribute to Jules Verne’s Books. The 351-piece set measures over 4 in. (11 cm) high, 6 in. (15 cm) wide, and 5.5 in (14 cm) deep, and includes details from three of Verne’s most beloved novels; Around the World in […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

(Written by William) Normally, I’ve not been too keen on the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets. But for whatever reason, this year I’ve found myself picking up more of them than any other year before. Perhaps it has to do with how innovative the parts have become? I remember the days when LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

We’re already halfway through the year, but the launches and promotions at the Online LEGO Shop are still going strong! Currently, LEGO Insiders can enjoy double points on all purchases. This offer will expire on June 16th. Points can be used towards redeeming discounts, member-only merchandise, cool collectibles, and more! Also until June 16, if […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)