Thanks to the Lego Ideas challenge: “Celebrate Japanese Culture” we’ve been seeing a lot of Japanese-inspired creations lately and we’re all for it. Oskar tells us this 2486-piece mosaic was built for that challenge and that eventide- 宵 (yoi) is a Kanji character symbolic of the hours of evening until midnight. It also signifies the eve of an event, particularly of festivals. In celebration of the many various flower festivals held in Japan, he chose to depict a flower motif blossoming from the warm orange glow of the setting sun – symbolizing the growing merriment on the eve of festivities. With this intention, he went with a blend of inspiration from traditional woodblock motifs and modern graphic design to offer a broader imagery of festive values both past and present in Japanese culture. I’m rather smitten by each petal; made from four triangular tiles. The post Eventide-In the hours of the...

If you’re like me, you didn’t know you’d go gaga over a LEGO pretzel spaceship flying over a character-strewn beach today, and yet here we are. Pretzels have been my lifelong favorite snack so naturally I’m glad to see that Pascal Hetzel and I are on the same wavelength. I must admit that even I didn’t expect to be cheering for Benny and his delicious spaceship today. It checks all the boxes of stuff I’d be into: beefy engines, sick exhaust pipes, tropical islands, Iron Man, The Mandalorian, Benny, sharks, Darth Vader, Batman, Santa Claus, and PRETZELS! Heck yes! What is it; my birthday? This piece begs the question; how can I love something but still not know what the heck is going on? That’s the story of my life, really. In case you haven’t yet experienced a delicious salty-good overload, here’s a close-up shot of the pretzel ship in action....

If you haven’t been to the LEGO Insiders Rewards Center, there are some new items that you may be interested in. The newest item is the Customizable Logo Cap which costs 4,000 points and it features patches of Bionicle, Blacktron, and Castle. The listing also states that there will be additional patches available in the future. The other items in the Rewards Center are the Cross-Body Bag which costs 4,800 points and the Foldable LEGO Backpack that costs 3,300 points. Both includes an image of the LEGO minifigure design. The post New Items in LEGO Insiders Rewards Center appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

October is fast approaching and there a few new LEGO sets that will be available on the LEGO Shop. The list isn’t big but it does include some Christmas sets as well as some big hitters like the UCS Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser (75367) and Viking Village (21343). The promotions for October 2023 are still unknown at this time but I’m guessing the LEGO Halloweenn Fun VIP Add-On Pack (40608) could be launching some time during the month. Disney • Mini Disney Palace of Agrabah (40613) – $39.99• Asha in the City of Rosas (43223) – $19.99• King Magnifico’s Castle (43224) – $99.99• Asha’s Cottage (43231) – $49.99 Icons • Alpine Lodge (10325) – $99.99 Ideas • Viking Village (21343) – $129.99 Marvel • The Hoopty (76232) – $89.99 Seasonal • LEGO Nutcracker (40640) – $12.99• Gingerbread Ornaments (40642) – $12.99 Star Wars • Millennium Falcon Holiday Diorama (40658) – $29.99•...

In some news over in the sustainability front, it has been reported that The LEGO Group has abandoned their efforts to use recycled plastics for their bricks after findings that the new material caused higher carbon emissions. As reported from the Financial Times and Reuters, the plastics from recycled polyethylene terephthalate led to higher emissions in which the company is trying to reduce to greenhouse gas emissions by 2032 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The new bricks made from recycled bottles were revealed back in 2021 would also required new equipment to produce over the product’s lifetime. The post The LEGO Group Abandons Plans for Recycled Plastic Bricks appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran