Happy New Year! Hello dear readers, it’s been a while. While I announced on Facebook that I was taking a bit of a break from BrickNerd many months ago, I never really made an official post. But it only took a few visits over those months to figure that out I suppose. The main reason why is simple, burn out. And it’s not just the blog, I’ve barely touched my bricks at the studio, or visited Flickr, or anything else really. Between getting friend-zoned by TLG, COPPA crippling the YouTube channel, negativity in the Ambassador program and general apathy in the builder community, I needed a break. Then COVID happened, and a whole new level of distraction was heaped on. I’ve been totally absent, for that I apologize. I did get a 2020 advent calendar and thoroughly enjoyed a little playtime every day of December, so there’s hope for me. But...

Amazon UK has revealed a first look of the upcoming LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith (21325) on the Shop by Theme page. As you can see from the image above, the set still looks really good but it is changed quite drastically from the original project by Namirob. We’ve already reported that the set will be released in February and will be priced between $100-$180. If I were to guess the price by looking at the set now, it’ll probably be right in the middle. **Via Brickset** Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Happy New Year! LEGO has released a ton of new 2021 sets from various themes that are now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. In addition, there are also some new promotions that are live including the LEGO Ideas Vintage Car (40448) with purchases of $85 or more and the LEGO Harry Potter The Monster Book of Monsters (30628) with LEGO Harry Potter purchases of $75 or more. As always, please use our links below to make your purchases as it does help support the site. USA | Canada | UK | France | Germany Art Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests (31201) – $119.99Disney’s Mickey Mouse (31202) – $119.99 Botanical Collection Flower Bouquet (10280) – $49.99Bonsai Tree (10281) – $49.99 BrickHeadz German Shepherd (40440) – $14.99Shorthair Cats (40441) – $14.99Chinese New Year Pandas (40466) – $19.99 City Police Helicopter (60275) – $9.99Police Prisoner Transport (60276) – $29.99Police Patrol Boat (60277) –...

The product page for the upcoming LEGO Ideas Vintage Car (40448) is now live on the LEGO Shop and we can now see high quality images of the set. You’ll be able to get it free starting tomorrow with purchases of $85 or more until the end of the month or while supplies last. The set has 189 pieces and the design was from the LEGO Ideas vintage car building contest from last year. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Yesterday, LEGO officially announced the new Botanical Collection and they have also released the designer videos for the Flower Bouquet (10280) and Bonsai Tree (10281). Apprentice Astrid and LEGO Designers Anderson Grubb, Nico Vas, and Carl Merriam talk about how the sets came to be and the details in each one. Both sets will be available starting tomorrow for $49.99 each. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran