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We've had a terrific response to our 'meet a member' series and I have well over a fortnight's worth of people to feature, and more wanting to contribute. So, to help clear the backlog here's another one for you today: Alessandro, aka alexDTI, is from Milan in Italy, but now lives in Trento. (...)
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- samedi 4 avril 2020
Meet a member: alexDTI TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for April 4, 2020 In this week's Brick Report we see the reveal of the new Fast & Furious Dodge Charger and the new LEGO Star Wars 501st Legion Clone Troopers battle Pack, get a free download of the most recent issue of Hispabrick, PLUS we take a look at all the new sets coming out for April 2020 and more! (...)Meet a member: Sheff711 Today's featured Brickset member is Erika, aka Sheff711, who's an account manager for Kohler, in Washington (state, not the city!), USA: What is your first LEGO memory? Probably 8 years old or so and free-building with a mixed bin of Lego and Duplo. Only colors were white, black, red, blue, (...)This ship raises questions What do you do once you've built an entire LEGO fleet of alphabet-themed ships? That's a question that Dave Kaleta (@davekaleta) has answered with a question of his own. The post This ship raises questions appeared first on The Brothers (...)Random set of the day: Astro Dasher Today's random set is 6805 Astro Dasher, released in 1985. It's one of 15 Space sets produced that year. It contains 29 pieces and 1 minifig. It's owned by 2638 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay. Continue reading » (c) 2020 (...)Epic tale, epic microscale Simon Hundsbichler is at it again, bringing us the second volume of The Lord of the Rings in stunning microscale. Middle Earth has never looked so good in plastic. The post Epic tale, epic microscale appeared first on The Brothers (...)- vendredi 3 avril 2020
Forestmen’s Crossing revisted Patrick B revisits the classic Forestmen's Crossing 30 years later. The post Forestmen’s Crossing revisted appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Review: 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay Pirates was introduced during 1989 and remains among the most acclaimed LEGO themes. 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay celebrates this splendid legacy, updating certain popular sets and paying homage to the range through copious enjoyable references. Modern variants of some interesting minifigures (...)Featured set of the day: Police Pontoon Plane Today's featured set has been selected by Slobrojoe: 7723 Police Pontoon Plane was the random set of the day (RSotD) a little while back and the comments weren't as positive as I expected them to be. A wave of joy went through me because, not only was it my first RSotD that I owned, but also (...)The brightest of battles amongst the stars A collaboration between LEGO builders created this colourful Star Wars battle scene. The post The brightest of battles amongst the stars appeared first on The Brothers Brick.A trio of classic cars The Creator Expert classic vehicles are among the finest sets LEGO produces. Although I have them all, I've not yet built the camper, London bus, Aston Martin or the Mustang, so I'm hopeful that I'll find the time to clear some of the backlog in the coming weeks. This week I built the 10271 (...)Meet a member: Carbohydrates Today we are taking to Tom Gion, aka Carbohydrates, who's in Texas. I suspect, like me, he tires of picking white cat hairs out of his LEGO models... How long have you been visiting Brickset? I have no idea! I can't even remember when I started visiting. My profile says I've been a member (...)Hispabrick Magazine March 2020, Issue 34 now available for free download [News] The latest issue of Hispabrick is out and filled with great content. Download your copy today if you haven't done so!! The post Hispabrick Magazine March 2020, Issue 34 now available for free download [News] appeared first on The Brothers (...)Ugly never looked so cute Take a look at the most adorable Orc you'll ever see (LEGO or otherwise), created by Jme Wheeler. The post Ugly never looked so cute appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: AT-AT Today's random set is 4489 AT-AT, released in 2003. It's one of 20 Star Wars sets produced that year. It contains 98 pieces, and its retail price was US$7/£6.99. It's owned by 4494 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay. (...)- jeudi 2 avril 2020
Watch(band) me shoot this bazooka! JakTheMad has found a clever use for the new DOTS watchbands and accessories and we're smitten. The post Watch(band) me shoot this bazooka! appeared first on The Brothers Brick.New LEGO Star Wars 501st Legion Clone Troopers Battle Pack to hit stores August 2020 [News] Here is the first look at the new LEGO Star Wars 501st Legion Clone Troopers Battle Pack which will be available this August. The post New LEGO Star Wars 501st Legion Clone Troopers Battle Pack to hit stores August 2020 [News] appeared first on The Brothers (...)75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers LEGO has unveiled 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers on Twitter! This set includes 280 pieces and results from an extensive social media campaign last year. It will be released on the 1st of August and costs £24.99, $29.99 or €29.99. Are you looking forward to this set and are you surprised that (...)Leaving LEGO Masters: An interview with the seventh team to leave [Feature] We sat down with the team of LEGO Masters contestants eliminated last week during the Good vs. Evil challenge. The post Leaving LEGO Masters: An interview with the seventh team to leave [Feature] appeared first on The Brothers (...)LEGO Masters week 8 exit interview The battle of episode 8 is over! The four teams that are left were given a challenge of Good Vs. Evil this week. However, the teams themselves were paired up - each pair was tasked to construct a classic battle of good against evil using some rather unusual superheroes. Each week we'll be (...)Featured set of the day: William Furno LegoDavid proves that one man's junk is another man's treasure... I first began to appreciate LEGO in 2010, and Hero Factory was one of the themes I was most into at the time. It was a period when Bionicle had just ended and Hero Factory was just starting. I remember getting a few of the first (...)Thatch the way, a-ha a-ha, I like it Take a trip to a corner of Middle Earth in Mountain Hobbit and Cole Blood's LEGO version of Beorn's cottage The post Thatch the way, a-ha a-ha, I like it appeared first on The Brothers Brick.How COVID-19 is affecting Brickset With the virus affecting virtually every aspect of our lives at the moment you probably don't want to read more about it here. However, it's not all bad news, and the effect it's having on Brickset is quite interesting, although perhaps not unsurprising, as I will show using a series of (...)New issue of Blocks magazine out now Here's the press release: With everyone staying indoors to help protect one another, Blocks magazine Issue 66 is available to order from www.blocksmag.com as a single issue. For those who want to make sure that they get their LEGO magazine fix every month, subscription deals are available too (...)Meet a member: Matt_Z_ Today we're chatting to Matthew Zwicker, aka Matt_Z_, who's a business consultant in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada What is your first LEGO memory? The first one I can remember clearly is opening 6090 Royal Knight's Castle on Christmas Morning, circa 1996. It's still my favourite LEGO (...)Bugs in space Hauling cargo has never looked so cute as with Blake Foster's latest LEGO spacecraft The post Bugs in space appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Dressing Up Today's random set is 3101 Dressing Up, released in 1998. It's one of 27 Scala sets produced that year. It contains 11 pieces. It's owned by 37 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay. Continue reading » (c) 2020 Brickset.com. (...)Musical Social Distancing How-To The musically-inclined among us are probably struggling with the restrictions of social distancing. Audio lag over the internet is a real hurdle. Adam Dodge offers a possible solution to harmonizing with their LEGO creation, One-Man Band. The post Musical Social Distancing How-To appeared (...)- mercredi 1er avril 2020
Tie a bandanna around your head and get ready Go back to the golden gaming epoch that was the 1980s with this brilliant recreation of a television and console by qian yj. The post Tie a bandanna around your head and get ready appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Featured set of the day: Sabre Island On the day that Pirates sees a something of a reboot, LuLego has chosen one of the originals for the featured set today: Three pieces – that’s all it took. Three special (yet far from unique) pieces that swept me into a wave of nostalgia and set me off on an expensive voyage to rediscover the (...)Hands-on with the new LEGO SPOTS for boys [April Fools] We managed to get an early look at the upcoming LEGO SPOTS for boys. Are they totally dope or totally dank? Our reviewer certainly has some opinions on the matter. The post Hands-on with the new LEGO SPOTS for boys [April Fools] appeared first on The Brothers (...)Tips and Tricks #2 Hi everyone, Tiago here again! The feedback on Tips and Tricks #1 was overwhelming, thank you! So let's try and learn a few new tricks today. The following tips showcase cool ways to build detailed furniture, using clever LEGO math and sideways building. Let's jump right in... Continue (...)Meet a member: Riverwind Since starting our 'meet a member' series last week I've been inundated with volunteers and now have enough material for the next two weeks, at least. Thank you to everyone who's responded. Please allow me to clear the backlog before accepting any more! Today we are heading to Russia for a (...)LEGO SPOTS for boys revealed as new extension of LEGO DOTS [April Fools] LEGO SPOTS have arrived with new tile-based crafting kits for boys. The post LEGO SPOTS for boys revealed as new extension of LEGO DOTS [April Fools] appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Your guide to the 19 new LEGO sets for April 2020, including Pirates of Barracuda Bay [News] We are building from home to pass the time, so here are the new LEGO sets for April, including the Pirates of Barracuda Bay! The post Your guide to the 19 new LEGO sets for April 2020, including Pirates of Barracuda Bay [News] appeared first on The Brothers (...)Double jumps and pipe dreams Watch Mario descend down this giant pipe built by H.Y. Leung. The post Double jumps and pipe dreams appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Mobile Devastator Today's random set is 8108 Mobile Devastator, released in 2007. It's one of 18 Exo-Force sets produced that year. It contains 1009 pieces and 13 minifigs, and its retail price was US$89.99/£59.99. It's owned by 854 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for (...)Pirates of Barracuda Bay available now! 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay may well be the most anticipated Ideas set yet if the overwhelmingly positive comments to the press release are anything to go by. It's now available at LEGO.com which, for the time being, is the only place you'll be able to buy it. Furthermore, the Easter (...)- mardi 31 mars 2020
How to build the baby-est of baby grand pianos [Instructions] Expert LEGO artist Tiago Catarino will show you how to build an adorable baby grand piano! The post How to build the baby-est of baby grand pianos [Instructions] appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Featured set of the day: Interstellar Starfighter Today's selection has been made by whaleyland: LEGO in the mid- to late 1990s was in a strange transitional period, and the UFO subtheme of Space was certainly no exception. I purchased 6979 Interstellar Starfighter in July 1997 using a combination of birthday money and allowance. It was only (...)Review: DOTS Bracelets It's been an interesting trajectory for the DOTS theme. When first announced as a wearable line for LEGO, it received much derision in the AFOL world. Part of that was due to the lack of pictures of what the product actually looked like; many feared it would be this generation's version of (...)As rare as a blue lobster Need to move some crates on the cheap around space? Then look no further than Blake Foster's Neo-Classic Space cargo shuttle. The post As rare as a blue lobster appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Quarantine building: Bionicle MOCers' response to lockdown Today's guest editorial has been contributed by Jackson Reid in Australia: With the growing quarantine restrictions and lock-downs happening all over the world, many people have found themselves confined to their homes, away from work and their studies. For me personally, my Uni has gone on a (...)Free LEGO instructions from Warren Elsmore LEGO artist and prolific author Warren Elsmore has just made the instructions for the models in his first book Brick City available for free download from his website. He writes "Today I’m publishing all of the instructions from my first book, Brick City, here on my website. That’s over 60 (...)COVID19: demande aide Visières protection Bonjour, je ne fais pas beaucoup de message et encore moins hors sujet je pense mais celui-là si. Un élan de solidarité envers le personnel soignant a été lancé grace aux possesseurs d'imprimantes 3D, nous produisons énorment de visières de protection qui sont offert gratuitement. Mais cela n'est pas (...)This month's offers at IWOOT IWOOT has a number of tempting offers running at the moment: Three sets for £22, with free shipping, including the Marvel mechs, Friends cubes, new City sets and more. 20% off a range of Technic, City and Hidden Side sets to celebrate the company's 20th birthday. Pre-order the Star Wars busts (...)Meet a member: jackiebritton Today we are talking to Jackie Britton who is photographed here wearing a fish on her head at a party after too much wine, apparently... How long have you been visiting Brickset? Been a member? I’ve been a member since late 2017 but I’m not sure how long I’ve been visiting. It’s one of the first (...)The strength of family From a distance this LEGO mob of meerkats built by Felix Jaensch look like they could be the real thing. The post The strength of family appeared first on The Brothers Brick.The classic side-eye There's always that friend that has to go and ruin the moment. Come take a closer look at these LEGO role-players, built by Gregory Coquelz. The post The classic side-eye appeared first on The Brothers Brick.Random set of the day: Raid VPR Today's random set is 5981 Raid VPR, released in 2010. It's one of 5 Space sets produced that year. It contains 69 pieces and 2 minifigs, and its retail price was US$9.99/£7.99. It's owned by 3209 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink (...)