(Written by Geneva – gid617) The Summer Joust was born in 2016 as a multi-category LEGO community contest challenging builders to bring their best skills to the medieval theme. With 130 entries in the first Joust, the contest was a decided success and it has continued to be an annual summer highlight for castle builders. […] Read more
Featured LEGO Creations
The LEGO Ideas team recently ran a contest for creative LEGO photography, with the winning entry becoming featured on the front of a new 1,000-piece puzzle produced and distributed by Chronicle Books. There were several categories to enter; Space & Astronomy, Nature Scenes, Retro, and Architecture. LEGO Ideas judges selected 10 of what they felt […] Read more
The recently released #40516 LEGO Everyone is Awesome set has been received with so much enthusiasm and positivity. This small set with the colors of the rainbow was released just in time to celebrate Pride Month (June), and it is also delighting monochrome minifig collectors, LEGO photographers, and customizers. Presented in a spectrum of colors, […] Read more
(Written by Geneva – gid617) When I reviewed the #31203 LEGO Art World Map (see: LEGO Art World Map Mosaic Review), I mentioned that I thought this set had a lot of educational potential. Today we’ll take a look at a few designs I came up with—and maybe I can inspire you to customize the […] Read more
One of our favorite LEGO stop-motion animators, the BrotherhoodWorkshop, recently released a new video, featuring a fun mix of scenes and characters from Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The recently released #76290 LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina, with it’s highly detailed interior and large number of characters, is perfect […] Read more
Whenever a popular new LEGO set is released, it’s worth taking a look at Rebrickable.com to see what alternate models or compatible models are designed by LEGO fans. As a reminder, Rebrickable.com is a website where LEGO fans can share instructions for their own custom models either for free or for a small fee. The […] Read more
Former LEGO model designer Tiago Catarino designed some wonderful sets like the #31070 LEGO Creator Turbo Track Racer, the #31065 LEGO Creator Park Street Townhouse, the #21313 LEGO Ideas Ship in a Bottle, and the #10267 LEGO Creator Gingerbread House. Tiago is now a LEGO Ambassador and runs a YouTube channel where he regularly shares […] Read more
As we discussed previously, LEGO DOTS is a new collection that was introduced at the beginning of the year and is already very popular. The sets are perfect for those who like art and craft projects, building mosaics, and decorating with cute shapes and pretty colors. All the home-decor type sets (pencil holder, desk organizer, […] Read more
We can’t have Christmas without LEGO fan Jason Allemann (JKBrickWorks) giving us an awesome Christmas-themed LEGO kinetic sculpture, can we? And Jason doesn’t just show us cool models, but also provides free building instructions. This year, Jason shares instructions for two models; one brand new, and the other for last year’s model. As you might […] Read more
(Written by Geneva – gid617) You may remember the first LEGO baby, who showed up in 2016 in the #60134 LEGO City People Pack. When my sister got that set for her birthday, I borrowed the baby for a little vignette. Before long, I bought a dozen or so babies of my own and started […] Read more
