TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for April 9, 2017 [News]

The Brothers Brick gives you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our Weekly Brick Report for the second week of April 2017.

TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: What a week for news! We learned about four new sets and reviewed three other sets for your LEGO enjoyment.

Review of LEGO 71018 Collectible Minifigures Series 17 – A rocket ship, corn on the cob and a mystery fig, oh my! Your first look at Series 17 is here. Star Wars Celebration exclusive set revealed: Detention Block Rescue – LEGO has revealed an exclusive set, Detention Block Rescue, which will be available for purchase by some lucky attendees at the annual Star Wars Celebration next week in Orlando, Florida. LEGO Rebrick reveals upcoming sets from The LEGO Ninjago Movie – Take a peek at a nifty red mecha and an awesome green dragon set, courtesy of LEGO Rebrick. Review of LEGO Architecture 21035 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – Frank Lloyd Wright’s museum gets a second go at the LEGO Architecture line, but is it better than the first? Review of LEGO Technic 40th Anniversary Car Chassis – To celebrate 40 years of Technic sets, LEGO created up-to-date instructions for the legendary 8860 Car Chassis set from 1980. Review of LEGO Star Wars 75172 Y-wing Starfighter from Rogue One – This is the fifth minifig-scale Y-wing that LEGO has released since 1999 and the largest at 691 pieces. Amazon Sales include deals on Batman, Spider-Man, Frozen, and City sets – This week Amazon has discounts on many sets, but the highlights include a Frozen set at a great price, five Super Hero sets, and two LEGO City fire sets!

TBB INTERVIEWS & INSTRUCTIONS: Buildable droids and a Star Wars interview! What a time to be alive.

Instructions to build a GONK droid from Star Wars – French builder Eric Druon recreates a classic Star Wars GONK power droid and shows us how he did it. An interview with builder Amado Canlas Pinlac – Arms outstretched as always, we chat with the builder of all things Star Wars.

OTHER NEWS: There was a good amount of LEGO news from other places around the web this week. Here are a few items we noticed and thought you might enjoy.

Disney’s Rogue One Recap told through LEGO, YouTube – Disney released a LEGO Star Wars recap with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, retelling the two-hour film in about two minutes. LEGO Ideas no longer accepting projects based on currently licensed IP, LEGO Ideas Blog – No more projects based on currently active licenses will be reviewed, like Star Wars, Marvel Super Heroes, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and so on. The LEGO Group builds drone-powered flying cloud that rains candy, Design Boom – LEGO brings the creativity of kids to life with a few plastic bricks and flight. BYU researchers use LEGO to unlock the mysteries of the universe, Daily Mail – Researchers throw LEGO figures into the air using “time reversal” technique that could revolutionize medicine and even spot enemy subs. Guinness World Record LEGO camper put on display, Auto Blog – Twelve model makers built the retro-styled teardrop camper out of 215,518 bricks, with working lighting, running water, folding seats, and a LEGO-made meal ready to not eat.

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