September has arrived and so have new LEGO sets, from the Hogwarts Castle and 2018 LEGO Advent Calendars to the Las Vegas Architecture skyline set. These will likely sell out quickly, so make sure to get yours soon before they are out of stock. 71043 Hogwarts Castle | $399.99 The second-largest LEGO set of all time is now available to everyone (not just LEGO VIPS). Read our review of this massive set to get an idea of how magical Hogwarts Castle really is. 75213 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar | $39.99 As we barrel toward the holidays, the 2018 batch of LEGO Advent calendars has arrived. The Brothers Brick will bring you our daily look at each of these festive builds in December (though if you want an early look at all 24 mini-builds, check out our news article–spoiler alert!). But make sure you pick up this set Star Wars one...

Last year, after Brickfair Virginia 2017, over a few drinks Magnus Lauglo, Aleksander Stein and I had a discussion on what to bring for 2018. The three of us have been attending BrickFair for years and have often admired the large collaborative displays at the event, with builders creating something together. Because of this we figured it would be nice for us to collaborate too rather than bringing our own stand-alone models. We soon agreed to build scenes from the Vietnam War. I suspect that most ideas that come out of conversations in bars lead nowhere and that is probably a good thing. However, earlier this year we found that we were still pretty excited about this idea and we found that more people wanted to get involved. Ultimately, eleven more builders contributed (in no particular order): Peter Dornbach, Stijn van der Laan, Matt Hacker, Dean Roberts, Eínon, Evan Melick, Casey Mungle,...

Did you know that 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the modern minifigure? In recognition of this very special birthday, the LEGO Group released its party-themed Series 18 minifigures a few months ago, including a remake of the 1978 policeman. The LEGO Group continues to celebrate, this time by reaching into their archives to share some historic images with our readers. Here at The Brothers Brick, we love minifigures and are excited to share the images and history behind the LEGO Group’s versatile and lovable characters. A system is born, and so is a police officer: In the post-World War II economy, the LEGO Group began shifting its priorities in toy manufacturing. While the foundation of LEGO rested on wooden toys, Ole Kirk Christiansen saw a future in plastics and purchased the company’s first plastic injection molding machine in 1947. It was with this equipment that the LEGO group first began...

There have been dozens of Batmobile designs over the years — one for each generation and iteration of the Dark Knight. If you grew up in the late 80’s and caught the 1989 Batman movie directed by Tim Burton, you probably love and remember that version well. Jerry Builds Bricks shares with us a version of the 1989 Batmobile in an instructional video format. The best part is you can actually fit a Batman Minifigure in the vehicle quite snugly! If you like this, check out this amazing build of a  “UCS”-scaled 1989 Batmobile too! The post How to build a LEGO Batmobile from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman Movie [Instructions] appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder

This incredible spaceship by AdNorrel features distinctive profile shapes and smartly integrated LEGO pieces. The lovely bits of filled-in details within the crevasses and armored surfaces of the starship are great examples of greebling done well. Not too out of place, not too overshadowed — there’s some real inspirational craftsmanship here. I don’t want all of my articles to become running checklists of parts, but see if you can spot the messenger pouches, croissants, and frying pans. It’s a really fun scavenger hunt kind of model. There is a lot of dimension to the ship’s surface, with many elements helping to break up the armor plating. If I can be critical for one moment, the area that feels a little weaker than the rest of the ship is the dishes-in-dishes engine array, which for me just can’t compare to the rest of the model for delightful parts usage. It feels just...