Builder John Cheng brings us two lovable characters from a Magical Kingdom not so far away. They’ve been friends and buddies for close to 80 years! However, with all best friends, there are bad days when things just don’t go as well as they should. I’m not sure what Donald ever did to Mickey, but I don’t think he deserves this treatment. With that dreadful look that Mickey has, this may not be the mouse we know and love—something terrible must have gone wrong. I do however like how the builder used the recently introduced round 1×1 quarter tiles in red to give Mickey’s eyes that menacing and crazy look. There were better times, of course, when friendships were meant to last forever. I certainly hope they were not fighting over LEGO bricks! The post When best buddies are no more appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder

Chungpo Cheng, that’s who! You might remember Chungpo’s work from a few weeks ago when we shared his stunning, super-sized Star Wars battle droids. This time, he chose to make big versions of the classic LEGO owl, rat and “cheese slope” elements. In particular, the owl is packed with lots of personality. Those big eyes and upturned eyebrows make Chungpo’s owl look warm and approachable. I almost want to hand-feed the little guy some birdseed! Chungpo has sculpted an excellent likeness of the original owl piece. He has even photographed the two side-by-side for comparison. It’s also pretty cool to see the brick-built rat next to its little LEGO sibling. The post Who....Who....Who can make an amazing owl? appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Matt Hocker

More than three years ago Arjan Oudekotte started design work on a new ship model. He then got side-tracked for a bit, building a few other things such as a lovely American themed harbour and a large excavator, while the unfinished ship gathered dust. He still has to add a few small details, but he has now finally posted pictures that show the model in its entirety. The ship, named Guardian in 2016, is chartered on behalf of the Netherlands Coast Guard for emergency towing operations on the North Sea. This mostly shallow sea has some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, leading to the hubs such as the Port of Rotterdam. It is also dotted with offshore wind farms and oil and gas installations, so if a ship were to lose steering in those waters, there is a high risk of a collision. The Guardian normally sets out to sea...

If you’re still looking for the LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (75192), Walmart is now carrying the set online at retail price. As of this writing, there’s a max of two per customer and there’s free 2-day shipping. In addition, Amazon also has the set available at normal price. Prime members have free shipping on there as well. The post LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (75192) Available at Walmart appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The May/June 208 German flyer is now available and inside there’s a new promotional set that looks to be very interesting. From June 4-24 with purchases of 65€, you can get a free LEGO Creative Personalities (40291) set which is a set based on Hans Christian Andersen and his stories. As you can see from the image above, it is a pop-up book build that shows Andersen writing a story outdoors on a cobblestone area. The other side of the book shows a water area with a white swan. This is presumably based on the popular fairy tale story, The Ugly Duckling. There’s no word at this time whether or not this promotional set will be available here in the states. Maybe this set could be a hint to something we can also expect from LEGO Ideas. If you remember, the Pop-Up Book by JK Brickworks is currently under review on...