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LEGO Ideas Second 2022 Review Stage Winners Announced
<div><p></p><center><img decoding="async" src="https://ideascdn.lego.com/media/generate/public/lego_ci/0899e4ed-8187-41d8-8a3f-def3b9f540ad/resize:1600:900/legacy" width="600"></center> <p>LEGO has announced LEGO Ideas projects that have been approved from Second 2022 Review Stage. We are happy to announce that two projects have been approved and they are the Red London Telephone Box and The Nightmare Before Christmas. This is out of a whooping 51 projects that qualified. Further details on the sets are still under wraps and they will be announced accordingly.</p> <p></p><center><img decoding="async" src="https://ideascdn.lego.com/media/generate/public/lego_ci/3297e38b-8a12-4932-9139-01f0168f389c/resize:1600:900/legacy" width="600"></center> <p></p><center><img decoding="async" src="https://ideascdn.lego.com/media/generate/public/lego_ci/574a624c-967e-41ee-8dca-aa622584b2d4/resize:1600:900/legacy" width="600"></center><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ideas-second-2022-review-stage-winners-announced/">LEGO Ideas Second 2022 Review Stage Winners Announced</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thebrickfan.com/">The Brick Fan</a>.</p></div>
The splendor of Jinxia Cave
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A pirate’s ride for me!
I can practically smell the bromine water in this Pirates of the Caribbean LEGO build from Nicholas Goodman. This scene is a rather amazing recreation of the beginning of the Disneyland ride. This is a scene rarely focused on, given its relaxing ambiance when comparing it to the rest of the ride. Here, Nicholas gives us that anticipation of what’s to come on the other side of that dark tunnel, sparing no detail. The ride’s boat is spot on, but more impressive is the rest of the scene, like the o
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After appearing on LEGO.com, 40582 4x4 Off-Road Ambulance Rescue has been confirmed to be a new gift-with-purchase. The 162-piece set will be available with LEGO City purchases exceeding £95, $95 or €95, beginning on the 10th of February. This also coincides with the start of double VIP points. Do you have any City purchases planned, or would you have bought this set as a standard retail product? Let us know in the comments. © 2023 Brickset.com. Republication prohibited without prior permissio
Review: 41731 Heartlake International School
The first episode of the new Friends YouTube series (not released yet as of this writing), will portray the new generation of Friends meeting for the first time at their first day of school. That first day is commemorated in 41731 Heartlake International School. There are two wings in the school with plenty of classrooms, so there's lots for the students to explore. Continue reading »© 2023 Brickset.com. Republication prohibited without prior permission.
LEGO Ideas review results - two approved projects!
Unexpectedly, LEGO has just announced the results of the latest LEGO Ideas review period! Two projects have been selected, from among over fifty candidates. You can view the options here and might wish to consider your predictions, before seeing which have been chosen after the break... Continue reading »© 2023 Brickset.com. Republication prohibited without prior permission.
Castle Smashing: A Chunky Way to Pre-Sort a Set
<div><p class="">The <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=wd9glLyZH6Y&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lego.com%2Fen-us%2Fproduct%2Flion-knights-castle-10305&offerid=115554.10000488&type=3" target="_blank">10305 LEGO Icons Lion Knights’ Castle</a> is a pretty cool castle—tall walls, great layout, full interior, tons of minifigures—but the most important thing about a castle is hardly how cool it looks. Obviously, the important thing is… how much fun is it to smash with a brick-built battering ram?</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic "> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/172aa9e4-6dfa-4eec-86e1-efb989ea7234/batteringrampics+%284%29.JPG" data-image-dimensions="4608x2592" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" data-image-id="63d9becdeedf61301da9dba3" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/172aa9e4-6dfa-4eec-86e1-efb989ea7234/batteringrampics+%284%29.JPG?format=1000w"> </figure> <p class="">For a little context, we part out sets for pieces to build MOCs with. So when we finished building and admiring the castle, we had to do something creative to take the set apart. Since the set belongs to both me and my brother (fellow BrickNerd contributor Isaiah), we obviously had to do things a little differently for maximum fun! BrickNerd has a <a href="https://bricknerd.com/home/bricknerd-episode-301-shield-helicarrier-brick-loot-chroble-25-2015" target="_blank">history of taking apart sets in interesting ways</a>, so we thought we could continue the tradition.</p><p class="">With the help of my brother, I set about building a wrecking device that would be tough enough to at least stand a good chance against this massive castle’s walls. We debated various battering ram techniques including the use of rubber bands, but we decided to try the simplest design first using gravity to our advantage: a giant hammer mounted on a swivel.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic "> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/1d282a67-2a67-4543-b814-879134722f8d/batteringrampics+%281%29.JPG" data-image-dimensions="4608x2592" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" data-image-id="63d9bfc5dc402c29a307f314" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/1d282a67-2a67-4543-b814-879134722f8d/batteringrampics+%281%29.JPG?format=1000w"> </figure> <p class="">Of course, this is a very impractical sort of battering ram for the Black Falcons to bring against this castle. They must have harnessed an army of dragons and a giant to help operate it. When the device was finished, it was time for the main event.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic "> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/c10957d5-e973-4202-bb44-50c32395376a/batteringrampics+%282%29.JPG" data-image-dimensions="4608x2592" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" data-image-id="63d9c04fba335349abdf7252" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/c10957d5-e973-4202-bb44-50c32395376a/batteringrampics+%282%29.JPG?format=1000w"> </figure> <p class="">Did it work? You’ll have to watch this video to find out!</p> <iframe scrolling="no" allowfullscreen src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rdWUdOU3Xe0?wmode=opaque" width="854" frameborder="0" height="480"></iframe> <p class="">Or scroll down… that works too. Long story short, it definitely does work! Isaiah and I didn’t have any need for a plan B, though a few fingers might have been mangled in the process.</p><p class="">It took us three or four tries before we got the battering ram at the right distance to strike the wall, After that, every blow wreaked havoc on the walls—though in the process we destroyed the bridge, which didn’t make the attacking army’s entry any easier.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic "> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/34b56b3c-f925-4f5b-a5c7-64287aa51a90/batteringrampics+%283%29.JPG" data-image-dimensions="4608x2592" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" data-image-id="63d9c09ac907575f080b1711" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/34b56b3c-f925-4f5b-a5c7-64287aa51a90/batteringrampics+%283%29.JPG?format=1000w"> </figure> <p class="">What was more, not only did the ram destroy the walls, it destroyed them in a variety of really cool chunks and there was the satisfying sound of LEGO bricks rolling over on the counter and floor after every blow. The upwards momentum of the battering ram certainly helped overcome the vertical clutch power of the bricks making up the keep.</p><p class="">In the AFOL community, “chunking” is a way of quickly drafting a built set among a group of friends (after a team speed build, for example), where the set is "chunked into large pieces and people take turns taking their choicest chunk. It is infinitely quicker than a complete parts draft and can be the best option for people without much extra time on their hands.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic "> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/953252f3-5339-405b-be21-2010739648a1/batteringrampics+%285%29.JPG" data-image-dimensions="4608x2592" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" data-image-id="63d9c0aad52f796a41977ee9" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51967abae4b0fe8d0161031f/953252f3-5339-405b-be21-2010739648a1/batteringrampics+%285%29.JPG?format=1000w"> </figure> <p class="">That said, my brother and I went on to disassemble every piece and draft the set normally—we had the time and I needed more than just chunks could provide!</p><p class="">So what did we learn from this experiment? Well, the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=wd9glLyZH6Y&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lego.com%2Fen-us%2Fproduct%2Flion-knights-castle-10305&offerid=115554.10000488&type=3" target="_blank">Lion Knights’ Castle</a> is a great set. It’s an amazing building experience with several brilliant techniques to liven it up, an excellent parts pack with a tremendous minifigure selection, and a castle builder’s dream. We also learned that it is a ton of fun to beat up with a battering ram.</p> <hr> <p class=""><em>Have you ever creatively smashed a LEGO set? Let us know what you think of our experiment in the comments below!</em></p><p class=""><strong>Do you want to help BrickNerd continue publishing articles like this one? </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/BrickNerdOfficial" target="_blank"><strong>Become a top patron</strong></a><strong> like Charlie Stephens, Marc & Liz Puleo, Paige Mueller, Rob Klingberg from Brickstuff, John & Joshua Hanlon from Beyond the Brick, Megan Lum, Andy Price, John A. and Lukas Kurth from StoneWars to show your support, get early access, exclusive swag and more.</strong></p></div>
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