Review: 60339 Double Loop Stunt Arena
This wildly overpriced set looks cool, but good luck completing a double loop with the cool flywheel motorcycles. Let’s find out about the major flaws in the design of these new loop elements.
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Review: 76218 Sanctum Sanctorum
A licensed LEGO set that’s compatible with the Modular Building Series? Let’s find out how well this iconic building from the MCU was adapted into a LEGO set.
February 2023 LEGO News Roundup
February might be a short month, but it was packed with great LEGO Articles from around the web.
Review: #10316 Rivendell (Lord of the Rings)
This 6000-piece set is the largest Lord of the Rings LEGO model ever released, but is it the best? At $500, I certainly hope so!
Looking Back: #10264 Corner Garage
Let’s revisit one of the less popular recent sets in the series to see how it compares to the four sets that came out after it…
Review: Books by Black LEGO Artists Ekow Nimako and Adam Ward
February is Black History Month — Let’s celebrate by learning about two books by talented Black LEGO Creators!
#40585 World of Wonders available now (VIP Rewards)
An interesting “baby architecture” set containing four popular landmarks was released today.
I am not happy with the increasing purchase requirements for gift-with-purchase sets, and I’m not a fan of the awkward system that allows LEGO VIP Members to spend VIP Points on exclusive ‘free’ sets either. They aren’t really free anyways since you need to make another purchase. (You will probably want to spend enough to receive free shipping, too – $35 in United States).
Nonetheless, since Brick Architect was created to celebrate LEGO Architecture, I wanted to make sure readers are aware that #40585 World of Wonders is available for a limited time on the VIP Rewards Center. It costs 2700 points, which works out to $20.77 USD for 382 pieces – an equivalent of $0.054 per piece. (A $20 dicount at LEGO.com costs 2600 points.)
#40585 World of Wonders is available now as a ‘featured reward’ for VIPs.
As noted in my January 2023 Roundup, I noticed that the set uses stickers instead of printed tiles which is unfortunate. As you can see in the photos below, even The LEGO Group can’t apply stickers without a little bit of dust sticking to the edge.
Disappointed to see stickers instead of printed tiles with this set.
#21041 The Great Wall of China and #21056 Taj Mahal have already been captured in LEGO Architecture sets — I would not be surprised to see a larger LEGO Architecture set based on Al-Khazneh (Petra) or The Parthenon later this year.
If you decide to buy #40585 World of Wonders using VIP points, please consider using our referral links, it helps!
January 2023 LEGO News Roundup
A ton of new LEGO Brick Labels, LEGO moves North America HQ to Boston, Tiny LEGO Architecture models, and some cool new sets coming out in February.
Interview: Backstage Tour of #10312 Jazz Club with Jamie Berard
For the second year in a row, I had an opportunity to interview the team responsible for the latest addition to the Modular Building Series.
Update: How LUGBULK works—and strategies for making the most of it!
Find out which parts and colors are the cheapest and most expensive on BrickLink and learn more about the LUGBULK program.
One of our most popular articles explains what LUGBULK is and how to use the opportunity to improve your LEGO parts library (while saving money). I’ve updated the part availability and pricing data in the article for January 2023 — just in time to finalize your own LUGBULK order!
Updated table showing current BrickLink cost & availability for some of the most common LEGO Parts.
Other improvements:
- Background color for each column matches the color of those parts.
This makes it much easier to find the color you are looking for. - Added new 370Medium Brown and 1089Warm TanMedium Tan colors to tables.
…even though the new colors aren’t available in basic parts yet! - Added a new table showing color rankings over time.
You can use it to better understand which colors are gaining and losing popularity. - Updated analysis to reflect latest trends.
This includes a downward trend in cost of plates while the cost of bricks remains largely unchanged.
Learn more by visiting brickarchitect.com/lugbulk/
LEGO Brick Labels v39
This update adds 117 new labels to the LEGO Brick Labels collection!
Version 39 adds 74 new LEGO Labels and 43 new DUPLO Labels for a total of 1685 unique labels!
What’s new in this update?
- 74 new LEGO labels — including a ton of new parts released in 2022.
- 43 new labels for the Most Common DUPLO (and QUATRO) parts.
There are many adult builders who use DUPLO and even retired QUATRO pieces as filler when building large models. - 51 updated labels.
The biggest change is use of ‘Ø’ symbol instead of ‘Diameter’ or ‘Dia.’ for rounded parts.
This update uses ‘Ø’ symbol instead of ‘Diameter’ or ‘Dia.’ to make labels for rounded parts more concise.
How did I pick the Most Common DUPLO parts?
While much less popular than my article highlighting the Most Common LEGO Parts, I also created a similar list of the Most Common DUPLO Parts which was updated recently.
Learn more and download at brickarchitect.com/labels.
LEGO Brick Labels is updated regularly include the most popular new parts. You can support the LEGO Brick Labels project by donating at patreon.com!
December 2022 LEGO News Roundup
Celebrate the New Year at the brand new Jazz Club, check out a ‘Minute Review’ of the LEGO Mario system, and find some other great LEGO articles from around the web.
