This was a very busy month, so this update is about a week late and much shorter than usual. I have a lot of content in the pipeline to share soon, so check back throughout the month of October.

While fun for older audiences, I question whether Piece by Piece is appropriate for kids.

Thankfully the two articles which I was able to complete are pretty relevant for readers. As you may have heard, there’s a new LEGO movie coming out on Friday: Piece by Piece. I had a chance to see it about a week early and have prepared my thoughts in a thorough review with relatively few spoilers. Please read the review if you are thinking about bringing kids along, otherwise feel free to check out the film and read my review afterwards. Either way, I’d love to hear your thoughts after seeing it.

Check out our review of #10339 Santa’s Post Office (Winter Village)

Secondly, the one review I posted in September is for the much-anticipated 2024 release in the Winter Village series: #10339 Santa’s Post Office. While you will need to read my review for my overall rating for this new set, I’m happy to share up-front that this is a good one that you might not want to miss.

October 2024 releases for AFOLs

In the spirit of keeping this month’s update short since it’s already a week late, here are my top three picks from the October releases:

• #10339 Santa’s Post Office (Winter Village)
  This was my favorite Winter Village set in recent history, thanks to the play features and striking composition.
  1440 pieces, ages 18+, $100, available now at LEGO.com
• #75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge (Star Wars)
  While I haven’t had the chance to build it, reviewers seem to like almost everything about this set apart from the price tag.
  3942 pieces, ages 18+, $500, available now at LEGO.com
• #21352 Magic of Disney
  This LEGO Ideas set somehow slipped past my radar, but it is a really cute diorama with great minifigs and a fair price
  1103 pieces, ages 18+, $100, available now at LEGO.com
• #76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room
  My wife built this set since she really enjoys the TV show it is based on. While our review is coming soon, I’m happy to say that fans of the show will probably enjoy it, but try to find it on sale.
  750 pieces, ages 10+, $90, available now at LEGO.com

You can see all the rest of the new releases by visiting the lego.com store. (Making a purchase using our referral link helps support this website.)

Best articles from around the web

Learn more about the LEGO hobby every month with a selection of great articles from around the web…

• Lego’s Business Cards Are Made of Lego—but Not for Long
  It’s a poorly kept secret that LEGO employees used to hand out minifigures with their contact information on the back as ‘business cards’, but this is changing as The LEGO Group pushes to protect trademark protection on the LEGO Minifigure.
  —Wall Street Journal (via MSN)
• LEGO Color Names According To Kids
  Brian Hickey asked kids what a bunch of LEGO colors should be called, with varying levels of success. While I am more of a parts nerd than a color nerd, I still found this article lighthearted and fun…
  —BrickNerd
• Lucasfilm Didn’t Set Limits for ‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’s Showrunners
  I enjoyed this interview with the team that created the new Rebuild the Galaxy show using LEGO animation. While I haven’t watched it yet, they clearly are playing fast and loose with the Star Wars franchise and characters.
  —Collider

Yes, so I’m a massive LEGO nerd. So, working on this, I wanted to make the LEGO as authentically LEGO as possible.

Benji Samit

• Paul Hetherington’s Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show
  I know and love Paul Hetherington’s colorful, massive, and sometimes kinetic scultptures because he has been displaying his work for years at events like BrickCon. I am also impressed by how deftly he re-created modernist architecture masterpieces for this impressive collection that’s on display in Vancouver. Well done, sir!
  —BrickNerd
• NEW Build-a-Mini brings us Waking World DREAMZzz Characters: Minifigure Overview
  My son enjoys the LEGO Dreamzzz show, and we have built many of the sets based ont he series. One thing that I noticed recently is that we never see the characters as they appear in the real world. While we still don’t have any sets filling this gap, Richard Jones shows us that we can get some of the figures on the Build-a-Minifigure wall.
  —Rambling Brick
• Obscure Parts Usage: The Typesetter Tile
  This is the kind of in-depth reporting on extremely rare LEGO parts that always piques my curiosity. Oscar Cederwall shows how the small lip on the side of this rare part looks decidedly un-LEGO-like, then proceeds to build an amazing tiny piano using this and other rare parts.
  —BrickNerd

The quirky ‘Typesetter’ tile from a 1990 LEGO DACTA set.

• The Anatomy of LEGO Boxes
  Bailey Fullarton wrote this in-depth article about the graphics on LEGO boxes. Some of the topics explored include issues of margins, the use of photos versus photo-realistic renders, and the complexities of written text for so many global languages!
  —BrickNerd
• Parts review: LEGO® Fortnite™ October 2024 sets
  While I am not familiar with Fortnite, I am always excited to hear about new general-purpose LEGO elements like the two new curved elements: 5906 and 5907 which are found in the wildly creative looking #77072 Peely Bone set.
  —New Elementary
• Vignweek 2024: The Winning Showcase of Carter Witz
  This article by Chris Roberts highlights the amazing models that Carter Witz has created as part of the Vignweek annual buuilding contest. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a fast-building creative expert.
  — BrickNerd