I built a thing. This is not a specifically unknown concept. Each year, I build an original model for Brickvention, Australia’s AFOL Networking Event, which was held last weekend. I presented a MOC (my own creation) paying homage to the LEGO Adventurers theme from 1998. The amount of Lore that found its way into the MOC possibly warrants a post in its own right. Here it is.
Let me tell you a tale…
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Do you love LEGO?
Are you in Melbourne?
Are you tired of working out what to do with the kids in Melbourne this weekend?
Brickvention 2025 is on at the Royal Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne on 18-19 January 2025. You can still get tickets for the public expo here. Some sessions have sold out, and others are filling rapidly.
I will be showing off my latest build, based on the Adventurers theme from 1998 (A sneak peek below), and I’ll have some Rambling Brick Tiles and a passport stamp.
Jay and I will also be recording some content for the Extra Pieces Podcast – so, keep an eye out. (While you are here, we have a new episode out, discussing some of our favorite sets of the new year!)
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The LEGO Group have just unveiled a new Instagram account on Instagram: @LEGOBuilds. This channel, for builders, by builders, aims to become a destination for all LEGO® Fans, big and small by diving deeper into the world of LEGO Bricks, Spotlighting builders around the world, and their creations, as well as offering exclusive rewards and LEGO Experiences. YOUR MOCs can be featured by tagging @LEGOBuilds, and/or using the tag #legobuilds
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The Knoller-in-Chief and I wish you a Merry Christmas/Happy Holiday and a wonderful New Year.
Thank you for being so supportive over the last few years: 2025 will see us working to attain balance between new reviews and nostalgia, while a few ongoing series will hopefully reach their conclusion. Thanks to @max2022branko for joining the team this year, and easing the load.
What are you looking forward to next year?
It’s that most wonderful time of the year: sure, Christmas is coming, and the advent calendars are opening day by day. But more importantly, the latest LEGO® modular building has finally been revealed.
Modular buildings have a special place in my heart: back when I discovered such as thing as an AFOL, the modular buildings were just taking off. This was a time when the Modular buildings were a cornerstone of the AFOL experience. With only a handful of adult-focused sets being released each year, the modular was the one purchase most people seemed to agree with, whether they were otherwise into cars, trains or Star Wars.
These days, we see sets focused on grown ups being launched every other week. It is almost routine and mundane. But still, the modular always feels special.
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Among the many creative ideas that Leonardo Da Vinci Experimented with was the idea of human flight. Taking inspiration from seeds and birds, he developed his ideas in over 500 sketches. Today, the LEGO Group has revealed 10363, Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine. With 493 pieces, this set also features a minifigure of the man himself.
The set was previewed at the Fan Media Days this year, and we saw the model and minifigure close up.
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The LEGO Group and Formula 1 revealed their upcoming multiyear collaboration earlier in the year. Today, as the Sun Rises on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, we see the first batch of sets to be released as part of this team up. There are sets from Duplo, LEGO City, Speed Champion and a set of collectible F1 Cars that will be just the perfect size for a pocket money set. In the mean time, there will be new ‘Build the Thrill’ activities on and off the Track. Next year, 2025, sees the 75th anniversary of Formula 1, so these sets will be released just in time for the party!
The DUPLO and City Sets are due for Release on 1st January 2025, while the Speed Champions are set to hit the streets on 1st March 2025. The collectable race cars will be released 1st May 2025.
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Since the 1980’s, the LEGO group have maintained a kids magazine in some form or other: Containing comics, puzzles, posters, photos of kids creations and, of course, profiles of new LEGO Products, these have have been an active part of the LEGO Marketing Strategy. Certainly, when my kids were growing up, the arrival to LEGO CLUB magazine, with hip and gnarly minifigure, Max.
Over the years, we have seen Bricks N Pieces, Klick Magazine, LEGO Mania, LEGO World Club, LEGO Magazine, LEGO Club, and most recently, LEGO Life. The stories in some of these magazines have been referenced heavily in learning the back stories behind some of our favourite characters here on the Rambling Brick. As such, I was curious when the LEGO Group sent the first issue of a revamped LEGO Magazine over, along with a Max Minifigure from Back-in-the-Day.
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The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17 was probably the final expedition of the Golden Age of Antarctic Exploration. Led by third time Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton, the goal was to cross the icy continent from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea, via the South Pole. What actually happened was a feat of human survival that could be summed up in a single word: than name of the ship they had set sail on: Endurance.
Overnight, the LEGO Group has revealed a 3011 piece replica model of the Wooden Brigantine Endurance. This set will be released on 29th November 2024, priced at $AUD399.99/£229.99 / €269.99/ $USD269.99. There will be a gift with purchase at release featuring Minifigures of Ernest Shackleton and photographer William Hurley, along with one of the lifeboats used to ensure the survival of the crew.
I’m a little excited by this set…
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There is a new episode of Extra Pieces for you to enjoy. Or at least to provide some background noise while you build and sort.
In the Closing weeks of September, I joined Jay Ong in Denmark for the Recognised LEGO® Fan Media Days. In this episode, we tell you what we can about this, but in reality, we will keep talking about it for a Good While as embargoes come to pass and news can be shared.
However, we also had the opportunity to attend the AFOL Day at the LEGO House, including a chance to see the new installations in the Masterpiece Gallery. I then followed on to the Skaerbaek Fan Weekend. Along the way, we asked people we ran into what they were looking forward to and what they love about these events, which have become a highlight of the annual AFOL Calendar.
You can download the episode through your favourite Podcast player by following this link…
Or click on this player to get it started:
Thanks to everybody who took the time to talk with us at the LEGO House and Fan Weekend, and special thanks to our audio engineer, Frederick French-Pounce, for editing a few dozen short vox-pops together.
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Until Next Time,
Play Well!
