Buckle up your red sneakers and get ready, it’s time for some 16-bit nostalgia with LEGO IDEAS Sonic the Hedgehog set. Inspired by the original SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Game from 1991 and brought to the LEGO lineup courtesy of a successful fan submission on LEGO Ideas Before we get started please note: Brickcentral and LEGO…
Review: Lunar New Year Traditions 80108 and Lunar New Year Ice Festival 80109
A very Happy New Year to you! The Lunar New Year in 2022, the Year of the Tiger, will be February 1st. The Lunar New Year Traditions include 6 vignettes featuring five different activities that are customary for the celebrations and a vignette of the God of Wealth surrounded by gold. The Lunar New Year…
Review : LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 76205 and 76206
LEGO sent me two new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes to review for Brickcentral, LEGO 76205 Gargantos Showdown and the LEGO 76206 Iron Man Figure, but the opinions expressed here are all mine. Gargantos Showdown 76205 – 264 PCS. $29.99/€29.99 Inspired by the new Marvel Studios film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” which should…
Review: Collectible Minifigure Series 22 71032
LEGO sent me the latest Collectible Minifigures series to review for Brickcentral and this one should be especially exciting for medieval fantasy fans like myself with characters such as a Snow Guardian, a Night Protector, an Acorn Kid (Forest Elf), and a Troubadour comprising a third of the new minifigs. You did the math (of…
Artist Spotlight: supa_dupa_troopa
Each month, we pick a LEGO photographer and share some of their work and a little about themselves. This month, we put the spotlight on supa_dupa_troopa! Well, hello there! You may know me as Supa Dupa Troopa but you can also call me Phil and I’m based in Leicestershire, UK. I love creating images with Lego that stimulate the…
Collaborative storytelling: Take me to the moon
Here we are again with a collaborative storytelling! We’ve reached out to a group of talented LEGO photographers in our community to weave for us a visual narrative around one set. This time, we invited four Italian photographers @priovit70, @ilcarota, @brick_point_of_view, and @zen_bricks to pick a set from the LEGO store, with some constraints, and…
Review: LEGO Boutique Hotel 10297
Today I offer you the review of the new modular created by Lego and which will be released on January 1st. As a reminder, the set was provided by LEGO to Brickcentral. This new modular was imagined and created to celebrate the 15 years of the range. And, it must be admitted, that it is…
Breakout
The latest wave of Ninjago sets see the Ninja equipped with underwater vehicles, mechs and other gear to battle some sub-aquatic foes. Brickcentral kindly asked me to share a photo essay featuring two of the sets from this range: Temple of the Endless Sea and LLoyd’s Hydro Mech. The Story Mini Review I love how…
How to Use Fog, Mist and Haze to Improve your LEGO Pictures
This month we will be looking at particles and particle effects that are in the air. Everyone knows it, light rays shining through leaves, sun rays through windows, the fog hanging in the valley, etc. All these effects can add depth to an image, convey a mood or just make it look epic. But how can you recreate such effects for your LEGO photos without artificially adding them through image editing? That’s what I’m going to explain to you this month.