30 November 2024

Review: 10363 Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machine from LEGO® Icons

Posted by tobymac

Humankind has been dreaming of taking to the skies ever since we saw birds and insects soaring. Many flying machines have been designed in the past, usually unsuccessful, and one of the most famous was sketched in the 15th century by all-round Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci. Today, we’ll build a LEGO interpretation of his designs with LEGO® Icons set 10363 Leonardo Da Vinci’s Flying Machine.

LEGO Leonardo Da Vinci minifig looking at his plans for building his flying machine, which is all around him in pieces

28 November 2024

Pick a Brick: Black Friday 2024 price cuts

Posted by Admin

To everyone’s surprise, the biggest discounts on LEGO.com this Black Friday are on Pick a Brick! And only New Elementary has the list of what is discounted – you can’t even find this info on Pick a Brick itself. They don't show their sale prices, they simply change the price.

up to 77% off Lego Pick a Brick

In addition to some discounts of up to 77% that already went live earlier in November, LEGO® Pick a Brick are also reduced their prices on Black Friday on a few hundred more popular elements from the “Last Chance” list of pieces, which are due to be deleted from the service on 3 December 2024.

The price changes are now live worldwide. Continue reading to see the lists.


LEGO® Black Friday Toy Deals

Posted by Admin

LEGO® Black Friday Toy Deals are underway, with even new sets like Christmas Table Decoration and the LEGO® Botanical Collection Wreath discounted. However the biggest discounts can be found in the Pick a Brick aisle!

Review: 40729 Shackleton's Lifeboat GwP for LEGO® Black Friday

Posted by Kevin J. Walter

Lego minifigs of Ernest Shackleton and photographer Frank Hurley with lifeboat James Caird making camp on the polar ice

A tie-in gift with purchase (GwP) of the Brick Friday 2024 release 10335 The Endurance, which I reviewed earlier this week, LEGO® Icons 40729 Shackleton’s Lifeboat is a minifigure-scale replica of the James Caird – which is the lifeboat that Shackleton used to save his crew, as we will see in the second half of this review.

Unlike the LEGO Endurance it comes with minifigures, making it a highly desirable gift with purchase for LEGO Insiders purchasing set 10335 from Friday 28 November to Monday 2 December... if stocks last that long!

27 November 2024

Review: 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk from LEGO® BrickHeadz™ Super Heroes

Posted by Elspeth De Montes

LEGO® BrickHeadz™ 40668 Super Heroes Captain America & Red Hulk are tie-ins with the new Captain America: Brave New World movie due for release in February 2025.

lego brickheads red hullk and some loose pieces from the set

These LEGO Brickheadz characters represent the Sam Wilson version of Captain America, portrayed by Anthony Mackie in the movies, and U.S. President Thaddeus Ross in his Red Hulk form, to be portrayed by Harrison Ford.

Best new LEGO® parts of 2024

Posted by Thomas Jenkins
Heading: New Elementary's best new LEGO elements of 2024

The end of the year is typically a time for reflection, and for us New Elementarians, that means looking back at some of the coolest new LEGO® elements that were released in 2024!

26 November 2024

Interview: 10363 Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machine from LEGO® Icons

Posted by Tim Johnson

Coming 1 January 2025, LEGO® Icons set 10363 Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machine is quite unlike anything you've seen before from The LEGO Group! 

Antica Bracanov, Senior Designer at The LEGO Group, holds the LEGO Leonardo Da Vinci Flying Machine she led design of.

We were present at the reveal of the set at Fan Media Days in Denmark in September 2024, where Antica Bracanov, Senior Designer (above) and Nathan Davis, Graphic Designer spoke about the product they helped develop.


25 November 2024

Set review: 10335 The Endurance from LEGO® Icons

Posted by Kevin J. Walter

10335, The Endurance Lego set, surrounded by some additional Lego pieces representing ice

Black Friday falls this week, and the big release on the day is LEGO® Icons set 10335 The Endurance; a recreation of the ship used by Ernest Shackleton in his attempted expedition to cross the Antarctic. 

After I examined what the LEGO Endurance is made of last week, let us now look at how she is built. In addition to that, I have a short historical overview about Ernest Shackleton and the real Endurance.

24 November 2024

After-Party Fest: Caz Mockett's MOCs

Posted by Caz Mockett

When my allocation of the eclectic mix of  LEGO® elements from the New Elementary Skærbæk Fan Weekend workshop arrived through my letterbox, I was immediately inspired by some of the seed parts, and perplexed by others. But I do love a parts fest, so I started by noodling around with a couple of tablescraps, which is usually a good way to get the creative juices flowing. Let's see what happened.

22 November 2024

Review: 40699 Retro Record Player GwP for Black Friday/Cyber Monday

Posted by Elspeth De Montes

As well as 40700 Winter Holiday Train which I reviewed earlier, the Black Friday/ Cyber Monday weekend includes a second Gift with Purchase (GwP) with a higher threshold. 40699 Retro Record Player is available to LEGO Insiders from midnight 29 November to 2 December 2024.