Just a few days ago on Saturday, 21st of March, a brand-new LEGO Certified Store opened at Sunshine Plaza on Australia's Sunshine Coast. The line to enter the LEGO store was huge, with hundreds of people lining up to get in - but after a while, visitors were noticing the line wasn't moving. So, what caused the delay and what could LEGO Certified Stores do better? The LEGO Store at Sunshine Plaza, located in Sunshine Coast, QLD. I arrived at the LEGO store at 8:45am - just 15

Hey Brick News readers, Thought I'd do a little article and upload a video, to show how the new 'Smart Brick' works. Currently it is only available in some Star Wars themed sets, and not as a separate purchase, and you may be wondering if it's worth getting any of these new sets. These are very much play sets, with the designs specifically set up to integrate the 'smart bricks', and since my visit to the LEGO store, I've realised that some of these sets are 'Smart Play Compat

Pre-ordering sets from the Bricklink Designer Program Series 7 finalist designs starts on February 16th, 2026 at 8am Pacific Time, or 3am Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) on February 17th, 2026 . Here is the link to view the sets and to order them once the time comes: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-7/main.page My previous article discussing the sets at the time they were selected is at this link: https://www.bricknews.com.au/post/bricklink-designe

A New Years eve visit to the LEGO store proved a worthwhile trip, as I was shown by a staff member the new DeLorean time machine. AU$39.99, the common LEGO store price for single Speed Champion vehicles at the moment, for 357 pcs of awesomeness! I very much enjoyed this build, and I think it is the first Speed Champions set I have purchased new (I have picked up some second hand, but I think they are either prebuilt or still in their box… though I did build myself a Porsche w

If you have kids who like Star Wars, and you have the Disney channel, then you should watch ‘Rebuild the Galaxy’ with them. I was talking with my son and he pointed out that it was one of the only LEGO animated series that had entire scenes designed with LEGO pieces (unlike shows like Ninjago or LEGO City, for example, which are only really the characters and a few other bits that are LEGO in appearance), and the characters move like they are made out of LEGO more than in oth

Flowers and plants made out of LEGO are less likely to die than real plants (obviously), though they aren't quite as realistic as other fake plants that you can get... so why would you consider buying LEGO flowers? Well, they are made out of LEGO!! (obviously)!! From a distance they look as good as many other fake flowers, but getting up close a LEGO fan will pick out all the NPU (nice part usage). Parts that have been reused in a variety of colours include shields, hats, fro

It's no secret that LEGO's reputation for being greedy has become more egregious over recent years. Unprecedented price hikes despite a...