Back 2 Brick Podcast

Nick is not only a an extremely creation LEGO designer, but a truly motivated individual. He’s our first interview with a LEGO at witch streamer! (Don’t worry if you don’t know what that is he explains it). We get to talk about his many builds from his twitch viewers suggestions and his LEGO Ideas submissions. You might know I’m from his Tesla Cybertryck build. Jump in and enjoy this weeks designe...

Shoes, oh my God, shoes.  If you know what I'm referencing you are as old as me or older.  i appreciate that. LEGO and Adidas.  But Mario is coming up too with a brand new Bowser ship and tons of cool and fun facts from all over the world with LEGO.  Check out what we got for you this week on the Bricking News! Adidas Superstar Shoe! Designer Video link Super Mario Third Wave LEGO Ideas next...

Who's a Trekkie?  Or even a Stargate nerd? Maybe the Expanse? Raise your hand.  Well, I raided all three of mine so this interview was very special to me.  I was able to talk with Kevin Walter, a truly talented LEGO Star Trek and sci-fi builder.  His designs aren't just about the form but the display action of it.  From his latest Expanse build to the Enterprise D in a massive Ultimate C...

LEGOLAND steals the show this week on Bricking News.  But not only that, we got some new excited sets on the way!  I am typing this on a computer, but I was I was typing it on the LEGO typewriter!  This summer is turning out to be another big win for LEGO!  Check out what we talk about below: 21327 Ideas Typewriter revealed. Designer Video Link Typewriter mini build Next LEGO Master Model Builder...

This week my two good buddies Michael and Stephen grace us with their presences to grind our technic gears about the LEOG Mosaic line. We talk about what we like about the sets, the pricing, the design, and what we think could be improved upon.  We do give LEGO a break, this is their first year, just like brickheadz, with time comes improvements!  Do you own any of the mosaics? What are your thoug...

I feel a storm coming... of Bricking News!   LEGO is going to be holding their first official convention?!  What will they reveal?  Then sets are being revealed left and right with even some new sub theme created.  All good news this week and can't wait for you to listen!  Check out our list of topics for today: Guide on how to clean LEGO Star Wars summer sets - A.K.A. Mando Marvel's Wha...

Science, history, and creativity, what three things go better together (ok, strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate ice cream). But seriously, for all those nerds and history buffs out there it can be inspiring to see all the creativity and ingenuity in a museum.  Our latest guest Luis Peña García gave us the opportunity to see how his love of science and history come to life with his brick building. ...

This week on the Bricking News we bring you some insider deep secrets from the LEGOLAND parks in California and New York.  The Eternals are on the move to a LEGO store near you,  the June Calendar has a lot of nice giveaways, and VIDIYO is coming to the Adidas license.  Lot's happening down in the brickin' world.  Catch all we talk about below! Pre-Order The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks. ...

In our part 2 episode with Marius Herrmann, @steponabrick, we get into more and more detail about his builds.  I was curious how he went about his commissions and his instruction building process.  I know I hate doing them, so wanted to see if he shared the same feeling!  But the real questions is always how LEGO became a part of his life.  How his creativity was inspired by someone else's cr...

BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE WHITE BRICKING NEWS! Well, that's kinda like the phrase right? Welcome one and all to the LEGO news portal from the last week.  Lots of fun and exciting things from marvel, with their first Modular building set!  This next month is also able "Everyone is Awesome!" and the coin to end all coins came up, but with VIP drama, again.  Check out what we got for y...

Marius Herrmann, @steponabrick, brings out his inner childhood excitement in his creations.  He takes his love and the beauty within video games and brings them to life wait bits of plastic.   From Halo, Spiro, and Horizon Zero Dawn, no ship or creature is too hard for him to tackle.  We talked a lot about LEGO and his designs, so much it's in 2 parts!  But you'll enjoy the entire thing...

Welcome one and all back to the Bricking News!  This week I wrapped up the LEGO Contest Fan vote pleading for votes, thank you all that supported!  To all my Friends out there (get it) an apartment was finally revealed!  Marvel is on the move again, and exciting news from LEGOLAND New York!  Check out what we talk about this week: LEGO Leaked UCS Tumbler? Guinness Record build LEGO Ventilator Bric...

This week we get a brick in our head, a true brickheadz episode.  Being a brickheadz designer myself I wanted to talk about how Thomas goes about his designs.  With designs though stretch from music to pop culture with Marvel and DC Comics.  if you're a fan of brickheadz or just learning what they are this is the episode for you! Check out his work! Instagram Etsy Designer interviews posted e...

This may be the longest Bricking News we've every had!  But that is what we are here for, to bring you all the LEGO News from the week, no matter how long!  Lots of fun new sets and rumors coming out.  Star War, Botanical garden sets, Ikea all take center stage.  But first  I NEED YOUR HELP! TWO of my LEGO designers were accepted into the LEGO House Contest.  I am asking for you to PLEASE VOT...

Most of my interviews are done with fellow LEGO designers and builders. This week I wanted to try something different.  I got to talk with Jaime who created The LEGO Educator podcast.  It's a great podcast centered not only around LEGO but how we can use it to educate people, no age requirement to learn!  We had a lengthy conversation that was great to talk not only about how we started the p...

Bricking News comin' in HOT!  It's been a super hectic week in my own personal life but LEGO decided that it would be a news filled week too!  From the review of the LEGO Master season 2 contestants (which a few are former guest on the podcast!) to VIDIYO sets running out the gauntlet it a full week!  Check out the list below to see what we chit chat about! LEGO Masters Season 2 cast VID...

The Brickman takes us back to the time of War.  Now, LEGO doesn't prompt violence or war.  But there is a small group (growing for sure!) that are huge fans of the blending the two together.  The Brickman likes to collect and custom minifigures dedicated to the many wars through history.  He also builds displays to all of them and brings history back to a life. Check out his pages! Flickr Ins...

Bricking News this week we look at the upcoming first week of May.... for the force is with us.  Star Wars May the 4th Be With You week is approaching and LOTS of news about Star Wars is in the air.  Not only late Marvel is right on it's heals with lots of news!  See the list below for details: May the 4th event UCS R2-D2 Star Wars Gift with Purchase double VIP points LEGO Group spending BILL...

This week we get to talk about Stein, a AFOL designer from the Netherlands.  He came out of his dark ages and went right to building some truly stunning Sci-fi designs.  Not only does he create micro LEGO builds but has created some builds large enough to hold a classic technic figure from the 80s!  They all seem to be creations that could exist in this day and age and something to behold.  His hi...

This week I am away on a work trip but that doesn't mean we stop the Bricking News!  We are going to talk about the baseplate retirement, the VIP mishap(s), and Harry Potter this week.  Check out the topics we cover below: Classic Baseplate retirment Luigi coming to Mario? LEGO bricks to play with at work as a military officer! Ulysses Probe debacle  LEGO House Virtual Tours - LINK LEGO House...

Christopher is a man of many, many talents.  He's a software engineer by day, LEGO master by night!  Starting at a young ago he got into MOC building and stop motion animation.  So he created Bricks Brought to Life and made some epic stop motion videos!  Then he took his love of software engineering and applied it to hims LEGO hobby.  In so creating Bricker Builds were be brings 3D sculptures...

Happy 1 year anniversary to the Back 2 Brick Podcast!  I honestly can't believe it's been 1 year and so excited for the future of this podcast! This week we had a TON of news to share.  AND a fun surprise giveaway for all my lucky listeners.  Space, Marvel Disney+ minfigs and more check out the list: LEGO Groups sustainability project in Poland Marvel Disney+ collectible Minifigures  pla...

For this week's guest we have someone coming out of a 20 year dark age (no LEGO!).  Emil Lidé is a 44 year old LEGO builder that got out of his dark age because of his kids who he gets to build with all the time!  He focuses primarily on nature builds and cattle builds.  He's been featured in the LEGO House 3 time!  He is also  a LEGO Master Sweden contestant coming up in 2nd place!! Tru...

No news this week.... Bricking Fools!   This week LEGO surprised us with some new VIP sets ... thattt got taken away.  Then a VIP coin that just disappeared..  So that was all fun!  But we have lots of rumors for Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Space.  But take a quick listen to this week's news and see what is to come from the LEGO world! Ulysses Probe deplayed Nuremberg Toy Fair cancelled Grin...

This week we talk with LEGO AFOL Designer LuketheDude424.  He has an extremely creative mind and having started building with LEGO at the age of 6 he's been going strong for some time now!  He's a LUG leader, designer, YouTuber, and former LEGO podcaster!  So fun to get an insight into what that was like for him.  It's always fun to get a perspective you have never heard before and...