All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part II

All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part II

Join us for the second part of our interview with Rocco Buttliere about his monumental project to recreate ancient Rome in LEGO bricks. We discuss NPU, details, cost, Elton John... and find out what comes next!

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All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part I

All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part I

We sit down with Rocco Buttliere, master of giant microscale replicas of real buildings, cities, and even a whole country, to get a behind-the-scenes look at his latest project: Rebuilding ancient Rome... all of it.

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The Floating City: Venice As You Have Never Seen It Before

The Floating City: Venice As You Have Never Seen It Before

Venice, the floating city, the city of bridges, the city of water, the city of… LEGO? We sat down with Barthezz Brick and talked about his 14th-century rendition of the famous serene city, his creative process, how to build and transport a large layout, and how all the little details make his models come alive.

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A LEGO Community Quilt to Honor International Women’s Day

A LEGO Community Quilt to Honor International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day, we are featuring this LEGO quilt built by the Women’s Brick Initiative and helmed by Daneen McDermott. Hundreds of people across multiple continents have now participated in this woven collaboration.

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MOC on Mars: Perseverance and the Ingenuity Helicopter

MOC on Mars: Perseverance and the Ingenuity Helicopter

To honor the little helicopter that could, today we showcase the LEGO version of Ingenuity built by engineer Stephen Pakbaz, who worked on the actual Perseverance chassis. The real-life version has flown its last mission on Mars after a rotor blade was damaged on its 72nd interplanetary flight. It now stands as a monument to human creativity on the Red Planet.

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