Bricksmitherd

10/14/2024

Dear neighbors, we are but ELEVEN votes away from the 1,000 mark on the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Trolley LEGO Ideas project! If you or your family haven't voted yet, now is a great time to do so. If you have voted, a comment on the Ideas page (tap the "Comments" tab on Lego's website) does a long way to push us up in the algorithm and get the project more visibility. Thank you again for your tireless support!

“Trolley, take us to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe!”With these words, Fred Rogers let the magical red Trolley take us away to see King Friday, ...

06/17/2024

Hey, that’s me! Princeton recently featured our LEGO Ideas set of Nassau Hall, and we were interviewed by the Princeton Alumni Weekly. It’s so great to see the wonderful reception this set has gotten since its launch! If you haven’t voted or commented already, hit the link below! Https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a0ed6d09-4916-4332-8ce9-440495dc47cf

Nassau Hall was built over the course of two years in the 1750s, using sandstone from a nearby quarry.

04/10/2024

Dream Theater’s landmark new album is the first in thirteen years to feature their founding drummer, Mike Portnoy. His return to the band after the original split is a dream come true for so many fans! In honor of his return, here’s a closer look at our Mike Portnoy minifigure from the Dream Theater LEGO tribute. If you haven’t already, hop over to our page on LEGO Ideas and click that giant SUPPORT button to help make this Lego Dream Theater stage into a REAL set! If you voted already, spread this around to help us hit the required 10K votes! Https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a4fbd9f4-9142-438b-b251-7be070fa9963

03/01/2024

02/26/2024

Hello everyone! After a lengthy flurry of creative output, our latest Lego creation is live! It is a Lego tribute to Dream Theater! The set is packed with features and easter eggs, including a spinning keyboard, huge Majesty logos, and swappable drumsets with both Mike Portnoy and Mike Mangini. And of course, it includes minifigs of John Petrucci, John Myung, James Labrie, and Jordan Rudess too! If you want it to become a real Lego set, it just needs your vote on Lego's website!

You build me up, you break me down, until I'm falling to piecesDream Theater, the OGs of progressive metal, have rocked the prog scene for nearly ...

09/05/2023

Good morning, neighbors! The intake has officially closed for our round of Lego Ideas (the Second 2023 Review), and our Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Lego set is off to the Lego Review Board! They will evaluate it for retail production over the next several months, and we should hear a verdict around January or February of 2024.

Our eternal gratitude goes out to all of you who voted for our set in the support stage, and we have our fingers crossed for what comes next! Thank you all!

This morning, we closed the latest review qualification round with 49 submissions reaching the 10,000 supporter milestone and qualifying for the ...

06/23/2023

IT IS DONE!

06/21/2023

Neighbors, we are barely 400 votes away from putting this beautiful set into the Lego Ideas 10K club! Let’s close that gap TODAY and get one step closer to having this Neighborhood in YOUR Neighborhood!

06/19/2023

Neighbors, we are officially in the home stretch! Our Mister Rogers' Neighborhood design has officially crossed 9,000 votes, and is closing in on that elusive 10K! This is such a momentous occasion for me personally, and for all the Fred Rogers aficionados out there. If you haven’t voted for this set to become a reality yet, now is your chance! Head over to the link below and click “Support” to let Lego know that you want your very own Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in Lego form. Let’s get this thing across the finish line in the next day or two!

Https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c3665a3b-7c5c-4d0f-ab6e-82422d6f1d13

It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, and a beautiful day for a Lego visit! Enter the television home of Mister Rogers and the Neighborhood of ...

06/17/2023

To paraphrase Dr. Emmett Brown: “When this baby hits 8800 supporters, you’re gonna see some serious kit!”