BricksDownUnder

It seems that Australia’s own iconic Sydney Opera House will be immortalised in the next LEGO® Architecture set. An image obtained from Amazon.co.jp was posted on Eurobricks yesterday. At this stage, the set name is 21012 Sydney Opera House, and it’s scheduled for international release in June. Unfortunately, the set is quite a small one [...]

The Mr Toys Toyworld website has once again provided some Australian release dates and retail prices for LEGO® sets coming out in the first three quarters of 2012. In the past, these have proven to be a good rough guide to the coming year in LEGO® for Australia. In total, there are 183 sets appearing [...]

Brickvention is Australia’s largest LEGO® display and fan convention, where members of the public can view amazing original creations by Australian model builders, and Australian model builders can get together, display their work and indulge in a full weekend of LEGO® hijinks! The Melbourne event has been growing and growing, with 142 participants and over [...]

Warner Bros and LEGO® announced today that a LEGO Lord of the Rings theme will be launching in 2012! Sets from the movie trilogy will be first to arrive, in June, with sets from the upcoming ‘The Hobbit’ films later in the year (the first Hobbit film is out in December 2012). LEGO have launched [...]

LEGO® Education is holding a big building event in Melbourne this weekend. 1,000 base plates and 500kg of LEGO® bricks are being provided for the public to build a “Green City of the Future”. It’s open to the public this weekend November 19-20 from 10am to 4pm, and it’s free! Then Melbourne schoolchildren will be [...]

There are plans underway for a new book featuring the work of adult fans of LEGO® (AFOLs) from around the world. The coffee table styled book is being published by Talltale Underground Book Co., and they’re currently accepting entries from people who would like their work to be featured. Entries close on January 31 2012, [...]

Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre, in Forest Hill, Melbourne, is holding a big LEGO® event from 7-27 November. The centrepiece is an exhibition by Ryan McNaught, aka The Brickman, one of Australia’s most prominent LEGO® artisans. Ryan is a LEGO® Certified Professional and has won Best in Show at Brickvention twice. His giant 250,000 piece [...]

Aussie online LEGO store, the Outer Rim Trading Company, or ORTCo for short, have a fiendishly clever giveaway this month. Up for grabs is a 10220 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van set, plus there’s a runner up prize of 4194 Whitecap Bay. To go in the draw, all you need to do is hunt through www.ORTCo.com.au [...]

Big W comes to the pre-Xmas sale party with their latest catalogue, from tomorrow until 9 November. There’s only a few LEGO items, many of which are not discounted, but a couple of notable sets. Firstly, the newly released Pirates of the Caribbean 4184 The Black Pearl is for sale at $146 (14% off RRP). [...]

Another big retailer is starting their toy sale this week. This time it’s Myer, whose latest sale runs from tomorrow, 3 November, until the 27th. They have a few excellent deals on some big sets. Plus if you’re a Myer One member, you can get an extra 10% off for four days only, tomorrow until [...]