Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast!In this episode, hosts Alex (he/him) and Evan (he/him) are joined by fellow Tips&Bricks team member, Daniel (he/him)!To celebrate 10 years of The LEGO Movie, they'll discuss all things LEGO movies. Daniel, as a professional animator, shares his fond memories of the film first releasing, whilst Evan recounts watching The LEGO Movie for the first time last year. The LEGO Movie 2 brought with it a CMF line, and the next segment features the group drafting their favourite minifigures to create the ultimate team.Next up is the game Make it, MOD it, MOC it featuring LEGO movie sets. Let us know if you agree with our picks in the comments! And finally the group answer the Question of the Week - how does LEGO inspire you to be creative?Segments:• Intro: 0:00• Hot Takes - LEGO movies discussion: 5:51• CMF Draft: 21:37• Make it, MOD it, MOC it: 43:18• Question of the Week: 58:30• Outro: 01:06:11Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram!If you enjoyed the episode, please leave us a review and share with a friend!LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast!In this episode, hosts Alex (he/him) and Bethany (she/her) are joined by fellow Tips&Bricks team member, Ben (he/him)!The first segment challenges Alex and Ben to pitch the next LEGO City subtheme to 'Plastic Shark' Bethany. We have to save the evergreen theme somehow! Then they'll move onto LEGO's marketing - specifically the best and worst of LEGO reveals. Brace yourself for some truly awful ones, that may as well be scams...Next, Bethany continues her antics by putting Alex and Ben to test with Guess That Theme, including an unexpected twist! They'll conclude the episode by reviewing the IDEAS submissions that have a chance of becoming the next LEGO set. It's not long now until they're revealed - will any of them predict the next IDEAS set?Segments:• Intro: 0:00• Plastic Shark Tank: 5:56• Question of the Week: 36:27• Guess The Theme: 54:40• IDEAS Review: 1:04:56• Outro: 1:17:21Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram!If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend!LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast!In this episode, hosts Clay (he/him) and Evan (he/him) are joined by Instagram star 4 participant, Justin (he/they) aka @bradyjoynerbricks!They’ll dive right into a conversation around mosaics and greebling - techniques that earned Justin a MOC feature on the blog last year! Next up is a game of One of These Things, where Clay and Justin work together to figure out what one thing is not like the others.This episode’s question of the week is “What does everyone is awesome mean to you?” - Justin, Evan and Clay share their experiences as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Finally, LEGO Chicken returns, where Evan faces off against Justin to name as many things in a category as possible!Confused where girly pop is mentioned in the above segments - you’ll have to listen to find out won’t you?Segments:• Intro: 0:00• Custom Conversations: 5:24• One of These Things: 29:07• Question of the Week: 51:22• LEGO Chicken: 1:07:17• Outro: 1:24:21Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram!If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend!LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

Welcome back to the Tips&Bricks podcast! In this episode, hosts Clay (he/him) and Bethany (she/her) are joined by LEGO Masters US season 4 participant, Kelly (she/her), aka @kellybartlett31! They kick things off by tackling the Question of the Week about building at different scales, where every scale can pose different challenges. They'll then dive into Guess The Part, where Bethany and Kelly go head to head, before taking through some MOC uses of the parts. Next up is a Theme Tribute to one of the team's favourite LEGO themes: Botanicals! Kelly is herself a masterful builder of her own botanicals too! Continuing the theme, a plants-related selection of sets are categorised into Make it, MOD it, MOC to end the episode, Segments: • Intro: 0:00 • Question of the Week: 6:29 • Guess The Part: 22:00 • Theme Tribute: 43:59 • Make it, MOD it, MOC it: 57:46 • Outro: 1:10:41 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

In this episode, hosts Clay (he/him) and Alex (he/him) are joined by LEGO Masters season 1 participant, Corey (he/him), aka @samzbrego! They start by discussing the benefits and challenges of building with others, something that Corey knows all too well! They’ll then dive into their favourite Ideas sets of 2024, before discussing their hot takes of which LEGO themes should come to an end. Finally, Corey and Alex will battle each other in LEGO Chicken – you’ll have to listen to find out what this is! Segments: • Intro: 0:00 • Question of the Week: 6:47 • Set Draft: 26:19 • Hot Takes: 49:17 • LEGO Chicken: 1:03:08 • Outro: 1:26:17 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Tips&Bricks Podcast! In this episode, hosts Evan (he/him) and Alex (he/him) are joined by LEGO expert and Instagram Reels extraordinaire Nicole (she/her). The trio kick things off with Hot Takes, where a discussion on having LEGO as a job quickly derails (yet again) into a tangent about the Icons Mona Lisa set. Then, they dive into a Parts Draft, picking their dream team of parts released in 2024. Later, they brainstorm their ultimate collectible minifigure series for this week’s Question of the Week, and round things off with a game of Guess the Set. Segments: Intro - 0:00 Hot Takes - 7:52 Parts Draft - 26:37 Question of the Week: CMF Draft - 53:16 Guess the Set - 1:09:53 Outro - 1:32:06 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

Welcome back to Episode 10 of The Tips&Bricks Podcast, where hosts Evan and Bethany are joined by former LEGO designer James May! In this episode, Evan and Bethany challenge James to games and chat with him about his design pre and post being a LEGO designer. They discuss what the most enjoyable thing to build is, and the pros and cons of creating MOCs vs sets. Evan and James go head to head for Guess That Part, and the group play Make It, MOD it, MOC it with adult-targeted Disney sets. Hosts: Bethany (she/her), Evan (he/him). Guest: James (he/him) Intro - 0:00 Guess That Set - 3:42 Question of the Week - 21:11 Custom Conversations: Set Upgrades - 37:52 Make it, MOD it, MOC it - 56:46 Outro - 1:14:43 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! You can find us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.

Welcome back to Episode 9 of The Tips&Bricks Podcast, where hosts Clay and Bethany are joined by Tips&Bricks team member Felix! In this episode, hear about the team's experience upgrading sets, taking models from Speed Champions, Star Wars and more to new heights! Next, Felix leads Bethany and Clay in a new game segment: Arena! Two LEGO Champions duel, but what over and whereabouts.. listen to find out! Finally, in the Question of the Week, the team answer "What is the LEGO community like where you live?". Hosts: Bethany (she/her), Clay (he/him). Guest: Felix (he/him) Intro - 0:00 Custom Conversations: Set Upgrades - 6:58 Arena! - 33:26 Question of the Week - 1:08:40 Outro - 1:23:06 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! You can find us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks. 

Welcome back to Episode 7 of The Tips&Bricks Podcast, where hosts Evan and Alex and joined by LEGO influencer Kam, aka CoolBeansKam! In this episode, hear about Kam's experience on TikTok and other social media platforms, as well as their love of all things geek - Marvel, Avatar, Gaming, you name it! They'll debate Marvel Modulars and discuss the Animal Crossing theme. They'll also play Plastic Shark tank, where Clay and Kam pitch new sets ideas for Evan's judgement! Hosts: Evan (he/him), Clay (he/him). Guest: Kam (they/them) - @cosplaykam on Instagram. Intro - 0:00 Question of the Week - 6:53 Make it, MOD it, MOC it - 19:40 Theme Tribute: Animal Crossing - 35:30 Plastic Shark tank - 52:31 Outro - 1:06:08 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! You can find us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks. 

Welcome back to Episode 7 of The Tips&Bricks Podcast, where hosts Evan and Alex and joined by YouTube star, Holly from HollyOnFilm!  In this episode, hear about how Holly moved her LEGO collection and life to the US, and ideas that her and our hosts want to see as official LEGO sets! They also play One of Those Things and Guess That Part, where everything is to play for, and their LEGO knowledge will be put to the ultimate test. Can Evan redeem himself with actually correct clues this time around? - you'll have to listen to find out. Hosts: Evan (he/him), Alex (he/him). Guest: Holly (she/her) - @holly.onfilm on Instagram. Intro - 0:00 Controversial Takes - 5:13 One Of Those Things - 20:18 Question of the Week - 46:20 Guess That Part - 1:00:51 Outro - 1:17:51 Make sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discussed by heading to our Instagram! If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to leave us a review and share with a friend! You can find us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Tips&Bricks.