Here at DFDS, we don’t like to do things by halves, so when we decided to build a LEGO version of a DFDS ship, we didn’t stop until we’d built the world’s biggest! The ship, which now holds the Guinness World Record as the biggest of all time, was built to help us celebrate our 150th anniversary. After all, it’s not every day you get to celebrate 150 years in the business. As part of this, the ship was appropriately named Jubilee Seaways. The big ideaJubilee Seaways was designed by Jesper Aagesen, Head of New Building at DFDS, and was based on a futuristic concept, rather than being built to resemble one of our current ferries. Then we called on 7,000 DFDS staff from 75 locations across 20 countries to help build thousands of big LEGO bricks, made of 48 individual LEGO bricks each. These big bricks were then used by LEGO artist Warren Elsmore and his team to create the magnificent ship.Jubilee Seaways has already been showcased at various events around Europe, including the Tall Ships Regatta in Blyth.
This November it will visit London, Dover and Immingham before heading to Gothenburg, Karlshamn and Copenhagen to celebrate our 150th anniversary. To find out more about where you can see Jubilee Seaways for yourself, be sure to like our Facebook page. Check out our time-lapse video below to see Jubilee Seaways being assembled. WE'RE AWARD WINNINGIt’s always a proud moment when you’re recognised for your good work, we’re honoured to have been named again as the World and Europe's Leading Ferry Operator 2016 at the World Travel Awards. We have been Europe’s Leading Ferry Operator for 5 years running now, and the World’s Leading Ferry Operator for 6 years. A selection of the latest news and blog posts.Although I have not checked them all, the inventories appear to be complete and include a couple of interesting new parts which I examine after th 02/03/2017 - Brickset The results are now in the 2016 Second Review for LEGO Ideas creations.
Congrats to 20tauri’s Women of NASA creation! This creation will be made into an official LEGO Ideas set. More details for the set will be available in late 2017 and 2018. 02/03/2017 - Toys N Bricks The “Trash Doves” sticker set is a strange phenomenon that erupted across Facebook quite suddenly as a meme during the week of Valentines Day, starting in Thailand and soon spreading across the globe. In Thailand ‘nok’ is the word for “bird 02/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick In 1985, when Super Mario Bros was all the rage, the very first enemy that approached Mario was Goomba. To this date, the fate of a Goomba has been to be stomped on again and again, for eternity. The Goomba that Cecile Fritzvold crafted is an evoluti 02/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick While this particular cathedral is not actually based on a real building, Swedish builder O Wingard was inspired by some of the world’s most beautiful Gothic architecture. He mentions Notre Dame in Paris, Koelner Dom in Cologne, and Uppsala Cathedr 01/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick
The front side of the April 2017 LEGO Store Calendar is now available from LEGO and contains some really nice offers, two of which have long been rumored. 01/03/2017 - Brick Brains The most enjoyable aspect of Rogue One (for me, personally) was all of the Darth Vader scenes and content. One of the new Vader-related areas of interest was the canon appearance of his infamous castle on the planet Mustafar (which is confirmed to be 01/03/2017 - Brick Nerd Remember that awesome scene in the first hour of Star Wars The Force Awakens where Finn and Rey are running toward a Quadjumper on Jakku, but it gets blown up and they're forced to escape in the "garbage" Millennium Falcon instead? This summer, we'll 01/03/2017 - Brick Toy News There are some things money can’t buy, and this Italian supercar is one of those. The Lamborghini Centenario had a run of just 40 units worldwide, and they’ve all been snapped up. But that doesn’t stop any of us owning one in brick form, provid 01/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick
February was a pretty news heavy month and here's a recap of some of the more popular LEGO posts from the month. 01/03/2017 - The Brick Fan Not long ago YOS Lego introduced us to LEGO versions of our favourite sisters from Frozen, and we were all wondering if they had had too much of a fright or too many energy drinks with those wide eyed expressions! And now apparently Ariel the Little 01/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick75879 Scuderia Ferrari SF16-H represents the latest model in the series and has been 01/03/2017 - Brickset Ayrlego built a tall and layered story-inspired build. It appears that some colonial period soldiers are on the hunt for a man and woman... 01/03/2017 - Brick Nerd I think its safe to say that Brother Steven likes the LEGO "Bigfoot" and "Yeti" minifigures. Why do I say that? Well, for starters, he features them in several other builds, and now he has this recent three-part addition. Not only is this an interest 01/03/2017 - Brick Nerd A little over a year ago, LEGO issued a statement that initially appeared to indicate LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) had been discontinued.
Check out all the new sets available this month! Including LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Minecraft, LEGO Super Heroes, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, and more! 01/03/2017 - The Brick Blogger Continuing with some of our new content, we're starting March off with another technique! Builder Simon NH has been gracious enough to share two simple, but interestingly detailed wall techniques with us. As Simon says, "These two techniques are very 01/03/2017 - Brick Nerd LEGO Architecture series has always caught my eye, but it has never been able to encourage me to part with my hard earned LEGO dollars. It’s one of those themes that generates a lot of discus... 01/03/2017 - All About The Brick This LEGO skateboard by French builder Jimmy Fortel reminds me of my middle school days of skating and playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. The detailing in the trucks and the bends in the nose and tail look realistic, and the skull deck graphic ties th 01/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick and Brand Stores - four Marvel (Cinematic Universe), four DC (Batman Movie) and two Disney (Beauty and the Beast).
The most comprehensive LEGO Star Wars fansite includes coverage on all other LEGO licensed themes including Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Toy Story, and Batman. 01/03/2017 - From Bricks To Bothans As well as releasing dozens of new sets today LEGO has also launched a lot of Gear (or, what we here at Brickset like to call 'tat'): keychains, role-play toys, stationery, housewares, minifig frames and so on. This month’s cover photo is this smart yellow and black triple-axle trailer truck by builder MiniGray!. As well as being highly detailed, this model’s cab can house multiple LEGO minifigs and has working a tilt mechanism that reveals the engine b 01/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick LEGO recently released a new series of sets called Brickheadz, cute brick-built characters that seem to be the LEGO equivalent to Funko’s Pop Vinyls. And it’s no surprise that fans are responding with their own characters in this style. Tokoyo Ta 01/03/2017 - The Brothers Brick