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The Brick Fan 2019 Recap

It seemed that 2019 went by extremely fast and we’re already into the new year. That means that we can now take a look back at some of the statistics and other things that happened on The Brick Fan last year. This is probably one of my favorite times of the year simply because I like to see how my numbers stack up to previous years and also assess what I can do to improve.

We ended the year with 22,534,938 page views which is 51% more than in 2018. I’m not sure why the massive increase but I’ll gladly take it. As a result, unique views and first time visitors also dramatically increased as well.

One thing that is curious is that October’s traffic dropped a lot and I’m not sure why. There were 87 posts during the month which is on par compared to the other months of the year.

Our biggest traffic day was on November 19 with 121,434 page views. This was during the time when images of the 2020 sets started surfacing online. We finished off the year with 932 posts which is a bit more than previous years.


On to social media counts, we’re still slowly growing on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Facebook now has 15,845 followers (11% increase), Twitter has 9,513 followers (18% increase), and Instagram has 15,254 followers (16% increase). The subreddit now currently has 404 readers subscribed. No that is not a page error for you programmers.


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LEGO Steve Harvey Bust Spiked by Gronk

If you didn’t watch the New Year’s Eve coverage last night on Fox, there was a segment featuring former New England tight end Rob Gronkowski along with Steve Harvey as well as a LEGO bust of Steve. It didn’t take long for things to derail as Gronk spikes the bust to Steve’s surprise. I can’t really tell if Steve’s reaction is legitimate or not but it’s a shame that the bust got smashed up. I can’t imagine how long it took designers to create it and if they knew that was going to happen. Anyways, Happy New Year to everyone and it’s time to get out there and build those new LEGO sets!

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!

We here at The Brick Fan would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays. We know it has been a very hectic season, especially for me, but I hope everyone got what you wished for and more. I’m sure many of you will be busy building some new sets so enjoy your day! Photo via aukbricks.

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LEGO Masters – Meet the Teams

Fox has officially announced that contestants, paired in teams of two, that will be competing on LEGO Masters. Some of the contestants, you may know from the LEGO community whether you’ve seen them featured on other blogs or know them personally. Who do you think will win the crown of LEGO Masters?


THE BEARDED BUILDERS

Names: Boone & Mark
Age: 35 / 36
Home Towns: Troutdale, OR / Oregon City, OR
Occupations: Pre-K Teacher / HVAC Installer
Strengths: Technical builds / Apocalyptic worlds


EAST COAST BRICKSTERS

Names: Mel & Jermaine
Age: 39 / 37
Home Towns: Glen Burnie, MD / Bronx, NY
Occupations: Law Enforcement / Technical Cell Phone Consultant
Strengths: Great storytellers / Tall skyscraper buildings


THE UNICORNS

Names: Krystle & Amie
Age: 30 / 34
Home Towns: Dallas, TX / Dallas, TX
Occupations: Gaming Designer / Software Engineer
Strengths: Great storytelling / Character assembly


FATHER & SON BFFS

Names: Manny & Nestor
Age: 35 / 65
Home Towns: Bethlehem, PA | Bethlehem, PA
Occupations: Barber / Retired Truck Driver
Strengths: Organic builds / Mini-fig character development


BROTHERS WHO BRICK

Names: Travis & Corey
Age: 29 / 34
Home Towns: Irvington, NJ / Monmouth Junction, NJ
Occupations: Preschool Teacher / LEGO Engineering Instructor
Strengths: Creativity & Ingenuity / Speed


THE ECCENTRICS

Names: Sam & Jessica
Age: 45 / 29
Home Towns: Los Angeles, CA / Redding, CT
Occupations: Set Builder / Artist
Strengths: Ingenuity / Storytelling


MARRIED THESPIANS

Names: Flynn & Richard
Age: 52 / 52
Home Towns: Oakland, CA | Oakland, CA
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BrickLink Updates Terms of Service After LEGO Acquisition

It has been almost about a month since LEGO announced that they have acquired BrickLink and there has been lots of talk about some of the ramifications regarding it. BrickLink has recently updated their terms of service when you log in and there’s some new terms that buyers and sellers will have to abide by.

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LEGO Powered Up 3.0 Coming Soon

Last year, LEGO launched the LEGO Powered Up system and soon, they will be releasing the newest update for it which is LEGO Powered Up 3.0. One of the major changes to it is that it will support the latest LEGO Technic hardware. For those who have multiple hubs, you will be able to connect up to four hubs. Plus there’s a slight UI change and it’ll be cleaner and easier to use.

Ready for an early Christmas present? We are super excited to reach this milestone in our digital system in play, with LEGO Powered Up 3.0. With this update we hope to further empower your creativity and enable all of you to rebuild the world. Also, we have a fresh new look!

What’s new?

For those of you that have more than one hub, good news, you are now able to connect, address, code, and control multiple hubs (up to four actually).

The app now fully supports the new LEGO TECHNIC hardware. You are now able to connect the new LEGO TECHNIC hub, and use the internal tilt sensor, as well as the new LEGO TECHNIC motors. For the real techy ones, the app can read values from internal sensors (orientation (X, Y, Z), and acceleration (X, Y, Z) of the TECHNIC Medium Hub (Hub128). From the app you can pair motors on port AB, and CD. The app also supports the TECHNIC Large Linear Motor (Motor no. 2) and TECHNIC XL Linear Motor (Motor no. 3). From the app you can regulate power,

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Brick Fanatics Magazine Ending

Brick Fanatics has announced that their in-house magazine will be ending as of today. The magazine started a year and half ago with the publication coming out monthly. Brick Fanatics will now be using those resources and focusing on other projects that “offer a greater and more direct LEGO experience to readers.” Subscribers will be getting a refund for issues left on the subscription. You’ll have to email them at [email protected] with your name and order number. It’s sad to see another LEGO magazine go away but in the digital age, it’s hard to rely on print media, especially for news.

Brick Fanatics Magazine to conclude

Brick Fanatics Magazine, the print publication dedicated to building your world of LEGO, will cease production from Issue 12

After 18 months of hard work and fun, 12 editions of Brick Fanatics Magazine packed full of brick-based content and some quite remarkable, overwhelming support from readers, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the publication will cease production, with Issue 12 the last issue released.

We have learned a great deal during the creation, production and release of Brick Fanatics Magazine, during each issue generating and tailoring content to an intelligent, ever-changing LEGO audience, always with the aim that our tagline set out – building your world of LEGO.

It is with that message and ambition in mind, and with what we have learned during the course of producing Brick Fanatics Magazine, that we have come to this decision. There are many ways that we can build your world

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