🎪 Welcome to The Amazing Brick Circus :

Today, you will step right into the heart of the performing arts thanks to the Brick family and their wonderful circus !
Traveling from city to city to amaze both young and old, they have now chosen your town as the place to premiere their brand-new show !

Tonight’s program includes :

- Juggling with balls, hoops, and even colorful clubs
- Diabolos and spinning plates
- Balloon sculpting and bicycle balancing
- Parade on stilts
- A daring walk on a tightrope at dizzying heights (well… almost)
- An extraordinary weightlifting act (and no, just because the audience isn’t allowed to lift the barbell doesn’t mean it’s made of inflatable balloons)
- Artistic and acrobatic dance with our horse friends
- And to finish, a magic trick with our favorite mustached performer

And if this show gathers enough votes (uh, I mean, ticket purchases 👀), you’ll all be invited to its preview on Jun 20th eheh ! 🤩

Story :

I’ve always been a huge fan of circus arts, whether it’s the staging, the music, the daring feats, or the beauty of innovation.

So I wanted to pay tribute to this passion through a colorful set that brings together as many circus practices as possible, all represented in bricks.

Additional elements complete the circus with :

- Original trees, especially the oval one which required several attempts before coming to life
- A cotton candy stand for the sweet-toothed
- A helium workshop for balloons
- An artist’s caravan serving as a dressing room, filled with all kinds of makeup, costumes, accessories, mirrors, etc.

Important note :

In recent years (at least where I live), circuses have stopped using wild animals. This is why I felt comfortable creating a set around such a universe. I do not condone any form of potential animal mistreatment (which some circuses may have practiced in the past), nor the captivity of animals in environments unsuited to their natural lives (even if they were treated well).

After receiving feedback on this set, some people pointed out that including domestic animals could be a good way to complete it. As a result, I allowed myself to add horses, which are considered domestic animals and can still be found in most circuses today. This addition brings more life to the set and, above all, elegance, thanks to the horse’s graceful nature. I therefore believe this is a good compromise 🐴

I also included an elephant mask for two reasons : to pay tribute to these majestic beings who, despite everything, amazed us with their performances. And to offer children, who may not yet understand why animals are no longer part of the circus, something cute and symbolic to enjoy 🐘

Playability :

Divided into 2 modules, a stand and a vehicle, this set of approximately 1,600 pieces is highly playable and easy to display.

The cotton candy stand is not attached to the central platform, and the platform with the tree and balloons can be removed simply by taking off the garland, making it easy to move the set wherever you like.

The big top has a roof that isn’t fixed in place but stays on thanks to the edges of the structure.

All the red and white panels can also be removed, as well as the entrance (though you may need to move the trees to reach the back one).
Although the renders don’t show this option, you can remove the blue front structures and red canvas while leaving the back intact. This lets you access the inside of the circus more easily and create a stage setup with the minifigures and their performances !

Minifigures/Animals :

- Mr Brick (circus owner and stilt-walker, said to be compensating for his height complex 👀)
- Mrs Brick (a true acrobat whom you’ll never see without her best friends with manes)
- Brick Junior (you won’t find a better juggler in the region)
- Miss Brickwell (her cotton candy has already enchanted more than one)
- Mr Brick-Houdini (rumor has it he found all his magic tricks on the internet 😅)
- Mr Brickstone (rumor has it he trains by lifting horses with one hand 😱)
- Pigeon, Dog, Cat, Birds, Squirrel, Rat, Butterfly, Snails, Horses, Bee, Ladybug, Beetle

Stickers :

A total of 17 stickers, with 6 unique designs :

- Mirror, Large Circus Poster, Circus Logo, Cotton Candy Stand Sign, Circus Horse Caparison, Star-Patterned Stripe

Base dimensions (without trees, only the circus) :

Length : 20.8 cm (8.2 in)
Width : 22.4 cm (8.8 in)
Height : 15.9 cm (6.3 in)

Feel free to check out the video to see a size comparison with other BDP sets 🥳

Software used :

Studio Bricklink : 3D design of the set
Blender : 3D rendering
Procreate/Illustrator : Sticker design

Thank you so much to everyone who votes and/or leaves a comment, it really means a lot to me ! 🌟
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to share, I’ll be more than happy to reply ! 🤗

🎉 Also, feel free to check out my other creations :

- Fishing With Friends
- Chicken Coop
- Science Kit