8x8 Honorifics: The Art of Custom Trophy Construction
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What makes a good LEGO trophy? Guest contributor Kyle Keller shares how he builds his custom 8x8 stud, award-winning… well… awards.
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All About LEGO Trophies: The Award Goes To...
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Today on BrickNerd, we explore the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of LEGO convention trophies. How, you ask? Read on to find out!
Read MoreLEGO Contest Round-Up for October 2024
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Check out these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for October 2024. There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreIt's a Smokeshow! Ten LEGO Smoke Techniques
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Smoke might just be the hardest thing to capture when building with LEGO. But maybe it’s really just smoke and mirrors? Here are ten LEGO smoke techniques from around the AFOL community.
Read MoreMedical Representation in the World of LEGO Friends
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What is The LEGO Group's history of medical representation been like? Henry Licklider examines sets, minifigures, and minidolls for a thorough diagnosis. BrickNerd has you covered, now with no deductible!
Read MoreA Literal Dive Into the Lost City
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A finalist in the third series of the BrickLink Designer Program, The Lost City is no small nod to adventurers: it’s a 3,500+ parts ode to exploration, but can it survive under water?
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for September 2024
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September brought a multitude of interesting articles, fascinating features, insightful deep dives, and eye-catching videos from all across the LEGO community. These are the best LEGO features of the month from around the fan community.
Read MoreWhich Country Has The Cheapest LEGO?
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Which country has the cheapest LEGO? We’ve crunched the numbers across 22 countries spanning Europe, North America, and Australia and found a surprising result…
Read MoreA Brick-Built Bridge Bonanza
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How do you build a LEGO bridge? Well, it turns out there is no wrong way! We’ve collected nearly thirty examples of stunning bridges from around the community to showcase some techniques, learn from each other, and inspire you to get from here to over there.
Read MoreDebuting as an AFOL… at the Mothership of All Events
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On the eve of the Skærbæk Fan Weekend, the world's most international LEGO event, BrickNerd contributor Are tells the story of how he jumped into the AFOL community at this very event nine years ago and explains what makes it such a special happening.
Read MoreGBC - How Hard Can It Be?
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Ever wonder how those Great Ball Contraption gizmos worked? Or what they're called? You can count on Ronald Vallenduuk to explain it all, and rest assured, he won't drop the ball...
Read MoreLEGO Color Names According To Kids
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Brian Hickey is back with another installment of LEGO According To Kids. This time he asks his to young children about their thoughts on LEGO color names. Read on to find the interesting and comical results!
Read MoreWho Likes Owls!? A Parliament of LEGO Owls
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Andreas Lenander has gathered a parliament of LEGO owl MOCs because who doesn't love owls!? From colorful to menacing, this one's gonna be a hoot!
Read MoreBauspielbahn-Treffen 2024 LEGO Train Event
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Travel by rail with us to Germany and the Bauspielbahn-Treffen 2024 event, an incredible gathering of the LEGO train community where even the games are played with trains.
Read MoreBuilding Character: The Brick-Built Adventurers of Dungeons and Dragons
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How do you get brick-built characters to have so much… character? Take a peek behind the scenes of Dan Ko’s brave LEGO adventurers inspired by Dungeons & Dragons.
Read MoreWhat is This!? Hard to Identify LEGO Parts
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Identifying individual LEGO parts from bulk second-hand purchases can be challenging, so what are the most common elements that people want to know, “What is this!?”
Read MoreVignweek 2024: The Winning Showcase of Carter Witz
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Could you build an amazing MOC based off a surprise prompt in only 24 hours? How about doing that six times in a row!? Today we chat with the community winner of Vignweek Cater Witz about how he built six MOCs in six days.
Read MoreMandatory Fun: LUG Building Contests
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We all love a good online LEGO contest, but how do you run a building contest for a LUG? Michael J. shares his thoughts and experiences of running contests for the last seven years.
Read MoreOver the Moon: Building the Pharrell LEGO Set Piece By Piece
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Join guest-contributor Richard Dryden as he builds Pharrell's new LEGO spaceship "Over the Moon" piece by piece to see if it can be both swooshable and a statement.
Read MoreMedieval Alley: A Sprawling LEGO Castle Project
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BrickNerd's Pistash talks with French builder, Guillaume, about his sometimes sprawling and sometimes towering Medieval creations. In either direction, they're awesome: Check it out!
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