Six Degrees of Building Separation
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“What inspired your latest build?” Ted Andes is back to explore the creative process with LEGO and explain why his answer to that question always seems to take a convoluted path.
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This Side Up: The Travels and Tribulations of a MOC
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Today we explore the perilous journey a LEGO MOC made from Vermont to Brickworld Chicago and back. Sort of…
Read MoreIn Search of Tranquility
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Looking for a bit of tranquility in your hectic, daily life? Maybe the LEGO Icons Tranquil Garden is just the thing you need! Today we head to the Montreal Botanical Gardens to see if this set is legit.
Read MoreLEGO at Work: Applying MOC-Building Lessons in the Workplace
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Have you ever brought your LEGO hobby to work with you? Ted Andes shares a presentation about how his LEGO hobby and lessons from MOC building can be applied to corporate life.
Read MoreLEGO National Animals: The Crown Dependency and the Toad
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Travel with us to Guernsey in the English Channel as we explore national animals and their LEGO counterparts.
Read MoreE. Pluribus Uranium: When in Rome
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Traveling as an AFOL usually involves the ritual of visiting a LEGO store wherever you go—even though all the products are nearly identical around the world. Today’s stop is Rome, Italy!
Read MoreBrickNerd HQ: Halloween Spooktacular
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You read that right: BrickNerd HQ is back for a Halloween Spooktacular costume party!
Read MoreBuilding from Books: Getting Inspiration from Information
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As LEGO builders, we’re well aware that we can get inspiration anywhere—so we tend to keep our eyes open and pay attention to visual art wherever we see it. But what if we search a little deeper? Can we get inspiration from what we read as well as what we see?
Read MoreReady to Transport... Energize!
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How do you pack to go to a LEGO convention? Well, let’s see what some of our BrickNerd Contributors are doing as they head out to Brickworld Chicago.
Read MoreLEGO Love at First Sight
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What was the moment you fell in love with something LEGO-related instantly? Was it a set that ended your Dark Age or maybe something more subtle? For Valentine’s Day, we asked our BrickNerd contributors to share the stories of their LEGO love at first sight.
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BrickNerd HQ: There Goes the Neighborhood
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The BrickNerd contributor and Patreon sig-figs are back! What’s going on today in the LEGO neighborhood? Find out in today’s installment of BrickNerd HQ!
Read MoreBrickNerd HQ: While the Boss is Away
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What kind of antics will the BrickNerd team be up to while the Boss is on vacation? Find out on today’s installment of BrickNerd HQ!
Read MoreBrickNerd HQ: From Battlestar to BrickNerd
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What’s a LEGO sig-fig and how can you get yours into the brand new BrickNerd HQ? Read on to find out!
Read More#Swag
/Long time readers know how much we love swag around here. From the very early days of BrickNerd there’s always been plenty of custom printed badge and Nerdly bricks on hand to give away. And through the years we’ve had t-shirts, glasses, lanyards and all manner of silliness printed specifically to give away. Some say it’s promotion (and for tax purposes it is) but I’ve personally always thought of them as “thank-you’s”. Thanks for reading, thanks for saying hi, thanks for watching our videos, thanks for sharing your stuff, thanks for putting up with me. And it all goes back to a single fateful day when I happened on an ad for a fairly new sticker company called Sticker Mule. They were offering custom die-cut stickers and that sounded pretty nifty to me so I ordered some. I was blown away by the quality, the speed, the order experience and the customer service. I quickly ran out at BrickCon that year and didn’t hesitate to order more. Since then they’ve expanded their services and we have jumped on board with just about everything they offer. We have multiple buttons, magnets, coasters, poly bags and even packing tape, all with our mascot on them and all of it makes this supposedly grown man far too giddy. Since I started my other endeavor Nerds&Makers I’ve been adding to the pile of fun swag in the studio. In fact I just got new circle stickers yesterday and I’m expecting a new offering from them any day now, charms! So if you’re in the market for some cool custom stickers or any one of their other offerings head over to their website. And I look forward to saying “thank you” to you all soon.
The Ninjago Golden Weapons
/Donovan from Once Upon a Workbench is my kind of nerd. He’s a maker, a good dad and an excellent storyteller. You need to check out his YouTube channel immediately, it’s packed with all kinds of wonderful nerdiness including these life-size LEGO Ninjago golden weapons. While I’ve never been much into Ninjago, I can appreciate it’s appeal, and I can certainly get behind making cool stuff for your kids.
Human Sized Minifig Weapons
/Bill Doran of Punished Props Academy has posted a video that intersects Nerds&Makers and BrickNerd, so much so that this is the first ever cross post between both websites. Bill went old school classic castle and crafted props of both a sword and shield using common materials and fairly basic tools. And in their classic style he and Brit documented the whole process in great detail. Check out the video!
LEGO Arctic Air Transport Takes To The Sky Thanks To FliteTest
/The antics of the FliteTest crew is one of my YouTube guilty pleasures. Yesterday they unveiled a video that effectively intersects my love of tinkering and LEGO, and brings everyone’s childhood dream to life. Check out this video of the conversion of LEGO 60193 to an actual flying model, with surprisingly minimal modifications.
Happy Halloween!
/It’s finally here, October 31st, Halloween! We’re not planning much here at BrickNerd headquarters, but we have almost 10 pounds of candy, some fun decorations (including zombie flamingos!) and Beetlejuice is on the TV. Everyone have a spooky and safe day out there!
How do you spell SNOT
/The Oxford English Dictionary is looking to add Hobby words to their quest to be "The definitive record of the English language." Through a crowd sourcing effort at https://public.oed.com/appeals/hobby-words/ hobby words, acronyms, and phrases can be entered, with definitions and other information about the word. The more that is enterred the better lets get LEGO Terms in the OED!
