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July 18, 2023

New Hashima: True Grit in Old City

July 18, 2023/ El Barto
New Hashima: True Grit in Old City

New Hashima takeover week at BrickNerd continues by taking a look at the Old City section of the cyberpunk collab. Guest Contributor Mike Willhoit takes us on a monorail ride tour of the rundown sector.

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July 18, 2023/ El Barto/ Comment
Conventions, Guest Article
New Hashima, Brickworld Chicago, cyberpunk, Palimpsest Ain't Easy, Monorail
March 22, 2023

E. Pluribus Uranium: When in Rome

March 22, 2023/ El Barto
E. Pluribus Uranium: When in Rome

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!

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March 22, 2023/ El Barto/ Comment
Random Babbling
Rome, Italy, LEGO Store, Colosseum, Ferrari, Trevi Fountain, Mosaic
January 03, 2023

Year of the Rabbit Round-Up: Ear-Resistible Rabbits

January 03, 2023/ El Barto
Year of the Rabbit Round-Up: Ear-Resistible Rabbits

To welcome the Year of the Rabbit, today on BrickNerd we feature a MOC round-up of other bunny builds, plus a surprise bonus feature at the end!

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January 03, 2023/ El Barto/ 1 Comment
MOC Round-up
Year of the Rabbit, LEGO, Rabbit, So Say We All
November 19, 2022

One Week Left To Build For Nerdvember 2022

November 19, 2022/ El Barto
One Week Left To Build For Nerdvember 2022

We’re halfway through Nerdvember, people! Seriously awesome prizes are at stake, not to mention bragging rights, so read on to find out more about our fantasy-themed Nerdly contest.

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November 19, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
Contest
Nerd, Nerdvember, LEGO, Fantasy, High Fantacy, Here Ye!
November 14, 2022

Inside the LEGO Inside Tour 2022: Day Three

November 14, 2022/ El Barto
Inside the LEGO Inside Tour 2022: Day Three

What is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? We continue our mini-series with Wayne Tyler sharing the third and final day of the tour including exploring the Masterpiece Gallery, receiving an incredibly rare set and much more.

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November 14, 2022/ El Barto/ 1 Comment
Events, Guest Article
LEGO House, LEGO Inside Tour, LEGO, Baby Scale, Stuart Harris, Wayne Tyler, Tree of Creativity
October 30, 2022

BrickNerd HQ: Halloween Spooktacular

October 30, 2022/ El Barto
BrickNerd HQ: Halloween Spooktacular

You read that right: BrickNerd HQ is back for a Halloween Spooktacular costume party!

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October 30, 2022/ El Barto/ 3 Comments
Random Babbling
LEGO, BNHQ, BrickNerd HQ, Halloween, Spooktacular, "I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts!"
September 26, 2022

Razor Crest Round-Up: These Mandalorian MOCs Are Sharp!

September 26, 2022/ El Barto
Razor Crest Round-Up: These Mandalorian MOCs Are Sharp!

To celebrate LEGO’s release of the UCS Razor Crest, we here at BrickNerd are celebrating some sharp Mandalorian MOCs from around the AFOL community.

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September 26, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
News, MOC Round-up
LEGO, Razor Crest, MOCs, Star Wars, spaceships
August 19, 2022

Arrrrr! It's Your Final Warning, Maties! One Week Left To Build Like a Pirate!

August 19, 2022/ El Barto
Arrrrr! It's Your Final Warning, Maties! One Week Left To Build Like a Pirate!

Ahoy Nerds! This be yer final warning for our “Pi-RATS and BUG-aneers” contest! (And check out these amazing LEGO pirate creations made by our own contributors to help inspire your last-minute building!)

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August 19, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
Contest
LEGO, pi-RATs & BUG-aneers, Crazy Bricks, Ktown Bricks, contests, prizes, Rrrrr, pirates, Rolli, Ahoy Nerds!
July 12, 2022

Camaros A Plenty: A Drive Through Custom LEGO Muscle Cars

July 12, 2022/ El Barto
Camaros A Plenty: A Drive Through Custom LEGO Muscle Cars

LEGO just announced the new 1969 Camaro Z28. So here at BrickNerd, we figured we’d take a lap around the interwebs to check out some other versions of Camaros from the LEGO community.

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July 12, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
MOC Round-up
LEGO, LEGO cars, Camaro Z28, Muscle Cars, Camaro, bumblebee, transformers
July 03, 2022

From Sketch to Model: Magda's Garden Shed

July 03, 2022/ El Barto
From Sketch to Model: Magda's Garden Shed

How do you take a hand-drawn sketch and transform it into a final LEGO model? Builder Andrea Lattanzio shows us how with his newest MOC "Magda’s Garden Shed."

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July 03, 2022/ El Barto/ 1 Comment
Guest Article, MOC Spotlight
Barn, Garden, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Diorama, LEGO, Andrea Lattanzio, Norton74
June 16, 2022

Ready to Transport... Energize!

June 16, 2022/ El Barto
Ready to Transport... Energize!

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.

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June 16, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
Random Babbling, Conventions
LEGO, Brickworld Chicago, packing, transport, shipping, handle with care
June 15, 2022

And All That Jazz!

June 15, 2022/ El Barto
And All That Jazz!

It’s a big day for jazz fans with LEGO’s latest Ideas set, the Jazz Quartet. So, in BrickNerd fashion, let’s take a look at some other jazz-inspired MOCs from around the community.

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June 15, 2022/ El Barto/ 1 Comment
MOC Round-up, News
Jazz, Figures, Lego Ideas
June 13, 2022

Brickworld Chicago is Back! An Interview with Mark Larson

June 13, 2022/ El Barto
Brickworld Chicago is Back! An Interview with Mark Larson

Brickworld is getting the band back together! Today we’re chatting with Brickworld’s Chief Brick Officer Mark Larson about the upcoming convention in Chicago. Read on to find out more!

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June 13, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
Interviews, Conventions
LEGO, Brickworld, Brickworld Chicago, Mark Larson, Conventions
May 17, 2022

Prime Directive: Optimus Prime LEGO MOCs

May 17, 2022/ El Barto
Prime Directive: Optimus Prime LEGO MOCs

You've heard about the new Optimus Prime official set, but people have been building LEGO Transformers for years. Let's check out a few of them, today on BrickNerd!

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May 17, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
MOC Round-up
LEGO, Transformers, Optimus Prime, I know the release day is June 1
February 24, 2022

Red and Wicked: A Super Sovereign SpaceSHIP

February 24, 2022/ El Barto
Red and Wicked: A Super Sovereign SpaceSHIP

Red alert, BrickNerd fans! It’s what you’ve been waiting for: A huge, ginormous, mongo SpaceSHIP! And just to change things up a bit, it’s RED! Behold! The Sovereign Class (Monarch sub-class) Super Frigate by iomedes.

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February 24, 2022/ El Barto/ Comment
MOC Spotlight
LEGO, SpaceSHIP, Red, Lots of Red, Lots and Lots of Red, iomedes
February 10, 2022

LEGO MOC Collages II: The Sequel

February 10, 2022/ El Barto
LEGO MOC Collages II: The Sequel

Here at BrickNerd, we’re always looking for things new and exciting! But sometimes we like to get in the MOC time machine and check out builds and LEGO MOC collages from yesteryear… and jokes that are even older.

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February 10, 2022/ El Barto/ 1 Comment
Mocstalgia
LEGO, MOCs, Collages, Don't Call Me Shirley, Ochre Jelly, Iain Heath
January 12, 2022

LEGO MOC Collages: What's Up With Those?

January 12, 2022/ El Barto
LEGO MOC Collages: What's Up With Those?

Ah, the year-end MOC collage—a staple of the online LEGO community. What’s the deal with those anyway? Find out in today’s BrickNerd!

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January 12, 2022/ El Barto/ 2 Comments
MOC Round-up, Mocstalgia
LEGO, Collages
January 10, 2022

No Horsing Around: More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About LEGO Horses

January 10, 2022/ El Barto
No Horsing Around: More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About LEGO Horses

Saddle up, BrickNerd readers! Today, guest contributor, Molly Patton, brings us an in-depth history of the LEGO horse, the different themes in which you can find them, and shows various horse-related figs.

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January 10, 2022/ El Barto/ 4 Comments
Deep Dive
LEGO, Horses
December 29, 2021

The Best of BrickNerd 2021

December 29, 2021/ El Barto
The Best of BrickNerd 2021

What was your favorite article on BrickNerd this year? There are so many to choose from! We’ll start by asking the BrickNerd contributors themselves what article they most enjoyed.

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December 29, 2021/ El Barto/ 3 Comments
Blatant Self-Promotion
LEGO, Best of BrickNerd
December 23, 2021

Secret Santa MOCs: A Holiday Tradition

December 23, 2021/ El Barto
Secret Santa MOCs: A Holiday Tradition

Ever participate in a LEGO Secret Santa MOC exchange? “What’s THAT?” you ask. Well, ElBarto! is here to tell you all about it, today on BrickNerd.

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December 23, 2021/ El Barto/ 2 Comments
Mocstalgia
LEGO, Secret Santa, MOCs, Gifts, I don't want to be a dentist, I want to make toys
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