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May 15, 2025

It Came From Outer Space: Space Baby GWP Available Now

May 15, 2025/ Michael J
It Came From Outer Space: Space Baby GWP Available Now

We can’t repel cuteness of that magnitude! An adorable Space Baby has crash-landed into LEGO’s latest Gift With Purchase available now, and we’ve got all the close-up details.

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May 15, 2025/ Michael J/ Comment
Review, News
Gift With Purchase, classic space, Baby, brick built, Baby Space, GWP, Classic Space, Upscale
May 08, 2025

Have Shuttle, Will Travel: A NASA Engineer’s Take on the LEGO 747 and Space Shuttle

May 08, 2025/ Michael J
Have Shuttle, Will Travel: A NASA Engineer’s Take on the LEGO 747 and Space Shuttle

What does it take to move the Space Shuttle? A really big airplane! LEGO 10360 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft captures a legendary piece of space history. But how does it measure up to the real thing? A former NASA engineer weighs in.

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May 08, 2025/ Michael J/ 2 Comments
Review
Space Shuttle, Shuttle, SCA, Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, NASA, 747, Enterprise
February 19, 2025

Beam Me Up! Flexing With LEGO Beams

February 19, 2025/ Michael J
Beam Me Up! Flexing With LEGO Beams

Stretch your mind as we celebrate Engineers' Week! Michael J puts LEGO beams to the test, exploring what happens when they flex under pressure. There’s a little math ahead, but don’t get bent out of shape, this is all about reinforcing your MOC-building skills!

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February 19, 2025/ Michael J/ 3 Comments
Deep Dive
Technic, Experiment, Beam Me Up, Beams, Math, Engineering, Engineers Week
January 26, 2025

Giving a Clue: Offering Feedback to New LEGO Builders

January 26, 2025/ Michael J
Giving a Clue: Offering Feedback to New LEGO Builders

Offering feedback to budding LEGO builders can be a challenge, so how do you help them learn new techniques without overwhelming them? Michael J. gives a few clues from a board game collaboration with his son to help solve this mystery!

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January 26, 2025/ Michael J/ 4 Comments
Tips and Tricks, MOC Spotlight
Teaching, Personal Growth, Clue, TFOL
December 18, 2024

A Non-LEGO Gift Guide for Serious LEGO Builders

December 18, 2024/ Michael J
A Non-LEGO Gift Guide for Serious LEGO Builders

Looking for the perfect gift for a LEGO fan who already has all the bricks? This non-LEGO gift guide has tools and essentials that serious builders didn’t know they needed—until now!

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December 18, 2024/ Michael J/ 2 Comments
Tips and Tricks, Review, Customizing
Gift Guide, Gifts, Tools, DIY, Holidays
December 01, 2024

25 Years of LEGO Calendars... That Aren't Really Advents

December 01, 2024/ Michael J
25 Years of LEGO Calendars... That Aren't Really Advents

What is Advent? What’s the deal with the wreaths and the calendars? How long has LEGO been making Advent Calendars? Well, we’ll be answering those questions and much more, today on BrickNerd!

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December 01, 2024/ Michael J/ 1 Comment
Deep Dive
LEGO, moc, Advent Calendar, Christmas
September 19, 2024

Mandatory Fun: LUG Building Contests

September 19, 2024/ Michael J
Mandatory Fun: LUG Building Contests

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.

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September 19, 2024/ Michael J/ Comment
Community, Contest
LUGs, contests, community
July 26, 2024

Going for Gold: The Summer Olympics in LEGO

July 26, 2024/ Michael J
Going for Gold: The Summer Olympics in LEGO

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have begun! Here at BrickNerd, we’re highlighting some great LEGO MOCs of lesser-known Olympic sports to celebrate the games.

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July 26, 2024/ Michael J/ Comment
MOC Round-up
MOC Round-up, Olympics, Parlympics, Sports
June 24, 2024

Falling Down The Gravity Well: Orbits of the LEGO Orrery

June 24, 2024/ Michael J
Falling Down The Gravity Well: Orbits of the LEGO Orrery

Come for a ride as we spin through the orbits and gearing systems of the LEGO Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit set, checking how close it comes to being accurate.

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June 24, 2024/ Michael J/ 5 Comments
Review, Deep Dive
Review, Earth, Moon, Sun, Technic, Science, Space, Orrery, Orbit
May 27, 2024

Building Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall: A Journey of Faith and Bricks

May 27, 2024/ Michael J
Building Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall: A Journey of Faith and Bricks

Today we talk with University of Notre Dame alumnus Father Bob Simon about his contemplations and creativity while building a LEGO version of McKenna Hall, including learning how to gild LEGO with gold leaf.

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May 27, 2024/ Michael J/ 1 Comment
Guest Article, Interviews, MOC Spotlight
Notre Dame, Notre Dame University, Faith, Creativity, Architecture, Gold, Gold Leaf
May 07, 2024

Let’s Light This Candle! Launching the LEGO NASA Artemis SLS

May 07, 2024/ Michael J
Let’s Light This Candle! Launching the LEGO NASA Artemis SLS

Are you ready to launch into an adventure exploring the NASA Artemis SLS set and the history of brick-built LEGO launch pads? Lift off in T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…

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May 07, 2024/ Michael J/ Comment
Review, Deep Dive
SLS, Artemis, Space, NASA, Launch Pad, Rocket Launcher, Space Shuttle, Rocket
February 25, 2024

Brick Engineering: Planetary Gear Trains

February 25, 2024/ Michael J
Brick Engineering: Planetary Gear Trains

Happy Engineers Week! Join Michael as he explores the 6x6 quarter-circle gear racks to make LEGO planetary gear trains.

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February 25, 2024/ Michael J/ 4 Comments
Techniques
Technic, technique, Gears, Planetary, transmission, Engineering, Planetary gear, sun gear, ring gear, LEGO
December 24, 2023

LEGO Nativities: Tiny Tidings of Great Joy

December 24, 2023/ Michael J
LEGO Nativities: Tiny Tidings of Great Joy

From microscale to life-sized, Michael J. brings us a poignant collection of LEGO Nativity scenes from across the community to celebrate Christmas.

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December 24, 2023/ Michael J/ 3 Comments
MOC Round-up
LEGO, Christmas, Nativity, LEGO Christmas
October 21, 2023

How LEGO Instructions Have Changed Over Time: A Forest of Discovery

October 21, 2023/ Michael J
How LEGO Instructions Have Changed Over Time: A Forest of Discovery

How much have LEGO instructions changed over the years? Michael J digs out his old Forestmen’s Hideout instructions and compares them to the new Forest Hideout set to see what we could learn from the differnences.

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October 21, 2023/ Michael J/ 7 Comments
Deep Dive
Instructions, Forestmen, history, LEGO History
October 18, 2023

Go Figure! Exploring LEGO Figure Building

October 18, 2023/ Michael J
Go Figure! Exploring LEGO Figure Building

How do you build humanoid LEGO figures? From Miniland scale and more, Michael J shares with us his journey creating brick-built figures from orcs to fairies.

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October 18, 2023/ Michael J/ Comment
Techniques
LEGO, Figure, Orc, Fairy, Miniland scale, Miniland, Proportion
September 06, 2023

Missile With A Man In It: The LEGO Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

September 06, 2023/ Michael J
Missile With A Man In It: The LEGO Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

It’s time to go supersonic with Mach 2-capable LEGO! Luca Gaudenzi talks about the F-104 Starfighter and other high-speed subjects.

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September 06, 2023/ Michael J/ Comment /Source
MOC Spotlight
F-104, Starfighter, Aircraft, Engineering, Mach 2
August 07, 2023

Ghost Peppers Are Hot, Pepper’s Ghost Is Cool!

August 07, 2023/ Michael J
Ghost Peppers Are Hot, Pepper’s Ghost Is Cool!

With Halloween fast approaching and to celebrate Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride (and film), let’s reflect on how to create Pepper’s Ghost effect in LEGO.

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August 07, 2023/ Michael J/ 1 Comment
Techniques
Pepper's Ghost, Star Wars, technique, Visual Effects, Reflection
July 08, 2023

The Lost Themes of LEGO: Sets That Could Have Been

July 08, 2023/ Michael J
The Lost Themes of LEGO: Sets That Could Have Been

Did you know that there are photos of entire LEGO themes that never were released as products? Join us as we take a deep dive into these lost themes from space to European architecture and beyond!

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July 08, 2023/ Michael J/ 3 Comments
Theme 101, Deep Dive
Lost Themes, Space, History, LEGO History
March 30, 2023

The Basics and Beauty of Brick Bending

March 30, 2023/ Michael J
The Basics and Beauty of Brick Bending

How far can you push the LEGO brick? We explore the semi-legal world of brick bending to see what shapes can be made, if any bricks will break, and how to use the technique in MOCs.

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March 30, 2023/ Michael J/ Comment
Deep Dive, Techniques
Brick Bending, MOC Round-up, LEGO, techniques
November 27, 2022

Sacrificing LEGO for Science: A Look at Yellowing

November 27, 2022/ Michael J
Sacrificing LEGO for Science: A Look at Yellowing

Most LEGO fans know that long-term sun exposure to LEGO is bad and leads to yellowing. But how much exposure can be allowed to protect your white, blue and grey bricks? Are windows with direct sunlight an issue? And how well does Michael remember how to conduct a scientific experiment?

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November 27, 2022/ Michael J/ 2 Comments
Deep Dive
Experiment, LEGO, Yellowing, Scientific Method
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