Heigh-Ho! Making a Motorized Mine for the Seven Dwarfs
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Come on a journey underground as we motorize a mine beneath Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ cottage. (But beware, the Heigh-Ho song may get stuck inside your head!)
Read MoreMaking Leonardo da Vinci’s LEGO Ornithopter Fly
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Do you wish your LEGO Leonardo Da Vinci Flying Machine could actually fly? We’ve motorized the set so it flaps through the clouds, and we’ll show you how to do it, too.
Read MoreHow To Make a Hanging LEGO MOC Photography Backdrop
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Do you have an amazing MOC but no place to photograph it on a clean backdrop? If so, this is a DIY guide to hanging an all-in-one backdrop solution from the ceiling of your LEGO workshop.
Read MoreDIY Doors to Defend Your LEGO Display From Dust
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Frustrated with all the dust on your LEGO display? Fear not and read on to find out how to defeat that dust with a DIY acrylic door for your shelf.
Read More2023 in LEGO: The Year of Casey
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Meet the man, the myth, the legend, Casey McCoy, a talented LEGO builder who had a whizbang 2023!
Read MoreParkinson’s Particular Perspective: The Story of a Talented New AFOL
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Meet Josh Parkinson—a new talent on the building block. He might just have that Marvel(ous) magic touch or that tubular LEGO build you’ve never known you needed to see.
Read MoreHoney, I Shrunk the National Mall
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How do you make a mini-micro LEGO MOC? Take a tour of Wayne Tyler’s recently shrunk National Mall as he shares some big secrets on how to build small.
Read MoreThe LEGO Trophy Challenge: Building Awards For BrickCon
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BrickNerd’s Doug Hughes challenged himself to build convention trophies for BrickCon 2023 only using parts from a few LEGO sets. Find out what sets he chose and why, and how he ultimately fared creating four mini builds to give away.
Read MoreThe LEGO Lighting Compendium: Join the Light Side!
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Have you ever wondered how LEGO and lighting come together? Our LEGO Lighting Compendium covers everything from use-cases to products available to where to source them—and maybe it will make you see your creations in a new light!
Read MoreTimelapse Maniacs: How to Create LEGO MOC Build Videos
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Like Zack the LEGO Maniac, we at BrickNerd are big fans of LEGO timelapse videos. Join us to find out how they are made!
Read MoreHabitation on Hibernia: Literal LEGO Worldbuilding
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Welcome to the fictional planet of Hibernia where LEGO builder Bongobert and his friends have created a world all their own. We take a close look at the story behind the evolving collab and the planet’s newest habitat MOC with some stellar golden arrays.
Read MoreThe LEGO National Mall: Building and Illuminating L'Enfant’s Vision
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Wayne Tyler’s epic LEGO National Mall continues to grow and now illuminates the night. Find out what he has been up to and what is next for his massive “micro” MOC.
Read MoreThe Search for PAB: Where In the World Has BrickNerd Gotten LEGO
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We’re pretty nerdy about LEGO here, but who has traveled the furthest to buy bricks? Who has visited the most LEGO Stores? And which LEGO Store has been visited by the most BrickNerd contributors?
Read MoreIn The Brick of Time: The Journey of the LEGO Wheel of Time
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Welcome to the LEGO Wheel of Time collaboration with a full breakdown of builds and why it was built. It’s time to get wheelin’!
Read MoreLEGO Lighting Lessons: Making Sets and MOCs Merry and Bright
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With many people having just opened presents of LEGO and lighting kits, I took a hands-on approach to adding lights to a set and to a MOC to see if I could come up with any bright ideas.
Read MoreA Whirlwind Ride: To Infinity and BrickCon!
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Seattle’s premier LEGO convention BrickCon 2022 was a whirlwind, and BrickNerd contributor Doug Hughes had quite the adventure there, bringing a big MOC and beyond.
Read MoreBrick Nation: A Tradition of LEGO at Emerald City Comicon
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Take a tour of the sublimely nerdy Emerald City Comicon in Seattle and the perennial LEGO display there also known as Brick Nation.
Read MoreInstructions to Build a Micro Mack Truck
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Douglas Hughes shares with us some LEGO instructions to build a Micro Mack Truck and tells the story of how a little friendly competition instigated this vibrant vehicle.
Read MoreTricky Triangles, Sneaky SNOT and Stardew Valley
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Get nerdy and explore some tricksy triangles as we explore Kyle Keller’s newest LEGO build, the angular Seed Maker jar from the game Stardew Valley.
Read MoreDouble Trouble: Alternate LEGO Builds
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Are you an AFOL in need of a break or maybe some inspiration? Or are you just getting started trying to build a MOC for the first time? Well, alternate LEGO set builds are the perfect experiment to get your imagination racing!
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