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April 18, 2025

Quick Build #14: Easter Bunny

April 18, 2025/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #14: Easter Bunny

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Today we celebrate Easter by sharing LEGO instructions to build an Easter egg stand and an excited bunny! :D

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April 18, 2025/ Dan Ko/ 1 Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Holiday, Easter Bunny, easter, Easter Eggs
March 17, 2025

Quick Build #13: St. Patrick’s Day Little Paddy

March 17, 2025/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #13: St. Patrick’s Day Little Paddy

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Today we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by sharing instructions to build a cool little guy sporting the colors of Ireland.

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March 17, 2025/ Dan Ko/ Comment
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Instructions, Quick Build, Holiday, Leprechaun, Ireland
October 29, 2024

Quick Build #12: Halloween Vampire

October 29, 2024/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #12: Halloween Vampire

Welcome to our BrickNerd dungeon, where our quick build instructions lurk in the dark. But be warned, this LEGO vampire doesn’t bite!

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October 29, 2024/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, halloween, spooky, Holiday, Scary, vampire, blood, count
October 13, 2024

Everything Is Awesome When It's Bricksized

October 13, 2024/ Dan Ko
Everything Is Awesome When It's Bricksized

We chat with Jannis Mavrostomos aka Bricksized, a LEGO builder from Finland, who shares with us the secrets behind his small-scale signature building style.

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October 13, 2024/ Dan Ko/ 2 Comments
Interviews, Builder Showcase
micro, microscale, Star Wars, LEGO, Building Inspiration
September 22, 2024

Building Character: The Brick-Built Adventurers of Dungeons and Dragons

September 22, 2024/ Dan Ko
Building Character: The Brick-Built Adventurers of Dungeons and Dragons

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.

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September 22, 2024/ Dan Ko/ 2 Comments
Techniques, MOC Round-up
Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, Characters, Character
June 03, 2024

The Road to the Mushroom House: A Chat with Jonas Kramm

June 03, 2024/ Dan Ko
The Road to the Mushroom House: A Chat with Jonas Kramm

Today we celebrate German LEGO builder and NPU master Jonas Kramm, whose very own Mushroom House set will be available through the BrickLink Designer Program this week.

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June 03, 2024/ Dan Ko/ 6 Comments
Review, Interviews
bdp, bricklink, jonas kramm, mushroom, house, iron builder, npu
March 17, 2024

Quick Build #6: St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun

March 17, 2024/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #6: St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! We are celebrating all things green with instructions to build a LEGO leprechaun for St. Patrick’s Day, complete with a rainbow and a pot of gold!

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March 17, 2024/ Dan Ko/ Comment
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Instructions, Quick Build, St. Patrick's Day, Leprechaun, Rainbow, Pot of Gold
February 14, 2024

Quick Build #14: Valentine's Day Rose

February 14, 2024/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #14: Valentine's Day Rose

Today we celebrate love by giving you instructions to build a LEGO rose using minifigure chairs! Now you can give a single rose to that special someone in your life for Valentine’s Day who loves the sweet smell of NPU.

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February 14, 2024/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Valentines Day, Valentines, Rose, love
January 25, 2024

Quick Build #10: Batman and Gargoyle Statue

January 25, 2024/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #10: Batman and Gargoyle Statue

Let’s start the year with a B(atar)ang! Here are some LEGO instructions for a Chibi-inspired Batman, complete with a brooding gargoyle statue for him to stand on and look out over Gotham City.

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January 25, 2024/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Batman, Statue, Gargoyle
January 16, 2024

Orcs Unleashed: Releasing the Horde from Orctober's MOC Contest

January 16, 2024/ Dan Ko
Orcs Unleashed: Releasing the Horde from Orctober's MOC Contest

It’s time to give BrickNerd readers some tough love… for orcs! Join us in this recap of the “Orctober” LEGO building contest and check out all the amazing builds that were born from it. To battle!

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January 16, 2024/ Dan Ko/ 6 Comments
Contest, Community, MOC Round-up
Orctober, For the Horde, Lok'tar, Zug Zug, characters
November 03, 2023

Tiny Plants with Huge MOC Potential

November 03, 2023/ Dan Ko
Tiny Plants with Huge MOC Potential

While 10329 Tiny Plants might be the most adorable LEGO set in recent memory, that doesn’t mean it is safe from being an incredible parts pack for building MOCs!

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November 03, 2023/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Customizing, Review
flowers, botanicals, plants, icons, orc, hula, chicken, rooster, frog
October 30, 2023

Quick Build #9: Unhinged Zombie

October 30, 2023/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #9: Unhinged Zombie

We love brains at BrickNerd… but not as much as this zombie! Here are instructions to build a LEGO zombie for Halloween.

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October 30, 2023/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, zombie, halloween, spooky, Grave, Holiday, Scary
July 10, 2023

Quick Build #8: Little Knight

July 10, 2023/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #8: Little Knight

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Join us as we build a small LEGO knight to celebrate the Summer Joust contest going on right now!

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July 10, 2023/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Knight, Summer Joust
May 27, 2023

Organic Inspiration: Where the Wild Things Are

May 27, 2023/ Dan Ko
Organic Inspiration: Where the Wild Things Are

We sat down with builder Djokson to unveil the secrets behind his organic building inspiration and learn how he creates his memorable LEGO characters.

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May 27, 2023/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Interviews, Builder Showcase
LEGO, BrickLink, Djokson, bionicle, Bio-Cup, organic
April 10, 2023

Quick Build #7: Ballerina Music Box

April 10, 2023/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #7: Ballerina Music Box

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Join us as we build a spinning LEGO ballerina music box.

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April 10, 2023/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, ballerina, ballet, dancer, music box
December 22, 2022

Quick Builds #5: Santa and Nutcracker Christmas Ornaments

December 22, 2022/ Dan Ko
Quick Builds #5: Santa and Nutcracker Christmas Ornaments

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! We have two treats for you today—Santa and Nutcracker ornaments. Now you can decorate your Christmas tree with LEGO ornaments packed full of holiday NPU!

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December 22, 2022/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Christmas, Santa, Santa Claus, Nutcracker, Ornament
November 26, 2022

LEGO Photo Tips from a Non-Professional Photographer: Part 2, Camera Phone Edition

November 26, 2022/ Dan Ko
LEGO Photo Tips from a Non-Professional Photographer: Part 2, Camera Phone Edition

How do you take better photos of your LEGO creations if you only have a cell phone? Here are some tips to make your photos shine on a budget, no professional camera needed.

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November 26, 2022/ Dan Ko/ 1 Comment
Photography, Tips and Tricks
LEGO, Photoshop, Photography, Lighting
October 28, 2022

Quick Builds #4: Halloween Edition - Witch and Grave

October 28, 2022/ Dan Ko
Quick Builds #4: Halloween Edition - Witch and Grave

Welcome back to some spooky BrickNerd Quick Builds! We have two treats for you today. The theme for our LEGO instructions is Halloween with witches, spiders, crows and a grave!

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October 28, 2022/ Dan Ko/ 1 Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Halloween, Witch, Spider, Broom, Crow, Grave, Spooky
September 07, 2022

Quick Build #3: General Grievous

September 07, 2022/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #3: General Grievous

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Instructions this time are for a General Grievous bust, one of the most iconic Star Wars villains.

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September 07, 2022/ Dan Ko/ 2 Comments
Instructions
Instructions, Star Wars, Quick Build, general grievous, Villain
May 12, 2022

Quick Build #2: Desk Warriors - Boba Fett, Iron Man and Stormtrooper

May 12, 2022/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #2: Desk Warriors - Boba Fett, Iron Man and Stormtrooper

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! This time we have instructions for three LEGO characters using minifig helmets - Boba Fett, Iron Man and Stormtrooper

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May 12, 2022/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Star Wars, Quick Build, iron man, Stormtrooper, boba fett
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