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July 09, 2025

Dealer’s Choice: Round 2 Results of Bio-Cup 2025

July 09, 2025/ Will Hafner
Dealer’s Choice: Round 2 Results of Bio-Cup 2025

From kings made of leaves to music monsters in the club, Bio-Cup 2025’s Round 2 brought a full house. Shuffle through the highlights before the final hand is dealt.

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July 09, 2025/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Contest, MOC Round-up
Bio-Cup, Bio-Cup 2025, bionicle, constraction, Cards, Suits
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June 26, 2025

Mythical Monsters and Belligerent Behemoths: Round 1 Results of Bio-Cup 2025

June 26, 2025/ Will Hafner
Mythical Monsters and Belligerent Behemoths: Round 1 Results of Bio-Cup 2025

Bio-Cup 2025’s beastly Round 1 brought mythic dragons, djinn, centaur cowboys and cute gargoyles into the arena. Check out the monsters, mayhem, and magnificent parts usage on display!

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June 26, 2025/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Contest, MOC Round-up
Bio-Cup, Bio-Cup 2025, Bionicle, constraction, Monsters, Bestiary
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June 16, 2025

Nightmares and Electric Sheep: Preliminary Round Results of Bio-Cup 2025

June 16, 2025/ Will Hafner
Nightmares and Electric Sheep: Preliminary Round Results of Bio-Cup 2025

What do you get when you ask Bionicle builders to dream? According to Bio-Cup 2025, the answer involves spiders, skeletons and androids.

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June 16, 2025/ Will Hafner/ Comment
MOC Round-up
Bio-Cup 2025, Constraction, Bionicle, Contest
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April 16, 2025

LEGO NPU: Wheels & Tires Edition

April 16, 2025/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Wheels & Tires Edition

Think LEGO tires are just for cars? These clever builders reinvent the wheel—literally—with some wheely wild NPU. Tread carefully because these round parts are rolling into some unexpectedly brilliant builds.

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April 16, 2025/ Will Hafner/ 2 Comments
MOC Round-up, Techniques
Tires, Wheels, NPU, LEGO NPU, Rubber
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March 21, 2025

LEGO NPU: Aircraft and Watercraft Edition

March 21, 2025/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Aircraft and Watercraft Edition

Think airplane and boat parts are too big or specialized to be useful? These builders prove otherwise with brilliant, unexpected LEGO NPU from spaceships to Aunt Ida.

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March 21, 2025/ Will Hafner/ 1 Comment
Techniques, MOC Round-up
NPU, LEGO NPU, Aircraft, Watercraft, Hull
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January 16, 2025

LEGO NPU: Minifigure Accessories Edition

January 16, 2025/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Minifigure Accessories Edition

Think minifigure accessories are just for decoration? Discover how these tiny tools become the highlight of a build in our latest LEGO NPU round-up!

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January 16, 2025/ Will Hafner/ Comment
MOC Round-up, Techniques
LEGO NPU, Accessories, Ninjago City, NPU
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December 19, 2024

Instructions to Build a LEGO Gift Box

December 19, 2024/ Will Hafner
Instructions to Build a LEGO Gift Box

Looking for a creative way to wrap small gifts? Here are free instructions to build a festive LEGO gift box that’s perfect for any occasion.

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December 19, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Instructions
instructions, Gift Box, Present, Wrapped, Gift, Christmas, Holidays
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October 30, 2024

LEGO Wednesday on Wednesday: Building the UCS Thing

October 30, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO Wednesday on Wednesday: Building the UCS Thing

To celebrate the spooky season, we took a look at the new LEGO Wednesday sets and built a handy friend, the UCS Thing!

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October 30, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Review
Wednesday, Thing, Hand, Halloween, Gargoyle
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August 25, 2024

LEGO NPU: Animals Edition

August 25, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Animals Edition

Today on BrickNerd, we explore NPU (Nice Parts Usage) of various LEGO animals. From dolphin hair to slug flowers, Will Hafner doesn’t monkey around with the MOCs he found to show us!

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August 25, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Deep Dive
LEGO, Animals, LEGO Animals, NPU
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July 30, 2024

Abandoning the Instructions: Rebuilding Smaller LEGO Botanical Sets

July 30, 2024/ Will Hafner
Abandoning the Instructions: Rebuilding Smaller LEGO Botanical Sets

LEGO pieces can be used in near-infinite ways, especially those from smaller sets! Today, we explore the alt-build possibilities of the Plum Blossom and Chrysanthemum botanical sets.

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July 30, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Review, Customizing
Alt Build, LEGO Botanical Collection, Plum Blossoms, Chrystanthemum, Crab, Roadster, Turtle
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June 10, 2024

LEGO NPU: ZNAP Edition

June 10, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: ZNAP Edition

Join us on our continuing mission to explore strange LEGO parts and NPU as we launch into an investigation of the least LEGO of LEGO themes, ZNAP!

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June 10, 2024/ Will Hafner/ 3 Comments
MOC Round-up, Techniques
NPU, LEGO NPU, ZNAP
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April 22, 2024

LEGO NPU: Duplo Edition

April 22, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Duplo Edition

Think you’ve outgrown your Duplo bricks? Think again! Will Hafner takes us on a MOC-Round-Up journey of the Nifty Parts Usage (NPU) potential of this often overlooked theme.

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April 22, 2024/ Will Hafner/ 2 Comments
MOC Round-up
Duplo, Bunnies, Mech, Submarine, npu, squirrel!
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February 11, 2024

LEGO NPU: Capes & Cloth Edition

February 11, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Capes & Cloth Edition

If you want a more flexible option for building a MOC masterpiece, look no further! Today we’re taking a look at how capes and cloth have been used as NPU (Nice Part Usage) in LEGO MOCs.

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February 11, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Techniques
NPU, Capes, Cloth, Utinni!
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January 18, 2024

Merry Glinchmas: A New Galidor Christmas Tradition

January 18, 2024/ Will Hafner
Merry Glinchmas: A New Galidor Christmas Tradition

With so many themed months for LEGO builders like FebRovery and SHIPtember, Galidor fans are missing out! Not anymore, thanks to Glinchmas!

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January 18, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
MOC Round-up
Glinchmas, Glinching, Galidor, Bionicle, Constraction
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October 27, 2023

Mangled Minifigs & Cursed Connections: Spooky Edition

October 27, 2023/ Will Hafner
Mangled Minifigs & Cursed Connections: Spooky Edition

No bones about it, BrickNerd fans, we’ve got some interesting connections for you today. Will explores the old LEGO skeleton, digs up several curiosities, and resurrects Belville to tickle your funny bone!

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October 27, 2023/ Will Hafner/ 3 Comments
Techniques, Tips and Tricks
Quirky Connections, skeleton
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May 09, 2023

Mangled Minifigs: The Hidden Connections Within

May 09, 2023/ Will Hafner
Mangled Minifigs: The Hidden Connections Within

What secret connections do LEGO minifigures and minidolls contain? Today we dissect all the possibilities of the hidden connections within.

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May 09, 2023/ Will Hafner/ 2 Comments
Customizing, Techniques
Quirky Connections, Minifigures, Minidolls
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April 07, 2023

LEGO NPU: Electronics Edition

April 07, 2023/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Electronics Edition

Get ready to spark your imagination! Today we’re taking a look at how LEGO electronics can be used in as NPU (Nice Part Usage) in LEGO MOCs to add a little extra explosive detail.

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April 07, 2023/ Will Hafner/ Comment
MOC Round-up, Techniques
npu, Electronics, Fiber Optic, Dimensions
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October 27, 2022

The Galidor Horror Picture Show

October 27, 2022/ Will Hafner
The Galidor Horror Picture Show

Galidor. A retired theme with a cult following, nearly universally hated by all. Just look at it. What part of this makes you think “LEGO?” Today we’ll take a look at the horrors of Galidor.

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October 27, 2022/ Will Hafner/ 1 Comment
MOC Round-up
Halloween, Galidor, BrickCon, Horror, Glinching
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August 12, 2022

Pi-RATS & BUG-aneers: Figbarf and Brick-Built Inspiration for Your Inspiring Crew

August 12, 2022/ Will Hafner
Pi-RATS & BUG-aneers: Figbarf and Brick-Built Inspiration for Your Inspiring Crew

There are only a few weeks left to build like a pirate with a non-human crew. But what if you don’t know what you want your characters to be? Here are a few simple ideas to spark your imagination.

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August 12, 2022/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Contest, Customizing
Figbarf, Brick-built, Pirates, pi-RATs & BUG-aneers, Customizing
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February 16, 2022

LEGO NPU: Dots Edition

February 16, 2022/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Dots Edition

Can you spot the Dots? Let’s take a look at some awesome NPU (nice parts usage) using LEGO Dots of all shapes and sizes.

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February 16, 2022/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Techniques
NPU, LEGO Dots, Cube Your Enthusiasm
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