Choose Your Own Adventure: French DreamZzz
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LEGO DreamZzz sets give people a choice between two final models, but what would happen if we gave the sets to three French builders and let them choose their own adventures?
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An Auspicious Dynasty: Modding Dragons and Diners
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Chinese New Year is just around the corner and LEGO is celebrating with a pair of new sets, but how do you make a dragon your own?
Read MoreAn Introduction To The World Of Custom LEGO Minifigures
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Devoted LEGO fans have customized minifigures to be exactly what they want them to be through printing, injection molding, painting, sculpting, cutting and more. But what do all of these terms mean and where should you get started?
Read MoreGringotts Adventures: A Photographic Tale of Goblins and Gold
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Join us today as we go on a photographic journey of Gringotts Bank, explore the hidden treasures inside, and investigate goblin lore as told through LEGO and a lens.
Read MoreLooking for a Friend at the End of the (Cyberpunk) World
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We’ve looked into the past of LEGO Friends and discovered what they are doing in the present by building Andrea’s Modern Mansion. Now we’re going to extrapolate the cyberpunk future of Friends by revisiting New Hashima.
Read MoreMaking Christmas: Carving Upscaled Wooden LEGO Trees
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Join us on a Christmas journey as we use woodworking to upscale and carve the classic LEGO tree element into a centerpiece that will be the talk of the dinner table.
Read MoreMeaningful Modding: Winterizing the A-Frame Cabin
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How do you improve a LEGO set to make it exactly what you want? Today, we explore “modding” the LEGO Ideas A-Frame Cabin to make it look more weathered, textured and snowy.
Read MoreCustomizing the Winter Village Holiday Main Street and Tram
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LEGO’s Holiday Main Street is a fine addition to the Winter Village Collection, but the tram could use a little shaping. Join us as we explore the history of snow-topped trolleys and trams and how you can improve your set with just a few extra pieces.
Read MoreThe LEGO UCS Christmas Tree: A Holiday Build Journal
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LEGO announced the 10,001-piece 10307 UCS Christmas Tree, and BrickNerd was lucky enough to be sent an early copy ahead of the holidays. What follows is an epic stream-of-consciousness build journal of the set while lighting and decorating it for Christmas.
Read MoreDIY LEGO Lighting: Creating Custom Light Effects
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What does it take to make custom lighting effects for LEGO creations? Today we dive into the hardware, tools and coding you need to make your MOCs shine.
Read MoreTiny Plants with Huge MOC Potential
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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!
Read MoreBeyond Lights: Taking Your LEGO Builds to the Next Level
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Lighting can instantly add life to any LEGO build, but where do you start? Rob Klingberg from Brickstuff shares where to begin, how lighting has evolved the past few years, and the exciting place where it could head in the future.
Read MoreAbandoning the Instructions: Exploring Alt Builds for Smaller LEGO Sets
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Alt builds of large LEGO sets are fun, but we challenged two BrickNerd contributors to create alternate models of two very small sets without adding any extra pieces. Did they succeed?
Read MoreMangled Minifigs: The Hidden Connections Within
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What secret connections do LEGO minifigures and minidolls contain? Today we dissect all the possibilities of the hidden connections within.
Read MoreThe Return of the Jedi Cinema: BrickHeadz on the Big Screen
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Can new LEGO sets inspire MOCs of the past? To celebrate Star Wars Day, Miro Dudas updates an old cinematic favorite to mark the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi.
Read MoreInside LEGO Campus: An Exclusive Tour of LEGO’s New HQ in Billund
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Join us inside LEGO Campus in Billund, Denmark as we tell the story of a super-exclusive tour of LEGO’s new headquarters two months ago ahead of its official opening this week, and get a sneak peek of the displays, creativity, amenities, and sheer LEGO awesomeness this building exudes. We’ve never wanted to work here more.
Read MorePerfecting Paimon: Building Big on Commission
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What goes into making a big flying 3D sculpture out of LEGO? More engineering than you might think. Get a look behind the scenes of this giant commissioned character Paimon from Genshin Impact.
Read MoreAn Ode to Elves: Remaking Rivendell in the Style of LEGO Elves
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LEGO’s massive 10316 Rivendell set is a love letter to The Lord of the Rings fans and a stunning model showcasing the splendor of the elves of Middle Earth, but can we make it a mashup with LEGO’s other colorful elves? Join us as we celebrate the legacy of the LEGO Elves theme through a bit of creative modding.
Read MoreWedding Wonder: Veronica Young’s Wearable Wardrobe
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At Brickvention 2023, one LEGO creation stood out so much that it literally walked out the door. Today we chat with builder Veronica Young and showcase her wonderous wearable LEGO wardrobe.
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.
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