While ABS may be the most well-known plastic used by LEGO, they actually use a wide variety of plastics. Here’s an example of all the kinds of plastic used by LEGO provided by BrickNerd guest contributor Ryan Howerter.
Read MoreIn today’s guest article, Andrea Lattanzio displays his custom LEGO Show Rods inspired by the chromed cars from the 1970s, chats about the history of the vehicular trend, and shares some tips on building your own.
Read MoreLEGO recently relaunched its Friends theme with the intent of making sets more inclusive and reflective of society today. BrickNerd put those ideals to the test by engaging with educator and LEGO Masters contestant Corey Samuels who led a community event with a new generation of young female LEGO builders to see what they thought of the new Friends.
Read MoreHow do you prepare for the final challenge of LEGO Masters Denmark? In this third and last part of the series, we find out if Esben Kolind’s preparations paid off and if he and his partner took home the grand prize of being immortalized in LEGOLAND Billund.
Read MoreWhat are the best ways to score cheap LEGO? If you’re willing to go to some effort, hidden LEGO pops up all over the place. In today’s guest article, Molly Patton shares her stories and tips at finding low-priced LEGO.
Read MoreWhat is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? We continue our mini-series with Wayne Tyler sharing the third and final day of the tour including exploring the Masterpiece Gallery, receiving an incredibly rare set and much more.
Read MoreLEGO Masters has a book of 100 different building challenges to choose from, so if you wanted to be a contestant in a future season no matter your country, which ones should you prepare for the most? Michael Kanemoto shares his list of challenges from all the versions of the show—and offers suggestions as to where they may appear next.
Read MoreThe rare gold LEGO RCX and NXT bricks have been revealed! The epic tale involves trips to the US and Billund, a Technic dinosaur, a local jeweler, a group of AFOL superfans and lots of cake.
Read MoreHow do you prepare for challenges while filming LEGO Masters Denmark? In this second part of the series, Esben Kolind shares his team’s planning secrets and how it worked to their benefit.
Read MoreWhat is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? We continue our mini-series with Wayne Tyler sharing the second day of the tour including exploring the LEGO factory, going inside LEGO Campus, visiting the employee store and more.
Read MoreWhat is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? Guest contributor Wayne Tyler shares his “once-in-a-lifetime experience” of going on the first tour after the pandemic hiatus, swag and stories included.
Read MoreHow do you go from being a casual fan of LEGO who just follows instructions to becoming an award-winning AFOL? Builder Liz Puleo shares her journey about how she found the LEGO community and her experiences at her first LEGO convention, BrickFair Virginia.
Read MorePrices for current LEGO sets are going up soon, but are the increases happening because of inflation or corporate greed? In this economic analysis, we examine what motivated LEGO to increase prices, if they are justified, what the new prices could be, and what impact they will have on the AFOL community.
Read MoreHow do you take a hand-drawn sketch and transform it into a final LEGO model? Builder Andrea Lattanzio shows us how with his newest MOC "Magda’s Garden Shed."
Read MoreEver wonder what your non-FOL spouses/partners/friends/family/pets have to endure when you’re on a mission for Brick? Today BrickNerd’s Lorren Loveless’ partner, Kimberly, gives us some insight!
Read MoreWhat would it be like to build the LEGO modular series for the first time? Guest writer Justin Speers did just that and shares his experience, observations and future goals for his modular collection.
Read MoreCollege tends to be a time when the Dark Age starts and interest in LEGO wanes, but for some students in The LEGO Brick Club at The Ohio State University, exactly the opposite is happening. This is their story about making a mosaic of OSU’s mascot, Brutus Buckeye.
Read MoreIn this week’s “Inside LEGO Masters” article, Ernesto Lemke from LEGO Masters Netherlands and Belgium gives us an inside look at the dual-country competition, what it is like to have two hosts, how the show differs in Dutch, and what it was like filming during COVID.
Read MoreGuest contributor Alicia Costello takes us through her Brick Rodeo 2021 experience in Texas. The LEGO convention, formerly known as Brick Fiesta, featured games, amazing LEGO creations, fundraisers for charity, and more.
Read MoreIn this week’s “Inside LEGO Masters” article, Fleur Watkins from LEGO Masters Australia Season 3 gives us an inside look at her journey to becoming an AFOL, how LEGO Masters helped bring here there, and what being on a LEGO competition show meant to her as a woman and a mom.
Read MoreToday we are joined by Katie Walker who shares the concept of a “Flash MOC” and the evolution of one of her stunning backlit LEGO cheese slope mosaics.
Today we are joined by Katie Walker who shares the steps of creating a LEGO cheese slope mosaic that almost looks like a stained glass window.
What is a LEGO cheese slope and how can you tessellate them to make patterns that dazzle and amaze? This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about cheese slope mosaics.
Can LEGO Botanical sets be used as “tree battle packs”? Yes! Here’s how to transform 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees into minifig-scale trees for all your MOC needs.
August is here with a fresh selection of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With Frogust, Paradisa, and even some stop-motion in the mix, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Sometimes the best LEGO projects solve problems nobody actually has. Follow the design of the Kong-o-Matic 2000, a motorized machine that plays LEGO Donkey Kong so you don’t have to!
Now you can build your own iconic upscaled LEGO tree! Instructions are available right here on BrickNerd and in BrickJournal’s most recent issue.
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