What difference does the color and a little extra detail make in a LEGO Speed Champions set? Today, we explore how to modify your car to be exactly what you want.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever attended a LEGO fan convention, you’ve probably heard the question, “When is monorail coming back!?” Guest contributor Joe Meno answers the question and shows how you can build your own.
Read MoreWhat does a racing official think of the new LEGO Technic McLaren P1 hypercar? Scott Bowman joins BrickNerd to determine if the set lives up to its real-life counterpart’s power and prestige.
Read MoreHow did a LEGO cyberpunk city with millions of LEGO bricks and sixty builders come to be? Today we look at the New Hashima, starting with a guest article from the collab’s fearless leader Stefan Formentano.
Read MoreToday we talk with University of Notre Dame alumnus Father Bob Simon about his contemplations and creativity while building a LEGO version of McKenna Hall, including learning how to gild LEGO with gold leaf.
Read MoreHave you ever wished BrickLink Studio could make renders of your LEGO models look even more realistic? Today we look at Studio’s lighting options, how they work and how to improve them.
Read MoreJoin us as we venture inside LEGO Notre Dame to appreciate the stunning architecture and restore a bit of color and light missing in the original design.
Read MoreWhat could you do with a UCS LEGO shell? Guest writer Liz Puleo explores all the modding possibilities of The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell from fish to flowers.
Read MoreToday on BrickNerd, guest contributor and prolific military builder, João Eínon takes us to Portugal. We'll see the LEGO fan event in Caldas da Rainha as well as João's massive MOC display.
Read MoreWhat can you learn from past MOC mistakes? Blake Foster looks back at his earlier spaceships to see what LEGO lessons he’s learned along his AFOL journey.
Read MoreWhat makes a LEGO set meaningful to a community? Corey Samuels shares his experience with the LEGO Black Panther bust and why it is important to the Black community.
Read MoreLEGO Friends has experienced a turnaround in the last few years, culminating in 42693 Andrea’s Modern Mansion. How did Friends begin, what are they up to now, and where can we imagine them going in the future?
Read MoreFrom sorting bricks to LEGO Masters, guest contributor Liz Puleo shares her experience growing as an AFOL and how ADHD has impacted her LEGO journey.
Read MoreHow do you build round things out of square LEGO bricks, what math tricks are involved, and how does Minecraft play into it all?
Read MoreModulex once produced cube-shaped bricks for architects, so how did that evolve into a global signage company today? Guest contributor Karyn Murphy shares her experience going to their 60th-anniversary event in Billund, Denmark.
Read MoreCancer affects so many people in the world, the LEGO community included. Hear from guest contributor Brian Saviano about the incredible things the BrickBuilding Community on Twitch is doing to stand up to cancer.
Read MoreHow do you make a LEGO brickfilm that rivals a Pixar short? We talk to Stefan Minder about his short stop motion film “Out of Service” to find out.
Read MoreLighting 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 MoreNew Hashima takeover week continues as we explore the color palate of the cyber city! Guest contributor Meredith Najewicz takes us on a tour of the rare and unusual LEGO colors used in this massive collaboration.
Read MoreNew Hashima takeover week at BrickNerd continues by taking a look at the Old City section of the cyberpunk collab. Guest Contributor Mike Willhoit takes us on a monorail ride tour of the rundown sector.
Read MoreWhat happens when a lifelong Trekkie, AFOL and professional toy designer finally gets an official LEGO Star Trek playset? Samuel Hatmaker explores the new Enterprise bridge and shows why playing Star Trek matters as much as displaying it.
We spoke with several Autistic AFOLs who shared their experiences with LEGO regarding coping, community, collecting and catharsis. And we found that Autism can be both a challenge and a superpower when it comes to LEGO.
What do you do when a LEGO Pokémon set doesn’t quite hit the mark? Take it apart and create an alternate build using only the pieces from the original set! But how do you level up a character as recognizable as Pikachu?
What happens when a LEGO builder who knows almost nothing about Pokémon takes on the entire Smart Play wave? We explore the colorful and curvy sets and then remix them into crazy creations far beyond the Pokédex.
Who was Susan Williams and why was her impact on people’s perception of LEGO so significant? Join BrickNerd as we piece together the illustrious career of this mysterious LEGO employee.
Have you ever wondered what the LEGO community was like in the 2000s? Today's guest writer and veteran builder, Nannan Zhang, shares his thoughts on building and sharing MOCs online for the past 20 years.
The blue Classic Space astronaut has come a long way from the 1980s. Richard Dryden explores LEGO’s new upscaled version and reflects on the Classic Space sets and memories that started his LEGO journey.
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