Everything Is Awesome When It's Bricksized
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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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Rainbow Heart: A LEGO Mosaic Pulsing with Color
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What do you do with all your extra quarter-circle tiles? Create a double-layer mosaic bursting with color! Guest contributor Joe Meno talks with BrickNerd-in-Chief Dave Schefcik about his Rainbow Heart mosaic and how it could become an official BrickLink Designer Program set.
Read MoreMedieval Alley: A Sprawling LEGO Castle Project
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BrickNerd's Pistash talks with French builder, Guillaume, about his sometimes sprawling and sometimes towering Medieval creations. In either direction, they're awesome: Check it out!
Read MoreCreative Artistry: An Interview with Cheung Hin Lun, aka Alanboar
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Join us as we chat with LEGO builder Cheung Hin Lun, aka Alanboar, about his creativity and how travel, family and pop culture influence his artistic vision.
Read MoreLife After LEGO Masters with Rachel and Jason
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Ever wondered what life is like after LEGO Masters? We spoke with New Zealand semi-finalists Rachel and Jason to find out how they've continued their LEGO journey post-competition.
Read MoreA Bevy of Bionicle: An Interview with Abby Lilliebridge
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Today we chat with Bionicle builder Abby Lilliebridge who we met at Brickworld Chicago about the massive amount of amazing creations she had on display and what her personal LEGO community is all about.
Read MoreChristmas in July: A Motorized Whimsical Winter Village
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It’s Christmas in July, so dust off your LEGO Winter Village because BrickNerd is interviewing a builder whose motorized display has moving Santa scenes and secrets galore!
Read MoreLEGO Zombillenium: A Chat with the Author and the Builder
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We chat with the author of the Zombillenium comic strip, Arthur De Pins, and the LEGO fan who transformed his drawings into a three-dimensional zombie theme park.
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part II
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Join us for the second part of our interview with Rocco Buttliere about his monumental project to recreate ancient Rome in LEGO bricks. We discuss NPU, details, cost, Elton John... and find out what comes next!
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part I
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We sit down with Rocco Buttliere, master of giant microscale replicas of real buildings, cities, and even a whole country, to get a behind-the-scenes look at his latest project: Rebuilding ancient Rome... all of it.
Read MoreThe Floating City: Venice As You Have Never Seen It Before
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Venice, the floating city, the city of bridges, the city of water, the city of… LEGO? We sat down with Barthezz Brick and talked about his 14th-century rendition of the famous serene city, his creative process, how to build and transport a large layout, and how all the little details make his models come alive.
Read MoreThe Road to the Mushroom House: A Chat with Jonas Kramm
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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.
Read MoreBuilding Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall: A Journey of Faith and Bricks
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Today 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 MoreAmerican Classics: An Interview With Jakub Marcisz
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Hit the road with us as we explore some LEGO American classic cars built by Jakub Marcisz including the Crown Vic, a Ford F100, and more.
Read MoreHeads Up! An Interview with Jeff Cunningham
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When it comes to LEGO MOCs you can wear, Jeff Cunningham is heads above the rest! We sat down with him to talk about his legacy of brick-built mascot heads.
Read MoreVisible and Invisible: Inclusion and Accessibility at LEGO House
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Lots of people visit the LEGO House, all with different needs—both visible and invisible. To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we spoke with them about how every visitor (child or AFOL) can feel included and play, no matter their ability.
Read MoreDefinitely Not Winging It: The Evolution of LEGO X-Wings
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Who better to talk to about LEGO X-wings than Tom Loftus? The space builder extraordinaire responsible for four mind-blowing X-wing MOCs over the years runs us through his design process and the history of X-wing MOCs at the same time.
Read MoreStacking Habitats: An Instagram AFOL Community Challenge
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Minifigure habitats challenges have been bringing together hundreds of Instagram LEGO builders across the world. Join us for a chat with Jen of @brickfambuilds, who hosts these AFOL community events.
Read MoreHow to Build a World Record Vertical LEGO Mosaic
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Ever think about earning a Guinness World Record? Largest ball of tinfoil? Longest time standing on one foot? How about the Largest Vertical LEGO Mosaic? Today Samuel Pister investigates just that about how an AFOL in France built big all because of a boat.
Read MoreLEGO Fashion: Even More Brick-Built Bow Ties
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LEGO bow ties are so cool that we chatted with three more brick-built bow tie enthusiasts about the endless creative possibilities and deeply personal expressions of these stylish LEGO wearables.
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Creating LEGO cityscapes is an AFOL passion, but how do you build sidewalks and curbs that curve like in real life? We share some step-by-step instructions using some helpful new elements to make sure your city has curb appeal.