The LEGO Great Ball Contraption theme and community evolve each year, and this year was no different. Today, we take a look back at the standout GBC modules and layouts of 2022.
Read MoreGalidor. 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.
Read MoreTo celebrate LEGO’s release of the UCS Razor Crest, we here at BrickNerd are celebrating some sharp Mandalorian MOCs from around the AFOL community.
Read MoreJoin us as we venture into The Lord of the Rings to celebrate the many amazing builds created for the 2022 Middle Earth LEGO Olympics.
Read MoreBio-Cup 2022 wrapped up in fantastic fashion with the final theme being “The End.” What builders took home the best recognition the LEGO Bionicle community has to offer? Read on to find out!
Read MoreBio-Cup 2022 is quickly coming to a conclusion but not before nine builders put their “Blood, Sweat and Tears” into these amazing creations. Check out how they interpreted the theme for Round 3.
Read MoreIn the spirit of “everything old is new again,” we take another look at some of the Atari MOCs from around the fan community to celebrate the arrival of the official LEGO Atari 2600 set.
Read MoreThe building theme of Bio-Cup 2022 Round 2 was a little eclectic—a series of numbers. Check out our countdown of the top nine LEGO builders who impressed the judges enough to move on to the semifinals!
Read MoreLEGO just announced the new 1969 Camaro Z28. So here at BrickNerd, we figured we’d take a lap around the interwebs to check out some other versions of Camaros from the LEGO community.
Read MoreEvery June, the world gets a bit more colorful. I love this time of year which has come to represent a celebration of diversity and creativity, so I’ve collected some of the rainbow-themed LEGO creations from around the community that are bursting with color!
Read MoreIt’s a big day for jazz fans with LEGO’s latest Ideas set, the Jazz Quartet. So, in BrickNerd fashion, let’s take a look at some other jazz-inspired MOCs from around the community.
Read MoreYou've heard about the new Optimus Prime official set, but people have been building LEGO Transformers for years. Let's check out a few of them, today on BrickNerd!
Read MoreThough our Festival of Mundanity is quickly coming to an end, we can still appreciate these classic LEGO game consoles from yesteryear gone by. We can almost hear the photos of these brick-built old-school video game systems!
Read MoreHappy Lunar New Year! 2022 is the Year of the Tiger—a majestic animal symbolizing power, courage, confidence, leadership and strength. Join us as we celebrate with this ambush of LEGO tigers!
Read MoreLet’s take a tour of LEGO builds from all around Denmark to celebrate the 50-year reign of Queen Margrethe II. From Princesses to Puffins, Gwyneth brings us all aspects of Danish culture and history.
Read MoreFrom LEGO to life, we chat with builder Birgitte Jonsgard about her true-to-life creations that look almost like stylized paintings.
Read MoreAh, the year-end MOC collage—a staple of the online LEGO community. What’s the deal with those anyway? Find out in today’s BrickNerd!
Read MoreHappy Boxing Day Everyone! Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!!
Read MoreFlickr and LEGO got together a few months ago to sponsor a “Build and Capture” photo contest. While official results have not been made public yet, we've gone through the entries to see what caught our eye the most!
Read MoreAlright BrickNerd fans! It’s Thanksgiving in the US of A, so we all know what that means, right?!? Tryptophan coma? Binge-watching football? Playing Pull-My-Finger with your eccentric uncle? No, no and no. You guessed it: A LEGO turkey MOC round-up! I hope you’re hungry!
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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