A Castle is Born: The Great Hall of Embervale
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The Chronicles of Embervale begin with stone and light, created by LEGO builder Aurore who not only built a castle’s great hall but is writing an epic tale to go with it.
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MOC Evolution: The Great Leviathan Awakens
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Here be dragons! In today’s MOC spotlight, BrickNerd’s Keith Reed talks to builder Joss Woodyard about his Great Leviathan creation and how it evolved over the years, as well as Iron Builder, BioCup 2021, social media attention, and much more.
Read MoreThe Clanging of Spears and the Roar of Dinosaurs
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Grab a turkey leg and tighten your helmets and corsets, BrickNerd readers, because the LEGO jousting action is about to begin! And this is no ordinary joust, mind you, it’s a Dino-Joust!
Read MoreNeed a Mini Vacation? Visit Micro Mont-Saint-Michel
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Though we may not be able to travel at the moment, this LEGO microscale creation from Gut’s24 reminds me of one of the most beautiful destinations in France: Le Mont-Saint-Michel.
Read MoreWolfpack Ambush: The Old Tree-In-The-Road Trick
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Plant yourself down, and don’t even think about leafing this page! An in-depth look at Sjoerd Jochems’ flora filled Wolfpack Ambush. And as an added bonus, if you read this article in the next five minutes, you’ll receive detailed instructions on how to build one of those pine trees. Act now!
Read MoreBlackpowderbricks and the Castle of Perpetual Building
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Four years ago, LEGO builder Eva Svartkrut (aka Blackpowderbricks) started working on a MOC that just kept growing in size to become a gigantic dollhouse-style castle. We chat with her to learn about the process and what she is working on next.
Read MoreCity Under Scrutiny: A Closer Look at Forced Perspective
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Forced perspective techniques create optical illusions by playing with scale—so when you’re building with LEGO bricks, it’s a great technique for turning less into more! Armon Russ gives us a great example of effective forced perspective in his creation Fractured Kingdoms: The Siege.
Read MoreKampung Out in Malaysian Style
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Building a kampung house was something that Malaysian LEGO builder Vincent Kiew had wanted to do for a long time but there weren’t enough brown colors. Now that has changed he gives us an inside tour of his MOC.
Read MoreAn Architectural Marvel of Modulex
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We’ve seen a few Modulex pieces used here and there but never 5,400 of them in a single build! Take a closer look at this house—we had to double-check if it was actually made of our favorite interlocking LEGO bricks.
Read MoreHogwarts Grand Staircase: The Evolution of a MOC
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When you see a LEGO creation as impressive as Eric Law’s Hogwarts Grand Staircase, it is easy to imagine that the whole thing was planned out from start to finish. But sometimes the MOC has different ideas…
Read MoreBeware the Red Hot Bloodsucker
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Summer is just around the corner, which means fun in the sun… and bugs! Watch out for this fiery mosquito built by Max Howell.
Read MoreA Whole New Dimension: A Look Inside an Ancient Gate
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The Ancient Gate of Qarava is a mysterious place… but join us for a look behind the facade at the Technic structure that made this LEGO creation possible.
Read MoreAn Elf on the Hunt Stopped Dead in His Tracks
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LEGO builder Dunedain98 takes us into a forest where a hunter elf beholding a majestic deer makes us want to contemplate nature, but keep an eye out for the dwarves!
Read MoreThese LEGO PEZ Dispensers Look Sweet Enough to Eat
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These LEGO PEZ dispensers from builder Alego instantly awaken our sweet childhood memories, and we have instructions so you can build them too!
Read MoreMake Sure to Capture My Best Side
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The complex curvature of the human face is hard to replicate in LEGO, but builder Y. Muto manages to capture the simple elegance of the shape in this classic silhouette.
Read MoreThe Pirate Library is Open: Rrrrrrr is for Reading!
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Do pirates read? We find out by taking a look at the results of the “Like an Open Book” contest hosted by French LUG BrickPirate. So flip the cover open and dive in to see these book-inspired LEGO builds.
Read MoreAn Oasis in a Sea of Sands
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We’re taking a closer look at a medieval fantasy masterpiece as Marcel V. invites us into this brick-built oasis, full of fun and fascinating LEGO piece usage.
Read MoreThat Smoke is... Smokin!
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For Star Wars Day, we’re taking a closing look at this crashed, smoldering gunship scene from LEGO builder Wout and finding out what Star Wars means to him.
Read MoreA Magical Castle that Gets Bigger Each Time You See It
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From the simple Great Hall LEGO set to a gigantic Hogwarts castle, Donna Went’s “The Magical World of Harry Potter” layout has been an ongoing labour of love for the best part of a decade.
Read MoreThe Best Dressed Bots on Sci-Fi Street
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When LEGO bots become the fashion, Marius Herrmann’s fashion bots will be trendsetters. These pant-wearing robots are carefully crafted with loads of clever part uses to discover!
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