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July 30, 2024

Abandoning the Instructions: Rebuilding Smaller LEGO Botanical Sets

July 30, 2024/ Will Hafner
Abandoning the Instructions: Rebuilding Smaller LEGO Botanical Sets

LEGO pieces can be used in near-infinite ways, especially those from smaller sets! Today, we explore the alt-build possibilities of the Plum Blossom and Chrysanthemum botanical sets.

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July 30, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Review, Customizing
Alt Build, LEGO Botanical Collection, Plum Blossoms, Chrystanthemum, Crab, Roadster, Turtle
July 29, 2024

Car Mods: Customizing the Speed Champions Camaro ZL1 and Ferrari F40

July 29, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
Car Mods: Customizing the Speed Champions Camaro ZL1 and Ferrari F40

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.

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July 29, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 4 Comments
Customizing, Guest Article, Review
Speed Champions, Camaro, Ferrari, Modding
July 16, 2024

Will It Float? Testing the Buoyancy of the LEGO Ideas Jaws Boat

July 16, 2024/ Brian Hickey
Will It Float? Testing the Buoyancy of the LEGO Ideas Jaws Boat

The age-old question “Will it Float?” is once again asked as BrickNerd tests the buoyancy of the LEGO Ideas 21350 Jaws set. Can we make the Orca boat float? Read on to find out…

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July 16, 2024/ Brian Hickey/ 3 Comments
Customizing, Review
Jaws, Movies, Will it float?, Shark, Boat, Orca
July 15, 2024

A Racing Expert's Take on the Technic McLaren P1 Hypercar

July 15, 2024/ Henry Licklider
A Racing Expert's Take on the Technic McLaren P1 Hypercar

What 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.

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July 15, 2024/ Henry Licklider/ Comment
Guest Article, Review
Technic, Cars, McLaren, Supercar, Hypercar, Racing, Slip, Scott Bowman
June 29, 2024

Playing With Scale: Upgrading the Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure

June 29, 2024/ Sean Mayo
Playing With Scale: Upgrading the Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure

What do you do with an Up-Scaled Minifig? Customize it, obviously! Sean Mayo takes us through his process of transforming the new Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure set into a classic knight complete with an axe, helmet, and even a cape.

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June 29, 2024/ Sean Mayo/ 3 Comments
Review, Customizing
LEGO, Minifigs, Scaled-up minifig, Customization, Custom Minifigs
June 03, 2024

The Road to the Mushroom House: A Chat with Jonas Kramm

June 03, 2024/ Dan Ko
The Road to the Mushroom House: A Chat with Jonas Kramm

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.

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June 03, 2024/ Dan Ko/ 6 Comments
Review, Interviews
bdp, bricklink, jonas kramm, mushroom, house, iron builder, npu
May 08, 2024

Inside the Cathedral: Restoring the Stained Glass Windows of LEGO Notre Dame

May 08, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
Inside the Cathedral: Restoring the Stained Glass Windows of LEGO Notre Dame

Join 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.

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May 08, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 7 Comments
Guest Article, Review
Notre Dame, Stained Glass Window, Architecture, Wayne Tyler, Guest Article
May 07, 2024

Let’s Light This Candle! Launching the LEGO NASA Artemis SLS

May 07, 2024/ Michael J
Let’s Light This Candle! Launching the LEGO NASA Artemis SLS

Are you ready to launch into an adventure exploring the NASA Artemis SLS set and the history of brick-built LEGO launch pads? Lift off in T-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…

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May 07, 2024/ Michael J/ Comment
Review, Deep Dive
SLS, Artemis, Space, NASA, Launch Pad, Rocket Launcher, Space Shuttle, Rocket
May 05, 2024

What the Shell? A LEGO Modding Journey Under the Sea

May 05, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
What the Shell? A LEGO Modding Journey Under the Sea

What 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.

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May 05, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 1 Comment
Guest Article, Review, Customizing
Modding, The Little Mermaid, Royal Clamshell, Shell, Chips and Dip, Liz Puleo, Guest Article
March 06, 2024

LEGO Building Systems: History Told in Microscale

March 06, 2024/ John Cooper
LEGO Building Systems: History Told in Microscale

LEGO has a rich corporate history, especially when it comes to its three primary building systems. Join BrickNerd as we look at a sampling of the many sets with historical references, some of them very tiny!

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March 06, 2024/ John Cooper/ 1 Comment
Deep Dive, History, Review
40505, LEGO House, Exclusive, Duplo, System, Technic
February 28, 2024

The Side Quests of LEGO’s Medieval Town Square

February 28, 2024/ Sean Mayo
The Side Quests of LEGO’s Medieval Town Square

The newest LEGO castle set has arrived, but what other non-goat-related side quests will it take us on? Read on to find out about the winding Wolfpack journey through the Medieval Town Square.

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February 28, 2024/ Sean Mayo/ 1 Comment
Review
Side Quest, Medieval, Medieval Town Square, Town Square, No Goats Today, Cheese, Wolfpack, Bees
February 09, 2024

Converting a Red Telephone Box Into a Blue TARDIS

February 09, 2024/ Sue Ann Barber
Converting a Red Telephone Box Into a Blue TARDIS

How do you convert a set into a MOC? By using some wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey powers. Join us as we change the LEGO Red Telephone Box into a blue TARDIS from Doctor Who.

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February 09, 2024/ Sue Ann Barber/ 3 Comments
Customizing, Review
Red Telephone Box, London, Telephone, Something Blue, Blue, TARDIS, Doctor Who
January 24, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: French DreamZzz

January 24, 2024/ Samuel Pister
Choose Your Own Adventure: French DreamZzz

LEGO DreamZzz sets give people a choice between two final models, but what would happen if we gave the sets to three French builders and let them choose their own adventures?

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January 24, 2024/ Samuel Pister/ Comment
Review, Customizing
Alt Build, Alternate Model, lokiloki, antha, pistash, Fabergé Eggs, nike air jordan, DreamZzz
January 19, 2024

An Auspicious Dynasty: Modding Dragons and Diners

January 19, 2024/ Marco den Besten
An Auspicious Dynasty: Modding Dragons and Diners

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and LEGO is celebrating with a pair of new sets, but how do you make a dragon your own?

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January 19, 2024/ Marco den Besten/ 1 Comment
Customizing, Review
Modding, Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Dragon, Restaurant
January 10, 2024

Gringotts Adventures: Breaking the Bank

January 10, 2024/ Ann Megacolormix
Gringotts Adventures: Breaking the Bank

Our photographic journey of Gringotts continues with a story of intrigue and hidden treasure as our LEGO heroes attempt to break in and out of the bank.

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January 10, 2024/ Ann Megacolormix/ Comment
Photography, Review
Harry Potter, Gringotts, Photography, Dragon, The Wizarding World of Ann MegaColorMix
January 09, 2024

Gringotts Adventures: A Photographic Tale of Goblins and Gold

January 09, 2024/ Ann Megacolormix
Gringotts Adventures: A Photographic Tale of Goblins and Gold

Join us today as we go on a photographic journey of Gringotts Bank, explore the hidden treasures inside, and investigate goblin lore as told through LEGO and a lens.

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January 09, 2024/ Ann Megacolormix/ 2 Comments
Customizing, Photography, Review
harry potter, Gringotts, Goblins, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Photography
January 04, 2024

Looking for a Friend at the End of the (Cyberpunk) World

January 04, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
Looking for a Friend at the End of the (Cyberpunk) World

We’ve looked into the past of LEGO Friends and discovered what they are doing in the present by building Andrea’s Modern Mansion. Now we’re going to extrapolate the cyberpunk future of Friends by revisiting New Hashima.

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January 04, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 1 Comment
Review, Customizing
Casey McCoy, New Hashima, Friends, LEGO Friends, Mansion, Cube, CAR
January 03, 2024

The Past, Present and Cyberpunk Future of LEGO Friends

January 03, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
The Past, Present and Cyberpunk Future of LEGO Friends

LEGO 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?

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January 03, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ Comment
Review, Guest Article
Casey McCoy, Guest Article, Friends, Mansion, Barbie, Wes Talbott, Fanella Charity
December 16, 2023

Meaningful Modding: Winterizing the A-Frame Cabin

December 16, 2023/ Dave Schefcik
Meaningful Modding: Winterizing the A-Frame Cabin

How do you improve a LEGO set to make it exactly what you want? Today, we explore “modding” the LEGO Ideas A-Frame Cabin to make it look more weathered, textured and snowy.

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December 16, 2023/ Dave Schefcik/ 4 Comments
Review, Customizing
Mods, Modifications, Customization, A-Frame, Cabin, A-Frame Cabin, LEGO Ideas, 21338, Winter Village
November 21, 2023

Extending the Charm of Hogwarts Through Perspective

November 21, 2023/ Ann Megacolormix
Extending the Charm of Hogwarts Through Perspective

Please raise your wizarding wands with Ann as she casts her “Extension Charm” spells onto the new microscale LEGO Hogwarts Castle and Grounds. What magical moments of perspective await us?

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November 21, 2023/ Ann Megacolormix/ 4 Comments
Review, Photography
Hogwarts, Castle, Microscale, The Wizarding World of Ann MegaColorMix, Harry Potter, Forced perspective
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