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January 29, 2025

Building Tradition: A LEGO Lunar New Year Celebration

January 29, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
Building Tradition: A LEGO Lunar New Year Celebration

What is the meaning behind a simple LEGO set? For guest contributor Lia Chan and her mother, the new 80117 Good Fortune set is all about bonding, telling stories, and creating new traditions for Lunar New Year.

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January 29, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ Comment
Review, Stories
chinese new year, Chinese Festivals, Spring Festival, Lunar New Year, family, Tradition
January 15, 2025

Turning LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Sets into Combo Builds

January 15, 2025/ Aiden Rexroad
Turning LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Sets into Combo Builds

LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets already offer three builds in one box, but why stop there? Today we explore combo builds and how to use two sets together to create even more custom models.

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January 15, 2025/ Aiden Rexroad/ 5 Comments
Customizing, Review
Creator, Creator 3-in-1, Panda, Dragon, Bunny, Spider
January 09, 2025

In Your DreamZzz: Building a Set You’ve Never Seen

January 09, 2025/ Geneva D
In Your DreamZzz: Building a Set You’ve Never Seen

Can you build a LEGO set just from the parts without ever seeing what the official set should be? Join us as we attempt an “all pieces, no pictures” experiment with the wild and whimsical DreamZzz sets.

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January 09, 2025/ Geneva D/ Comment
Review, Customizing
DreamZzz, Review, Blind Build, Bunnies, Brains
December 27, 2024

Re-Envisioning Santa’s Post Office

December 27, 2024/ Josh Parkinson (BrickBuiltJosh)
Re-Envisioning Santa’s Post Office

Sometimes an official set isn’t exactly what you want it to be, so we used that as an excuse to modify Santa’s Post Office into a more display-worthy addition to the LEGO Winter Village.

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December 27, 2024/ Josh Parkinson (BrickBuiltJosh)/ Comment
Customizing, Review
winter village, Post Office, Hot Air Baloon, Delivery, Modding, Customization
December 04, 2024

In the Spotlight: Lighting Tudor Corner

December 04, 2024/ Ted Andes
In the Spotlight: Lighting Tudor Corner

BrickNerd explores how building LEGO light fixtures can create practical lighting effects to deliver the light where it is needed most... by spotlighting the new Tudor Corner modular set from LEGO.

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December 04, 2024/ Ted Andes/ Comment
Customizing, Techniques, Review
New Hashima, lights, Lighting, Brickstuff, Review, Gleaming the Cube, Blinded by the Lights, Rev'd up like a deuce...
November 30, 2024

LEGO Coupling Rods: The Orient Express and the Steam Train Renaissance

November 30, 2024/ Michael Gale
LEGO Coupling Rods: The Orient Express and the Steam Train Renaissance

The arrival of the LEGO Orient Express train brings an exciting element: a coupling rod! Why are these rods so important to trains? You can keep spinning or read on to find out.

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November 30, 2024/ Michael Gale/ 1 Comment
Review, Deep Dive
Emerald Night, Orient Express, LEGO Ideas, Coupling Rod, Steam Engine
November 20, 2024

LEGO Endurance: The Importance of Being Ernest Shackleton

November 20, 2024/ Ronald Vallenduuk
LEGO Endurance: The Importance of Being Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton went to great lengths to save his crew after daring to reach Antarctica on the Endurance. Join us as we go on our own expedition and take a look at both the history of the voyage and the LEGO set itself.

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November 20, 2024/ Ronald Vallenduuk/ 3 Comments
History, Review
history, Nautical, Endurance, Model Ships, Antarctica, Ernest Shackleton
November 06, 2024

Bringing the LEGO Ideas Botanical Garden to a Real Garden

November 06, 2024/ Teresa Elsmore
Bringing the LEGO Ideas Botanical Garden to a Real Garden

Get ready to dig in as we tour two beautiful gardens across Europe and compare the LEGO Ideas Botanical Garden to its real-life counterparts. Will the plastic petals match their fresh flowers? Let’s find out!

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November 06, 2024/ Teresa Elsmore/ 2 Comments
Review
Garden, Plants, flowers, botanicals, Botanical Garden, Lego Ideas
October 30, 2024

LEGO Wednesday on Wednesday: Building the UCS Thing

October 30, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO Wednesday on Wednesday: Building the UCS Thing

To celebrate the spooky season, we took a look at the new LEGO Wednesday sets and built a handy friend, the UCS Thing!

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October 30, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Review
Wednesday, Thing, Hand, Halloween, Gargoyle
October 21, 2024

Soaring Over the Winter Village: Hanging by a Thread

October 21, 2024/ Chris Roberts
Soaring Over the Winter Village: Hanging by a Thread

What’s the best way to make your Winter Village hot air balloon fly? Today we chat with the designer and try to add a little magic to really elevate your LEGO holiday display.

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October 21, 2024/ Chris Roberts/ Comment
Review, Interviews
winter village, Post Office, Hanging, Flying, Santa, Hot Air Baloon
October 01, 2024

A Literal Dive Into the Lost City

October 01, 2024/ Geneva D
A Literal Dive Into the Lost City

A finalist in the third series of the BrickLink Designer Program, The Lost City is no small nod to adventurers: it’s a 3,500+ parts ode to exploration, but can it survive under water?

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October 01, 2024/ Geneva D/ Comment
Review
Lost City, Sinking Feeling, Bricklink Designer Program, Prepare to Dive!
September 18, 2024

Over the Moon: Building the Pharrell LEGO Set Piece By Piece

September 18, 2024/ Simon Liu
Over the Moon: Building the Pharrell LEGO Set Piece By Piece

Join guest-contributor Richard Dryden as he builds Pharrell's new LEGO spaceship "Over the Moon" piece by piece to see if it can be both swooshable and a statement.

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September 18, 2024/ Simon Liu/ 2 Comments
Review
Richard Dryden, Over the Moon, Pharrell, Piece By Piece, SPACESHIP
August 29, 2024

Trick or Treat? The Nightmare Before Christmas in LEGO

August 29, 2024/ Ted Andes
Trick or Treat? The Nightmare Before Christmas in LEGO

Trick or Treat? Aubree (aka moctura_) and her three ghoul friends celebrate The Nightmare Before Christmas. Will the much anticipated LEGO Ideas set be put onto their naughty or nice list? Read on to find out!

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August 29, 2024/ Ted Andes/ Comment
Guest Article, Review, Customizing
The Nightmare Before Christmas, Aubree, Oogie Boogie, bugle boy of Company B
August 14, 2024

Lettering in LEGO: The Wordplay of 41839 Message Board

August 14, 2024/ Ted Andes
Lettering in LEGO: The Wordplay of 41839 Message Board

Known for her whimsical builds and explorations of brick-built fonts, Australian builder Kristel Whitaker spells out her experience with the LEGO 41839 Message Board set.

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August 14, 2024/ Ted Andes/ 1 Comment
Review, Customizing, Guest Article
Color, message board, decorative sign, stencil letters, alphabet, Fonts, Font of Wisdom
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
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