LEGO NPU: Dots Edition
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Can you spot the Dots? Let’s take a look at some awesome NPU (nice parts usage) using LEGO Dots of all shapes and sizes.
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Cheese Mosaics: Mesmerizing Patterns of LEGO Cheese Slopes
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What are you supposed to do with that drawer of tiny cheese slopes? Why, make a mosaic of course! But buckle up—building LEGO cheese slope mosaics may be harder than it seems.
Read MoreEarn Your LEGO MBA: The Master Builder Academy
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It’s time to earn your LEGO MBA! Join us as we explore the Master Builder Academy, a LEGO subscription service that tried to create a strong foundation of skills for budding builders.
Read MoreDouble Take: Cinematic Two-Shots in LEGO Photography
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What better excuse than Groundhog Day (on 2-2-22 no less) to do a double-take? Let’s learn about the cinematic “two-shot” technique and how it can turn your LEGO photography into more of a dynamic duo.
Read MoreBeatlemania: LEGO Album Cover Edition, Part 2
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Are you ready for more LEGO Beatles nerdity? Part two of the magical mystery tour starts now as we go behind the scenes of my brick-built Beatles’ British studio albums.
Read MoreBeatlemania: LEGO Album Cover Edition
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I may officially be a “BrickNerd” but there is no subject about which I am historically nerdier than The Beatles. So I present to you “The Thirteen British Beatles Album Covers” created in LEGO.
Read MoreSorting, Schmorting: Creativity and Chaos
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Are you one of those people that has a perpetually messy building table? If so, you are not alone. Ted Andes comes out in defense of creative clutter and pleads the case for there being a method-to-the-madness of a messy building table. Read on to find out why a little bit of disorganization can be a good thing.
Read MoreLEGO NPU: Clikits Edition
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Let’s take a look at some awesome NPU (nice parts usage) using LEGO Clikits pieces that a few of us may have accidentally thrown out while sorting.
Read MoreRemember the Titans... Because They Eat People!
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LEGO builder Pieter Dennison takes us on a tour of his fabulous detailed MOC based on the anime TV show “Attack on Titan.” See how he achieved such an accurate look!
Read MoreLighting LEGO with What You Have on Hand
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Lighting for LEGO photography doesn’t have to be difficult. It can be as fun as the MOCs themselves by only using what you have on hand to achieve some brilliant effects. So here are few techniques that can inspire your own creativity.
Read MoreSorting Series: Bargain Bin Edition
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In this next installment of our Sorting Series, we take a look at storage containers for LEGO available at bargain prices, with some ideas for free or readily available containers, too!
Read MoreBuilding the Blue Cottage
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Andrea Lattanzio (Norton74) is known for his realistic LEGO scenes with organic landscaping and realistic vehicles. His newest country creation is a small and cozy blue cottage, and he shared his work-in-progress photos with us for a behind-the-scenes look at this idyllic forest scene.
Read MorePlaying in Space: Travelling the Cosmos Through Forced Perspective
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Ever wondered why anyone would want to travel to outer space? Well, if these LEGO builders’ brick-built travel posters are anything like reality, outer space is an awfully cool place!
Read MoreDon't Mess With This Bear
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Builder Andrea Lattanzio has treated us to an awesome diorama illustrating once and for all why you should never mess with a bear… or traverse a rickety wooden bridge in a vehicle!
Read MoreSorting Series: Peanut Butter Lover’s Edition
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How do you sort LEGO? Well for me, a good sorting system is one where you can find exactly what you want to build with the least amount of hassle (peanut butter jars and ice cream containers optional).
Read MoreDeliberate Destruction: Storytelling Amid a LEGO Apocalypse
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How do you build a post-apocalyptic world in LEGO? And how do you convey clear, meaningful stories within the deliberate destruction?
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Hitting the White Curved Slopes: How to Create a Luxury Car
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Where do you start when building a luxury LEGO car? How do you determine the color and shape, let alone the interior? My philosophy is to let the pieces guide you.
Read MoreA Bonsai Strong Enough to Weather a Winter Storm
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If you have noticed the internet being overrun by LEGO bonsai trees as of late, it is for good reason. Brickset’s Build a Bonsai Competition is churning out some amazing entries (all because of the goats for a prize, I’m sure!), and Carter Witz is throwing his hat into the ring. His elegant bonsai would look at home on the neatest desk, but there’s more to this creation than meets the eye!
Read MoreTechnique Tuesday - Weaved Branches
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One of the best things about the LEGO community is that we can learn from one another. Here at BrickNerd, we like to share techniques that we see from builders all around the world. . .
Full Plate has experimented with many unique tree designs. This month, he's adding to his growing collection of recent landscape projects. These snow covered tress (though the white leaves could be replaced with another color if you wish), are incorporating a "weaving" technique with some the individual leaf elements being held in by friction. The end result is a very realistic tree appearance which, according to the builder, is fairly solid and can even be held upside down. Very impressive!
