Go Figure! Exploring LEGO Figure Building
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How do you build humanoid LEGO figures? From Miniland scale and more, Michael J shares with us his journey creating brick-built figures from orcs to fairies.
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Curb Appeal: Building Curved Sidewalks for Your LEGO City
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Creating LEGO cityscapes is an AFOL passion, but how do you build sidewalks and curbs that curve like in real life? We share some step-by-step instructions using some helpful new elements to make sure your city has curb appeal.
Read MoreHoney, I Shrunk the National Mall
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How do you make a mini-micro LEGO MOC? Take a tour of Wayne Tyler’s recently shrunk National Mall as he shares some big secrets on how to build small.
Read MoreLEGO Waterfall Techniques: Don't Go Chasing Them, We've Done That For You!
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LEGO waterfalls are magical because they are both a memorizing moment frozen in time and also incredibly varied in how to build them. Here are some LEGO waterfall techniques from around the AFOL community, but be warned, you might get wet!
Read MoreThe Colors of New Hashima
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New Hashima takeover week continues as we explore the color palate of the cyber city! Guest contributor Meredith Najewicz takes us on a tour of the rare and unusual LEGO colors used in this massive collaboration.
Read MoreLighting New Hashima: Letting the Cyber City Shine
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How do you make a gigantic LEGO cyber city shine? By running hundreds of feet in wires connected to thousands of lights, of course. Join BrickNerd for New Hashima takeover week as we peek inside the collab to see how it all lights up.
Read MoreMangled Minifigs: The Hidden Connections Within
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What secret connections do LEGO minifigures and minidolls contain? Today we dissect all the possibilities of the hidden connections within.
Read MoreLEGO NPU: Electronics Edition
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Get ready to spark your imagination! Today we’re taking a look at how LEGO electronics can be used in as NPU (Nice Part Usage) in LEGO MOCs to add a little extra explosive detail.
Read MoreHow to Build a LEGO Cottage in the Most Illegal Way Possible
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There seems to be a criminal element in the LEGO community, especially among castle builders. That's according to Andreas Lenander who's got the inside scoop on all sorts of nefarious, illegal ways to build with LEGO.
Read MoreLenticular LEGO: A Double Mosaic of the Vegas Knights
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How do you combine the logos of the Vegas Golden Knights and the Henderson Silver Knights into a single LEGO mosaic? By going lenticular, of course!
Read MoreRinse and Repeat: Round 1 of Bio-Cup 2022
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The theme for Round 1 of Bio-Cup 2022 was #KAIJUNE with builders tasked with creating gargantuan monsters. We noticed a trend in some of the entries… repeated use of a few specific LEGO pieces to achieve a more organic look.
Read MoreLemon and Limestone: Building Brighter Buildings
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LEGO builder Ayrlego is a bold painter unafraid to use their color palette when it comes to buildings. Join us as we explore some colors other than muted Earth tones that can make buildings brighter than ever.
Read MoreLEGO 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.
Read MoreCheese 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 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!
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The blue Classic Space astronaut has come a long way from the 1980s. Richard Dryden explores LEGO’s new upscaled version and reflects on the Classic Space sets and memories that started his LEGO journey.