BrickNerd Pledge Drive 2014

San Diego Comic Con is upon is, BrickCon is right around the corner, contests are planned and episodes of BrickNerd are backing up. The coffers are quite dry but we have all this cool stuff laying around the studio. So what can we do to rectify this? Pledge drive!

Let's be quite clear, this isn't a raffle or a purchase, this is you supporting BrickNerd, and us surprising several of you with tokens of our appreciation like we've done in the past. It will be fairly random, but I can say it's quite likely the greater the support, the better the odds and the perk. 

Among the things in our box of mutual love is badge bricks, stickers, books, poly bags and various sized sets including The LEGO House and some Exo Suit thingy you've probably never heard of. There's also several screen-used MOCs from the animation done for Beyond The Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary. Yes, you can own a piece of cinema history.

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This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is of course no end date to when we'll happily accept donations, but we'll be surprising supporters immediately and until the end of July. We'll probably give away some really cool stuff on the next LiveBuild so be sure to tune in for that! Use the button below to make a donation and best of luck!

Thanks for all your support, we love you!

UPDATE: Joe Meno has just added a one year subscription to BrickJournal to the box of love, thanks Joe!

Ossuary

I featured Crazy Bricks' skulls on episode 206 of BrickNerd. But even though I had a fairly generous handful of them, the thought of building something like this would have never occurred to me. I guess it speaks to V&A Steamworks' darker side that this is even a thing. I think maybe we should keep a close eye on Guy...just sayin'

2054 Lexus Concept

Say what you will about 2002's Tom Cruise film Minority Report, there was some way cool design in that movie. From the gesture-based displays to the jet packs, there was cool tech everywhere you looked. But very little of it was as cool as the Lexus concept car, and now we can admire it in brick form thanks to Mad Physicist.

Beach Fruit Hut

Having just returned from a wonder vacation in Hawaii, the timing on this MOC is perfect. Builder Miro78 as crafted the quintessential beach hut, where all the locals and the tourists can get some delicious fruit and lemonade. I wonder if they serve shave ice?

UPDATE: This has just been accepted as a LEGO Ideas project, head over and love on it.

Rockin' Fett

Did you know Boba Fett was a rock star? Neither did I! I also never suspected Han Solo frozen in carbonite could double as an amp, but luckily M<0><0>DSWIM came along to enlighten us. Rock on Boba, rock on...

It's Good To Be Bad

Disney villains are my wife's favorite, and Maleficent is one of the best. This simple but super effective figure by legorobo:waka captures her essence perfectly. The horns are particularly effective, with clever use of the mini machine guns to get the compound angles.

Bank Of Prophet

I will admit, beyond just the coolness factor of this MOC, I have no background on it. I never played Bioshock Infinite, and have no real knowledge if it. So I consulted my resident expert (12 year old Connor) and I have it under good authority this this is "awesome". I have to agree.

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

But do check out this excellent little Monopoly MOC by iridescent nohow. I've spent many, many hours playing this game in my life, and I always seem to lose. Unless we're playing my Star Wars special edition, then I win just for getting the Boba Fett piece.

Whoa!

The official BrickNerd YouTube channel just passed 75,000 views! This makes us very happy. If you haven't had chance to watch some of the videos on the channel you're missing out.

Head on over and check it out, it mostly doesn't suck.

Spawn

Back in the 90's Todd MacFarlane's Spawn made waves in the comic world and then in the toy world. Now Orion Pax is here to make waves in the AFOL community with this amazing build of the title character. While I'm not a huge fan of customization, I have to say the paint work and modifications on this MOC are amazing. 

Arc170 PunkFighter

We have a new weapon in the fight against the evil colonial empire, the Arc 170 PunkFighter. We have word that Commodore Tarkin and his right hand man Lord Byron von Vaderham have moved forces closer to the 180th parallel. This modern age vessel should help us turn the tide.

Built by Dodge for FBTB's MOC Madness 2014

Ready For The Night?

SM seeks SF

I'm seeking a lady who likes adventure, and isn't afraid of the dark. I enjoy the night life, I like to boogie. I really enjoy gadgets and dressing up for a evening on the town. I have my own car (several in fact) so I can pick you up. While I do spend plenty of time in my parent's basement, I actually own the house since I was orphaned as a child. 

If interested please see Commissioner Gordon, he knows how to contact me.

Settlement On Epherna 1

Micro scale space dioramas always make my geeky heart go pitter patter. This one from Tim C76 makes it go boomshakashaka! Check out all the awesome detail in this thing, from the subtle use of trans blue throughout, to the bevel gears to add texture and my favorite detail the flex tubing in the large dishes to add windows around the edges of the biggest tower. 

Die Fry Die!

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, I submit to you this piece of evidence, a security camera shot from the night of the incident. As you can see, the defendant is clearly...wait for it...relishing (condiment humor) in his act. This wasn't a case of mistaken identity. This wasn't self defense. And this certainly wasn't a case of jaywalking. This was murder, cold and calculated.

Master Greybeard's House

Whenever I see a build in this style for some reason celtic music or something similar the the Lord of the Rings soundtrack plays in my head. There's just something so wonderfully organic and appealing when it's done right, and this MOC by One More Brick is done right. I especially like the tapered foundation, it feels at once like it might tip over and also sit soundly forever.

BrickNerd LiveBuild - Exo Suit!

YES! We have the new Exo Suit and we're going to build it live, such is the need to get this little bundle of space awesomeness built as soon as possible! Building starts at 1pm PST, join us!

Update, here's the time lapse...

Manta V

What do you get when you combine neo classic space aesthetics with deep sea inspiration? The Manta V by eldeeem. I love the shape of this craft, the gentle curve to the hull makes it look almost like a sub, but that's not a bad thing. And he use of the curved track is brilliant.

Jawas And Bricks, It Was Meant To Be

It's no secret I'm a Star Wars fan, and when you combine Star Wars and LEGO, it's like magic. It's like mac and cheese, it's like beer and pizza, it's like tea and biscuits. They just go together. Now the fine folks at Tee Fury have combined them and put them on a t-shirt. Awesome and t-shirts go together pretty well too. You've got one day to snag this, go now! Utini!

BrickNerd Live Build - MINI Cooper

Building the excellent LEGO Creator MINI Cooper. Guaranteed more exciting than reruns of CSPAN or 1950's bowling championship films. 

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