LEGO contests usually bring out the best in builders who create impressive vistas and concept cars. Well, this contest is different. We’re on the hunt for amazing LEGO builds of the most uninteresting things. Join us and The LEGO Car Blog as we celebrate the mundane.
Read MoreThese are the best of the LEGO articles and features from around the community for January 2022. These stories are worth your time!
Read MoreHappy International LEGO Day from BrickNerd! This year we are celebrating LEGO’s 90th anniversary… but some of the numbers don’t add up. Discover why we are (somewhat arbitrarily) celebrating 90 years of our favorite toy company.
Read MoreFollow the clues in a random bulk LEGO lot and put your searching skills to the test to identify the sets hidden within the chaos!
Read MoreParis 1794. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But in this case, the best of times is more like when Timothy Shortell is building a new French Revolution LEGO display!
Read MoreIt’s time for Ted Andes to provide an update on the return BrickUniverse to Louisville, KY, and on how LEGO things have been going since his MOC TALK article from last year about cultivating a MOC building community.
Read MoreJust like you can’t tell that the TARDIS is bigger on the inside, the influence you have may go further than you might expect. Join Sue Ann as she shares how inspiration to and from fellow LEGO builders has impacted the overall community for the better.
Read MoreWhat do you spy in this pile of seemingly random LEGO bricks?
Read MoreBricks LA 2022 looked a little different than past years, but it was still the gathering that the AFOL community needed. Here are our takeaways from southern California’s premier LEGO event.
Read MoreHave you ever thought of planning a bathroom renovation by building it out of LEGO? We might have to plan more renovations by sketching them out in LEGO like Marion (aka Brixe) did!
Read MoreLet’s take a tour of LEGO builds from all around Denmark to celebrate the 50-year reign of Queen Margrethe II. From Princesses to Puffins, Gwyneth brings us all aspects of Danish culture and history.
Read MoreFrom LEGO to life, we chat with builder Birgitte Jonsgard about her true-to-life creations that look almost like stylized paintings.
Read MoreAh, the year-end MOC collage—a staple of the online LEGO community. What’s the deal with those anyway? Find out in today’s BrickNerd!
Read MoreAfter my own Confessions of an Anti-Digital LEGO Builder, I got some other BrickNerd perspectives on digital building! Join me for a look at how some of us use (or don’t use!) digital building in our AFOL lives.
Read MoreSaddle up, BrickNerd readers! Today, guest contributor, Molly Patton, brings us an in-depth history of the LEGO horse, the different themes in which you can find them, and shows various horse-related figs.
Read MoreFollow the multi-continental search for a LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper keychain and how it turned into tale about being clear about what you want.
Read MoreWhat is an overmolded LEGO piece? We’ve all heard this term bounced around in the community, but what exactly is it, and is it the same as a dual mold? Today we’ll take a brief look at both.
Read MoreCheck out all the LEGO contests and challenges for the month of January 2022. There are prizes to be won!
Read MoreHappy Nerd Year from your friends at BrickNerd! Oh, and what is this? A new mundane contest coming soon from The LEGO Car Blog and BrickNerd?
Read MoreA new month means new LEGO! And a reminder that if you purchase anything online, please consider using our affiliate link for LEGO.com. It is a great way to support community-focused journalism while ordering your new modular, an anatomically correct tiger, sunflowers, Sonic and more!
Read MoreDid you know there is a LEGO convention held inside a world-renowned glass museum? Let’s step through the looking-glass together and learn what BrickNerd contributors Ted Andes and Daniel Zimmerman found at Empire Brick Con.
Galidor. A retired theme with a cult following, nearly universally hated by all. Just look at it. What part of this makes you think “LEGO?” Today we’ll take a look at the horrors of Galidor.
Shrek’s fairy-tale cast has arrived in LEGO minifigure form, but does everyone get a happily ever after? We take a close look at the movie references, a few puzzling design choices, and some useful parts for Castle builders.
What are the best ways to score cheap LEGO? If you’re willing to go to some effort, hidden LEGO pops up all over the place. In today’s guest article, Molly Patton shares her stories and tips at finding low-priced LEGO.
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.
What happens when you turn a LEGO pirate ship into a Great Ball Contraption? Brian Hickey and his family find out, building a working module and learning a few hard lessons when it joins the GBC loop at BrickCon.
The Spindlejack messengers have a new predator on their tail! Dan Ko shares his T-R3X Speeder Bike, a dinosaur-inspired ride for the light-fingered Swindlejerks, with free instructions to build your own bike and display stand.
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