Today Bram Reijnder showcases his other expensive hobby: Dungeons and Dragons. He shows us how he has integrated his LEGO building and customized minifigs into epic games of adventure. Read on, if you dare!
Read MoreIf you could have LEGO make any minifigure you wanted, what would it be? That’s what Robert8 explored in his series of custom collectible minifig concepts. We chatted with him about the hundreds of minifigs he has imagined, the accessories that come with them, and even some similarities between his art and what LEGO actually produced.
Read MoreLast week we featured our first article about LEGO streaming on Twitch. The response was overwhelming! So due to popular demand, we’re back with a second installment introducing the streaming community.
Read MoreCowboy Bebop MOCs are hard to pull off, but newer builder samythril on Flickr has tackled all three iconic ships in excellent detail. We sat down with her to get to know her a bit more and talk about LEGO and anime!
Read MoreLet’s open these book sets to explore the scenes within them, using the covers as backdrops and reenacting the exact scenes from each movie through LEGO and photography.
Read MoreWith the rise of live-streaming, the LEGO community on Twitch has been steadily growing. After starting my own Twitch channel, I got to know the “BrickBuilding” community a bit more and today have the pleasure of introducing them to you.
Read MoreTen years ago I discovered the AFOL community… and now I’ve built over 600 MOCs. What is it about LEGO that keeps inspiring me, how has my style developed, and what can you hopefully learn from my journey?
Read MoreWe challenged builders to create the most mundane MOC ever making something that doesn’t look like LEGO. The results of our Festival of Mundanity contest are in, and the Golden Nerdly trophy goes to…
Read MoreThe bakeries in Solvang, California banded together to host a LEGO brick bake-off to celebrate their Danish heritage. Join us as we take a look at what the sweet event was like from the AFOL competitor’s point of view.
Read MoreCheck out all these LEGO contests and challenges for the month of April 2022. There are prizes to be won!
Read MoreEach year the online LEGO community takes part in a creative tradition by publishing jokes for April Fools Day. In case you missed any, here is a comprehensive list of all 33 fake news articles about LEGO we could find.
Read MoreDo you own expired LEGO? Hidden expiration dates have been discovered on LEGO sets. What do these “best built by” dates mean and how will they impact the AFOL community? BrickNerd digs deeper as the clock is ticking.
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO articles and features from around the fan community for March 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreThough our Festival of Mundanity is quickly coming to an end, we can still appreciate these classic LEGO game consoles from yesteryear gone by. We can almost hear the photos of these brick-built old-school video game systems!
Read MoreThe final countdown for the Festival of Mundanity is here! Take a look at some of the entries so far and get a peek at some of the exclusive prizes from Brickstuff. You have a few days until the end of March, so the clock is ticking!
Read MoreAre you a Karate Kid at heart who still loves to build with LEGO? If so, this interview with Philippe Moisan is just for you as we chat with him about his karate-themed creations.
Read MoreWhat would it be like to build the LEGO modular series for the first time? Guest writer Justin Speers did just that and shares his experience, observations and future goals for his modular collection.
Read MoreWhile Japan is still closed to foreign tourists, allow us to take you to the LEGO Kinkaku-ji Temple, known as the Golden Pavilion.
Read MoreI’ve always wondered if I felt the same way about attending LEGO fan conventions as an AFOL as other people in the exhibition hall. But now after a very unscientific poll conducted at Bricks Cascade, I know that opinions vary!
Read MoreWas the return to Bricks Cascade 2022 a pot o’ gold under the rainbow? We look back on our time at Portland, Oregon’s premier LEGO convention, back for its tenth year.
Read MoreWhat 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.
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.
Monet painted his garden many times, exploring changes in color and time of day. Meredith Najewicz follows his lead, rebuilding the LEGO Art Water Lilies set with a darker palette and some creative part substitutions to cast the lilies in a different light.
It is time to take to the skies to see all the LEGO floating islands that populate our imaginations. Check out these gravity-defying rocks and learn why they might be one of the best ever collab ideas.
Old LEGO magic still has its charms. We revisit Borgin and Burkes and Dumbledore’s office to compare how their buildings, curious objects, and magical creatures have changed across generations of Harry Potter sets.
Want to customize a minifig without fancy printers or toxic fumes? Learn how to use the dark art of reductive design to literally erase the line between official and custom LEGO parts.
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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.