LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for August 2022
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These are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for August 2022. They are well worth your time!
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Brick Nation: A Tradition of LEGO at Emerald City Comicon
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Take a tour of the sublimely nerdy Emerald City Comicon in Seattle and the perennial LEGO display there also known as Brick Nation.
Read MoreMagically Moving Up: The Hogwarts Grand Staircase
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For our next photographic journey through the Wizarding World, let's take a closer look at scenes from the movies and books inspired by LEGO’s recent gift-with-purchase set 40577 Hogwarts Grand Staircase.
Read MoreBuild Like A Pirate: “pi-RATS & BUG-aneers” Contest
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Only a few days left to build like a pirate! But remember, no human minifigs are allowed!
Read MoreInside the LEGO Inside Tour 2022: Day 1
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What is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? Guest contributor Wayne Tyler shares his “once-in-a-lifetime experience” of going on the first tour after the pandemic hiatus, swag and stories included.
Read MoreThe End is Here: The Final Results of Bio-Cup 2022
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Bio-Cup 2022 wrapped up in fantastic fashion with the final theme being “The End.” What builders took home the best recognition the LEGO Bionicle community has to offer? Read on to find out!
Read MoreBig Mashup in Little Asia: A Tale of a Thousand Figs
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Have you ever been transfixed by looking at all the details and more than a thousand minifigures in a LEGO MOC? Well, Tim Parrish’s “Big Mashup in Little Asia” did just that and stole the show at Bricks by the Bay 2022.
Read MoreFlying by Bespin: Instructions to Build a Cloud City Vignette
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With The Book of Boba Fett bringing our favorite Firespray-class starship back to the forefront (RIP Slave I), we were inspired to create this LEGO desk vignette to complement all the amazing Star Wars creations in BrickJournal Issue 74.
Read MoreFlying the Friendly Skies: A LEGO Plane with 10,000 Parts
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Though most of us can’t travel right now, this LEGO plane from builder Freezeur21 makes us want to fly! His massive United Airlines Boeing 777 reaches five feet in both directions) and cruises into first class with 10,000 pieces.
Read MoreLEGO House: How the Home of the Brick Survived a Pandemic
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LEGO House CEO Jesper Vilstrup chats with BrickNerd’s roaming reporter Are about how they have adjusted during the pandemic, shares a thrilling never-before-told story about the opening, and gives an exclusive preview of new experiences coming soon to the home of the brick.
Read MoreArrrrr! It's Your Final Warning, Maties! One Week Left To Build Like a Pirate!
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Ahoy Nerds! This be yer final warning for our “Pi-RATS and BUG-aneers” contest! (And check out these amazing LEGO pirate creations made by our own contributors to help inspire your last-minute building!)
Read MorePreparing for LEGO Masters Denmark: Casting and Challenges
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How do you prepare to be on LEGO Masters in Denmark, the very country where LEGO is from!? Esben Kolind shares his planning regimen and how it paid off while on the show.
Read MoreOff (Or On!?) With Their Heads: Every Non-Human LEGO Head
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With only two weeks left to enter our pirate competition, I wondered just how many creature heads there are in the LEGO ecosystem? Starting to research, I realized I was in way over my head…
Read MoreBecoming an AFOL: My LEGO Journey to BrickFair Virginia 2021
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How do you go from being a casual fan of LEGO who just follows instructions to becoming an award-winning AFOL? Builder Liz Puleo shares her journey about how she found the LEGO community and her experiences at her first LEGO convention, BrickFair Virginia.
Read MorePi-RATS & BUG-aneers: Figbarf and Brick-Built Inspiration for Your Inspiring Crew
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There are only a few weeks left to build like a pirate with a non-human crew. But what if you don’t know what you want your characters to be? Here are a few simple ideas to spark your imagination.
Read MoreLEGO at 100: Predictions For The Next Decade of LEGO
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While LEGO’s 90th anniversary is being celebrated around the world in 2022, BrickNerd predicts the changes we hope for our favorite company in the decade to come!
Read MoreLEGO in Italy: A Peek Inside ItLUG Lecco 2022
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Last weekend, Italy’s premiere AFOL event ItLUG Lecco was back after a three-year hiatus. We take a peek inside and see if we can convince you to go to the LEGO fan event next year!
Read MoreEverything You Want to Know About LEGO Adventurers
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Pack your bags and grab a safari hat because you are about to begin a quest through one of LEGO’s most epic themes, Adventurers! Join heroic Johnny Thunder as he searches for treasures untold throughout the history of the LEGO theme—and join our own treasure hunt at the bottom of the article to win a minifigure of our hero for yourself!
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 MorePrizes for Pirates: One Month Left to Build For Our “pi-RATS & BUG-aneers” Contest
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BrickNerd’s LEGO pirates contest is in full swing, and there is only one month left to submit your entry! Here are all the prizes and shiny treasure you could win!
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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.