The Basics and Beauty of Brick Bending
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How far can you push the LEGO brick? We explore the semi-legal world of brick bending to see what shapes can be made, if any bricks will break, and how to use the technique in MOCs.
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LEGO National Animals: The Crown Dependency and the Toad
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Travel with us to Guernsey in the English Channel as we explore national animals and their LEGO counterparts.
Read MoreHow to Organize Your LEGO Parts Collection, Part 1: Organizing Strategies and Constraints
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LEGO parts can become unwieldy as collections grow bigger, so how do you organize everything? This article will explore your many options as an AFOL from figuring out your building approach to setting a sorting strategy that makes the most sense to you.
Read MoreThe 1920+ Collab Making Jakub Różalski's Mech Artwork Materialize in LEGO
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Meandering mechs in an idyllic farm landscape are one of artist Jakub Różalski’s signature styles. And now those paintings have come to life through LEGO in the 1920+ Collab Project by builders from Polish LUG Zbudujmy To.
Read MoreThe LEGO Las Vegas Strip: Sin City in Microscale
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Get your sunscreen ready, we’re heading to Vegas! A massive microscale LEGO Las Vegas strip, that is. Take a look at all the tiny details that make up this sprawling tourist oasis in the heart of the desert.
Read MoreThe Missing Minifigures of LEGO Star Wars
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The original Star Wars trilogy was only six hours long but has gifted us with hundreds of LEGO minifigures… but there are still a few characters who aren’t represented! Join us as we take a deep dive into Kenner toys and galactic card games to determine the missing minifigures of LEGO Star Wars.
Read MoreHighlighting Uniqueness: A Chat with Pierre E Fieschi on Design and Creativity
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Sometimes LEGO builders can inspire other AFOLs in the community and throughout space! Today we chat with Pierre E Fieschi about creativity and designing spaceships from Homeworld to Star Wars—and how highlighting the uniqueness in a build can make it shine.
Read MoreE. Pluribus Uranium: When in Rome
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Traveling as an AFOL usually involves the ritual of visiting a LEGO store wherever you go—even though all the products are nearly identical around the world. Today’s stop is Rome, Italy!
Read MoreJohnny Thunder Rides Again: Indiana Jones and Idols of the Past
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We compare the new Indiana Jones sets to one of the most epic themes LEGO has ever created—Adventurers. Do our idols of the past stand the test of time?
Read MoreInstructions to Build Spring Daffodils
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Spring has arrived and brought some beautiful flowers along with it! To celebrate, the BrickNerd team designed a LEGO daffodil with instructions only available here and in BrickJournal Magazine’s most recent issue.
Read MorePerfecting Paimon: Building Big on Commission
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What goes into making a big flying 3D sculpture out of LEGO? More engineering than you might think. Get a look behind the scenes of this giant commissioned character Paimon from Genshin Impact.
Read MoreHow I Ended Up With the World’s Cheapest Mr. Gold
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To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we tell you a tale of good luck and golden rewards in the form of a quest for the incredibly rare LEGO Mr. Gold.
Read MoreDrafts of a Mac: Is A LEGO MOC Ever Really Finished?
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Is a LEGO MOC ever really finished? Builder Kelly Bartlett explores how creating multiple drafts of a model can help with problem-solving and the creative process.
Read MoreSets vs Parts: What Kind of AFOL Are You?
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When it comes to collecting LEGO, do you build and then keep sets together or do you part them out into pieces? Or do you fall somewhere in between? Between sets and parts, what kind of AFOL are you?
Read MoreCelebrating Pi Day In Our LEGO Kitchens
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Whether you love or hate math, any excuse to eat pie is a good one—especially on Pi Day! We hope you have some real pie at home to eat because today’s pantry raid on LEGO kitchens is sure to make you hungry!
Read MoreBuilding Red: The Quirky Characters of Martin Redfern
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Martin Redfern’s work seems simple at first glance until you look closely and see the hidden complexity of each quirky character. We chat with him about his broad portfolio of MOCs and what building LEGO means to him.
Read MoreThere and Back Again with LEGO Builder Balbo
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One of the big perks of getting a gig here at BrickNerd is the opportunity to reach out to builders from all over the world and ask them questions—without appearing like a complete stalker! So today, I have the privilege to shine the spotlight on one of my favourite builders in the community, Balbo.
Read MoreWhat's in the Space Box?
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Chris Yu’s LEGO Space Box series only gets better with each sequel, and his fourth box is ready to be revealed. Take a peek inside his Classic Space luggage to find all the hidden details.
Read MoreBuildable Backgrounds: Backdrop Options for LEGO Photography
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What you put behind your LEGO MOC when taking photos can make all the difference. Today we are going to look at all the different types of backgrounds you can use to take your LEGO projects to the next level and give your creations more character.
Read MoreWomen Who Build LEGO Trains
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For International Women’s Day, we chat with two women who build LEGO trains, talk about what inspired them, and discuss what they look forward to in the next generation of train builders.
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