Would you travel to a different country for a dinner date? How about a different continent!? And what if the LEGO House AFOL Christmas Dinner was the destination?
Read MoreIn honor of BrickNerd’s 10th Anniversary, we are building something gigantic to celebrate our mascot Nerdly and bringing it to Brickworld Chicago next month. But we need your help!
Read MoreThe LEGO Botanical Collection has attracted builders of all types all over the world. Floss Barrett, a grandmother of 4 from the UK, shares with us her love of LEGO flowers and building LEGO with her grandchildren.
Read MoreToday, Marco den Besten talks with LEGO builder IDS about his Think Tank build for Marchikoma. Not familiar? Well, read on to find out!
Read MoreWhat secret connections do LEGO minifigures and minidolls contain? Today we dissect all the possibilities of the hidden connections within.
Read MoreCome with us to Bendigo Bricks in Australia to hear about the event and see what MOCs made their way to just outside of Melbourne.
Read MoreCheck out all these LEGO contests and challenges for the month of May 2023. There are MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreCan new LEGO sets inspire MOCs of the past? To celebrate Star Wars Day, Miro Dudas updates an old cinematic favorite to mark the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi.
Read MoreToday we chat with builder Victor van den Berg about his remarkable rooms, his creative process and how he recreates incredibly detailed interiors out of LEGO.
Read MoreStar Wars Day is arriving in full force in LEGO form! If you use BrickNerd’s affiliate link for LEGO.com, you are helping support community-focused journalism to take down the Empire!
Read MoreWe chat with prolific LEGO builder Paul Hetherington about his signature style of building and how he has transitioned to becoming a full-time LEGO artist.
Read MoreApril arrived in force with a bevy of interesting articles, fascinating features, insightful deep dives, and eye-catching videos from all across the LEGO community. These are the best LEGO features from around the fan community that are worth your time!
Read MoreIt’s time to get crafty! We designed three mini LEGO models of some art supplies including scissors, a paintbrush and some paint, and an easel with a canvas, available here and in BrickJournal’s most recent issue.
Read MoreJoin us inside LEGO Campus in Billund, Denmark as we tell the story of a super-exclusive tour of LEGO’s new headquarters two months ago ahead of its official opening this week, and get a sneak peek of the displays, creativity, amenities, and sheer LEGO awesomeness this building exudes. We’ve never wanted to work here more.
Read MoreThis Earth Day, one AFOL shares her own personal journey in supporting LEGO’s environment-centered initiatives by building models of flowers to promote biodiversity and conservation.
Read MoreFrancis Wiemelt's Brickscalibur vignette makes tedious paperwork look beautiful. A masterclass in detail and atmosphere, today on BrickNerd!
Read MoreWelcome to the fictional planet of Hibernia where LEGO builder Bongobert and his friends have created a world all their own. We take a close look at the story behind the evolving collab and the planet’s newest habitat MOC with some stellar golden arrays.
Read MoreLots of LEGO builds make you go “Wow!” but even fewer make you laugh out loud. Rickard Stensby’s fantastic taxidermy collection exudes character and holds the highest honor in my book—making me laugh.
Read MoreHave you ever brought your LEGO hobby to work with you? Ted Andes shares a presentation about how his LEGO hobby and lessons from MOC building can be applied to corporate life.
Read MoreWelcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Join us as we build a spinning LEGO ballerina music box.
Read MoreIt 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.
LEGO meets tabletop combat in the Brassbound universe. We talk with creator Paul Antoine about designing microscale armies, turning builds into game pieces, and developing games with a growing community.
When a legendary archaeologist minifigure meets the spin cycle, adventure calls! Follow along as we reclaim the lost fedora of Indiana Jones and uncover how to repair a LEGO keychain.
LEGO adventurers need somewhere to unwind between quests. We talk with Sleepy Dragon Inn designer Marin Graux about classic Castle, medieval hospitality, and how his design evolved for the BrickLink Designer Program.
From sketches to superglue, see how this custom LEGO motorcycle earned its street cred. We chat with Jean-Yves about the design, prototyping, and even heat resistance of his LEGO customizations, taking them from prototype to the pavement.
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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.