LEGO has produced lots of balls, so today we will take a close look at the “soccer ball”-sized ones. Where did they get their start and where are they going? To find out, let’s get the ball rolling!
Read MoreSHIPtember is drawing to a close, BrickNerd fans, but it’s not too late to get started! Today we check out a few of the already completed spaceship builds for your inspiration.
Read MoreFrom sorting bricks to LEGO Masters, guest contributor Liz Puleo shares her experience growing as an AFOL and how ADHD has impacted her LEGO journey.
Read MoreMeet Josh Parkinson—a new talent on the building block. He might just have that Marvel(ous) magic touch or that tubular LEGO build you’ve never known you needed to see.
Read MoreToday on BrickNerd, Gwyneth explores the new Braille Bricks line, what they’re all about, and how she’s built MOCs meant to be touched!
Read MoreDo you have a LEGO related bucket list? If so, what is on it? Today we explore the BrickSlopes AFOL convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, and hear from some attendees as to what’s on their bucket lists!
Read MoreWith only the culinary clues left behind in the kitchen, two teams of Food Detectives compete to figure out Moriarty’s mystery dish, today on BrickNerd!
Read MoreToday we explore the perilous journey a LEGO MOC made from Vermont to Brickworld Chicago and back. Sort of…
Read MoreYou don’t have to build a massive diorama to create something epic! Marco den Besten sits down with Thorgrihm to learn about his fantasy LEGO minifigures.
Read MoreHow do you build round things out of square LEGO bricks, what math tricks are involved, and how does Minecraft play into it all?
Read MoreModulex once produced cube-shaped bricks for architects, so how did that evolve into a global signage company today? Guest contributor Karyn Murphy shares her experience going to their 60th-anniversary event in Billund, Denmark.
Read MoreWhether you call them Tokens of Appreciation, Fan Trophies or some other name, giving these small LEGO-related items has become a well-established tradition at many AFOL events across North America—and now they’ve made their way to Brixpo in Australia.
Read MoreDo you ever build outside of your comfort zone? Because this LEGO castle was created by a “space” builder. Welcome to Emerald Keep.
Read MoreLEGO Star Trek: the final frontier. These are the stories of Samuel Hatmaker. Their mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out and create community wherever they go, to boldly go where no builder has gone before.
Read MoreWe are getting down and dirty with LEGO pigs! This is everything you want to know about LEGO pigs, where they have appeared, and highlighting a few very rare sows, indeed.
Read MoreCancer affects so many people in the world, the LEGO community included. Hear from guest contributor Brian Saviano about the incredible things the BrickBuilding Community on Twitch is doing to stand up to cancer.
Read MoreIt’s time to go supersonic with Mach 2-capable LEGO! Luca Gaudenzi talks about the F-104 Starfighter and other high-speed subjects.
Read MoreCheck out all these challenges for September 2023. There are MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreSeptember has arrived complete with a wave of new LEGO sets, including a rickety bank, a brick-built Chewy, a pointy superjet, countdown calendars and even some bugs! And if you use BrickNerd’s affiliate link, you are helping support the LEGO community as you shop.
Read MoreThis yellow convertible car is ready to zoom down the streets of your LEGO city! Instructions are available right here on BrickNerd and in BrickJournal’s most recent issue.
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.