Is FebRovery the Best Month of the Year?

Is FebRovery the Best Month of the Year?

How did FebRovery get started in the LEGO community and what is the standing appeal of this building theme-month? Come with us as we explore its creation and discover the nostalgia, ingenuity and community-focus that brings us together over rolling rovers.

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LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for January 2024

LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for January 2024

January brought a multitude of interesting articles, fascinating features, insightful deep dives, and eye-catching videos from all across the LEGO community. These are the best LEGO features of the month from around the fan community.

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Why We Celebrate International LEGO Day

Why We Celebrate International LEGO Day

Happy International LEGO Day from BrickNerd! Today we celebrate our love of LEGO bricks from all around the globe—but why today specifically? Looking at history, three events changed the game in such a remarkable way that we wouldn’t be AFOLs today if they hadn’t happened.

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MOC on Mars: Perseverance and the Ingenuity Helicopter

MOC on Mars: Perseverance and the Ingenuity Helicopter

To honor the little helicopter that could, today we showcase the LEGO version of Ingenuity built by engineer Stephen Pakbaz, who worked on the actual Perseverance chassis. The real-life version has flown its last mission on Mars after a rotor blade was damaged on its 72nd interplanetary flight. It now stands as a monument to human creativity on the Red Planet.

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Taking Digital Building to New Illustrative Heights

Taking Digital Building to New Illustrative Heights

Most digital LEGO builders strive to create realistic images of their models, working to produce renders indistinguishable from photographs. However, Felix Dyson uses digital building programs to create airships and other illustrations for their various webcomics.

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Barely Legal: Building LEGO with Dubious Connections

Barely Legal: Building LEGO with Dubious Connections

Most LEGO builders are aware of “illegal” building techniques, but what about ones that are barely legal? But be forewarned, these techniques could open a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnaturally awesome!

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