Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! We are celebrating all things green with instructions to build a LEGO leprechaun for St. Patrick’s Day, complete with a rainbow and a pot of gold!
Read MoreWe are going all the way down the Belville rabbit hole to the bedrock and building up the foundation from there. Join us as we explore the bizarre baseplate of LEGO Belville!
Read MoreWe conclude our exploration of LEGO fonts, ending the series where it all began by discovering the typeface for the original LEGO logo. Come back with us to the 1930s on a typographic journey through toy history.
Read MoreLEGO bow ties are so cool that we chatted with three more brick-built bow tie enthusiasts about the endless creative possibilities and deeply personal expressions of these stylish LEGO wearables.
Read MoreHow do you make a LEGO bow tie? We talk to three LEGO bow tie enthusiasts to find out about the motivation and techniques behind their dashing brick-built fashion statements.
Read MoreAt Bricktastic 2024, a parade of modded LEGO AT-ATs greeted visitors at the front of the exhibition hall. From giraffes to walking gardens, we chatted with each builder about how they approached customizing such a huge UCS Star Wars set.
Read MoreTo celebrate MAR10 Day, we chat with Bricktendo about their massive Bowser’s Castle and take a peek inside the LEGO creation to see how Mario magically moves using magnets. It’s super!
Read MoreWalk down the streets of Paris with us as we discover the LEGO pop art of Warren Podguszer, aka Wawapod. His modern art minifigures will move you!
Read MoreFor International Women’s Day, we are featuring this LEGO quilt built by the Women’s Brick Initiative and helmed by Daneen McDermott. Hundreds of people across multiple continents have now participated in this woven collaboration.
Read MoreLEGO has a rich corporate history, especially when it comes to its three primary building systems. Join BrickNerd as we look at a sampling of the many sets with historical references, some of them very tiny!
Read MoreCheck out all of these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for March 2024. There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreCuteness overload alert—the AdoraBuild contest has arrived! We want you to create the most cuddly characters, tiny things, and sweet scenes that make you smile. Choose the category that sparks your inner “Awww!” and build your heart out to win an adorable avalanche of LEGO prizes!
Read MoreTo celebrate the arrival of the LEGO Animal Crossing theme, join us as we explore a world of whimsy and wonder as we take an incredibly deep dive into the lasting legacy of one of LEGO’s most iconic animal themes, Fabuland!
Read MoreMarch 2024 has arrived with 50 new LEGO sets, including Star Wars, Animal Crossing, Technic Space and more! And if you use BrickNerd’s affiliate link, you are helping support the LEGO community as you shop.
Read MoreEven though it is a short month, February was full of interesting articles, thought-provoking deep dives, and eye-catching videos all about LEGO. These are the best features of the month from around the LEGO community.
Read MoreThe newest LEGO castle set has arrived, but what other non-goat-related side quests will it take us on? Read on to find out about the winding Wolfpack journey through the Medieval Town Square.
Read MoreWhat does a font say about a product? Today we continue our exploration of the fonts used by LEGO between the 1960s and 1990s.
Read MoreHappy Engineers Week! Join Michael as he explores the 6x6 quarter-circle gear racks to make LEGO planetary gear trains.
Read MoreToday on BrickNerd, guest contributor and prolific military builder, João Eínon takes us to Portugal. We'll see the LEGO fan event in Caldas da Rainha as well as João's massive MOC display.
Read MoreTable scraps are the misfit LEGO bits and pieces that get left behind after you finish a MOC. However, they can actually be quite interesting and helpful if you hang onto them.
Read MoreWhat makes your eye land on one part of a LEGO build before another? In this month’s Conversation Piece, we explore focal points, visual weight, and how builders can guide a viewer through a composition.
LEGO Speeder Bikes are back with a new community building challenge inspired by Citizen Sleeper. Build an airbike, create its messenger, and see what you can squeeze into just three studs wide.
Ahoy, me hearties! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Are you ready to set sail on an adventure through the history of classic LEGO Pirates? Where did it begin, what was it all about, and where has the theme showed up since? Join us on a treasure hunt through history!
Take a seat as we explore clever LEGO chair techniques that will leave you sitting pretty. From boat studs to bucket handles, here are some simple ways to design your own stylish chairs.
Identifying individual LEGO parts from bulk second-hand purchases can be challenging, so what are the most common elements that people want to know, “What is this!?”
The same bricks have sailed under many names in Alexander Zarkowski’s LEGO shipyard. We talk cruise ships, building at scale and how it feels to take apart a massive build after only a few weeks.
Which country has the cheapest LEGO? We’ve crunched the numbers across 22 countries spanning Europe, North America, and Australia and found a surprising result…
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October has arrived with a fresh selection of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With a new LEGO Speederbike Challenge, and a Halloween contest or two, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found!