Who better to talk to about LEGO X-wings than Tom Loftus? The space builder extraordinaire responsible for four mind-blowing X-wing MOCs over the years runs us through his design process and the history of X-wing MOCs at the same time.
Read MoreCheck out all of these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for May 2024. There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreHow do you introduce LEGO to a whole region? By throwing an interactive LEGO event for more than two weeks! Read all about the massive LEGO Shows Qatar and see all the activities avaialble—dancing lessons included.
Read MoreApril 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.
Read MoreSamuel Pister takes us on a journey from Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks to a LEGO sci-fi chain of frog restaurants called Hopper’s. It’s going to be finger-licking’ good!
Read MoreThe AdoraBuild is almost over! You only have a few days left to enter the ultimate LEGO contest of all things cute and cuddly.
Read MoreLEGO’s product catalog is saturated with promotional tie-ins and intellectual property (IP) sets. So how did we get from McDonald’s Happy Meal toys to today’s movie tie-in sets and Comic-Con exclusives? From collecting cereal box tops to partnering with Discovery Channel, there’s a lot to sort through.
Read MoreHave you ever packed up your MOCs, and traveled across the country? Or a continent? Sue Ann Barber takes us to the Bendigo Bricks fan event in Australia to see how far people are willing to go.
Read MoreAre LEGO sets getting bigger? And what is the best way to accurately measure their size? Join us as we explore these questions and take a close look at the largest LEGO sets of all time.
Read MoreAre you looking for a place to go where you can just “be you”? Then grab a lawn chair and a cooler of cold beverages, and let’s go hang out with some of our LEGO friends in their well-built garages.
Read MoreWhile it is turning to spring in many parts of the world, that doesn’t mean we still can’t frolic in the snow! Join us as we build LEGO igloos under the Northern Lights.
Read MoreBricks Cascade 2024 in Portland, Oregon has come and gone, but the friendships made at the LEGO fan convention seem to last. Join us as we explore the show floor and find a cascading community!
Read MoreWhat brick-built words are hidden in these LEGO creations? Join Brickpirate as we search the MOCs of their Brickographie challenge for hidden letters… but be warned, some are easier to find than others!
Read MoreThe AdoraBuild is almost over! You only have a few weeks left to enter the ultimate LEGO contest of all things cute and cuddly.
Read MoreWhen building LEGO trains, when is less actually more? We chew-chew-chew on the balance of design detail vs. practicality and try to find the balance between both.
Read MoreIn this installment of Behind the Design, we take a look at the iconic LEGO minifigure smile to reveal its design secrets, learn how it has evolved, and see examples of how it has been utilized over the decades.
Read MoreCheck out all of these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for April 2024. There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreTo mark Autism Awareness Day, Kate Harvey talks about her experience as an Autistic AFOL, the challenges she’s faced, and what she’s learned through LEGO.
Read MoreLEGO announced a new initiative called LEGO Max that implements lifetime purchase limits as part of their corporate sustainability strategy. But how will this limit impact the LEGO community?
Read MoreToday on BrickNerd we feature a round-up of LEGO rabbits complete with a special video feature. So hop to it and get reading!
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.