What the Shell? A LEGO Modding Journey Under the Sea
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What could you do with a UCS LEGO shell? Guest writer Liz Puleo explores all the modding possibilities of The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell from fish to flowers.
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Definitely Not Winging It: The Evolution of LEGO X-Wings
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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 MoreLEGO Contest Round-Up for May 2024
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Check 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 MoreLEGO Shows Qatar 2024: How To Survive a 16-Day Event
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How 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 MoreChasing Chase McCain: Tracking Down Every Variant of LEGO’s Police Mascot
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Join us as we track down all the versions of Chase McCain, the main character of LEGO City Undercover. It’s an old-fashioned investigation!
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for April 2024
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April 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 MoreLife After LEGO Masters: Giving Back to the Community
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Today we feature a guest article from one of BrickNerd’s patrons and former LEGO Masters contestant Liz Puleo about her experience visiting Boston Children’s Hospital and meeting the kids there who love LEGO.
Read MoreMy Ship Has Sailed: Donating a $10,000 LEGO Build to Creations for Charity
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Isaiah Durand sets sail, from ship builder to museum exhibitor, telling the story of how he built and donated a gigantic LEGO ship to Creations for Charity.
Read MoreHopper’s Nighthawks: Updating a Classic
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Samuel 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 MoreA Cute Contest Countdown: Last Weekend of the AdoraBuild
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The AdoraBuild is almost over! You only have a few days left to enter the ultimate LEGO contest of all things cute and cuddly.
Read MorePromotional Exclusives: LEGO’s IP Partnerships Continued
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LEGO’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 MOC, Will Travel (To Bendigo Bricks)
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Have 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 MoreLet's Build a Shipping Container!
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Seemingly mundane, the ISO shipping container is one of the most important logistical tools in the world, and we have instructions for you to build a LEGO one of your own!
Read MoreLEGO NPU: Duplo Edition
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Think you’ve outgrown your Duplo bricks? Think again! Will Hafner takes us on a MOC-Round-Up journey of the Nifty Parts Usage (NPU) potential of this often overlooked theme.
Read MoreBig Beasts: The Rise of Large LEGO Sets
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Are 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 MoreLEGO’s Forgotten Collectible Minifigures
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Long before the LEGO CMF series was launched, there existed another product line offering battle packs, army-building kits, and single minifigures with cardboard backings. This is the story of the original LEGO “Collectible Mini-Figures”.
Read MoreSkillful Habitats: The Five Keys To Building Small
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Want to level up your LEGO minifigure habitats? Today we take a tour of the ins and outs of this popular diorama genre and learn the five keys to having greater impact when building small.
Read MoreRise Above the Clouds
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Ever wonder what might be floating above the clouds? A giant in a castle with a pouch of magic beans? Maybe an entire city, one that doesn’t draw the attention of the Empire. Chris Roberts explores a collaborative build that shows us one possibility.
Read MoreA Close Look at LEGO’s New Visual Brand Identity
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LEGO recently launched a new brand identity, but what does that mean and how will it impact the LEGO community? Join us as we take a close look at the visual apects of LEGO’s new identity and learn how to “Typewell.”
Read More15 Ways To Build LEGO Walls With Texture
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Do you find your LEGO walls boring or visually ineffective? Well, we’ve got a treat for you! Andreas Lenander takes us on a tour of some exciting wall techniques, from simple to… well, even he doesn't know how it was done.
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