LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for July 2024
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July brought many articles, deep dives, and videos from across the LEGO community. These are the best LEGO features of the month!
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Abandoning the Instructions: Rebuilding Smaller LEGO Botanical Sets
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LEGO pieces can be used in near-infinite ways, especially those from smaller sets! Today, we explore the alt-build possibilities of the Plum Blossom and Chrysanthemum botanical sets.
Read MoreCar Mods: Customizing the Speed Champions Camaro ZL1 and Ferrari F40
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What difference does the color and a little extra detail make in a LEGO Speed Champions set? Today, we explore how to modify your car to be exactly what you want.
Read MoreReverse Engineering MOCs: Building Without Instructions
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Have you ever seen a LEGO creation online and wanted to build it yourself? Before asking for directions, why not try reverse-engineering the MOC? We have some tips and tricks to get you started.
Read MoreA Bevy of Bionicle: An Interview with Abby Lilliebridge
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Today we chat with Bionicle builder Abby Lilliebridge who we met at Brickworld Chicago about the massive amount of amazing creations she had on display and what her personal LEGO community is all about.
Read MoreGoing for Gold: The Summer Olympics in LEGO
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The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have begun! Here at BrickNerd, we’re highlighting some great LEGO MOCs of lesser-known Olympic sports to celebrate the games.
Read MoreChristmas in July: A Motorized Whimsical Winter Village
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It’s Christmas in July, so dust off your LEGO Winter Village because BrickNerd is interviewing a builder whose motorized display has moving Santa scenes and secrets galore!
Read MoreThe Five Core Mechanisms of Great Ball Contraptions
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Do you want to build a LEGO GBC module but don’t know how to get started? Build these five core mechanisms that make balls move and you’ll have your own Great Ball Contraption loop in no time!
Read MoreCastles and Color: Using Color In Fantasy and Castle Builds
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The world is much more colorful than the muted grays in many LEGO Castle and Fantasy builds. So we collected some of the best uses of color to see what makes your MOC pop!
Read MoreHow To Make Custom Printed Cloth Flags for LEGO Projects
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The stiff fabric flags in many LEGO sets are a great way to add detail to a set, but how do you make your own custom flags for your MOCs? We have the guide for you!
Read MoreMissing MOCs: What Hasn’t Been Built from LEGO Ninjago?
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There are quite a few stunning locations, buildings, vehicles and moments from LEGO Ninjago that haven’t been given the full AFOL treatment. Take a look at our list of “Missing MOCs” and maybe inspiration will hit!
Read MoreLEGO Monorail: Bring it Back or Build Your Own?
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If you’ve ever attended a LEGO fan convention, you’ve probably heard the question, “When is monorail coming back!?” Guest contributor Joe Meno answers the question and shows how you can build your own.
Read MoreSimon Liu: A Sci-Fi Titan and Community Champion
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Guest contributor Casey McCoy continues the story of one of the most prolific LEGO builders and community creators of the past decade, Simon Liu. From SHIPtember and BattleSHIP to New Hashima and beyond, you never know what Simon will build next.
Read MoreFarewell to Fareham: Retiring a Large LEGO Train Layout
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Retiring a train layout conjures many bittersweet feelings, especially when it represents such a big part of your LEGO train journey. Like all worthwhile journeys, however, MOCs must come to an end.
Read MoreFrom Good to Great: The 2024 Bio-Cup Blessing
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Bio-Cup is back along with some of the most amazing LEGO constraction creations of the year. Join us as we look at four builders that have taken us by surprise!
Read MoreWill It Float? Testing the Buoyancy of the LEGO Ideas Jaws Boat
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The age-old question “Will it Float?” is once again asked as BrickNerd tests the buoyancy of the LEGO Ideas 21350 Jaws set. Can we make the Orca boat float? Read on to find out…
Read MoreA Racing Expert's Take on the Technic McLaren P1 Hypercar
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What does a racing official think of the new LEGO Technic McLaren P1 hypercar? Scott Bowman joins BrickNerd to determine if the set lives up to its real-life counterpart’s power and prestige.
Read MoreLEGO Zombillenium: A Chat with the Author and the Builder
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We chat with the author of the Zombillenium comic strip, Arthur De Pins, and the LEGO fan who transformed his drawings into a three-dimensional zombie theme park.
Read MoreA Castle Builders’ Classic Challenge: The Watchtower
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A few years ago for the 10th Anniversary of its founding, Eurobricks’ Guilds of Historica hosted a “Build a Watchtower” competition. From beacons to guard towers and from desert to tundra, we boil down all the LEGO goodness.
Read MoreRinse and Recycle: The AFOL and LEGO Life Cycle
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Just as LEGO bricks get reused again and again, the AFOL experience can be a cycle, too. BrickNerd contributor Geneva D explores the life cycle of an AFOL as told through an aging MOC in desperate need of cleaning.
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