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May 04, 2025

The Winners of Imperial March 2025 Are…

May 04, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
The Winners of Imperial March 2025 Are…

Last month we challenged you to bring to life your most iconic LEGO Star Wars creations for our Imperial March contest. Today for May the Fourth, we are excited to reveal the winners who went to the Dark Side and beyond!

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May 04, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 8 Comments
Contest
Contest, Golden Nerdly, Prizes, BrickNerd, Star Wars, Imperial March, Dark Side, May the 4th
May 03, 2025

Chasing Chase McCain: Tracking Down Every Variant of LEGO’s Police Mascot

May 03, 2025/ Henry Licklider
Chasing Chase McCain: Tracking Down Every Variant of LEGO’s Police Mascot

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!

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May 03, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ 3 Comments
Collecting, Deep Dive, History
Minifigures, Polybags, City, Video Games, Chase McCain
May 02, 2025

A New Horizon for LEGO Games (with Bonus Instructions)

May 02, 2025/ Keith Reed
A New Horizon for LEGO Games (with Bonus Instructions)

What do you get when you mash up LEGO and Horizon Zero Dawn? A new Horizon Adventures game full of wild machines, brick-smashing fun, and a physical tie-in set. As a bonus, we’ve even got free instructions to make your own in-game training dummy at home!

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May 02, 2025/ Keith Reed/ Comment
Instructions, Review
Horizon, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Video Games, TT Games, instructions
May 01, 2025

New LEGO Sets for May 2025 Include Star Wars Day Deals, Technic and Pre-Sales Galore

May 01, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
New LEGO Sets for May 2025 Include Star Wars Day Deals, Technic and Pre-Sales Galore

Star Wars Day is arriving in full force in LEGO form! If you use BrickNerd’s affiliate link for LEGO.com, you are helping support community-focused journalism to take down the Empire!

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May 01, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ Comment
Blatant Self-Promotion, News
New LEGO Sets, Affiliate
April 30, 2025

LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for April 2025

April 30, 2025/ John Cooper
LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for April 2025

April brought a multitude of interesting articles and eye-catching videos from all across the LEGO community. These are the best LEGO features of the month.

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April 30, 2025/ John Cooper/ Comment
News, Community
Headlines & Highlights, News
April 29, 2025

From Public to Private: Celebrating 10 Years of BrickCan

April 29, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
From Public to Private: Celebrating 10 Years of BrickCan

After a decade of public crowds, BrickCan’s 10th event went private. How did the change affect the experience? Two builders reflect on a milestone year of connection, reflection, and community.

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April 29, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 2 Comments
Conventions
BrickCan, Canada, B Boys, AFOB, Gorilla
April 28, 2025

From Lagers to LEGO: Finding Midlife Creativity

April 28, 2025/ Gwyneth Kozbial
From Lagers to LEGO: Finding Midlife Creativity

Today we’ve got guest contributor Jesse Gros’ tale of finding an outlet for his pent-up creativity. You guessed it: LEGO!

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April 28, 2025/ Gwyneth Kozbial/ 3 Comments
Guest Article
LEGO, BricksLA, AFOL, Lager
April 27, 2025

Life After LEGO Masters: Giving Back to the Community

April 27, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
Life After LEGO Masters: Giving Back to the Community

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.

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April 27, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 2 Comments
Community
Life After LEGO Masters, Liz Puleo, Charity, Little Bricks Charity, Boston Children's Hospital, Corey Samuels, Tacos
April 26, 2025

The Basics of LEGO User Groups: Welcome to LUGVegas!

April 26, 2025/ Lorren Loveless
The Basics of LEGO User Groups: Welcome to LUGVegas!

What is a LUG? Should you roll the dice and join one? How are they organized and what should you expect at a meeting? Take a chance as we explore the basics of LEGO User Groups using LUGVegas as an example.

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April 26, 2025/ Lorren Loveless/ Comment
Community
LEGO, LUGs, LEGO Ambassador Network, Elvis, Sinatra, Godfather
April 25, 2025

Losing the Love of LEGO… and Finding Joy in a Foam Banana

April 25, 2025/ Kate Harvey
Losing the Love of LEGO… and Finding Joy in a Foam Banana

Sometimes falling out of love with LEGO isn’t just about the hobby—it’s about feeling disconnected. But a return to a heartfelt show, familiar faces, and unexpected silliness like a foam banana might be exactly what you need to rebuild joy.

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April 25, 2025/ Kate Harvey/ Comment
Community, Conventions
Burnout, Neurodiversity, Fairy Bricks, Black Country Brick Show, Absurdity
April 24, 2025

A Close Look at LEGO’s New Visual Brand Identity

April 24, 2025/ Bailey Fullarton
A Close Look at LEGO’s New Visual Brand Identity

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 aspects of LEGO’s new identity and learn how to “Typewell.”

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April 24, 2025/ Bailey Fullarton/ 8 Comments
Deep Dive
Behind the Design, Brand Identity, Marketing, Fonts, Typewell, Design
April 23, 2025

The Mystery of LEGO Minitalia: Italy’s Forgotten LEGO Brick

April 23, 2025/ Henry Licklider
The Mystery of LEGO Minitalia: Italy’s Forgotten LEGO Brick

Long mistaken for a clone, LEGO Minitalia is actually a rare and fascinating chapter in LEGO history. Discover how this region-exclusive brick from Italy (and its cousin OLO from Japan) helped shape the LEGO brick we know today.

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April 23, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ 3 Comments
Deep Dive, History, Guest Article
Minitalia, OLO, 2x4 Brick, Italy, Mirko Crucchiola, Japan, Plastic
April 22, 2025

Organized Inspiration: How to Use Pinterest for LEGO Inspiration

April 22, 2025/ Oscar Cederwall
Organized Inspiration: How to Use Pinterest for LEGO Inspiration

Tired of losing track of that one perfect spaceship reference you wanted to build? Join us as we explore how Pinterest can become your personal inspiration library—and your secret weapon for better MOCs.

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April 22, 2025/ Oscar Cederwall/ Comment
Tips and Tricks, Deep Dive
Pinterest, Building Inspiration, Artstation, Mood Boards, Creativity
April 21, 2025

Before and After: Custom Creations That Preceded Official LEGO Elements, Part 2

April 21, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix
Before and After: Custom Creations That Preceded Official LEGO Elements, Part 2

From mountain tops to the bottom of the sea, Ann Megacolormix compares her custom sculpted accessories with official LEGO counterparts that came after through some action-packed adventure photos.

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April 21, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix/ Comment
Customizing, Photography
photography, Before and After, CMF, Sculpting
April 20, 2025

All A Flutter: A Kaleidoscope of LEGO Butterflies

April 20, 2025/ Teresa Elsmore
All A Flutter: A Kaleidoscope of LEGO Butterflies

Join us in our LEGO lepidopterarium as we explore the beautiful butterflies that have appeared across LEGO’s many systems.

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April 20, 2025/ Teresa Elsmore/ 1 Comment
Collecting, Deep Dive
Creatures, LEGO Creatures, Butterflies, Creature Feature, T's Creature Features, Insects
April 19, 2025

Love, Space and LEGO: A Personal Journal

April 19, 2025/ Malin Kylinger
Love, Space and LEGO: A Personal Journal

How can LEGO bring family and friends together? Read this personal journal about how a spaceship did just that.

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April 19, 2025/ Malin Kylinger/ 3 Comments
Stories
LEGO, Space, Art, Journal, Love, Strangers in a Strange Land, Family
April 18, 2025

Quick Build #14: Easter Bunny

April 18, 2025/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #14: Easter Bunny

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Today we celebrate Easter by sharing LEGO instructions to build an Easter egg stand and an excited bunny! :D

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April 18, 2025/ Dan Ko/ 1 Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, Holiday, Easter Bunny, easter, Easter Eggs
April 17, 2025

Rise Above the Clouds

April 17, 2025/ Chris Roberts
Rise Above the Clouds

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.

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April 17, 2025/ Chris Roberts/ 1 Comment
Interviews, MOC Spotlight
LEGO, Collaborative, clouds, MOCs, Cloudrise
April 16, 2025

LEGO NPU: Wheels & Tires Edition

April 16, 2025/ Will Hafner
LEGO NPU: Wheels & Tires Edition

Think LEGO tires are just for cars? These clever builders reinvent the wheel—literally—with some wheely wild NPU. Tread carefully because these round parts are rolling into some unexpectedly brilliant builds.

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April 16, 2025/ Will Hafner/ 2 Comments
MOC Round-up, Techniques
Tires, Wheels, NPU, LEGO NPU, Rubber
April 15, 2025

Building Spaced Out LEGO Optical Illusions

April 15, 2025/ Isaiah Durand
Building Spaced Out LEGO Optical Illusions

Follow a golden-visored space traveler through four mind-bending LEGO illusions by Shiutoku, where flat tiles come to life with nothing but a little perspective.

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April 15, 2025/ Isaiah Durand/ Comment
MOC Spotlight, Interviews
Shiutoku, Optical Illusion, Space, Tiles
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