Counting Brick by Brick: Cataloging My Collection
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Ever thought about counting all your LEGO bricks? I thought about it—and then I did it. Am I committed or just crazy?
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An Apocalyptic End: Bio-Cup 2025 Final Results and Winner
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The end is here! From skeletal horses to fungal centaurs, Bio-Cup 2025 wraps up with an apocalyptic final round. Saddle up for the final showdown of the Four Horsemen and meet the builder who survived to win.
Read MoreGothic Grin: The Biomechanical Design of LEGO’s Batman Forever Batmobile
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It’s the 30th anniversary of Batman Forever, and LEGO has released a new version of the film’s biomechanical Batmobile. Join BrickNerd as we explore the history of this singular vehicle and how LEGO designer Mark Stafford tackled the challenge of translating it into brick form.
Read MoreLEGO Liftoff: Launching Rockets and Exploring Space in Scale
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How do you fit the vastness of space into a LEGO display? Nicolas Riveau shows us how with scale rockets, working launches, and a passion for the stars.
Read MoreBefore and After: Custom Creations vs. LEGO Elements, Part 3
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The LEGO zoo has certainly expanded recently, but how do custom animals hold up compared to LEGO’s official elements? Join us as we dive into the depths in another edition of “Before and After.”
Read MorePrepping for SHIPtember: Design, Stability and Parts
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With September fast approaching, it is time to gear up for SHIPtember! But how should you prepare to build a 100-stud-long LEGO spaceship? This guide will help.
Read MoreCastle on a Hill: An Architectural Tour of Himeji Castle
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LEGO photographer Masayuki Muraki takes us on a journey to Himeji Castle—both the real one and its stunning LEGO counterpart—sharing cultural context, architectural admiration, and the story of a long-awaited set done right.
Read MoreNot Your Average Wallflowers: Turning LEGO Botanical Sets into Wall Decor
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What happens when you have too many flowers and not enough vases? I looked around, saw some wall space, and got inspired. Turns out, changing LEGO Botanical sets into wall decor works better than I’d ever imagined.
Read MoreIn Frog We Trust: From Tiger to Toad at Brickworld Chicago
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At Brickworld Chicago, four talented builders joined a mysterious frog game and left with the LEGO Art Tiger set and an unexpected mission. This is the story of how they turned Frog Bucks into a tiger—and that tiger into an amphibian alt-build for Frog Nation.
Read MoreFive Mesmerizing LEGO Mosaics from Brixpo 2025
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From nostalgic villains to technicolor blooms, these five standout mosaics at South Australia’s biggest LEGO fan event show how creativity and color collided at Brixpo 2025.
Read MoreInstructions to Build a LEGO Puzzle
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Do you want to build a LEGO puzzle? Now you can with these instructions from BrickNerd to build puzzle pieces that interconnect.
Read MoreThere Will Never Be Another LEGO Club TV
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What was LEGO Club TV and how did it set the stage for LEGO’s current videos on YouTube? We chat with its creators to find out why there will probably never be another channel like it.
Read MoreRing Ring: A History of LEGO Telephone Games
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The Telephone Game has been played several times in the LEGO community. From SHIPs to symphonies, let’s see how a MOC changes when it is passed along.
Read MoreDealer’s Choice: Round 2 Results of Bio-Cup 2025
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From kings made of leaves to music monsters in the club, Bio-Cup 2025’s Round 2 brought a full house. Shuffle through the highlights before the final hand is dealt.
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 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 MoreLEGO Contest Round-Up for July 2025
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From Summer Joust to an awesome LEGO Ideas Hobby challenge, July 2025 is packed with LEGO competitions and challenges for builders of all levels. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreThe Conversation Piece #7: How to Balance Detail in a MOC
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Is more detail always better in a MOC? The Builder Improvement Initiative explores how textures, patterns, and set pieces can enhance or overwhelm a LEGO build, and how to strike the right balance when building.
Read MoreBrickNerd’s Brickworld Blessings: Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
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With old friends, new builds, borrowed parts, and a post-con blues, our Brickworld Chicago 2025 recap offers a heartfelt look at what makes this LEGO convention a summer highlight each and every year, frogs and mice included.
Read MoreQuick Build #15: Tiny Toothless
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Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! The LEGO Toothless set is now available, and it inspired us to build this cute Chibi version! Grab your parts and join us as we build this little Night Fury.
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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.