Sometimes kids are hard to connect with but LEGO can be the perfect icebreaker. Join Melissa Rekve as she shares what it is like being the LEGO lady at school and what fun connections that creates.
Read MoreOnce upon a time, “Ma.Ktoberfest” was the main building theme for the month of October. This year, however, it didn’t even make it onto BrickNerd’s monthly contest round-up list. So what gives? Read on to learn more about the rise (and demise?) of this once vaunted community building theme.
Read MoreSmoke might just be the hardest thing to capture when building with LEGO. But maybe it’s really just smoke and mirrors? Here are ten LEGO smoke techniques from around the AFOL community.
Read MoreWelcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! We are kicking off the Halloween season with instructions to build a friendly neighborhood spider.
Read MoreOctober has arrived which means that new LEGO sets are now available including the Death Star, Christmas sets, the Game Boy and more! And if you use BrickNerd’s affiliate link, you are helping support community-focused journalism with every purchase.
Read MoreSeptember brought a mountain of interesting articles and fascinating videos from all across the LEGO community. These are some of the best LEGO features of September!
Read MoreJoin us for a build-along as ABrickDreamer crafts habitats for LEGO CMF Series 27, and see how constraints like size, part availability and even time spark creativity.
Read MoreLighting can be tricky when it comes to forced perspective and LEGO. See how Josh Parkinson made the horizon shine in his finished North Pole scene.
Read MoreHow do you create a LEGO MOC with forced perspective? Josh Parkinson shares with us his experiments to build the perfect North Pole scene.
Read MoreFrom seamless scenes to tall towers, integrated habitat stacks are pushing the boundaries of what a LEGO habitat can be. This deep dive explores how builders are rethinking structure, style, and storytelling by breaking barriers—literally.
Read MoreWith the Magic of Disney LEGO set, can it be transformed into minifigure habitats for the new characters included? Get ready for another dive into the magical world of minifigure habitats.
Read MoreLEGO habitat builds don’t have to be boxy. Join us as we get out of the corner to see all the creative ways the community has broken the mold of the stackable standard.
Read MoreWant 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 MoreTake a deep dive into color with builder Caz Mockett who created these stunning habitats for LEGO monofigures. She talks about how she was inspired, which color was the hardest to collect, and what’s the most expensive element in the entire display.
Read MoreThe LEGO Succulents set is a beautiful introduction to the Botanical collection, but we think it should be a little bit bigger! Here are instructions for three more plants to add to the collection.
Read MoreThe removal of a single word from a well-known vehicular character’s name creates some interesting LEGO mashup material! Make way for Thomas the Tank!
Read MoreJapanese giant robots look totally awesome but are notoriously difficult to build out of LEGO because of all of the angles articulation points. We chat with Ransom Fern about how he created his latest Gundam, Barbatos: the Devil of Tekkadan.
Read MoreDid you know in 1987 LEGO bought their own small locomotive? It was a Köf II, and today we’re bringing you a bit of history and all the brick-built MOCs of this little LEGO loco that could.
Read MoreHop on a perfectly normal boat ride as we compare the LEGO Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory set with the films to discover all the sweet scenes the model leaves off the tour…
Read MoreHow do you take better photos of your LEGO creations if you only have a cell phone? Here are some tips to make your photos shine on a budget, no professional camera needed.
Read MoreTake a seat as we explore clever LEGO chair techniques that will leave you sitting pretty. From boat studs to bucket handles, here are some simple ways to design your own stylish chairs.
Identifying individual LEGO parts from bulk second-hand purchases can be challenging, so what are the most common elements that people want to know, “What is this!?”
The same bricks have sailed under many names in Alexander Zarkowski’s LEGO shipyard. We talk cruise ships, building at scale and how it feels to take apart a massive build after only a few weeks.
Which country has the cheapest LEGO? We’ve crunched the numbers across 22 countries spanning Europe, North America, and Australia and found a surprising result…
LEGO Castle has featured quite a few factions like the Wolfpack and Fright Knights. But what would kids name them after only seeing their shields? Make way for the Mean Rocktopusses!
Brian Hickey is back with another installment of LEGO According To Kids. This time he asks his to young children about their thoughts on LEGO color names. Read on to find the interesting and comical results!
AFOLs have a language all their own, giving LEGO parts a variety of interesting nicknames and acronyms. But what do kids think of these part names? Well, we asked and they did not hold back…
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