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November 01, 2025

Nerdvember 2025: Vacation Edition

November 01, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
Nerdvember 2025: Vacation Edition

November means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember—a month where we are EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy and host a contest to reimagine our mascot Nerdly. This year is vacation-themed, and we have awesome prizes to award in both MOC and photography categories.

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November 01, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 5 Comments
Contest, Nerdvember
contest, Prizes, Swag, Nerdvember, Nerdly, Golden Nerdly
October 31, 2025

LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for October 2025

October 31, 2025/ John Cooper
LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for October 2025

There’s nothing spooky about it! October brought a mountain of delicious articles and sweet videos from all across the LEGO community. These are some of the best LEGO features of the month for your trick-or-treating delight.

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October 31, 2025/ John Cooper/ Comment
News, Community
Headlines & Highlights, News, Features
October 30, 2025

Quick Build #18: A Halloween Ghost Trick-or-Treater

October 30, 2025/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #18: A Halloween Ghost Trick-or-Treater

Welcome back to BrickNerd Quick Builds! Next in our LEGO instructions series for Halloween is this adorable kid in a ghost costume going door to door for candy! Who is under there, we simply don’t know, but hey, it’s Halloween so we all can trick or treat.

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October 30, 2025/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, ghost, Halloween, Costumes, Spooky, Boo, Trick-or-treat
October 29, 2025

Send in the Clowns: A Deep Dive on LEGO Clowns

October 29, 2025/ Melissa Rekve
Send in the Clowns: A Deep Dive on LEGO Clowns

Step right up! Explore the fascinating history of LEGO clowns, from vintage Big Tops to Buggy the Clown from One Piece. It’s a spectacle of color, chaos, and creativity—both unsettling and mesmerizing.

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October 29, 2025/ Melissa Rekve/ Comment
Review, Deep Dive
clown, Clowns, LEGO Clowns
October 28, 2025

Every Piece Is a Space Piece: The Travels of LEGO Neuschwanstein Castle

October 28, 2025/ Simon Liu
Every Piece Is a Space Piece: The Travels of LEGO Neuschwanstein Castle

What happens when two Simons, one castle, and a long road trip collide? Follow along as the LEGO Neuschwanstein Castle takes to the dashboard… and then takes off!

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October 28, 2025/ Simon Liu/ 5 Comments
Review, Customizing
Neuschwanstein, Castle, Alt Build, Road Trip, Simon 2, Simon Liu, SPACESHIP
October 27, 2025

So You've Started a First LEGO League Team... Now What?

October 27, 2025/ Brian Hickey
So You've Started a First LEGO League Team... Now What?

So you’ve started a First LEGO League team—now what? Follow along as our rookie crew learns the ropes of coaching, coding, and keeping a team of young engineers on track for their first season.

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October 27, 2025/ Brian Hickey/ Comment
Community
First LEGO League, FLL, Coding, Robotics, LEGO Club
October 26, 2025

Creature Feature: An Interview with LEGO Artist Ian Hou

October 26, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix
Creature Feature: An Interview with LEGO Artist Ian Hou

Today we explore the amazing menagerie of brick-built LEGO creatures and characters from artist Ian Hou.

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October 26, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix/ Comment
Builder Showcase
Creatures, Creature Feature, Characters, Ian Hou, Harry Potter, The Incredibles, Koi pond, Niffler, Frankenstein
October 25, 2025

How LEGO Instructions Have Changed Over Time: A Forest of Discovery

October 25, 2025/ Michael J
How LEGO Instructions Have Changed Over Time: A Forest of Discovery

How much have LEGO instructions changed over the years? Michael J digs out his old Forestmen’s Hideout instructions and compares them to the new Forest Hideout set to see what we could learn from the differnences.

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October 25, 2025/ Michael J/ 8 Comments
Deep Dive
Instructions, Forestmen, history, LEGO History
October 24, 2025

Six-Wide: How to Fit a Minifig in a Custom Car

October 24, 2025/ Tom Gion
Six-Wide: How to Fit a Minifig in a Custom Car

LEGO Speed Champion sets have shifted to wider cars the past few years, but for MOC builders of six-stud-wide vehicles, how do you make room for a minifigure in such a confined space?

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October 24, 2025/ Tom Gion/ 3 Comments
Deep Dive, Techniques
Speed Champions, Custom Cars, Cars, Lowrider, Undercarriage
October 23, 2025

Medical Representation in the World of LEGO Friends

October 23, 2025/ Henry Licklider
Medical Representation in the World of LEGO Friends

What is The LEGO Group's history of medical representation been like? Henry Licklider examines sets, minifigures, and minidolls for a thorough diagnosis. BrickNerd has you covered, now with no deductible!

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October 23, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ 2 Comments
Deep Dive
Friends, hospital, Diversity
October 22, 2025

Indiana Jones and the Plastic Fedora: How to Repair a LEGO Keychain

October 22, 2025/ Michael J
Indiana Jones and the Plastic Fedora: How to Repair a LEGO Keychain

When a legendary archaeologist minifigure meets the spin cycle, adventure calls! Follow along as we reclaim the lost fedora of Indiana Jones and uncover how to repair a LEGO keychain.

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October 22, 2025/ Michael J/ 2 Comments
Tips and Tricks, Deep Dive
How To, Indiana Jones, repair, keychain
October 21, 2025

So You Want To Build Your Own Fighting Robot...

October 21, 2025/ Will F
So You Want To Build Your Own Fighting Robot...

You’ve watched the videos, you’ve seen the carnage. Now you want to build your own! Will F is back with Part II of his Combat Robots series, today on BrickNerd!

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October 21, 2025/ Will F/ 2 Comments
Deep Dive, Tips and Tricks, Techniques
LEGO, Battle Bricks, Robots, Technic, Weapons, spinny things, smash
October 20, 2025

Everything You Want to Know About Fighting LEGO Robots

October 20, 2025/ Will F
Everything You Want to Know About Fighting LEGO Robots

What is more entertaining than pure LEGO destruction in a fight to the death!? Find out what LEGO combat robots are all about, where to watch some of the best bouts, and how to start building your own.

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October 20, 2025/ Will F/ 1 Comment
Deep Dive, Conventions
Fighting LEGO Robots, Dutch Renaissance, LEGO Combat Robots, Mindstorms, Sumo Bots, First LEGO League, FLL, Destruction, Demolition, Carnage, Hammertime, BrickCon, BrickCan, BattleBots, Robot Wars, RoboGladiators, LEGO Robot Wars, Wheeled Scorpion, Great Western Brick Show, Reading Brick Show, Battle Bricks, LEGO Wars, Technic, Power Functions, 101
October 19, 2025

A G12 in Royal Württemberg Colours

October 19, 2025/ Geneva D
A G12 in Royal Württemberg Colours

This LEGO locomotive is loaded with details and ready to rumble! Get a look up close and even behind the scenes as builder Pieter Post his building process with us.

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October 19, 2025/ Geneva D/ Comment
MOC Spotlight
MOC, MOC Spotlight, Train, trains
October 18, 2025

GBC Beginnings: The Birth of LEGO Great Ball Contraptions

October 18, 2025/ Noah de lange
GBC Beginnings: The Birth of LEGO Great Ball Contraptions

Great Ball Contraptions are almost ubiquitous at LEGO conventions. But where did the idea of a GBC loop come from and how was it standardized into the hundreds of amazing machines moving thousands of balls that we know so well today?

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October 18, 2025/ Noah de lange/ 4 Comments
Theme 101, Community
GBC, Great Ball Contraption, history
October 17, 2025

The Modern Middle Ages: LEGO Castle Rides Again

October 17, 2025/ Marco den Besten
The Modern Middle Ages: LEGO Castle Rides Again

The knights have returned to the saddle, and Creator 3-in-1 proves that LEGO Castle’s legacy still has legs. Join us as we take a look at 31168 Medieval Horse Knight Castle and how it keeps the medieval spirit trotting along in modern form.

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October 17, 2025/ Marco den Besten/ 1 Comment
Review
Creator 3-in-1, Castle, Medieval, Horses, Alt Build
October 16, 2025

Character, Color and Calendars: An Interview with Palixa And The Bricks

October 16, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix
Character, Color and Calendars: An Interview with Palixa And The Bricks

Today we're highlighting the colorful work of Katja aka Palixa And The Bricks. From colorful characters to charming advent calendars, their work will leave you with a smile.

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October 16, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix/ 1 Comment
Interviews, Builder Showcase
Palixa, Habitats, Characters, Advent Calendar
October 15, 2025

Creations for Charity: Using LEGO to Build a Community

October 15, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
Creations for Charity: Using LEGO to Build a Community

For 17 years, Nannan Zhang has been organizing Creations for Charity, a fundraiser where LEGO fans can donate and purchase custom MOCs and more to help raise money to send LEGO to kids in need.

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October 15, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 3 Comments
News, Interviews, Community
Creations for Charity, Nannan Zhang, LEGO Inside Tour, Fundraiser
October 14, 2025

Vinyl Decals 101: How to Make Your Own LEGO Decals

October 14, 2025/ Michael J
Vinyl Decals 101: How to Make Your Own LEGO Decals

To stick or not to stick? Guest author Michael Bushong explains the basics of using one of those crafty vinyl cutters to make custom decals for LEGO MOCs.

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October 14, 2025/ Michael J/ 4 Comments
Customizing, Deep Dive
Guest Article, Vinyl, Decals, How To, Stickers
October 13, 2025

Sorting Series: A New Way To Sort Your Brick

October 13, 2025/ Geneva D
Sorting Series: A New Way To Sort Your Brick

Sorting can be a soothing exercise or one that causes concern as you face a chaotic collection. But how you organize your LEGO should depend on how you use it.

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October 13, 2025/ Geneva D/ 8 Comments
Techniques
Sorting, Sorting by Color, Sorting by Element, Peanut Butter
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