The Antique Collection: A Case for Variety in the BDP
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With minifigure-scale builds dominating the BrickLink Designer Program, the Antique Collection offers a case for why the BDP should make more room for creative risk.
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Alt W.A.L.T.: Building a Bley BrickLink Travel Buddy
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When a shipping mix-up left W.A.L.T. stranded, I did what any reasonable AFOL would do: I built my own robot and took him on the road instead! The result? A travel diary meets alt-build experiment featuring BrickLink’s first non-minifigure BDP set.
Read MoreThe Many Faces of Winnie the Pooh
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We started by trying to tweak Pooh’s smile. What followed was a full emotional journey from joy and mischief to rage and embarrassment… and the unsettling realization that LEGO Winnie the Pooh was staring into our souls.
Read MoreA Blizzard of Tauntauns: A MOC Round-Up of Hoth’s Coziest Sleeping Bags
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It’s been Hoth-level cold lately, which can only mean one thing: Tauntauns. You think they smell bad on the outside? Look inside to learn everything you wanted to know—and a few things you didn’t—about LEGO Tauntauns of Empire Strikes Back fame.
Read MoreLEGO Contest Round-Up for February 2026
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February is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With Valentine’s builds, space rovers, and everything in between, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreJack Stone’s Cockpit: A Molding Manufacturing Mystery
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Have you ever encountered an oversized element in a tub of LEGO bricks and wondered why the part was made the way it was? Today we take a look at the cockpit from Jack Stone sets to discover the reasons behind this molding manufacturing mystery.
Read MoreLDU and You: The Oldest New LEGO Measurement Unit
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Have you heard of the alternative LEGO unit called the LDU? Come dive into its origin and explore the interesting ways LDU can help with your own LEGO builds.
Read MoreThe Conversation Piece #13: What Makes a New LEGO Part Useful?
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Not every new LEGO part is created equal. Some exist to look good, others to solve problems—and the most useful ones do both. We explore how form and function shape the way builders evaluate new elements.
Read MoreScrolling Through the Seasons: Reframing the LEGO Art Japanese Cherry Blossom Landscape
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The Japanese Cherry Blossom Landscape captures a serene spring moment, but what happens when you reimagine the scene as a traditional scroll painting and change the seasons?
Read MoreFrom Noise to Narrative: Detail Distribution in LEGO MOCs
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More detail doesn’t always mean a better build. We take a deep dive into how visual hierarchy, focal points, greebling distribution, and negative space shape the way LEGO MOCs are seen and understood.
Read MoreDouble Take: Cinematic Two-Shots in LEGO Photography
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What better excuse than Groundhog Day to do a double take? We take a look at the cinematic “two-shot” and how it brings energy, emotion, and storytelling to LEGO photography.
Read MoreIs FebRovery the Best Month of the Year?
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How did FebRovery get started in the LEGO community and what is the standing appeal of this building theme-month? Come with us as we explore its creation and discover the nostalgia, ingenuity and community-focus that brings us together over rolling rovers.
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for January 2026
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January was packed with thoughtful articles, creative builds, and engaging videos from across the LEGO community, along with quite a few awesome features here on BrickNerd. Here’s all the LEGO content that caught our eye in January 2026.
Read MoreLEGO Rockwork Techniques: Let´s Get Rocking!
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LEGO rockwork in a MOC can stand out or blend in with so many ways to build them. Here are some LEGO rockwork techniques from around the AFOL community, but be warned, things are going to get a little rocky!
Read MoreA Dinosaur in Paris: Rebuilding the City of Love
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The instructions suggested a Paris skyline. We ignored them and used the pieces from the LEGO Architecture Paris set to build a dinosaur fossil instead!
Read MoreWhy We Celebrate International LEGO Day
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Happy International LEGO Day from BrickNerd! Today we celebrate our love of LEGO bricks from all around the globe—but why today specifically? Looking at history, three events changed the game in such a remarkable way that we wouldn’t be AFOLs today if they hadn’t happened.
Read MoreLearning Disguised as Play: The Quiet Genius of LEGO Education
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LEGO Education’s “Build, Solve, Invent” series turns problem-solving into hands-on play, inviting kids (and adults) to learn by experimenting, rebuilding, and having fun along the way. You might even find yourself happily taking a model apart just to see what happens next.
Read MoreFIRST LEGO League’s New Era Comes With Real Costs
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FIRST LEGO League may be entering a new era, but for teams on the ground, the changes go far beyond a simple tech upgrade. Here’s what the shift to new hardware and AI-focused kits means for real coaches, kids, and classrooms.
Read MoreTopping It Off: The Triumphs and Tribulations of Crafting a New Hashima Tower
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From fragile facades to vibrating elevators, New Hashima offered Blake Foster a chance to push his building skills and engineering prowess to the limit. The result? A LEGO tower that tested his creativity, patience, and the laws of physics.
Read MoreInstructions to Build a LEGO Airship Island
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Build your own LEGO airship island that practically defies gravity! Instructions are available right here on BrickNerd and in BrickJournal’s most recent issue.
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Shrek’s fairy-tale cast has arrived in LEGO minifigure form, but does everyone get a happily ever after? We take a close look at the movie references, a few puzzling design choices, and some useful parts for Castle builders.