How to Use DUPLO In Your LEGO MOCs
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Want to build bigger, faster, and cheaper? The secret might be hiding in your toddler’s toy bin. Here’s how DUPLO can power up your next LEGO MOC.
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I Design Real Pinball Machines - Here’s How LEGO’s Pinball Machine Compares
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From flippers and ramps to spinners and ball physics, LEGO's Arcade Pinball Machine borrows plenty from the real thing. A professional pinball engineer explores what LEGO recreated faithfully, where it made clever compromises, and why those choices work.
Read MoreDeflated Expectations for Nike Air Max 95 x LEGO?
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The Air Max 95 revolutionized sneaker design with visible air, bold colors, and inspiration drawn from the human body. Sneakerhead Richard Dryden dives into the history behind the shoe and the LEGO set that recreates it, arguing that the collaboration still has room to grow.
Read MoreThe Secret Life of Happy Plants
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Ever wondered what your LEGO sets think of you while you're building them? Join two happy little plants as they discover life beyond the instruction booklet, complete with ripped-open bags, endless photo shoots, mysterious oranges, and a new home on the display shelf.
Read MoreThe Winners of the 2026 AdoraBuild Are…
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Warning! This article contains dangerously high levels of adorableness. Enter at your own risk as we reveal the winners of AdoraBuild 2026 and celebrate the LEGO creations that made us smile the most.
Read MoreInstructions to Build a Micro Mack Truck
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Douglas Hughes shares with us some LEGO instructions to build a Micro Mack Truck and tells the story of how a little friendly competition instigated this vibrant vehicle.
Read MoreThe Weird, the Wondrous, and the Otherworldly
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Monoliths, aliens, and portals: Oh my! Caleb Huet takes us on a journey though space and time of his top picks of otherworldly creations. Today on BrickNerd!
Read MoreHidden Math: The Numbers Behind LEGO Grids and Slopes
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What do right triangles, new slope pieces, and something called a “sugar grid” have in common? They’re all part of the hidden math and geometry that make advanced LEGO building more precise and more creative than ever.
Read MoreHidden Math: The Numbers That Make LEGO Work
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What math is hidden in your favorite LEGO sets, how can you recognize it, and how does it magically make LEGO geometry work so perfectly?
Read MoreMaking Your MOCs Move: Managing Motorized LEGO Models
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Adding movement to a LEGO MOC is one thing. Keeping it running for an entire convention weekend is something else. Bethany Wright shares the lessons she learned through trial, error, repairs, and plenty of white LEGO dust.
Read MoreToken Observation: The Impact of Tokens of Appreciation at LEGO Conventions
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Have you seen a pile of small builds and stickers next to a MOC at a LEGO convention? What are these tokens and what is the etiquette for giving them? Simon Liu shares his rules for tokens and how some have led to lasting friendships.
Read MoreGifting Gugicks: The Origin of the Brickworld Master Tradition
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The Gugick. It’s a staple of Brickworld Chicago handed out by the reigning Brickworld Master. But what is a Gugick? How did it start? And where is it going? BrickNerd’s own Simon Liu tells all…
Read MoreRebuilding Ukraine Through LEGO
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Guest contributor Maciej Kocot shares how building LEGO MOCs is helping rebuild Ukraine through charity.
Read MoreLEGO Community in Ukraine: Welcome to Kyiv’s Comfort Town
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Guest writer Jenn Williams shares her experience finding connections across borders through the AFOL community in Ukraine. The events in this article took place in Comfort Town, a vibrant neighborhood in Kyiv featuring LEGO-inspired architecture.
Read More15 Ways to Build a LEGO Roof
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An amazing roof can elevate a build from “that looks nice“ to “holy crap, that is spectacular!“ From cheese slopes to Technic pins, join us as we take a look at 15 techniques to build a LEGO roof.
Read MoreDetails of the Dragon Coaster: Shining Some Light on a LEGOLAND Classic
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The Dragon roller coaster through LEGOLAND Castle is a classic ride, but goes by so fast that it is hard to see all the brick-built detail inside! Join us as we turn the lights on and get a close-up look at all the dragon details.
Read MoreQuick Build #20: Snoopy’s Flying Doghouse
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What do the Tips&Bricks podcast, a flying ace, and a red doghouse have in common? They inspired this LEGO Quick Build of Snoopy's Flying Doghouse after a delightfully chaotic discussion about turning the new set into the Red Baron's legendary flying version.
Read MoreBuilding Knowledge: The Long Road to the University of Science
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After multiple submissions, redesigns, and years of refinement, Joshua Kingma's University of Science has finally earned its place in the BrickLink Designer Program. We sat down with the designer behind the ambitious campus to discuss persistence, architecture, and how to bring large LEGO buildings to life.
Read MoreLEGO Contest Round-Up for June 2026
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June 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 LEGO House, Star Wars, and the return of the Summer Joust, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreRevived LEGO: Original LEGO Themes That Came Back
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Do you have a favorite LEGO theme that came back from the dead? Today, Griffin Rose looks at revived and updated LEGO themes from Castle to Space, showing how some of them aren’t as dead as you might think…
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What do you do when a LEGO Pokémon set doesn’t quite hit the mark? Take it apart and create an alternate build using only the pieces from the original set! But how do you level up a character as recognizable as Pikachu?