Seriously Nerdy.

Welcome to BrickNerd, your hub for all things LEGO and the LEGO fan community! We're glad you stopped by to get nerdy about the bricks, connect with the people who build with them, and celebrate the culture of LEGO.

The work featured on this site represents the best of the best from the LEGO community. BrickNerd is a place to highlight not only amazing MOCs but the builders behind them—the AFOLs, artists, designers, customizers, filmmakers, writers, organizers and more who all collectively use LEGO to build connections within the LEGO hobby.

We are excited to share our love of LEGO, some intriguing stories, building talent and opinions while highlighting many amazing creations and creators within the AFOL community. We come from diverse backgrounds, generations, locations and demographics, and invite you to join us in dialogue as we explore the awesome nerdiness that is LEGO. Let’s meet the team!

Dave Schefcik, Nerd-in-Chief

Dave lives in New York (USA) and loves LEGO Architecture, Winter Village, all things community-related, conventions, and meeting interesting people. He is a member of SeaLUG, PSLTC, I LUG NY, FabuLUG and SortLUG, helped organize BrickCon, and previously contributed to The Brothers Brick. You can find him on Flickr, Instagram and Facebook, or by email at dave@bricknerd.com.

“I’m a lifetime lover of LEGO though I did suffer a Dark Age! As an adult, I started with the Modular Buildings then graduated to full AFOL status by building a huge custom Winter Village. I love building BIG and small, experimenting with foliage, and creating convention trophies. I collect rare sets and elements, analyze new parts, and try to learn everything I can about LEGO. I especially enjoy hearing how LEGO has impacted people’s lives, making connections within the community, and meeting fellow LEGO fans at events and conventions. I hope to see you at one in the future!”

Tommy Williamson, Founding Nerd

My name is Tommy Williamson, I’m a motion picture professional, LEGO artist, maker and nerd. As a child I loved playing with LEGO bricks, as a teen I used them as a filmmaking tool and hobby, as an adult I use them as an art medium. I started BrickNerd (and BrickNerd Studios) as a place to share the excellent creative work of fellow LEGO artists and builders, to feature artists so you can meet the person behind the bricks, to review sets and products and share news from the hobby and community.

“I’m a visual effects artist for the motion picture industry. You’ve seen my work in films and TV such as Lost in Space, Watchmen, Westworld, Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides and Pan’s Labyrinth. I live on the central coast of California with my wife, two sons, two dogs and way too many LEGO bricks. Lately, I’ve been concentrating my creative energies in my other passion, making. Check out Nerds&Makers for more info on that.”

Aiden Rexroad

Aiden lives in Florida and loves all things Bionicle and Castle and enjoys building life-size replicas and Technic. He is a member of BioniLUG, and you can find him on Instagram and Flickr.

“I am a young build who loves building with Bionicle but also really enjoys trying new things and branching out into other themes. I have been building with LEGO since I was about three years old and never stopped. It was only in 2017, though, that I discovered the online LEGO community and really began improving my building skills.”

Andreas Lenander

Andreas is from Sweden and builds just about everything! He is a member of Swebrick, and you can find him on Flickr, Instagram and LEGO Ideas.

“I’m an AFOL from Sweden with a patient wife and three kids. LEGO Masterpiece Gallery alumni. Been out of my dark age for about five years and love building... well, pretty much everything, haha!”

Andrew M. Pankratz

Andrew lives in New Jersey (USA) and enjoys building anything Disney, Friends, or Brickfilm related! He handles the technical side of BrickNerd, keeping everything up and running! You can find him on LinkedIn.

“I’ve been building software and websites for more than 20 years and LEGO sets for almost 30. I'm excited to be working on the technical side of BrickNerd, and, who knows, maybe convince them to let me post a Brickfilm or two while I'm at it.”

Ann Megacolormix

Ann (Megacolormix) lives in Eastern Europe and enjoys architecture, modular buildings, the Wizarding World, BrickHeadz, Space, minifigures, customization, and Spider-Man. You can find her on Instagram.

“My name is Ann, and I’m a LEGO builder and artist. I discovered the world of LEGO at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when I was 11. My first sets were Harry and his friends’ rooms with beautiful paper backgrounds. I love integrating LEGO into different genres of art: painting, sculpture, architecture and photography. LEGO is a perfect instrument for storytelling. Everything is possible with bricks and imagination! I shoot LEGO movies in pictures, unite LEGO culture with cinema and literature, and collect and customize minifigures. I'm absolutely excited to be part of the creative BrickNerd community and share everything positive with friends from all around the world.”

Are M. Heiseldal

Are hails from Norway and is most interested in storytelling, culture, and fascinating interviews. He is a member of both Brikkelauget and Brickish. You can find him on Flickr.

“I got back into LEGO because of the modular buildings - so the Café Corner is special to me - and then I dove into an amazing community, traveling to events all over Europe and North America. Through these travels, plus my contributions to the LEGO Adventure Books, Bricks Culture Magazine, the Skærbæk and Paredes de Coura Fan Weekends, and the LEGO House Fan Evenings, I've met some wonderful people both inside the LEGO company and elsewhere. I'll mainly be sharing stories from these experiences: The perspective of a traveling AFOL.”

Bart Larrow, Jr. (aka El Barto!)

Bart lives in Vermont (USA) and is continuing as a contributor to BrickNerd! He loves Space, Architecture, and all things dental-related. He is a member of VirtuaLUG, and you can find him on Flickr and Bart’s Brick Designs.

“I’m a dentist in Vermont. I’ve been into LEGO since the 1970s, mostly Space, then I began collecting Star Wars Sets when they came out. I built my first Battlestar Galactica in 2010, and that’s when I found the online community. My family and I attended our first of many Brickworlds in 2013 with the VirtuaLUG Wizard of Oz collab. I started writing for BrickNerd back in 2015 when it was just a few of us, barely scraping by on a shoestring budget. I’m excited to see where this all goes under new management. But I’m STILL waiting to see a new coffee machine in the break room...”

Bram Reijnders

Bram is from The Netherlands and is interested in Castle, Sci-Fi and Vikings. He also creates entire new worlds out of LEGO for his Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. He is a member of LowLUG and you can find him on Flickr.

“I got involved with LEGO around 2010 because a colleague of mine asked me to play video games at his place and we ended up spending the entire night building a castle in his attic instead. I've been hoarding LEGO ever since and have been going to several events. I've been looking to write about LEGO for some time now, especially about how awesome and creative this hobby can be and also how it has affected me personally.”

Brian Everett

Brian lives in St. Louis, Missouri and is a major LEGO part nerd who builds Medieval things, castles, classic space, modular buildings and architecture. He is a member of gtwLUG, and you can find him on Instagram.

“My background is in Industrial Design, and I have been designing products for almost 20 years. Now I manage a global team of designers and engineers for a plastic company, and have a strong interest in the manufacturing of things, especially LEGO! I had a very long dark age, and rediscovered it in 2018 and it has now consumed a major part of my life. I mostly focus on MOCs, with a medieval or architectural theme, as well as enjoy building with my kids.”

Caleb Huet

Caleb lives in Iowa and loves everything related to LEGO castle and fantasy, Middle Earth, sci-fi, vignettes, contests and collabs. He is a member of IowaLUG, RebelLUG, InnovaLUG, EmpireLUG and LOTRLUG. You can find him on Flickr, Instagram and his blog.

“I got my first LEGO set when I was 7, and I've been building ever since then. I love participating in collaborations and contests, and while fantasy and castle are my favorite themes to build in, I tend to dabble in a wide variety of genres. Besides being a passionate LEGO builder, I'm also a devoted Christian and am currently a homeschooled high school student.”

Douglas Hughes

Doug lives in Washington (USA) and builds on all things Power Functions, Castle/Fantasy, Space, and contests. He is a member of SeaLUG, and you can find him on Flickr, Instagram and YouTube.

“Hello! I'm Doug Hughes, an AFOL in my free time and an engineer by trade. I'm originally from the East coast but have made Seattle, WA my home as an adult. I love the LEGO community both here in the wonderful Pacific Northwest and also online, originally on MocPages and now on Flickr, Instagram, and Discord, so I hope to see you there! If you scroll through my work you'll find builds containing power functions, fantasy, castle... and just about anything else!”

Eduard Petrac

Eduard lives in Norway and is from Croatia. He focuses on all things City, interviews and event reports. He is a member of Kockice RLUG in Croatia, has written for Hispabrick, and you can find him on Flickr.

“I’ve been a LEGO fan since I can remember, growing up and building Town/City layouts. A part of the AFOL Community since 2010 which opened up a world of like-minded people on my journeys across Europe. Hoping to bring a fresh approach to Interviews and City-themed sets.”

Francesco Spreafico

Francesco is from Italy and enjoys LEGO History and European Events. He is a member of ItLUG, and contributes to New Elementary and OldBricks.it. You can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

“I am the LAN Ambassador for ItLUG, the Italian LUG, and since I visited the LEGO Idea House five years ago my main LEGO interest has become LEGO History. Another thing I like to do, when the world situation is normal, is organizing and participating in international events in Europe. And that's mainly what I'm going to write about here.”

Geneva Durand

Geneva splits her time between the US and Chile. She spans interests including all things Castle, Ninjago, LEGO Babies, and LEGO Contests. She is a member of InnovaLUG, and you can find her on Flickr, Instagram and her blog.

“I started building with LEGO bricks back when I was 14, and since then I've tried everything from medieval towers to banana-shaped spaceships! Along the way, I've learned new techniques, photography tips, and more from other LEGO builders, so I try to take whatever chances come my way to give a little back. I'm also a writer, I play classical guitar, I'm bilingual, and I do Taekwondo. I'm a Bible-believing Christian and my goal in life is to glorify God and enjoy him forever!”

Grayson B.

Grayson lives in Maryland (USA) and is our expert in all things Constraction (like Bionicle). He is a member of both BioniLUG and Charm City LUG. You can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

“My name is Grayson, I'm a middle school computer science teacher in Maryland, and a LEGO fan as long as I can remember. Bionicle is what kept me in the hobby until I joined the online community in 2010, but I have a deep appreciation of all themes. Here on BrickNerd you will see me covering constraction (constructible character/creature action figure) MOCs and artists!”

Griffin Rose

Griffin lives in California (USA) and is BrickNerd’s theme historian. He also loves LEGO conventions, speed builds, trains, castles, rock raiders and more! He is a member of SandLUG, and you can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

“I collect, speed build, and MOC, not necessarily in that order. I grew up with the classic late 90's early 2000’s themes, which quickly spiraled into an exploration of basically everything LEGO, old and new! I love the rare and the obscure, but also the history and story behind what I'm building. Many times I find the inspiration for my MOCs in my other passions: amusement parks and film.”

Gwyneth Kozbial

Gwyneth lives in California and loves LEGO art, new elements and techniques, the fan community, and fantasy lines. She is a member of LUGOLA, and you can find her on Instagram.

“I’m an adult-onset AFOL who digs the community's creative diversity and is best known for MOCing the British Beatles album covers, with each "mosaic" employing a unique building style. I’m based in the Southern California desert and hope to explore new techniques while humanizing the talents of builders who push the system's bounds.”

Inez Vasquez

Inez is from the Philippines and focuses on BrickHeadz, botanicals and the local LEGO community. She is a member of the Philippine LEGO Users Group (PhLUG) and you can find her on Instagram.

“Collecting LEGO drew me into this hobby, but the community makes me stay. I love discovering new models, building LEGO flowers and making new friends, especially within my region (Asia represent!). I hope to introduce readers to interesting builders, beautiful MOCs, and fascinating build techniques!”

Isaiah Durand

Isaiah splits his time between the USA and Chile and loves Pirates, Castle, LEGO role-playing games (RPGs) and Ninjago. He is a member of InnovaLUG, and you can find him on Flickr and Blockheads.

“I am a Bible-believing Christian, pianist, creative writer, reader, and homeschool graduate, and like a lot of LEGO builders, I started out heavily into Castle and branched out pretty widely from there. The way storytelling and LEGO building so often overlap and complement each other is one of my favorite things about the hobby, so it'll not come as a surprise that I've been deeply engaged in RPGs since first diving into the online community in 2012. I'm currently one of the leaders of EuroBricks' Guilds of Historica RPG and was one of the founding leaders of the piratical Brethren of the Brick Seas RPG (go Eslandola!). Ship-building, pianos, and MOCs that tell great stories are a few of my all-time favorite things to see, build, and talk about!”

John Cooper

John lives in California and loves uncommon LEGO sets, history, and LEGOLAND. He is a member of SandLUG, LUGOLA, and OCLUG. You can find him on Flickr.

Jordan Jivkov (aka Dan Ko)

Jordan is from Bulgaria and is a huge Star Wars fan, but he builds almost everything (except cars—those are hard). He also is one of BrickNerd’s graphic designers and enjoys creating instructions to share for small builds. You can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

“I rediscovered LEGO back in 2015, it was all about fun and building sets (too much stress at the time and I needed distraction). When the Coronavirus hit and we got locked down, I started to build more and more—mostly MOCs. Then I found out that there is a huge community driven by amazing people. I love being part of that and bringing something to the table... probably some LEGO.”

Keith Reed

Keith lives in Canada and builds everything from Apocalypse, Dystopia, Pirates, Movies, Steampunk and more. He is a member of S.l.u.g, and you can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

“I've been building since I was little. LEGO has always been a big part of my life even through my ‘dark ages.’ LEGO became a huge part of life again when I joined a lug in 2012. It’s lead to many great memories and friendships since then. Looking forward to showcasing many great MOCs, builders and events.”

Lorren Loveless

Lorren lives in Las Vegas and is First Nation and part Ojibwe/Anishinaabe, from the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa, out of North Dakota. He loves LEGO Space, MOC building and new parts. He is a member of LUGVegas and helps organize BrickCon. You can find him on Instagram, Facebook and Flickr.

“LEG GODT - I've been building with bricks since 1978—SPACE! I love building sets and MOCs (especially large MOCs). I come from a family of teachers/mentors, so I love to impart any knowledge I have and encourage building in any form. Stay positive and keep building!”

Marco den Besten

Marco lives in The Netherlands and loves Castle and Space LEGO themes. He is a member of LowLUG, and you can find him on Instagram and Flickr.

“I’m a life long fan of LEGO. Hooked since I got my first set, the 6271 Imperial Flagship. My favorite theme is Castle/Fantasy, although I like to build in all other themes as well. Contests are a good way to get me out of my comfort zone and I try to enter as many as possible. I also love attending conventions all over the world to meet other AFOLs.”

Markus Rollbühler

Markus lives in Denmark and builds Castle, Microscale and more! He is a member of both RogueBricks and Brick.ie. You can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

“I’m Markus and I love to build in a variety of themes, scales and styles – a jack of all trades, if you may. I constantly find myself building castle though, and I love using pieces creatively especially in microbuilds. When I'm not building, I attend events all over the globe or organise things like Iron Builder – ultimately giving back to the community that has given me so much. I'm excited to bring all of that to BrickNerd, writing about techniques, sorting or photography, latest builds or events – whatever might be of interest! :)”

Michael Gale

Michale lives in Eastern Canada and loves all things LEGO trains! He is a member of ParLUGment, and you can follow him on Twitter, Fx Bricks, L-Gauge and Brick Dimensions.

“Since 3 years old, I've enjoyed both LEGO and model trains. Later in life, they combined with my engineering background to become my career with Fx Bricks. Engineering + Creativity + Craftsmanship is the cocktail I strive to serve everyday.”

Michael J.

Michael lives in Central USA and is continuing on as a contributor to BrickNerd! He loves Space, Castle, Pirates, and everything in between. He is a member of GTWLUG, and you can find him on Flickr.

“I've been building for almost as long as I can remember (one of the lucky few without a significant dark age). Found the online community about 10 years ago and a LUG to call home about six years ago. I've been an occasional contributor here at BrickNerd since May of 2019.”

Miro Dudas

Miro lives in California and loves building characters, animals, and nature. He is a member of SanDLUG, and you can find him on Instagram.

“I’m a lifelong LEGO fan and builder from San Diego, California. I enjoy creating character models and animals out of LEGO when I’m not hiking, busy with woodworking projects, playing guitar or running the San Diego LEGO Users Group (SandLUG).”

Ronald Vallenduuk

Ronald is a Dutch LEGO fan who somehow ended up in Ireland. Outside of LEGO, he is a land surveyor and math teacher who somehow ended up in IT. When not working, cooking, talking, organizing or generally procrastinating, he enjoys building the occasional train. He is a member of Brick.ie and Lowlug, and you can find him on Flickr.

“My name is Ronald but I'm better known online as Duq. I'm a Dutch math teacher and land surveyor now living and working in IT in Ireland. My dark ages ended in 1998 when I walked into a toy store for some basic bricks for my daughter and picked up a little Technic set 'for old times sake'. Things rapidly spiralled out of control from there. I enjoy many aspects of the AFOL hobby and hope write a wide variety of articles here on BrickNerd.”

Samuel Pister (aka Pistash)

Samuel is from France and builds LEGO art and all things pop-culture. He is a member of Lug’Est, and you can follow him on LEGO Ideas, Instagram and Flickr.

“I’m Pistash, a French LEGO artist. I love street art, pop culture and challenges. My builds are most of the time colorful and center around different themes: brick-built characters, the 80s, videogames, cartoons and movies, 1:1 scale, microscale and other artistic builds. In 2017, I was selected to exhibit at the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery which was a very cool moment where I got to meet a lot of cool people with similar passion for LEGO.”

Simon Liu

Simon lives in Canada and loves Sci-Fi, Space, Mecha, Greebles, and all things contest-related. He is a member of ToroLUG, RebelLUG, OraphanLUG and EscapeLUG. You can find him on Flickr, Instagram and YouTube.

“Hey I'm Simon, I like building Sci-Fi — mainly so that I can systematically shove the cutest creature in little mech suits. I've been in the community for a few years now, but I still feel like I'm a new kid on the block with so many aspects of community I have yet to meet and such deep established roots. But early on I realized what an amazing impact the community can have, so I've been sneaking my way and trying to see as much as I can, and hopefully you can see some of the LEGO community through my eyes via some sort of brain to text technology!”

Sue Ann Barber

Sue Ann lives in Australia, and is mostly interested in unusual LEGO themes like Scala, Clickits and Fabuland as well as building standards like Micropolis, Miniland Scale, Minifig Habitats and Brick Bending. She is a current member of MUGs (Melbourne LEGO User Group) and was part of the team behind Brickvention. You can find her on her Brick Room Blog and The Plastic Brick House.

“I became an AFOL in the early 1990s and have been active in the local and international community ever since. I’m a big fan of the more unusual aspects of the LEGO fan community — from obscure themes to weird collectibles and everything in-between”

Ted Andes

Ted lives in Kentucky (USA) and loves contests, Trains, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Speederbikes, Collabs, and more. You can find him on Flickr.

“I’m a MOC builder based in Louisville, KY, and I’m drawn to building in sci-fi and fantasy themes—and finding creative ways to seamlessly use System/Technic/Constraction parts in my builds. I tend to write articles more about the human elements of the building hobby than those little plastic ones that we all adore”.

Teresa Elsmore

Teresa is from Scotland and loves LEGO creatures, minifigure scenes, big builds and events! She is a member of TartanLUG and Brickish. You can find her on Flickr and her website.

“Hi, I’m Kitty! I build in all sorts of styles, scales and topics, but I always find myself looking at LEGO elements and thinking how I can use them in a garden, either as plants or as infrastructure; and I have an overarching garden MOC plan which I’m slowly working towards. I collect LEGO creatures and I probably have way too many – over 1,000 at the last count! I enjoy seeing how moulds, decorations and colours appear across different themes and through the decades. Beyond collecting and MOC-ing I love the energy of the LEGO community; attending and organising AFOL events, and the life-long, world-circling friendships I’ve made in it.”

Will Hafner

Will lives in Washinton State (USA) and loves NPU, Clikits, Galidor, rare pieces, misprints and LEGO History. He is a member of BioniLUG, and you can find him on Flickr and Instagram.

"Hey, I'm Will! I'm an avid builder and collector of all unusual LEGO sets & elements, ranging from Clikits to Galidor! If a piece looks hard to use, awkward or otherwise, I probably have at least 3 of them. Bionicle and castle got me hooked, and I just can't stop! Where there's a Will, there's a way!"

BrickNerd Alumni

Billy Mohr

Billy is from Pennsylvania (USA) and focuses on minifigure customization, military builds, and third-party offerings. You can find him on Instagram.

Malin Kylinger

Malin lives in Sweden and enjoys all types of creative MOCs and LEGO Art. She is a member of Swebrick, and you can find her on Flickr and Instagram.

Maria Straatsma

Maria lives in Michigan (USA) and loves Modulars, anything Medieval, Harry Potter, replicas, photography and fan conventions. She is a member of Eurobricks and WisLUG, and you can find her on Flickr and Instagram.

Nathan Hagan

Nathan lives in Virginia (USA) and loves all things Architecture, Creator, micro, and contest-related. He helped with the graphic design of BrickNerd’s re-launch. He is a member of Charm City LUG.