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 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 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 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 MoreLEGO Botanicals 11503: A Flower Wall of Parts and Possibilities
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At first glance, the Flower Wall looks like a polished LEGO Botanicals set. But from Rylie Howerter’s perspective, it’s a parts pack of new colors and pieces with room to grow.
Read MoreA Retro Review of LEGO’s 2026 Spring Botanicals
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Four new LEGO Botanical sets promise an early spring, but how well do they hold up once it’s time to find them a place at home? Join us for a retro review as we look at the scale, parts usage, and display value of these potted plants.
Read MoreIn Your DreamZzz: Going Jurassic With a Proper Dino Jet
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“Dino Jet” is a great name for a LEGO DreamZzz set but it doesn’t quite look like what you probably expected. This alt build explores what happens when a builder takes that name seriously.
Read MoreAn Old Town Built on Legends: Exploring the Secrets of Ninjago’s 15-Year History
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Can one LEGO set really represent 15 years of Ninjago? A deep dive into 71861 The Old Town reveals just how much lore, history, and fan service the designers managed to hide in plain sight.
Read MoreIn Your DreamZzz: Running Wild with DreamZzz Creatures
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We handed the latest LEGO DreamZzz sets to a group of builders and let their creativity run wild. From fantastic plants to a trippy train, the results feel right at home within the theme’s anything-goes philosophy.
Read MoreA Snowy Visit to Hogsmeade: Turning a Wizarding Village into a Winter Village
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How do you transform a wizarding village into a Winter Village? By adding snow, expanding interiors, and recreating familiar scenes throughout Hogsmeade with plenty of tiny custom details.
Read MoreGetting Pulled Back Into Stranger Things by Remixing the Creel House
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For Casey McCoy, Stranger Things fatigue felt inevitable… until Broadway and LEGO intervened. This LEGO Creel House remix literally cracks the house in half, exposing the undulating red mind lair beneath.
Read MoreMore Than a Christmas Tree: The Build Together Experience
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I went into this ready to say “bah humbug” to a $330 LEGO Christmas tree. I ended up with a holiday build experience that reshaped how I think about LEGO, value, and what really matters when you’re building together.
Read MorePoinsettia Memories: Building Holiday Joy with LEGO Botanicals
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From blooming red poinsettias to timeless evergreen wreaths, we explore how LEGO holiday botanicals can rekindle cherished memories of Christmases past.
Read MoreThe Definitive Guide to LEGO Costumed Minifigures
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Think you have every LEGO costumed minifigure? From CMFs and retail sets to Build-A-Minifigure exclusives and rare oddities, this definitive guide tracks down every officially released LEGO costume minifigure, organized by theme.
Read MoreA Non-LEGO Gift Guide for Serious LEGO Builders
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Looking for the perfect gift for a LEGO fan who already has all the bricks? This non-LEGO gift guide has tools and essentials that serious builders didn’t know they needed—until now!
Read MoreMaster Chen's Ferry: A Ninjago Take on the LEGO Ideas Steamboat
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What happens when the gorgeous LEGO Ideas River Steamboat meets a lifelong Ninjago dream? One builder can’t help himself and turns it into Master Chen’s iconic ferry from Ninjago!
Read MoreThe LEGO UCS Christmas Tree: A Holiday Build Journal
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LEGO announced the 10,001-piece 10307 UCS Christmas Tree, and BrickNerd was lucky enough to be sent an early copy ahead of the holidays. What follows is an epic stream-of-consciousness build journal of the set while lighting and decorating it for Christmas.
Read MoreExpanding the LEGO Holiday Express by Exploring the Visual Identity of Winter Village Trains
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From color palettes to decorative details, each LEGO Winter Village train has a distinct style. Here’s how understanding their visual identity can help you build a longer, more cohesive Holiday Express.
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