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December 11, 2025

Minifig Mastery: Crafting Next-Level Custom Fantasy Figures

December 11, 2025/ Marco den Besten
Minifig Mastery: Crafting Next-Level Custom Fantasy Figures

Whether you are crafting D&D adventurers or Castle champions, Sobek Bricks reveals how purist LEGO parts can combine to build custom minifigures with epic personalities.

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December 11, 2025/ Marco den Besten/ Comment
Builder Showcase, Customizing, Tips and Tricks
Sobek Bricks, Customization, Customs, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Figbarf, photography
December 07, 2025

A Non-LEGO Gift Guide for Serious LEGO Builders

December 07, 2025/ Michael J
A Non-LEGO Gift Guide for Serious LEGO Builders

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!

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December 07, 2025/ Michael J/ 2 Comments
Tips and Tricks, Review, Customizing
Gift Guide, Gifts, Tools, DIY, Holidays
December 03, 2025

How To Make a Hanging LEGO MOC Photography Backdrop

December 03, 2025/ Douglas Hughes
How To Make a Hanging LEGO MOC Photography Backdrop

Do you have an amazing MOC but no place to photograph it on a clean backdrop? If so, this is a DIY guide to hanging an all-in-one backdrop solution from the ceiling of your LEGO workshop.

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December 03, 2025/ Douglas Hughes/ 1 Comment
Photography, Tips and Tricks
photography, backdrop, DIY, Truman Show, Photo Booth, PVC, Garage
November 08, 2025

How to Become a Better Builder

November 08, 2025/ Henry Licklider
How to Become a Better Builder

How do you become a better LEGO builder? Brickworld Master Casey McCoy shares some of the things he has learned along the way, from surrounding yourself with inspiration to “stealing” the techniques you love.

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November 08, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ 1 Comment
Community, Tips and Tricks
Building Inspiration, Improvement, Casey McCoy, Progress, Practice, Conventions, Accountability
November 05, 2025

Luggage and LEGO: Pack Your Bags, It’s Time for an Adventure

November 05, 2025/ Aiden Rexroad
Luggage and LEGO: Pack Your Bags, It’s Time for an Adventure

We’ve discussed the best ways of packing LEGO MOCs for air travel, but what actually happens to your luggage before, during and after the flight? Knowing your bag’s journey can help you pack with purpose to protect your plastic pieces!

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November 05, 2025/ Aiden Rexroad/ Comment
Conventions, Tips and Tricks
Travel, Luggage, Packing, Tips
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 12, 2025

A Tale of Two Moves: The Best Ways to Pack LEGO Sets

October 12, 2025/ Henry Licklider
A Tale of Two Moves: The Best Ways to Pack LEGO Sets

Moving is no easy task. Moving LEGO is even more difficult. How do you move dozens of boxed LEGO sets from one home to another without damaging them?

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October 12, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ 3 Comments
Stories, Tips and Tricks
Moving, Travel, Packing, Megan Lum, Storage
October 11, 2025

Ten Ways to Break Through Builder’s Block

October 11, 2025/ Henry Licklider
Ten Ways to Break Through Builder’s Block

Have you ever felt unable to start or finish a LEGO MOC? How do you combat creative brain freeze? Our guest contributor Casey McCoy has ten great tips to break through builder's block!

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October 11, 2025/ Henry Licklider/ Comment
Guest Article, Tips and Tricks
MOC building, builder's block, Casey McCoy, creativity
October 10, 2025

The LEGO Dark Arts: Removing Prints from Official LEGO Parts

October 10, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
The LEGO Dark Arts: Removing Prints from Official LEGO Parts

Want to customize a minifig without fancy printers or toxic fumes? Learn how to use the dark art of reductive design to literally erase the line between official and custom LEGO parts.

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October 10, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 1 Comment
Tips and Tricks, Guest Article, Customizing
Dark Art, Evan Crouch, Eraser, Customization
September 23, 2025

Skillful Habitats: The Five Keys To Building Small

September 23, 2025/ Josh Parkinson (BrickBuiltJosh)
Skillful Habitats: The Five Keys To Building Small

Want to level up your LEGO minifigure habitats? Today we take a tour of the ins and outs of this popular diorama genre and learn the five keys to having greater impact when building small.

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September 23, 2025/ Josh Parkinson (BrickBuiltJosh)/ 7 Comments
Deep Dive, Tips and Tricks
Diorama, Minifigure Habitats, Habitats, Color Theory, Monochrome
September 15, 2025

LEGO Photo Tips from a Non-Professional Photographer: Part 2, Camera Phone Edition

September 15, 2025/ Dan Ko
LEGO Photo Tips from a Non-Professional Photographer: Part 2, Camera Phone Edition

How do you take better photos of your LEGO creations if you only have a cell phone? Here are some tips to make your photos shine on a budget, no professional camera needed.

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September 15, 2025/ Dan Ko/ 1 Comment
Photography, Tips and Tricks
LEGO, Photoshop, Photography, Lighting
August 23, 2025

How To Get Started with a LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC)

August 23, 2025/ Noah de lange
How To Get Started with a LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC)

What tools do you need to get started with a LEGO GBC module? Today, we explore the essential materials required to build your own Great Ball Contraption.

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August 23, 2025/ Noah de lange/ Comment
Deep Dive, Tips and Tricks
GBC, Great Ball Contraption, power functions, Powered Up, 9V
August 09, 2025

How To Move Your LEGO Collection

August 09, 2025/ Keith Reed
How To Move Your LEGO Collection

Moving a large LEGO collection can seem like a daunting task, so here are a few tips on how to best pack, store and relocate your MOCs, sets and parts… or a story of how to avoid the situation entirely.

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August 09, 2025/ Keith Reed/ Comment
Tips and Tricks, Stories
Moving, Storage, Packing, Degobbi System, Boone Builds, Bill Vollbrecht
July 27, 2025

DIY Guide for LEGO Photography

July 27, 2025/ Michael J
DIY Guide for LEGO Photography

Sharing LEGO creations usually means you’ll need to take a photo or two, but where do you get started? We have your DIY guide for building your own lightbox as well as other tips about upping your photography game.

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July 27, 2025/ Michael J/ 3 Comments
Photography, Tips and Tricks
Photography, Camera, Camera Tricks, Light
July 20, 2025

Prepping for SHIPtember: Design, Stability and Parts

July 20, 2025/ Oscar Cederwall
Prepping for SHIPtember: Design, Stability and Parts

With September fast approaching, it is time to gear up for SHIPtember! But how should you prepare to build a 100-stud-long LEGO spaceship? This guide will help.

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July 20, 2025/ Oscar Cederwall/ 4 Comments
Techniques, Tips and Tricks
Shiptember, SPACESHIP, Strength
July 10, 2025

How to Use DUPLO In Your LEGO MOCs

July 10, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
How to Use DUPLO In Your LEGO MOCs

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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July 10, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ 1 Comment
Tips and Tricks, Deep Dive
Duplo, Quatro, How To, Quirky Connections
May 25, 2025

Flying With MOCs: Should You Check LEGO in Your Luggage?

May 25, 2025/ Aiden Rexroad
Flying With MOCs: Should You Check LEGO in Your Luggage?

What are the best ways to fly with MOCs? Today we look at the pros and cons of checking LEGO creations in your luggage to see which packing techniques mean less rebuilding upon arrival.

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May 25, 2025/ Aiden Rexroad/ Comment
Tips and Tricks, Conventions
Travel, Conventions, conveyor belt, Airplane, Luggage, Bricks Cascade
May 17, 2025

Painting The Sky: Creating The Northern Lights For LEGO Photography

May 17, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix
Painting The Sky: Creating The Northern Lights For LEGO Photography

Ann Megacolormix explores the world’s greatest light show. No, not The Pink Floyd Experience; the Northern Lights! She demonstrates how to incorporate this amazing phenomenon into a LEGO build.

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May 17, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix/ 2 Comments
Photography, Tips and Tricks
Photography, LEGO photography, Northern Lights, Photoshop
May 16, 2025

We'll Fix It In Post: How to Edit Photos to Make MOCs Pop

May 16, 2025/ Dave Schefcik
We'll Fix It In Post: How to Edit Photos to Make MOCs Pop

Have you ever taken a photo of your amazing LEGO creation at a convention but the background is too distracting? BrickNerd guest contributor Wayne Tyler shares his process to make MOC photos pop, no matter what is behind them!

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May 16, 2025/ Dave Schefcik/ Comment
Guest Article, Photography, Tips and Tricks
Convention, Wayne Tyler, Guest Article, Photography, Photoshop, Layers
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