LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for June 2021
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The LEGO community is lucky to have so many blogs, magazines and channels that create amazing content about our hobby. At BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks! This past month, we’ve discussed the history of LEGO Pirates, a MOC on Mars, ballasting track for train layouts, creating characters, The Brick Archive, the LEGO Masters family, a giant Jerusalem, a gigantic credit note, and round-ups of Vignweek, Bio-Cup and rainbows! Whew! In fact, we’ve included an interactive calendar of all our articles at the bottom of this post so you can make sure you didn’t miss a thing.
But there are many more fascinating stories to be told from within the LEGO community, so here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of June. We applaud the effort that went into each of these features, so click on the headlines or photos to head to each story or video. They are well worth your time!
Beyond the Brick: Top 5 Most Bizarre LEGO Themes
Beyond the Brick’s Kirk Wilson counts down the weirdest LEGO themes.
Bits N’ Bricks: LEGO Marvel and the Missing Spider-Stan Song
A deep dive into the making of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, one of the top-selling LEGO video games, unearths a wealth of interesting secrets. For instance, did you know Stan Lee actually sang for the game?
Bits N’ Bricks: Myth, Maori, and a Brain Tumor: The BIONICLE Saga
From Boneheads of Voodoo Island to a Star Wars-meets-Pokémon-inspired transmedia mega hit, the metamorphosis of LEGO BIONICLE contains multitudes of fascinating stories and challenges – including the tale of the franchise’s first retail video game and its failed sequel.
Brick Architect: Ekow Nimako’s Afrofuturistic Architecture
Let’s learn more about the talented artist who chose black LEGO bricks as his preferred medium for massive projects like his 100,000-piece exhibition “Building Black: Civilizations.”
BrickJournal: Organizing LEGO As a Mental Health Tool
In the pit of depression, the throes of grief, or the frenzied pain of a panic attack, there are many treatment options, but many adults are adopting LEGO bricks as a calming solution.
Brickset: Interview with Steve Guinness, Fan Designer of 21327 Typewriter
As the latest LEGO Ideas set hits the shelves, we sat down with its fan designer Steve Guinness to find out what happened after he learned that his project had passed review.
For the Love of Brick: Nathan Sawaya - Brick Artist
Nathan Sawaya is a former corporate lawyer turned brick artist, renowned for his large-scale LEGO sculptures. Nathan talks about his successful art career and how his art has evolved over the years. He also gives us an insight into his work helping bring the latest season of LEGO Masters US to the screen.
Jay’s Brick Blog: LEGO Star Wars History – Who Is Jedi Bob?
Jedi Bob is the name given by LEGO fans to an unnamed Jedi Knight minifigure that appeared in 7163 Republic Gunship from 2002. Why is he so popular among LEGO fans? That isn’t entirely clear.
Jay’s Brick Blog: Musings - Is LEGO A Good Investment?
I occasionally get asked questions on investing in LEGO, and which LEGO sets make good investments. In fact, in my 5-point review system, I have “Keepability” which is a proxy for how well the set will age, and depending on how you interpret it – will it maintain its value in the long run.
hachiroku24: LEGO Optimus Prime Transforms!
LEGO builder hachiroku24 shares step by step video on how to make Optimus Prime that actually transforms into a truck.
HispaBrick: BrickLink - A Conversation with Tanja Friberg
Learn about BrickLink’s new Community Engagement Director and what that might mean to the greater AFOL community.
LEGO YouTube: Our LEGO Stories - Building Digital Relationships
Get a peek into how LEGO builds playful and safe digital relationships with today’s consumers and teach the builders of tomorrow how to be good digital citizens.
New Elementary: Sustainable LEGO Bricks: Will Recycled PET Be the End of ABS?
The LEGO Group have released a progress update on their efforts to eliminate the environmental impact of making LEGO bricks, and New Elementary have asked them some questions about it.
Rambling Brick: Bricks N’ Bits: The Making of a Celebration
The LEGO Games team treats us to some deep dives into the world of podcast production, as they brought us some of the stories behind researching and producing Bricks N’ Bits.
StoneWars: New EU Customs and Tax Rules Deep Dive (translated)
From July 1, 2021, some changes in the taxation of international mail will come into force, which will also affect many AFOLs that, for example, purchase their individual parts via BrickLink from countries that are not part of the EU.
The Brick Blogger: Mandalorian in Mos Eisley: LEGO Star Wars Mashup
One of our favorite LEGO stop-motion animators, the BrotherhoodWorkshop, recently released a new video, featuring a fun mix of scenes and characters from Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Mandalorian.
The Brothers Brick: Mourning the passing of David Frank
As incredible as David’s LEGO skills were, it was never his priority. David’s family always came first, and he loved sharing the company of friends even more than he loved building. David, you will be sorely missed.
Tiago Catarino: LEGO World Flags Tutorial
A simple tutorial on how to build 24 different flags of the world out of LEGO.
Tips&Bricks: Stone Texture Tutorial
Today we're sharing another tutorial by the master of texture - Ralf Langer (recently featured on BrickNerd too)! This time around he gives us a masterclass on stone textures, showcasing five different ways that all have their pros and cons.
TrickyBricks: LEGO Concept Artist - Joel Baker
Today we’re very excited for our special guest: LEGO Concept artist, Joel Baker! Joel has worked on a variety of themes including Friends, Vidiyo, BrickHeadz. Harry Potter, LEGO Movie 2 and more!
If all of those amazing features weren’t enough to satisfy your LEGO community craving, here is an interactive calendar of everything that BrickNerd has published this last month to make sure you didn’t miss a single article.
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