LEGO x Nike: A Slam Dunk or a Trickshot?
/Two decades after LEGO Sports first took the court, basketball is back. We’re taking a courtside look at the latest LEGO x Nike collab to see if these sets are a slam dunk or just another layup.
Read MoreTwo decades after LEGO Sports first took the court, basketball is back. We’re taking a courtside look at the latest LEGO x Nike collab to see if these sets are a slam dunk or just another layup.
Read MoreBio-Cup 2025’s beastly Round 1 brought mythic dragons, djinn, centaur cowboys and cute gargoyles into the arena. Check out the monsters, mayhem, and magnificent parts usage on display!
Read MoreWhat do you get when you ask Bionicle builders to dream? According to Bio-Cup 2025, the answer involves spiders, skeletons and androids.
Read MoreBionicle and constraction pieces can really make your builds look more organic and natural, but what are the best ways of incorporating them into a LEGO build? With Bio-Cup back, here are three techniques to learn how to build Bionicle.
Read MoreYou might think LEGO Technic has a straightforward past, but then BrickNerd wouldn’t be publishing an article about it! Come find out when Technic wasn’t Technic.
Read MoreToday we chat with Bionicle builder Abby Lilliebridge who we met at Brickworld Chicago about the massive amount of amazing creations she had on display and what her personal LEGO community is all about.
Read MoreWith so many themed months for LEGO builders like FebRovery and SHIPtember, Galidor fans are missing out! Not anymore, thanks to Glinchmas!
Read MoreRound 2 of Bio-Cup has wrapped up and the competition this year is some of the toughest ever. The theme of the round was the Nine Circles of Hell, so come with us down, down, down…
Read MoreBio-Cup 2023 builders got a little villainous with their theme for Round 1. Here are some of the best villains and their inspirations, all using LEGO to recreate their iconic looks.
Read MoreFrom speeder bikes to serene temples, Aiden Rexroad offers up some fine examples of how to integrate Bionicle parts into a variety of LEGO System builds that will make people delight in your NPU!
Read MoreBio-Cup is back, which means some amazingly creative Bionicle MOCs are about to be unleashed on the community in the weeks ahead. But what even is a “Bionicle MOC”? How did the contest get started, and how can you get involved? It’s time once again to refresh your Matoran memories!
Read MoreLEGO is bringing back Bionicle for a Gift With Purchase (GWP) set at the end of the month. We chat with LEGO designers Nico Vás and Niek van Slagmaat about how the set came to be and how Bionicle’s legacy is hidden in LEGO sets all around us.
Read MoreBio-Cup is back once again, which means we will be sharing some amazingly creative Bionicle MOCs in the weeks ahead. But what even is a “Bionicle MOC”? How did the contest get started, and how can you get involved? It’s time to refresh your Matoran memories!
Read MoreCheck out all these LEGO contests and challenges for the month of March 2022. There are prizes to be won!
Read MoreCheck out all the LEGO contests and challenges for the month of February 2022. There are prizes to be won!
Read MoreInspiration strikes again and again in the latest round of Bio-Cup 2021. Let’s take a closer look at some of those inspired LEGO builds and the various muses that inspired them.
Read MoreBio-Cup is back which means that you’ll soon start seeing some amazingly creative Bionicle MOCs everywhere in the LEGO community. But what even is a Bionicle MOC? How did the contest get started and how can you get involved?
Read MoreSummer is just around the corner, which means fun in the sun… and bugs! Watch out for this fiery mosquito built by Max Howell.
Read MoreWhen LEGO teased the release of a seventh Bionicle hero in 2003, a fake leak gave birth to the legend of Voriki. To celebrate the fake set, builder Alex Mertens has put his personal spin on the character, depicting him as a monstrous cyborg electric generator.
Read MoreFrom concept to recruiting, building to editing, Island of Doom is a collab of revitalization worth your time. It brought together ambitious LEGO fans from all around the world who shared their passion, talent and artistic skills to showcase the best the Bionicle community has to offer.
Read MoreWhat happens when a lifelong Trekkie, AFOL and professional toy designer finally gets an official LEGO Star Trek playset? Samuel Hatmaker explores the new Enterprise bridge and shows why playing Star Trek matters as much as displaying it.
We spoke with several Autistic AFOLs who shared their experiences with LEGO regarding coping, community, collecting and catharsis. And we found that Autism can be both a challenge and a superpower when it comes to LEGO.
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?
What happens when a LEGO builder who knows almost nothing about Pokémon takes on the entire Smart Play wave? We explore the colorful and curvy sets and then remix them into crazy creations far beyond the Pokédex.
Who was Susan Williams and why was her impact on people’s perception of LEGO so significant? Join BrickNerd as we piece together the illustrious career of this mysterious LEGO employee.
Have you ever wondered what the LEGO community was like in the 2000s? Today's guest writer and veteran builder, Nannan Zhang, shares his thoughts on building and sharing MOCs online for the past 20 years.
The blue Classic Space astronaut has come a long way from the 1980s. Richard Dryden explores LEGO’s new upscaled version and reflects on the Classic Space sets and memories that started his LEGO journey.
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