Meaningful Modding: Winterizing the A-Frame Cabin
/How do you improve a LEGO set to make it exactly what you want? Today, we explore “modding” the LEGO Ideas A-Frame Cabin to make it look more weathered, textured and snowy.
Read MoreHow do you improve a LEGO set to make it exactly what you want? Today, we explore “modding” the LEGO Ideas A-Frame Cabin to make it look more weathered, textured and snowy.
Read MoreWhere does Santa go to get away from it all? Why to his Christmas cottage of course! Builder Andrea Lattanzio (aka Norton74) shares with us his tradition of building Christmas LEGO creations every year and shows how his newest one came together.
Read MoreAndrea Lattanzio (Norton74) is known for his realistic LEGO scenes with organic landscaping and realistic vehicles. His newest country creation is a small and cozy blue cottage, and he shared his work-in-progress photos with us for a behind-the-scenes look at this idyllic forest scene.
Read MoreThe wait for the third season of Stranger Things has been excruciating, but hopefully it’s because it’s ambitious and as well developed as the first two. Builder Norton74 is anxiously waiting too, and has opted to occupy himself with some Hawkins inspired builds. The latest is where Sheriff Hopper hid Eleven from the government, his old family cabin in the woods.
This rustic cabin MOC by Giggs made me do a double take, then an ultra-rate triple take. At first you look at it and all you see is a charming, woodsy scene, with a classic cabin in the woods. Then you notice some figures in there and your first thought is "ah, there's campers or woodsman". Then you look a little bit closer and think "oh, there's zombies too". Suddenly it's no longer a tranquil rural scene, but now a fight for survival.
Welcome back to some spooky BrickNerd Quick Builds! We have two treats for you today. The theme for our LEGO instructions is Halloween with witches, spiders, crows and a grave!
Did you know there is a LEGO convention held inside a world-renowned glass museum? Let’s step through the looking-glass together and learn what BrickNerd contributors Ted Andes and Daniel Zimmerman found at Empire Brick Con.
Galidor. A retired theme with a cult following, nearly universally hated by all. Just look at it. What part of this makes you think “LEGO?” Today we’ll take a look at the horrors of Galidor.
Shrek’s fairy-tale cast has arrived in LEGO minifigure form, but does everyone get a happily ever after? We take a close look at the movie references, a few puzzling design choices, and some useful parts for Castle builders.
What are the best ways to score cheap LEGO? If you’re willing to go to some effort, hidden LEGO pops up all over the place. In today’s guest article, Molly Patton shares her stories and tips at finding low-priced LEGO.
Are you one of those people that has a perpetually messy building table? If so, you are not alone. Ted Andes comes out in defense of creative clutter and pleads the case for there being a method-to-the-madness of a messy building table. Read on to find out why a little bit of disorganization can be a good thing.
What happens when you turn a LEGO pirate ship into a Great Ball Contraption? Brian Hickey and his family find out, building a working module and learning a few hard lessons when it joins the GBC loop at BrickCon.
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