October has arrived with a fresh selection of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With a new LEGO Speederbike Challenge, and a Halloween contest or two, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found!
Read MoreSeptember has arrived with a fresh selection of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With SHIPtember, the Brick Train Awards, and the return of the BrickLink Designer Program, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreAugust is here with a fresh selection of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With Frogust, Paradisa, and even some stop-motion in the mix, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreJuly is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With LEGO Ideas, Minifig Habitats, and the return of Bio-Cup, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreJune is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With LEGO House, Star Wars, and the return of the Summer Joust, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreMay is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With LEGO Ideas, Star Wars, and all things adorable, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreApril is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With 101-piece challenges, Star Wars, and all things adorable, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreMarch is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With 101-piece challenges, architecture, and all things adorable, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreFebruary is here with a fresh lineup of LEGO contests and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe even win some awesome LEGO prizes. With Valentine’s builds, space rovers, and everything in between, there’s plenty of inspiration to start building!
Read MoreIt’s 2026! Time for a new year of LEGO contests and more: January 2026 is here and offers great LEGO competitions and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreTime for hot cocoa and some LEGO bricks! December 2025 is here and offers great LEGO competitions and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreFall is slowly transitioning to winter: November 2025 is here and offers great LEGO competitions and challenges. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreThe spooky season is upon is, but October 2025 has more great LEGO competitions and challenges to offer than just Halloween ones! Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreFrom space ships to pirate ships to friendships, September 2025 has some great LEGO competitions and challenges for builders of all levels. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreFrom summer fun to the perfect vacation, August 2025 has some great LEGO competitions and challenges for builders of all levels. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and maybe win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreFrom Summer Joust to an awesome LEGO Ideas Hobby challenge, July 2025 is packed with LEGO competitions and challenges for builders of all levels. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreFrom Bio-Cup to the LEGO House, June 2025 is packed with LEGO competitions and challenges for builders of all levels. Don’t miss your chance to build a MOC and win some awesome LEGO prizes!
Read MoreCheck out these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for May 2025. There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreCheck out these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for April 2025. There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreCheck out these amazing LEGO contests and challenges for March 2025 including our very own Imperial March! There are so many MOCs to be built and prizes to be won!
Read MoreWelcome 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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