Why I Walked 30 Miles Through Norway to Donate LEGO to a Hospital

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Why I Walked 30 Miles Through Norway to Donate LEGO to a Hospital

50 kilometres is no small feat, but I needed to do something to help raise funds for the Fairy Bricks charity so they could donate LEGO sets to kids in need. But buying new shoes for the walk might have been a mistake…

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The Waiting Game: An AFOL's Love/Hate Relationship with the Postal Services, Part 1

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The Waiting Game: An AFOL's Love/Hate Relationship with the Postal Services, Part 1

How on earth did eight yellow LEGO wheels, ordered from one BrickLink seller, manage to end up in an envelope sent from a completely different BrickLink seller, before mysteriously returning to the seller they didn't come from? You're probably as confused as we are, but at least we can tell you the story.

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Creations for Charity 2017 Begins!

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Creations for Charity 2017 now accepting donations

On October 1st, Creations for Charity founder Nannan Zhang shared the news that they are now accepting donations of LEGO creations for the LEGO charity program! For those unfamiliar with the program, Creations for Charity accepts donations of LEGO MOC's built by builders from all around the world, and sells them online. All the money raised from the selling of these MOC's goes towards purchasing LEGO sets for children in multiple countries. This year in particular, they are planning to make sure those areas affected by the recent natural disasters in the U.S. receive some new LEGO sets! If you're at all interested in donating a MOC of your own, you can check out this page here to find out how. Can't wait to see how much the project can raise this year! Remember, it all starts with you and your donations!

Time to be a hero everyone!
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Nathaniel Stoner

     My name is Nathaniel Stoner, and I am an very active LEGO builder.  I mostly build in the themes of castle and science-fiction, but I also dabble in other genres and create occasional random MOC's (My Own Creations). 

     When I was younger, I would get and build small LEGO sets for my birthday, but I was never really into them.  When they fell apart, I would become frustrated attempting to put them back together and would throw them in a box in my closet.  I couldn't stand them!

     Then, miraculously, I became addicted to the LEGO brick later in my teen years.  Ever since, I have continued to build up (pun intended) my collection of bricks and to expand my knowledge of techniques and building skills.  LEGO is truly more than a toy, its an art form and a way to express yourself.

     For the most part, I collect LEGO Star Wars (mainly the minifigs), which is probably my favorite LEGO theme.  I have a fairly decent collection, including some of the original 1999 sets, such as the Snowspeeder, X-Wing, and Naboo starfighter.  I also collected LEGO the Lord of the Rings when those sets first came out.  The minifigs are great, and the story remains one of my favorites ever. 

     My hope is to inspire other young (and perhaps even older) LEGO builders to unleash their inner creativity!  You can find me on my Flikr here. 

24 Hours Of Creations For Charity

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Those mad men at Beyond the Brick and Creations for Charity are going to kick off the holiday shopping season by hosting a 24 hour livestream starting tomorrow, black Friday. From 5pm EST Friday to 5pm EST Saturday they are going to be live. And for every hour they are on LEGO has pledged to donate a set to Creations for Charity. I plan to join them either late Friday or early Saturday. no idea what I'll do, but you can bet it'll be fun.

You Can Own Breaking Nerdly! (updated)

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Simon Liu (Si-MOCs) has generously put his excellent entry into the Pimp My Nerdly contest up for auction to benefit Creations For Charity. For some reason he thought having me sign it would make it more appealing, go figure.  There's also some BrickNerd swag included! If you want to get your hands on this excellent MOC and support a great cause visit this link.

UPDATE: Sold! 

Breaking Nerdly - C4C

Ready...Fight!

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Iron Builder separates the builders from the BUILDERS, as they craft marvelous MOCs at a frightening pace. TBB blogger and Iron Builder chairman Nannan has built this fantasy arena where great battles take place. And you can own it! Not only that but it can be signed by both chairmen and eight iron builders! It will be auctioned off at Creations for Charity very soon.

Iron Builder Arena