Finding Myself in LEGO: The Struggle to Make a Black Sigfig
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Today’s guest article comes from Levi Knighten who shares their experience and struggles trying to create a sigfig as a black, queer fan of LEGO.
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Celebrating International LEGO Day With Our Best LEGO Store Stories
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To celebrate International LEGO Day, we’ve collected some of BrickNerd’s best stories about shopping for these coveted plastic toys!
Read MoreThe Tale of the Giant LEGO Credit Note
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My local toy store wasn’t interested in buying the rare LEGO set that was just gathering dust in my bedroom. They were, however, willing to offer me store credit in exchange for it—a credit note that would become infamous…
Read MoreLEGO LEGO Stores: The Ultimate Ultimate Guide
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The LEGO Store is a magical place where dreams of kids and AFOLs alike come true, so join us today as we jump into an Inception-like guide to LEGO LEGO Stores, both official sets and fan creations.
Read MoreE. Pluribus Uranium: When in Rome
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Traveling as an AFOL usually involves the ritual of visiting a LEGO store wherever you go—even though all the products are nearly identical around the world. Today’s stop is Rome, Italy!
Read MoreThe Search for PAB: Where In the World Has BrickNerd Gotten LEGO
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We’re pretty nerdy about LEGO here, but who has traveled the furthest to buy bricks? Who has visited the most LEGO Stores? And which LEGO Store has been visited by the most BrickNerd contributors?
Read MoreA Day in the Life of the Partner of an AFOL
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Ever wonder what your non-FOL spouses/partners/friends/family/pets have to endure when you’re on a mission for Brick? Today BrickNerd’s Lorren Loveless’ partner, Kimberly, gives us some insight!
Read MoreRemember the Stormtrooper
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Follow the multi-continental search for a LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper keychain and how it turned into tale about being clear about what you want.
Read MoreThe 2021 LEGO Holiday Truck Tour
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LEGO Brand Retail Store events have been few and far between, but now they’re back! Gwyneth Kozbial reports on her experience visiting the LEGO Holiday Truck in sunny Los Angeles, California.
Read MoreA LEGO Store in Edinburgh: Open It and They Will Come!
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Can you imagine living within a short walking distance of an official LEGO store? And the nervous excitement anticipating its Grand Opening!? BrickNerd’s Kitty Elsmore was on the scene for a first-hand report.
Read More"Pick-A-Model" sets now at LEGO Stores
/AFOLs and others who walked into their local LEGO Store on April 1 were treated to a neat surprise on the Pick-A-Brick wall: new elements previously not available through PAB, including 1x1 round decorated "eye" tiles, 1x2 yellow "cheese" slopes, and much more. But don't grab a large cup and start to fill it just yet.
It's all part of the new "Pick-A-Model" line, in which you can create two models -- a plane or a couple of giraffes -- in the vein of their successful Build Your Own Minifigure offering.
"Eye" see what you did there, LEGO.
One caveat for those tempted to stock up on these elements: they are really geared toward the Pick-A-Model sets, so you won't be able to fill your PAB cups to the brim with them: I'm told that LEGO Brand Retail employees will dutifully uphold this policy. Pick-A-Model sets will also change on a quarterly basis, which could mean more different elements coming to the PAB walls. That's always good news!
1x2 modified plates in light orange -- let's just call them duck's beaks.
Each Pick-A-Model set will cost you $4.99, which seems a bit steep (the plane, for example, only has 24 pieces) and comes with a handy case which happens to hold exactly the number of pieces you need to build the set. But the availability of the new elements alone might make these worth it.
Can LEGO Botanical sets be used as “tree battle packs”? Yes! Here’s how to transform 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees into minifig-scale trees for all your MOC needs.