Building with LEGO is often a personal journey, but the right community can change everything. This month’s the Builder Improvement Initiative explores how finding your people—online or in person—can elevate your building, confidence, and connection to the hobby.
Read MoreAre LEGO influencers staying true to the brand’s core values or just selling a curated lifestyle? This op-ed explores the evolving relationship between authenticity and influence in the LEGO community and how to champion creativity over consumerism.
Read MoreIs the LEGO goat the G.O.A.T.? Find out how a love for these rare animals turned into one of the quirkiest and most creative AFOL communities: GOATLUG.
Read MoreWe all love a good online LEGO contest, but how do you run a building contest for a LUG? Michael J. shares his thoughts and experiences of running contests for the last seven years.
Read MoreWhat is a LUG? Should you roll the dice and join one? How are they organized and what should you expect at a meeting? Take a chance as we explore the basics of LEGO User Groups using LUGVegas as an example.
Read MoreWhat does it take to keep a LEGO club thriving for 25 years? For the VLC, the answer is creativity, connection, and plenty of trains, towers, and towns. What started as a local meetup has now grown into a cornerstone of Canada’s AFOL community.
Read MoreWhat is SortLUG, how did the group start, and why have they had global Zoom calls every week for three years? Join guest contributor Justin Speers as he shares the origin of the group that is all about sorting LEGO and more.
Read MoreContinuing our series about AFOLs with kids, we take a look at the question of whether or not kids are welcome at LUG meetings and LEGO fan conventions as exhibitors. Spoiler alert: there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer.
Read MoreWhen someone says “Comic Con”, San Diego is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But there are so many smaller, local shows where a LEGO display can really shine!
Read MoreWhat does it take to put on a 30-day or longer LEGO display? Michael J talks with LUG-mates Mike Sita and David Warner to get the behind-the-scenes details of planning a month-long holiday show.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the lives of LEGO fans in the past year. We take a look at the various ways the AFOL Community has adapted to life in quarantine.
Read MoreIt has been an exciting month and a half here at BrickNerd, and today we are excited to welcome a few more amazing people to the BrickNerd Brainery.
Read MoreMany times, change is born out of irritation. One day, you finally decide to take matters into your own hands and take action to change something for the better. Sometimes that momentum leads to reinvigorating a community-focused AFOL blog when other LEGO community-oriented content seemed to have fallen by the wayside. In my case, I became frustrated seeing the growing number of built LEGO sets being displayed at LEGO conventions. This is my story of how to cultivate a community of LEGO builders that go beyond sets.
Read MoreThere was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable LEGO people to see if they could become something more. Nine countries and at least ten languages later, we have gathered a team of incredible builders, writers, historians and artists to make connections across continents and showcase the best the global LEGO fan community has to offer. BrickNerds, assemble!
Read MoreTake a seat as we explore clever LEGO chair techniques that will leave you sitting pretty. From boat studs to bucket handles, here are some simple ways to design your own stylish chairs.
Identifying individual LEGO parts from bulk second-hand purchases can be challenging, so what are the most common elements that people want to know, “What is this!?”
The same bricks have sailed under many names in Alexander Zarkowski’s LEGO shipyard. We talk cruise ships, building at scale and how it feels to take apart a massive build after only a few weeks.
Which country has the cheapest LEGO? We’ve crunched the numbers across 22 countries spanning Europe, North America, and Australia and found a surprising result…
LEGO Castle has featured quite a few factions like the Wolfpack and Fright Knights. But what would kids name them after only seeing their shields? Make way for the Mean Rocktopusses!
Brian Hickey is back with another installment of LEGO According To Kids. This time he asks his to young children about their thoughts on LEGO color names. Read on to find the interesting and comical results!
AFOLs have a language all their own, giving LEGO parts a variety of interesting nicknames and acronyms. But what do kids think of these part names? Well, we asked and they did not hold back…
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