What is a LEGO cheese slope and how can you tessellate them to make patterns that dazzle and amaze? This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about cheese slope mosaics.
Read MoreWhere do you start if you want to build a LEGO mosaic? This guide from The LEGO Builder’s Handbook will show you how to build them from beginning to end, including the kinds of images that work best, what software is available to help out. and all the other options to master your mosaic.
Read MoreFrom nostalgic villains to technicolor blooms, these five standout mosaics at South Australia’s biggest LEGO fan event show how creativity and color collided at Brixpo 2025.
Read MoreWhat do you do with all your extra quarter-circle tiles? Create a double-layer mosaic bursting with color! Guest contributor Joe Meno talks with BrickNerd-in-Chief Dave Schefcik about his Rainbow Heart mosaic and how it could become an official BrickLink Designer Program set.
Read MoreEver think about earning a Guinness World Record? Largest ball of tinfoil? Longest time standing on one foot? How about the Largest Vertical LEGO Mosaic? Today Samuel Pister investigates just that about how an AFOL in France built big all because of a boat.
Read MoreTraveling 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 MoreHow do you build museum-quality renditions of famous works of Polish art out of LEGO? Easy, you stack 150,000 tiny pieces in columns with all your friends for days on end! Read all about the monumental effort to make these mosaic masterpieces.
Read MoreMany people started building with LEGO again throughout the pandemic, but perhaps none emerged from their Dark Age as colorfully as Jack England.
Read MoreHow do you combine the logos of the Vegas Golden Knights and the Henderson Silver Knights into a single LEGO mosaic? By going lenticular, of course!
Read MoreCollege tends to be a time when the Dark Age starts and interest in LEGO wanes, but for some students in The LEGO Brick Club at The Ohio State University, exactly the opposite is happening. This is their story about making a mosaic of OSU’s mascot, Brutus Buckeye.
Read MoreWhat are you supposed to do with that drawer of tiny cheese slopes? Why, make a mosaic of course! But buckle up—building LEGO cheese slope mosaics may be harder than it seems.
Read MoreAre you ready for more LEGO Beatles nerdity? Part two of the magical mystery tour starts now as we go behind the scenes of my brick-built Beatles’ British studio albums.
Read MoreI may officially be a “BrickNerd” but there is no subject about which I am historically nerdier than The Beatles. So I present to you “The Thirteen British Beatles Album Covers” created in LEGO.
Read MoreGuest contributor Alicia Costello takes us through her Brick Rodeo 2021 experience in Texas. The LEGO convention, formerly known as Brick Fiesta, featured games, amazing LEGO creations, fundraisers for charity, and more.
Read MoreSometimes unconventional construction leads to spectacular results. Take this mosaic by builder Ultron32 for instance, a pretty large percentage of the parts used here are held in place by friction only. And while that may not be great for gravity on occasion, I think you’ll agree it’s pretty excellent for capturing a likeness.
It always makes me happy when I see a post from a builder we haven’t heard from in a while, especially when I can call that builder a friend. J.B.F. took a bit of a hiatus from building, but is back with a vengeance with these powerful pieces he’s calling My Own Propaganda. Thought provoking images of the tumultuous world we live in.
While adult me finds the womanizing and chauvinistic overtones a bit unsettling (we’ve come so far, sort of) I’m still a bond fan. And while this piece by JS_Ninjnerd depicts MI6’s most infamous agent as a silhouette, I’m choosing to see him as my personal favorite Bond, Sean Connery. And admit it, the theme song is in your head now huh? It’s in mine, and it’s totally agreeable.
Any kid that owned a Gameboy in the late 90's (so let's face it, most) recognizes these guys, it's the trainers from Pokemon Red and Blue, the ubiquitous monster catching role-playing game. It gives me great pleasure to present these as they come from a builder you might have heard of, Mr Kevin Hinkle himself. It's good to see you dabbling with the bricks Kevin.
I remember the first time I saw The Matrix. It was during the original theatrical release, and I went in cold. I don't even recall seeing a commercial for it. I went with a group from work, we had been crunching on a project and needed a little recreation, we got it. We all left the theater charged up for stylized storytelling, cutting edge effects and *gasp* an original idea. I don't care much for the sequels, but the original still holds up, it's an amazing little bit of filmmaking. This likeness of the hero by cmaddison just makes me want to watch it again.
LEGO as an art medium has no limits, none. It can be blocky and colorful, contoured and realistic or clean and stark. These stags by Grantmasters could hang in any pub, huntsman club or study and I'm guessing most people wouldn't even notice they're brick-built, at least not at first. They're elegant and regal, like the beasts they convey.
September 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!
Why is this small, shiny LEGO chrome cup so expensive? And why is it so beloved (and hoarded) by builders of GBC modules? Today, we explore the legend of the chrome cup.
LEGO waterfalls are magical because they are both a memorizing moment frozen in time and also incredibly varied in how to build them. Here are some LEGO waterfall techniques from around the AFOL community, but be warned, you might get wet!
Ever wonder what goes into the design of LEGO set packaging? BrickNerd has you covered as we dive into the rules, standards and design sensibilities that go into creating an appealing product for store shelves.
What happens when a lifelong Trekkie, AFOL and professional toy designer finally gets an official LEGO Star Trek playset? Samuel Hatmaker explores the new Enterprise bridge and shows why playing Star Trek matters as much as displaying it.
We spoke with several Autistic AFOLs who shared their experiences with LEGO regarding coping, community, collecting and catharsis. And we found that Autism can be both a challenge and a superpower when it comes to LEGO.
What do you do when a LEGO Pokémon set doesn’t quite hit the mark? Take it apart and create an alternate build using only the pieces from the original set! But how do you level up a character as recognizable as Pikachu?
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