Warning! This article contains dangerously high levels of adorableness. Enter at your own risk as we reveal the winners of AdoraBuild 2026 and celebrate the LEGO creations that made us smile the most.
Read MoreFrom tropical escapes to airport adventures, Nerdly traveled far and wide for Nerdvember 2025. With the vacation wrapped, it’s time to reveal the winners and hand out some prizes!
Read MoreSome people bring MOCs to LEGO conventions. Others bring an experience. This is the story of how a glowing prize machine, space goats, and a little bit of chance became a thing in the most Skaerbaek way possible.
Read MoreToday’s the final boarding call for Nerdvember contest submissions! Get your Vacation Nerdly build or photo submitted before the deadline tonight for a chance to win some awesome LEGO prizes and the Golden Nerdly trophy!
Read MoreWe’ve seen Nerdly traveling near and far, and with two weeks left in our Nerdvember 2025 contest, there’s still time to submit your vacation build or photo before the January 4th deadline to win some awesome prizes!
Read MoreWe’ve heard from lots of you that you want to take Nerdly with you when you are actually on vacation for the holidays and New Year’s—so we’re extending our Nerdvember 2025 contest deadline to January 4th.
Read MoreNovember means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember—a month where we are EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy and host a contest to reimagine our mascot Nerdly. This year is vacation-themed, and we have awesome prizes to award in both MOC and photography categories.
Read MoreThe LEGO Minifigure Vending Machine is more than just balls with minifigs. Join us to see what mini MOC prizes they inspired instead! Don’t worry, no real coins are required and you’ll win every time!
Read MoreLast month we challenged you to bring to life your most iconic LEGO Star Wars creations for our Imperial March contest. Today for May the Fourth, we are excited to reveal the winners who went to the Dark Side and beyond!
Read MoreMerry Christmas from BrickNerd! For Nerdvember 2024, we challenged our readers to interpret our mascot Nerdly in an animated theme, and we’re thrilled to award our Golden Nerdly trophy to…
Read MoreTime’s running out to get your Nerdly on! You have one week left to build your animation-inspired Nerdly to win some amazing LEGO prizes in our Nerdvember 2024 contest!
Read MoreAttention BrickNerd fans! Our traditional Nerdvember challenge is halfway over! There are some amazing LEGO prizes for those who reimagine our mascot, Nerdly, into something a bit more animated!
Read MoreNovember means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember—a month where we are EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy and host a contest to reimagine our mascot Nerdly with some amazing LEGO prizes. But what is the theme this year?
Read MoreWe challenged you to bring to life your cutest LEGO creations for our AdoraBuild contest, and we were overjoyed with how much they made us smile! So get ready to feel happy because we are about to reveal the winners and crown our Master AdoraBuilder!
Read MoreMerry Christmas from BrickNerd! Now, let’s give away some gold. For Nerdvember 2023, we challenged our readers to interpret our mascot Nerdly in a survival theme, and we’re thrilled to award our Golden Nerdly trophy to…
Read MoreNovember means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember—a month where we are EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy and host a contest to reimagine our mascot Nerdly with some amazing LEGO prizes. But what is the theme this year?
Read MoreFor Nerdvember 2022, we challenged our BrickNerd readers to take our mascot Nerdly on a fantastic adventure and reimagine it into the realm of fantasy. We received so many creative entries that took us to another world, and we’re thrilled to award our Golden Nerdly trophy to…
Read MoreNovember has arrived which means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember! It is a month where we get to be EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy and host a contest to reimagine our mascot Nerdly with some amazing LEGO prizes.
Read MoreWe challenged our BrickNerd readers to create pirate-themed LEGO MOCs but with a twist—no humans allowed! We received a stunning 78 entries, took a deep look at each, and are awarding the shiny gold loot to…
Read MoreOnly a few days left to build like a pirate! But remember, no human minifigs are allowed!
Read MoreSelf-described Train Nerd, Michael Gale takes us through his process to restore old and tarnished track, in various states of deterioration. Hop aboard, and see what he comes up with, today on BrickNerd!
What is the best way to clean and restore your LEGO 9V track? We take a deep dive into how to maintain, clean and restore your precious track to keep it in as good condition as possible to keep your trains running on schedule!
In the latest installment of our LEGO SNOT series, we explore how thinking in 2×2×2 cubes takes the guesswork out of sideways building. See how a few simple SNOT cubes can help you line up studs in any direction.
There are many acronyms, terms and phrases used to describe various LEGO things within the world of AFOLs. But what about all the made-up words we use every day that don’t make it into a standard glossary? Welcome to the AFOL Slang Dictionary.
No bones about it, BrickNerd fans, we’ve got some interesting connections for you today. Will explores the old LEGO skeleton, digs up several curiosities, and resurrects Belville to tickle your funny bone!
Welcome 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.
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November 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 contests like Brickscalibur and Colossal Castle Contest returning, and new ones popping up, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found!