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November 26, 2025

Expanding the LEGO Holiday Express by Exploring the Visual Identity of Winter Village Trains

November 26, 2025/ Michael Gale
Expanding the LEGO Holiday Express by Exploring the Visual Identity of Winter Village Trains

From color palettes to decorative details, each LEGO Winter Village train has a distinct style. Here’s how understanding their visual identity can help you build a longer, more cohesive Holiday Express.

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November 26, 2025/ Michael Gale/ Comment
Customizing, Deep Dive, Review
winter village, Christmas, Holiday, Holiday Express, trains
December 27, 2024

Re-Envisioning Santa’s Post Office

December 27, 2024/ Josh Parkinson (BrickBuiltJosh)
Re-Envisioning Santa’s Post Office

Sometimes an official set isn’t exactly what you want it to be, so we used that as an excuse to modify Santa’s Post Office into a more display-worthy addition to the LEGO Winter Village.

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December 27, 2024/ Josh Parkinson (BrickBuiltJosh)/ Comment
Customizing, Review
winter village, Post Office, Hot Air Baloon, Delivery, Modding, Customization
October 21, 2024

Soaring Over the Winter Village: Hanging by a Thread

October 21, 2024/ Chris Roberts
Soaring Over the Winter Village: Hanging by a Thread

What’s the best way to make your Winter Village hot air balloon fly? Today we chat with the designer and try to add a little magic to really elevate your LEGO holiday display.

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October 21, 2024/ Chris Roberts/ Comment
Review, Interviews
winter village, Post Office, Hanging, Flying, Santa, Hot Air Baloon
July 25, 2024

Christmas in July: A Motorized Whimsical Winter Village

July 25, 2024/ Samuel Pister
Christmas in July: A Motorized Whimsical Winter Village

It’s Christmas in July, so dust off your LEGO Winter Village because BrickNerd is interviewing a builder whose motorized display has moving Santa scenes and secrets galore!

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July 25, 2024/ Samuel Pister/ Comment
MOC Spotlight, Interviews
winter village, Alex Lejeune, Les Kroutes, Alex winter village, Motorized, Christmas in July, Christmas, Santa, Santa's workshop

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Smooth Sailing? Lessons From Building a Pirate Ship GBC
Smooth Sailing? Lessons From Building a Pirate Ship GBC

What happens when you turn a LEGO pirate ship into a Great Ball Contraption? Brian Hickey and his family find out, building a working module and learning a few hard lessons when it joins the GBC loop at BrickCon.

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Quick Build #21: T-R3X Speeder Bike
Quick Build #21: T-R3X Speeder Bike

The Spindlejack messengers have a new predator on their tail! Dan Ko shares his T-R3X Speeder Bike, a dinosaur-inspired ride for the light-fingered Swindlejerks, with free instructions to build your own bike and display stand.

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Curb Appeal: Building Curved Sidewalks for Your LEGO City
Curb Appeal: Building Curved Sidewalks for Your LEGO City

Creating LEGO cityscapes is an AFOL passion, but how do you build sidewalks and curbs that curve like in real life? We share some step-by-step instructions using some helpful new elements to make sure your city has curb appeal.

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Monet in Dark Mode: Recoloring the LEGO Art Water Lilies
Monet in Dark Mode: Recoloring the LEGO Art Water Lilies

Monet painted his garden many times, exploring changes in color and time of day. Meredith Najewicz follows his lead, rebuilding the LEGO Art Water Lilies set with a darker palette and some creative part substitutions to cast the lilies in a different light.

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LEGO Floating Islands: Take To The Skies!
LEGO Floating Islands: Take To The Skies!

It is time to take to the skies to see all the LEGO floating islands that populate our imaginations. Check out these gravity-defying rocks and learn why they might be one of the best ever collab ideas.

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Old Magic, New Bricks: Comparing Borgin and Burkes and Dumbledore’s Office
Old Magic, New Bricks: Comparing Borgin and Burkes and Dumbledore’s Office

Old LEGO magic still has its charms. We revisit Borgin and Burkes and Dumbledore’s office to compare how their buildings, curious objects, and magical creatures have changed across generations of Harry Potter sets.

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The LEGO Dark Arts: Removing Prints from Official LEGO Parts
The LEGO Dark Arts: Removing Prints from Official LEGO Parts

Want to customize a minifig without fancy printers or toxic fumes? Learn how to use the dark art of reductive design to literally erase the line between official and custom LEGO parts.

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Building a Battlefield: LEGO Battles in the Brassbound Universe
Building a Battlefield: LEGO Battles in the Brassbound Universe

LEGO meets tabletop combat in the Brassbound universe. We talk with creator Paul Antoine about designing microscale armies, turning builds into game pieces, and developing games with a growing community.

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