Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 5, 2021. I'm a huge fan of old movies, and if you don't know where the title is from, go watch the movie Se7en. There are lots of series that gets worse and worse as they go on, but there are few that get better with age. The Mission Impossible series comes to mind as one of the rare examples where each new film is better and more over-the-top than the last. Chris Yu’s Space Box series can be counted as one of those examples where each new sequel is better than the last. Chris is a Taiwanese builder who has been building some amazing creations for the last four years—including this amazing World of Warcraft Orc (which is saying a lot, since I was totally an Alliance Dwarf healing priest!). But one of Chris’ specialties is the mind-blowing and magical ‘Space Box’...

LEGO has revealed another brand new LEGO Star Wars set based on The Mandalorian with the Spider Tank (75361). Releasing on August 1, the set has 526 pieces and will retail for $49.99. The minifigures included are Din Djarin with the Darksaber, Grogu, and Bo-Katan. Unfortunately with the release date so far out, we don’t have any more images to share at this time but you can pre-order today on the LEGO Shop. The post LEGO Star Wars Spider Tank (75361) Officially Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Naruto: Ichiraku Ramen Shop – 25th Anniversary by DadiTwins is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is the third time project has hit the goal and is for the 25th anniversary of Naruto. It doesn’t look like there are any changes from the previous version. The project joins Dr. Seuss and LEGO, Sweet Honey, The Botanical Garden, The Crown – A Piece of History, Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room, Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Stargate, Medieval Seaside Market, Brick Boulevard, Retro Comic Store, Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary, Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic, Humpback Whale, Shrek’s Swamp, Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct, LED Lamp, Bricks Coffee, Ogel Creek Saw Mill, Hollow Knight: Forgotten Crossroad, LEGO Godzilla, Claus Toys, Twilight: Cullen House, Where’s Wally/Waldo?, V.&T.R.R. #12, Genoa, River Side Lodge, Catan – The Game, Daft Punk – The Robots, Monsters Inc: The Door...

Today is March 10, an annual celebration of the entire Super Mario video game franchise (because you can write the day as MAR10). To mark the occasion, I'm going to introduce you to Bricktendo (also known as Eliès) who made a beautiful diorama featuring the Mario franchise that seemingly magically moves without explanation. I had the opportunity to see it in person and discuss all the details of this creation at the Legsplay exhibition in Angouleme last month. Sam: Hi Eliès, welcome to BrickNerd! Can you introduce yourself a little? How long have you been building LEGO? Eliès: Hi Pistash! I'm Eliès, aka Bricktendo on social networks. I'm 22 years old and I'm originally from Nîmes, France. I have been building LEGO for 14 years now without interruption since I was seven years old. I have to say that I have a classic background—as a Star Wars fan, collecting sets was...

The process of photographing your LEGO creations has so many intriguing aspects, but one for me stands out the most: choosing the correct background. There are so many options when it comes to “setting the stage” to present your MOCs or minifigures. There are a few classic options like craft paper or fabric, but setting the scene for your MOC can make all the difference. "Roll along covered wagon, roll along, To the turn of your wheels I sing a song, City ladies may be fine, but give me that girl of mine, Roll along covered wagon, roll along". Today we are going to look at all the different types of backgrounds you can use to take your LEGO projects to the next level, give the scene more character, and explore which options are best for specific occasions. Brick Built Dioramas Perhaps the most common background is the one you don’t...