Best of BrickNerd — Article originally published on March 1, 2022 and updated on Feb 25, 2023. Image via The Calvert Journal The events in this article took place in Autumn 2021. The article, by guest writer Jenn Williams, has been in development with BrickNerd since that time and was completed before the escalation of current events. Even as a memory from last year, however, the story of the LEGO community in Ukraine deserves to be told. Jenn’s explorations highlight the connection and inspiration LEGO can bring to all corners of the world. We hope this article illustrates how the international AFOL community is diverse, creative, and overwhelmingly open-hearted. Finding Community in Ukraine The cityscape of Kyiv, Ukraine, stretches in repetitious rows of gray, as far as the eye can see. Building after building of bland soviet apartment blocks are peppered only with the blue and yellow of Ukrainian flags hung...

As a huge (and I mean HUGE) fan of all things Middle Earth, I was ecstatic about LEGO’s return to this magical world with the announcement of 10316 Rivendell. After the appetizer that the three Lord of the Rings BrickHeadz released in January provided, it’s great to finally get a proper minfigure-scale set in the LOTR theme. And what a set it is! However, while this 6,000+ piece set is jaw-dropping on its own, besting anything ever released under the LOTR brand, my inner MOC-builder felt the need to take the set a step further. After all, why just build Rivendell when you could build and modify Rivendell? (If you wanted a play-by-play of building the set or a list of all the details hidden within, there are many other LEGO-related sites that do that quite well. At BrickNerd, we like to get creative with sets by showcasing their history, alternative...

Just over a year ago, LEGO announced that the next Ideas set would be dancing to the beat of Korean Popular Music (K-pop for short) and be based on the iconic boyband, BTS. The music video of their song Dynamite was submitted by fan designer Josh Bretz (@JBBrickFanatic) and Jacob Twerski (@BangtanBricks) and the rest is history. Though many AFOLs reacted to the BTS set news with the question, “Who!?”, a large army of K-pop fans celebrated around the world. With the release of LEGO Ideas 21339 BTS Dynamite, we wanted to explore the set from the perspective of both an AFOL and an ARMY (a member of the BTS fandom). the original submission by josh and jacob was one of the fastest sets to reach 10,000 votes. But before we talk about the set itself, join us for a brief history of K-pop, Korean culture, and the global phenomenon that...

If you’re a LEGO VIP member, the highly anticipated LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) is now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. It costs $499.99 and if you purchase it between now and March 7, you can get the LEGO BrickHeadz Frodo & Gollum (40603) as a free gift ($14.99 retail). You’ll also double up with the Houses of the World 1 (40583) GWP, while supplies last. Everything will be added to your cart automatically. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) Now Available on LEGO Shop for VIPs appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days ago, LEGO revealed a new LEGO House exclusive set with A Minifigure Tribute (40504) and it is now available for purchase at Billund. It has 1,041 pieces and this set is the fourth LEGO House exclusive set which features Captain Redbeard, one of the more iconic pirate minifigures. We were fortunate enough to get sent a review copy to check out. Instructions The first few pages of the instruction booklet gives you a brief history of the LEGO minifigure which is actually a pretty interesting read. Build The first part of the build is for the minifigure stand. It’sand there are two knobs on top for Redbeard to stand on. In front of that are some printed tiles of A Minifigure Tribute and LEGO House. Bag 2 is solely for Redbeard’s torso build. The first quarter is for the torso frame but the most interesting thing here is...