Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published August 9, 2022. Welcome back everyone, time for another technique spotlight! Today I wanted to share with you a few different examples of LEGO waterfalls that I found browsing through the AFOL community. There is something about waterfalls that just makes people happy, whether it be in real life or in the form of interlocking plastic bricks. I’ve made a few myself over the years, and if you haven’t yet tried it yourself, I can highly recommend you do so. As with most things, there are a lot of different ways to create a beautiful waterfall. I’ve tried to group the different types of techniques below and showcase some different versions and scales that people have used over the years. So let’s get to it! Curved Slopes Are Awesome First off, we have a fairly simple technique that uses curved slopes as a way...

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour by donnydings is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features 2,974 pieces and it features a stage that Taylor Swift would use during her concerts. It also proposes 10 different Taylors, one from each of her eras, as well as her guitarist and four backup dancers. This is the fourth Taylor Swift project that have reached the goal in this Review Stage. The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Minifigure Gumball Machine, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc.,...

The new LEGO Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures Series 2 (71039) officially comes out in a few weeks and the most glaring issue with them is that they are packaged in boxes. This means that you won’t be able to feel out the characters like we’ve been doing so for years. In addition, the layouts of full boxes look to be all random so listing them on how they are set won’t help that much. Luckily, LEGO has provided some clues on the boxes themselves. Underneath the box is your standard UPC code and next to it is a stamp with some random numbers. This is the secret to finding the ones you want. Each character has their unique five digit stamp along with the serial number run below it. Even though some of the characters have the same top number, the bottom numbers are substantially far from the other one. I’ve...

LEGO has announced that there will be signings for the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter Gringotts Wizarding Bank – Collectors’ Edition (76417). LEGO designers George Gilliatt, Justin Ramsden, and Peter Kjaergaard will be traveling across Europe to various LEGO Stores for a signing tour. There you can meet them and have the set signed as well. • Leicester Square, London – 9/1 – 15:00-17:00• Paris Les Halles, France – 9/2 – 11:00-13:00• Amsterdam, Netherlands – 9/3 – 10:00-12:00• Arkadia, Warsaw, Poland – 9/4 – 17:00-19:00• Parquesur, Madrid, Spain – 9/9 – 10:00-12:00• San Babila, Milan, Italy – 9/10 – 10:00-12:00• Lisbon, Portugal – 9/16 – 10:00-12:00 George, Justin and Peter are super excited to announce the Gringotts Wizarding Bank Signing Tour! Catch us in 7 different LEGO Stores across Europe, have a chat and get your new Gringotts set signed See you in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Madrid, Milan and Lisbon #LEGO...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published August 26, 2022. Today’s guest article comes from Brickfilmer and Brickworld Chicago Cinema Co-coordinator Casey McCoy. He interviews Stefan Minder about his short film “Out of Service” which was recently recognized as the best international brickfilm at Brickworld Chicago 2022. Every year in Schaumburg, Illinois, hundreds of LEGO fans descend on the Chicago suburb for one of the largest and most celebrated LEGO fan events – Brickworld Chicago. It’s been the highlight of my LEGO experience for the past 10 years and many others’ for good reason – the sheer variety of things to do, people to meet, and MOCs to see! But one of my favorite activities has stood above the rest – the Brickworld Film Festival. Starting in 2011 and founded by animation giants David Pagano (paganomation) and David Pickett (Nightly News at Nine/ Brick 101), the Brickworld Film Festival has always...

Back in July, LEGO was supposed to release the last Bricktober 2022 sets on the Rewards Center which was the Fantasy Adventure Ride (5007489) but was ultimately delayed until August. LEGO has just announced that it will finally be released on Wednesday, August 16. There was no time given at this time so I suggest checking right at midnight. The post LEGO Bricktober 2022 Fantasy Adventure Ride (5007489) to Release August 16 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today’s guest article comes from Levi Knighten who shares the joys and difficulties of building LEGO with ADHD. Building LEGO Isn’t Fun All the Time Building LEGO sets is not a fun endeavor for me. This must sound incredibly blasphemous, seeing as I’ve not only built several sets but also have designed over 50 MOCs. It’s often tedious and greatly frustrating, causing me to avoid it as much as possible. Luckily for me, I have a partner who truly enjoys building, much to my everlasting confusion. I often hang out in the same room while he builds, mostly so he listens to good music once in a while, and so I can occasionally wander over to watch. I always offer to help because I feel bad for making him build things that I asked for or even designed, but the idea of building something like a modular set on my own...

Some new LEGO promotions have now started on the LEGO Shop which include Houses of the World 3 (40594) and the LEGO DREAMZzz Z-Blob and Bunchu Spider Escape (30636). Like with previous ones, the Houses of the World 3 is available with purchases of $250. This promotion runs until August 27, while supplies last. The LEGO DREAMZzz polybag can be had with purchases of $40 in LEGO City, DREAMZzz, Friends, Harry Potter, Monkie Kid, and/or Ninjago. The promo period for the polybag will run until August 21, while supplies last. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post New LEGO Promotions on LEGO Shop – August 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Parts Is Parts Ever bought a set for the animals? Guilty as charged. Why not use them for something unintended? Since 1979, LEGO has created hundreds of animals, ranging from a cat to a dragon, a mammoth to a shark, and everything in between. Lets explore the history of LEGO Animals, and take a peak at some wacky builds that incorporate them! Kittiens, and Crocs and Crabs, oh my! This Little Piggy Went To Market The first animals originated in the DUPLO farm subtheme, releasing in 1979. Behold, this beautiful pig. That blank face, those cool dead eyes. Relatable. I think this poor porker woke up on the wrong side of the barn! Five years later, our favorite little plastic people acquired their first animal companions. Knights could now ride horses into battle! And wagons actually had something to pull them. 1984 really upgraded castle, horses made a HUGE difference! No...

It’s all come down to this. The end of Bio-Cup 2023 is here. Three unstoppable constraction builders wanted the win, but only one will come out on top. This year’s Bio-Cup has been nothing short of amazing, with so many talented builders, new and old, really elevating their skills to the next level. If you haven’t seen any of the previous rounds, I encourage you to check out the Flickr group to see all the other builds that are not in the finals. Or you can catch up through BrickNerd’s articles: Bio-Cup 2023 is Underway Villainous Intent: Round 1 of Bio-Cup 2023 Going in Circles: Round 2 of Bio-Cup 2023 Punk It Up: Round 3 of Bio-Cup 2023 If you are all caught up now, the winner of Bio-Cup 2023 is… Blatant Delaying Tactics Maybe let’s stop, for just a moment, for a lovely slideshow of the impressive builds selected at...