On July 1st, 2013—exactly one decade ago—Tommy Williamson debuted Nerdly, the glasses-wearing mascot of a site called BrickNerd. (The site actually launched a full six months before that, but the brick-built bespectacled red 2x2 was introduced in the summer.) Nerdly has since become a symbol for all things nerdy about the bricks, popping up in contests and countries all around the globe. History to Live Up To To celebrate BrickNerd and Nerdly’s 10th birthday, we wanted to go big! The plan was to build a 10x size Nerdly to premiere at Brickworld Chicago and then tour around LEGO fan conventions to encourage readers to participate in the BrickNerd Brigade, showing off how they have made Nerdly their own. The plan actually harkened back to a live build at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015 where Tommy built a large version of Nerdly in front of an audience of enthusiastic fans. So one...

July is now here and LEGO has just released a small number new sets on the LEGO Shop, some of which are very popular according to early reactions. As far as LEGO July 2023 promotions are concerned, the LEGO Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600) is the only one that is going on and you can it from July 1-9 with purchases of $100 on LEGO Disney products. One thing to note is that the Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) does trigger the promotion so that’s a huge plus for those who were wondering. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Disney • Disney Castle (43222) – $399.99 Friends • Horse Training (41746) – $29.99 Ideas • Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) – $229.99 As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO July 2023 Sets...

We don’t talk about new LEGO sets much at BrickNerd—there are a plethora of other great sites that do that. However to help us keep the quality up and ads down, we need your help. If you are going to purchase any new LEGO sets and want to help out BrickNerd simultaneously, we ask that you use our affiliate link for LEGO.com. It is a great way to support community-focused journalism without costing you more than you already spend on LEGO. You can support BrickNerd at the same time you get your Disney Castle, Hocus Pocus house, or Eldorado Fortress. Even if you pre-porder some Dreamzzz or just get a keychain using our link, we appreciate the help. There are also a ton of deals in the VIP center, a Disney 100 with purchase, and a few cool giveaways to enter. See all the new sets at LEGO using the following...

LEGO will be releasing a new LEGO Disney promotion tomorrow when the Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600). The details are still unclear on how to get it but there are reports that will be will be available from July 1-9 with purchases $100 in LEGO Disney products. Minifigure The set comes with an exclusive Mickey Mouse minifigure. This version of Mickey has him in a silver suit with the stars having a metallic shine on both sides of the torso. Build The build is separated into three small models. All of them makes use of the same base style and each of them has a clip on the back to hold a note or a photo. The first build is the Disney 100 sign with some balloons in the back. The front of it has a table with a chocolate cake. The second build is presumably Walt Disney’s desk with a...

Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P by DragonBuilder22 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features Perry the Platypus in his regular pet form as well as him as Agent P with his fedora hat, grappling gun, and jetpack. It also proposes minifigures of Phineas Flynn, Ferb Fletcher, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, and Major Francis Monogram. 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, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, annd Taylor Swift’s Lover...

LEGO has officially revealed a brand new LEGO Icons set with the classic Corvette (10321). Releasing on August 1, the set has 1,210 pieces and retails for $149.99. We don’t have much information on the set but we can see that the car can have the standard convertible version or can have the hardtop. The hood and the trunk can open up to reveal more details. It also has interchangeable license plates for Michigan and California. Open the door to an immersive building project with the LEGO® Icons Corvette (10321) model building set for adults. Capture the look and feel of Chevrolet’s revered 1961 cabriolet sports car as you assemble each iconic detail piece by piece. Then choose between hard- or open-top and park your creation on display for all to enjoy. Loaded with original detailsThis impressive replica model comes with an array of authentic features, including an opening hood and...

June is over and we’re in the midst of Summer - time to sit back and enjoy a cocktail of great features, insightful articles and deep dives from all across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we put LEGO under the microscope and also looked at larger-than-life minifigures. We got nerdy about more LEGO SNOT and (missing) LEGO colors, and looked at how toys might be able to help equaling the playing field. We discovered Rome (twice!) and Venice made from bricks, and visited Sydney, Nevada, the UK, and Kobe, Japan. And on top of that, looked at Bio-Cup villains, went to the arcade, did some alt-building, revived old LEGO themes and 12V train track and talked (to) Big Planes. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles...

The next LEGO DREAMZzz set that we’ll be checking out is Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny (71453). The set has 259 pieces and retails for $19.99. Minifigures There’s only a couple of characters in the set, one of which is Izzie. She is in her Dream World form where she has some armor on the torso. The legs are dual molded for her shoes. Her double-sided head shows her with smiles on both sides with one being more than the other. Her hair has a very color to it with it fading from blue to pink. Her accessories include a sword and an hourglass. She also has Bunchu stuffed animal. The other figure in the set is the Grimspawn. It has a solid black mold with the arms and legs. The head has some printing for its yellow eyes. It also wears a black helmet with a magenta flame. The arms...

The Exhibit Floor layout has been released for San Diego Comic Con 2023 and we can confirm that LEGO will be on display once again. They’ll be at their usual spot at Booth #2829 although we don’t know yet what will be on display there. If I had to make a guess, I would think there will be something involving LEGO DREAMZzz since it’s their newest IP. In addition, we’re not sure if there will be any exclusive LEGO sets or minifigures that will be given away like with previous years. If you remember, LEGO didn’t have anything last year besides some panels and I’ve heard rumors that they were done with exclusives so we’ll see since companies have been starting to ramp up their reveals as we speak. I will be there once as press so I’ll be attending most, if not all, the LEGO panels and will be reporting...

Welcome back to Rome! Or, rather, Rocco Buttliere’s 1:650 scale version of it. En route to replicating the entire part of the Eternal City that lay behind the ancient city walls, this world-class architecture building expert has finished Phase I of the monumental task, covering about a tenth of the area that eventually will make up the SPQR project. The city center of ancient Rome, in all its 104.000-brick splendour. Photo © Rocco Buttliere, MMXXIII We sat down with Rocco to discuss the endeavour. If you haven’t already, make sure to read Part I of the interview first, where Rocco talks about how he came up with the idea, his meticulous research, angles and shapes that are difficult to get right using the square medium of LEGO, and using Stud.io during the design process. Devil in the Details BrickNerd: I have to say, my head still hurts a bit from looking...