Life gives us gifts in so many ways. I was gifted with a wonderful husband and two amazing children. If you have read my earlier articles, you know that we have faced some hard times together, but the challenges have led us to grow and understand each other even more. Sharing LEGO is a big part of our lives as a family, and I like sharing our experiences with you. I hope that our story will give you some insights that I would have found helpful when I first joined the AFOL world. Today, I will connect these joyful thoughts about love, space, and LEGO with my spaceship build “Strangers in a Strange Land.” Join me for happy times and an adventure in space! The spaceship IEV Sunshine is an Interstellar Exploration Vessel that travels in space looking for planets with sentient lifeforms and new plants that could be used for...

Easter is almost here, and we at BrickNerd wish you a joyful holiday with your family and friends! This special time of the year calls for another fun build. I wanted to create something that one can use as decoration for the upcoming holiday. I decided to do a cute egg stand and add a little bunny in charge of the painting. The bunny (or at least the head) was inspired by these awesome chibi figures. Instructions to Build an Easter Egg Stand and Bunny Let’s start with the stand itself. I used lime green for it with a splash of color, representing the different paints the bunny used to decorate the egg. You can change the “paint” dots with whatever colors you like and even match them with the egg you put on there. Here are the instructions to build it: After we’re done with the bunny’s body, comes the...

After flying high and sailing smooth in last month’s peek into airplane and boat element NPU, we’re staying grounded—sort of. This time, we’re rolling into the world of wheels and tires, some of LEGO’s most iconic and versatile parts. Sure, they’re meant for cars, trucks, and all things that vroom... but in the hands of a clever builder? These rubbery rings and round parts can become anything. From monster mouths to bonsai pots, wheels go way beyond the road. Wheely cool pieces, eh? Let’s hit the gas and get bricks rolling to check out some wheely clever builds! LEGO on the Move It’s common knowledge these days that The LEGO Group produces the most tires in the world (though much smaller in size than most of their competitors). LEGO cars have been produced since the 60s in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Trucks? Yep. Racecars? Definitely. Lunar rovers? Even those,...

The Super Robots by BrickOzzy is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 1,400 piece build features an Art tribute to some of Japan’s most iconic Mecha animated series, Mazinger Z, Daitarn 3, and Goldrake. The project joins Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges – Revisited, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord, Booknook: Story Laboratory, Medieval Knight, Coraline – The Pink Palace, Taylor Swift Lover House, Jellyfish Collection, Nolinor Boeing 737-200, Portal 2: Core Replacement Station, Ancient Roman Temple, The Holiday – Rosehill Cottage, Gilmore Girls: Stars Hollow, Appa the Sky Bison, Grand Central Station, “Love Enlighten Me” The Bench of the Lampposts in Love, Bob Ross – The Joy of Building, Peter Rabbit and the Garden, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Muppets – Statler & Waldorf’s Balcony Key Rack, Junkyard with Working Magnet Crane, How I Met Your Mother, Ascensor da...

Every once in a while, you see a build that’s so creative you don’t even want to say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” It’s the kind of build that just makes you take a deep breath and try to take in the limitless breadth of imagination captured in LEGO, where, if you’re anything like me, you quickly get drowned, swept away, and get that incurable itch to get building! That’s exactly the feeling I got when I stumbled on this build by shiu (Shiutoku). optical illusion II. First off, it was an instant follow for me, but then of course I popped in to check on his Flickr photostream only to discover it wasn’t just one optical illusion, but shiu was working on four such illusions for a short series! And so, of course, we sat down to talk to him about it. He was awesome enough to answer our...

LEGO has officially revealed the new wave of LEGO Star Wars which will be available on May 1, just in time for Star Wars Day 2025. The reveals also includes the newest LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series set, Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship (75409). With the purchase of the UCS set from May 1-5, you can also get the LEGO Star Wars Jango Fett Starship Keychain as a gift with purchase item, while supplies last. In addition, the Kamino Training Facility (40765) GWP will also be available from May 1-5 with purchases of $160 on LEGO Star Wars sets, while supplies last. LEGO Brand Stores will have a LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (30708) polybag with purchases of $40 on LEGO Star Wars sets, while supplies last. A few of the sets that have been revealed can be pre-ordered today but you won’t get any goodies with it so hold off...

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Star Wars gift with purchase set with the Kamino Training Facility (40765). The 190 piece set will be available starting on May 1 but we don’t have the details on the price requirements to get it. We can assume that it’ll be available only with LEGO Star Wars purchases during the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Day event. The set features the KE-8 Enforcer ship and a training stand along with a gun rack. It also includes three Clone Cadets with arm printing and dual molded legs. Build a Clone army and prepare it for battle at the Kamino Training Facility with this Star Wars: Attack of the Clones adventure building set for kids. A cool gift with purchase for boys, girls and any Star Wars fans aged 10 and up, the set is the first one ever to include LEGO® Star Wars minifigures of...

A new LEGO Make & Take event has been announced for the end of April for the LEGO Mother’s Day Flower. The event will be held on Sunday, April 27 from 12-2pm local time. Like with all Make & Take events, they are first come, first serve and they will have limited quantities available. The LEGO Store Garden State in Paramus, New Jersey will be holding their event on Saturday, April 26. The post LEGO Mother’s Day Flower Make & Take Event in April appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you missed it back in February, LEGO will be bringing back the LEGO F1 Steering Wheel Make & Take Event on Thursday, April 24. This will be during after work hours like they used to do many years ago from 5-7pm local time. This event is only for participating stores in the US and Canada on a first come, first serve basis. Double check with your store to see if they are doing it and get there early if you can if you want to attend. Since it’s not during the weekend hours, there may be less people attending since they’re still getting off work but don’t chance it. The post LEGO F1 Steering Wheel Make & Take Coming Back in April appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The 2025 LEGO Easter Sale is now live and there are deals on items that are up to 50% off. Also the items are region specific so if you’re not in the US, you may see other items that we don’t have on sale. The Easter Sale runs until April 20. Unfortunately, there are currently no gift with purchase sets that are running concurrent with the sale in the US. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Easter Sale 2025 Now Live appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran