Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published October 6, 2022. Creating cityscapes has been a love for AFOLs since the very beginning of the brick and a staple of Miniland at any LEGOLAND across the world! It is no wonder the City theme continues to remain in the top five-selling themes for LEGO every single year. If I had to guess I would say it is because these cities closely mimic real life, or like any themed build, creates an imaginative world that pulls us in. I don’t personally have a cityscape, yet. But, this doesn’t stop me from imagining how I might construct one and really get into the finer details such as sidewalk and curb details. Today’s article is all about curb construction, and more specifically, how the introduction of a new element might change some aspects of that. LEGO City by OliveSeon Street Level While the architecture and...

When a new Iron Builder competition starts up, it’s hard not to feature some of the fantastic creations that come from the parts-usage head-to-head. In this round, both our competitors are trying to best utilize the Technic rotor blade in red. In a strategic move, challenger Duncan Lindbo attempts to cut down his competition with a brilliant chainsaw creation! It’s such a clean model, with excellent lines and a superb use of the seed part. But the log it sits on is equally impressive, all knotted and gnarled on the exterior, yet smooth and ringed where it was recently cleaved. Good luck to Duncan and his challenger Dan Ko as they duke it out! The post Iron Builder: It’s like a beautiful dance with a LEGO chainsaw! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Kyle Keller

So the big-scale version of our favorite Star Wars youngster put out by LEGO was pretty darn adorable. But George Panteleon just had to go for bigger and Bambi-er with this Grogu figure that’s cute as all get out! I love the textures on his robes: the studs out fluff around the child’s neck and wrists contrast the sloping folds of the rest of the garment. But those big, entrancing black eyes giving you that mischievous stare. You just know he’s looking to steal that metal ball at the end of one of your flight controls. The post Going gaga for LEGO Grogu appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Kyle Keller

Frequently featured for his impressive LEGO train builds, Pieter Post comes in strong once again, this time tackling the Bavarian D XII locomotive in its natural habitat. Before getting into the train itself, please take a moment and appreciate the German countryside laid out in this impressive scene. The impressive mix of fields, brambles, and reedy water leads to a carefully constructed incline topped with the train tracks. Building this hill at a bevel along the track’s curve, and with a clean slope of pieces merging the angled plates into the hill’s underside, the whole ordeal is impeccably clean! And make sure to give the scene a hard look to appreciate all the brick-built wildlife populating the scene, as well as the stud-reversal technique Peter used to make that gorgeous bridge. But as in all of Peter’s scenes, the train is the real star of the show. You’ll have to forgive...

Thorsten Bonsch, our favorite prolific German builder of Lord of the Rings LEGO scenes, concludes his 5-year epic journey there and back again with this thorough rendition of that famous Hobbit hole, Bag End. It seems fitting that Thorsten saved his most accurate, winding creation for last as he packs every tiny detail into the cozy Bagginses residence of the Shire. Notable rooms include the study where Bilbo journals his adventures (check out the chair that includes sausages, and the intricate cheese slope floor design), the incredibly well-stocked pantry (did you know LEGO made that many different pastry-printed 1×1 round tiles?), and of course the dining room where he entertains many a dwarf before the eventual adventure that would set him on a collision course with Gollum and the One Ring. Be sure to click through to his Flickr stream for even more of the amazing artistry on display in this...