Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published April 27, 2021. Continuing our guest article on building LEGO skyscrapers from Deep Shen (read the first half here), today we learn the SNOT tricks, Pythagorean triples, and jumper techniques you need to know to build big architecture! 6. Isn’t that stud supposed to be on top? No, it’s SNOT! A funny thing happened at the first LEGO convention where I displayed my skyscraper models. Someone from the general public came up to me and asked how I had built the green roof in my model of 40 Wall Street. “Oh, I just used SNOT...” I started saying without thinking twice, and before I had a chance to explain what I meant, the guy had moved away with a puzzled (and slightly disgusted) look on his face. Little did he know that SNOT (Studs Not On Top) is what we AFOLs call a technique...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published April 26, 2021. Building LEGO models of real-life skyscrapers is more complex than it seems. How do you get the right scale, nail the details, support the weight, and make the MOC portable!? To help answer those questions, we are pleased to feature a guest article from Deep Shen discussing LEGO architecture. Deep’s amazing portfolio of work can be found at Towering Brick Creations, on his Flickr page and on Instagram. My introduction to LEGO architecture It was a great honor to meet and talk LEGO with Sean Kenney at Brickfair VA 2019. It was one of his models that inspired me to get started in this hobby. My name is Deep Shen and my journey to AFOLdom has been a little unusual. Many AFOLs talk about a “dark age” that they emerged from to rediscover their childhood passion for LEGO. In my case,...

A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for May 2023 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish! We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO...

Stuff Last Week’s Winner And without further ado, last week’s winner was none other than… Good ol’ Metalbeard. He’s got a wheel and legs? Does he roll or does he walk? Or some kind of weird combo rolling walk? I guess I’ll have to watch the movie to find out. This Week’s Candidates Remember, You […] The post Poll Time! Week 41’s Set of the Week appeared first on FBTB. Original link

This is a neat little polybag and a nice one to end the week on. Today’s set, 5003084 The Hulk, was a Toys’R’Us exclusive back in the day when that used to be chain store here in the U.S. How do I know it was a TRU exclusive? It says so right on the package. […] The post A Year of Polybags 185/230: 5003084 The Hulk Review appeared first on FBTB. Original link