As we discussed previously (see links at the end of this post), to celebrate 25 years of LEGO Star Wars, back in March LEGO invited fans across the galaxy to The 25-Second Film Festival, where they could submit their own film, recreate their top Star Wars moments or forge new ones with the sets and […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

April comes to an end and while the birds are busy chirping outside, it’s time for your monthly treat that is our monthly LEGO community round-up! So sit back and enjoy this month’s collection of insightful articles, deep drives and interesting features 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 visited Bendigo Bricks in Australia and to Bricks Cascade in Portland, Oregon, took a trip down LEGO butterfly memory lane, and asked kids about LEGO part names. We learned how to build small and different wall textures, used Duplo for some wild NPU, and looked at standards for collaborative builds. And we built a shipping container, highlighted LEGO garages and igloos, and found hidden words in MOCs. We even looked at LEGO’s IP partnerships and their...

Today we feature a guest article from one of BrickNerd’s patrons Liz Puleo. She shares her experience visiting Boston Children’s Hospital and meeting the kids there who love LEGO. The world of LEGO is ever-expanding. There are more possibilities every day that allow fans to interact with their favorite interlocking brick system and the famous builders that show us what they love. Some of the most popular ways are buying new sets and enjoying them at home, watching favorite streamers online, absorbing new techniques or community news via journals and magazines, or even visiting LEGOLAND properties and attending conventions. With all of the publicity and popularity of LEGO, one can get overwhelmed with possibilities for the future or the fear of missing out and overlooking what is happening in the here and now.  View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Like some others who have been absorbed deep into the LEGO community, I chose...

I love building ships. There’s no other way to say it. With their complex blend of curves and uncanny smoothness, they pose a very special sort of challenge when it comes to LEGO building. Well, that being said, although LEGO ships may be a passion of mine, I never expected to see one of my ships displayed as a permanent exhibit in a museum—still less to sell one for just over $10,000 USD through Creations for Charity with a fully paid trip to Brazil thrown into the bargain! The Best Laid Plans… My journey opened at the beginning of 2020 when I started on my largest and longest LEGO project to date: a 72-gun galleon called the Bucanneer's Dread. I’d ambitiously planned to build it entirely in one month, and take it to Brickworld Chicago that Spring, but… With three days left before our trip to the States and little more...

In December 2021 and January 2022, the Space Jam contest was held on Flickr. With my friends Lokiloki, BobDeQuatre and F@bz, we formed a team to participate in the collaborative challenge whose main goal was to invent a Sci-Fi corporation. We had the idea to create a corporation around the breeding and raising of frogs until their consumption in a chain of restaurants. The full story of Hopper’s Corp and all the MOCs can be found following this link. The whole industrial frog-farm-to-table endeavor gave me the idea to embark on an artistic classic; that of diverting the famous painting of Edward Hopper. I will describe in this article all the steps on how this MOC came to be. Nighhawks is one of the best-known paintings from Edward Hopper, circa 1942. I like the atmosphere that emerges from this painting, with the particular luminosity inside the restaurant. Image via Wikipedia Numerous...