“So, what inspired your latest build?”… “Why did you decide to use those parts?”… For many people, those questions have straight forward answers. However, when I was recently asked those same questions about two of my MOCs (My Own Creations), I found that in both cases my response was, “Well, that’s a long story.” A story long enough to write about on BrickNerd? Well, I think so… or at least interesting enough to add into our collection of articles about the creative process. TED’S Infamous Idea Notebook - a Creativity article for another day In my prior “LEGO Lessons Learned” article, one of the things you might have noticed is that I am a very iterative builder as I continue to build upon past models. Sometimes that is a deliberate decision, but most times it is the result of simply going where the inspiration leads me. It can lead me somewhere...

LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) on the LEGO Shop. The set contains 1,369 pieces and retails for $164.99. It releases on February 1, 2024 but you can pre-order today and it will qualify Insider points and promotions. Here’s an epic movie-themed gift idea for Dune fans: The LEGO® Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) building set for adults. Treat your favorite movie-lover or take quality time out to construct a meticulously detailed replica model of the legendary House Atreides aircraft. This premium-quality replica features fold-out, flappable wings, deployable landing gear and an opening cockpit. The set also includes 8 iconic characters from the movie: Paul Atreides, Lady Jessica, Gurney Halleck, Chani, Leto Atreides, Liet Kynes, Duncan Idaho and Baron Harkonnen in his long robe. The post LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter (10327) Officially Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author:...

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LEGO and Marvel have released the official trailer for the upcoming Disney+ original special, LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red. Airing on October 27, the movie features the Avengers consisting of Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Black Panther, Steve Rogers Captain America, and Sam Wilson Captain America along with Wolverine takes on The Collector and his BIONICLE lookalike robots. With the Collector still a San Diego Comic Con exclusive, will the movie give way to a new Collector minifigure in the future? The post LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red Official Trailer appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published October 20, 2022. If you have ever been to a LEGO convention, you are probably familiar with the noise of hundreds of LEGO balls rattling through a continuous chain of mechanical madness. But do you actually know where the tradition originally came from? As a GBC (great ball contraption) builder myself, I was quite curious about this question because I didn't even have the answer. So I did some research and this is what I found. Let's go back in time to see where the idea of GBC came from and how it all started. Ping Pong Ball Handoff It all started with a ping pong ball. In 2004, The Lafayette LEGO Robotics Club (LafLRC) created a challenge called the “Ping Pong Ball Handoff”. The idea was simple: receive a ping pong ball from the robot to your left and pass it to the...