by Ted Andes | Dec 16, 2024 | BrickNerd
Have you ever considered decorating a Christmas tree using only brick-built LEGO ornaments? With BrickNerd being a Recognized LEGO Fan Media (RLFM), we sometimes get to bring ideas like that into reality by leveraging support like the LEGO Pick-a-Brick support...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 13, 2024 | BrickNerd
Today’s guest article comes from Warren Elsmore, a lifelong LEOG fan and professional brick artist based in Edinburgh, UK. You can find him on his website and Instagram. T-Gauge TrainsCaution: Non-LEGO parts ahead! I suspect most of us have some sort of hobby aside...
by Marco den Besten | Dec 12, 2024 | BrickNerd
For a while now, Bartosz Sobecki aka Sobek_Bricks has been engaging the online AFOL community in an amazing way by showing off well-thought-out minifigure combinations. Known as fig-bashing, creating custom minifigures out of existing parts is a longstanding tradition...
by Sue Ann Barber | Dec 11, 2024 | BrickNerd
An amusing tale of animal rescue from Skaerbaek Fan Weekend in 2023.Many moons ago, in the land of Vikings and plastic bricks, a small group of intrepid travelers sought out interesting goods and wares at the local purveyor of previously owned fine goods. The monkey...
by Henry Licklider | Dec 10, 2024 | BrickNerd
We here at BrickNerd are always looking to highlight the wonderful work of talented AFOLs across the LEGO community. We had the opportunity to speak to Centuri Chan or Knee Deep in Bricks and his wife Wendy Graham about their MOC “It’s Always Tea Time” based on Alice...
by Andreas Lenander | Dec 9, 2024 | BrickNerd
In May of 2021, a group of four builders self-described as “Star Wars nerds and AFOLs” got together and started planning a rather crazy idea: to build a giant Tatooine display. For those unfamiliar with Star Wars, Tatooine is a prominent planet in the universe with a...