by Michael J | Jun 24, 2024 | BrickNerd
42179 Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit, part of the broader LEGO Space super-theme this year, is unique in a lot of ways. It’s a Technic set that does not recreate some sort of vehicle—a rarity when scanning through the roughly 500 Technic sets listed on Brickset. The...
by Ann Megacolormix | Jun 21, 2024 | BrickNerd
This June, a new wave of Harry Potter sets was released. The star of this lineup is 76435 Hogwarts Castle Great Hall. The best feature of this set is that its size is perfect for minifigures. On the outside, it looks like a display piece, and at the same time, there...
by El Barto | Jun 20, 2024 | BrickNerd
Guest contributor Joe Meno talks about LEGO instructions, if you should ask a MOC builder for them, and his experience in LEGO building that spans two millennia. (How’s that for a lead-in!?) In The BeginningYou know, I’ve never asked for instructions for someone’s...
by Michael Gale | Jun 19, 2024 | BrickNerd
There is something special about a LEGO train layout that triggers immediate excitement and delight in folks of all ages. At least that has been my experience in nearly a decade of publicly exhibiting train layouts of various shapes and sizes both solo and...
by Isaac Wilder | Jun 18, 2024 | BrickNerd
What is Patina? Patina is defined as “a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use.” Have you ever picked up a partly green coin or penny, or seen the Statue of Liberty? Those have a patina from oxidation, for example. There are many...
by Isaac Wilder | Jun 17, 2024 | BrickNerd
What is Patina? Patina is defined as “a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use.” Have you ever picked up a partly green coin or penny, or seen the Statue of Liberty? Those have a patina from oxidation, for example. There are many...