by Henry Licklider | Jan 13, 2025 | BrickNerd
Today’s guest article comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from Chicago. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. LEGO Trophies and AwardsIn my last article, I covered my best tips and advice to become a better builder by learning new techniques, receiving...
by Ann Megacolormix | Jan 12, 2025 | BrickNerd
Light painting is a wonderful technique that you can use for creating a magical and whimsical atmosphere in almost any photo. It is the technique of moving a light source around while taking a long-exposure photograph, either to light up your subject and scene or, in...
by Dave Schefcik | Jan 10, 2025 | BrickNerd
Today’s guest article comes from ThrawnsRevenge who has built more than 150 MOCs available on Rebrickable. He shares some of the things he’s learned about mastering the platform, from sharing designs to protecting them. Finding RebrickableThe world of LEGO is...
by Geneva D | Jan 9, 2025 | BrickNerd
When BrickNerd was offered the January wave of LEGO DreamZzz sets before images were released, I had a terrible idea: why not try building LEGO sets from just the pieces without ever seeing the official sets? Why not do an “all pieces, no pictures” experiment to...
by Dave Schefcik | Jan 8, 2025 | BrickNerd
For each issue of BrickJournal Magazine, the BrickNerd team creates instructions for a LEGO mini-model to go with the theme of the cover story. For their recent issue about things in the air, we created a LEGO airship island. Taking to the AirWhen it comes to flying...
by Dave Schefcik | Jan 7, 2025 | BrickNerd
Today’s guest article comes from Davide Sacramati, aka ABrickDreamer, an Italian AFOL living in Singapore and minifigure habitat enthusiast. You can find him on Instagram and YouTube. Collectible MinifiguresAs a MOC builder, I’m always on the lookout for inspiration...