by Henry Licklider | Oct 16, 2024 | BrickNerd
Today’s guest article comes from Megan Lum, an unabashed AFOL on the move. She is the LAN ambassador for the Women’s Brick Initiative, a long-time contributor for Brickset, and a BrickNerd patron.The year was 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, and circumstances...
by Dan Ko | Oct 13, 2024 | BrickNerd
I started using Instagram in the few years or so, mostly to browse LEGO builds and occasionally post some of mine. This is how I found some fantastic builders—and they were one of the reasons that encouraged me to start building more. One of those builders is Jannis...
by Henry Licklider | Oct 10, 2024 | BrickNerd
Today’s guest article about builder’s block comes from Casey McCoy, an AFOL from Chicago. You can find him online on Flickr and Instagram. Beating Builder’s BlockBuilder’s Block: It’s happened to me – it’s probably happened to you. You’re working on a MOC and you get...
by Ted Andes | Oct 9, 2024 | BrickNerd
Oh, how soon they forget. When I was looking through our monthly BrickNerd contest round-up for October, I noticed that a once-popular monthly building theme was conspicuously absent from our list; Ma.Ktoberfest. Sure, there hasn’t been much buzz or enthusiasm for the...
by Ann Megacolormix | Oct 8, 2024 | BrickNerd
Here at BrickNerd, we love to highlight the bright and imaginative works of talented builders across the LEGO community—and today’s feature is no exception to that. I had the pleasure of speaking with Katja (Palixa And The Bricks): a talented LEGO artist and a...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 7, 2024 | BrickNerd
Against the wishes of our Nerd-in-Chief Dave, we are happily re-publishing this interview about his Rainbow Heart mosaic for a very special reason: you might be able to purchase it as a product! Yes, this double-layered color extravaganza is now up for public vote...