LEGO NPU: Animals Edition
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Today on BrickNerd, we explore NPU (Nice Parts Usage) of various LEGO animals. From dolphin hair to slug flowers, Will Hafner doesn’t monkey around with the MOCs he found to show us!
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Reverse Engineering MOCs: Building Without Instructions
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Have you ever seen a LEGO creation online and wanted to build it yourself? Before asking for directions, why not try reverse-engineering the MOC? We have some tips and tricks to get you started.
Read MoreLEGO Monorail: Bring it Back or Build Your Own?
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If you’ve ever attended a LEGO fan convention, you’ve probably heard the question, “When is monorail coming back!?” Guest contributor Joe Meno answers the question and shows how you can build your own.
Read MoreThe Story of New Hashima: How The Colossal LEGO Cyberpunk City Came To Be
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How did a LEGO cyberpunk city with millions of LEGO bricks and sixty builders come to be? Today we look at the New Hashima, starting with a guest article from the collab’s fearless leader Stefan Formentano.
Read MoreExpanding the Palette: Options For The Next LEGO Color
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Self-confessed color addict Chris Clarke takes us on a journey around the LEGO color palette, hunting exotic specimens that could one day be immortalized as the next fully-fledged LEGO color.
Read MorePlaying With Scale: Upgrading the Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure
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What do you do with an Up-Scaled Minifig? Customize it, obviously! Sean Mayo takes us through his process of transforming the new Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure set into a classic knight complete with an axe, helmet, and even a cape.
Read MoreBrick-Built Patina: My Experience Distressing LEGO Vehicles
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New and shiny isn’t always better. Isaac Wilder shows us how to turn a LEGO build into something weathered and full of character with a palate of colors to create patina. What’s that you ask? Read on to find out!
Read MoreThe Weird, the Wondrous, and the Otherworldly
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Monoliths, aliens, and portals: Oh my! Caleb Huet takes us on a journey though space and time of his top picks of otherworldly creations. Today on BrickNerd!
Read MoreBig Planes Can Really Take You Places!
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Join BrickNerd as we take a look at the amazing models by Jack (aka BigPlanes), and see just where his big planes have taken him!
Read MoreRevived LEGO: Original LEGO Themes That Came Back
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Do you have a favorite LEGO theme that came back from the dead? Today, Griffin Rose looks at revived and updated LEGO themes from Castle to Space, showing how some of them aren’t as dead as you might think…
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Old Mold
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Ready to get seriously nerdy about 2x4 bricks? Today we take a deep dive into some mysterious LEGO Q elements and a mold that has traveled through time from the 60s.
Read MoreBig Beasts: The Rise of Large LEGO Sets
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Are LEGO sets getting bigger? And what is the best way to accurately measure their size? Join us as we explore these questions and take a close look at the largest LEGO sets of all time.
Read MoreAFOL and Autistic
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To mark Autism Awareness Day, Kate Harvey talks about her experience as an Autistic AFOL, the challenges she’s faced, and what she’s learned through LEGO.
Read MoreMagnetic Movement: Taking LEGO Mario to the Next Level
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To celebrate MAR10 Day, we chat with Bricktendo about their massive Bowser’s Castle and take a peek inside the LEGO creation to see how Mario magically moves using magnets. It’s super!
Read MoreLEGO Pop Art in Paris: The Modern Minifgures of Wawapod
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Walk down the streets of Paris with us as we discover the LEGO pop art of Warren Podguszer, aka Wawapod. His modern art minifigures will move you!
Read MoreBrick Engineering: Planetary Gear Trains
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Happy Engineers Week! Join Michael as he explores the 6x6 quarter-circle gear racks to make LEGO planetary gear trains.
Read MoreFrom Biplanes to Battleships: Military History in LEGO
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Today on BrickNerd, guest contributor and prolific military builder, João Eínon takes us to Portugal. We'll see the LEGO fan event in Caldas da Rainha as well as João's massive MOC display.
Read MoreThe Hilbert Brick: A Nerdy Build For Even Nerdier Builders
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Today we get seriously nerdy with Cole Blaq’s LEGO interpretations of metaphysics. So if you want to learn how cats, inflatable cows, and the great beyond all relate to LEGO, this is the article for you!
Read MoreTaking Digital Building to New Illustrative Heights
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Most digital LEGO builders strive to create realistic images of their models, working to produce renders indistinguishable from photographs. However, Felix Dyson uses digital building programs to create airships and other illustrations for their various webcomics.
Read MoreThe LEGO Dark Arts: Incorporating LEGO Gear Into Your MOCs
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While the LEGO hobby has many facets, one of the most divisive topics is purism. Caleb Huet explores this sometimes touchy topic, looking at times when LEGO gear like keychains, plush animals and more have been incorporated in a brilliant build.
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