Inside LEGO Masters: Family
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In this week’s “Inside LEGO Masters” article, Maria shares her thoughts on what it means to have a LEGO Masters family, get through tearful eliminations, and survive earthquakes.
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Inside LEGO Masters: BANG! POW! SPLAT! SMASH!
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In this week’s “Inside LEGO Masters” series, brother-sister team Bryan and Lauren Firks share their build process for their explosive frog and what it is like to destroy something you create.
Read MoreInside LEGO Masters: Rolling!
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What is it really like to be a contestant on LEGO Masters? BrickNerd’s own Maria Straatsma and her husband (and BrickNerd alum) Philip reveal what it is really like behind the scenes of the show from an AFOL’s perspective.
Read MoreDisplaying in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery: An Experience of a Lifetime
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What is it like to be selected and then showcase MOCs at the LEGO House in Billund, Denmark? Read all about it and learn a few secrets so you are ready when your turn comes up!
Read MoreSorting Series: Bargain Bin Edition
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In this next installment of our Sorting Series, we take a look at storage containers for LEGO available at bargain prices, with some ideas for free or readily available containers, too!
Read MoreHogwarts Grand Staircase: The Evolution of a MOC
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When you see a LEGO creation as impressive as Eric Law’s Hogwarts Grand Staircase, it is easy to imagine that the whole thing was planned out from start to finish. But sometimes the MOC has different ideas…
Read MoreOrigin of An Elephant: Bow-ties Are Cool!
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Join me for an elephant of a tale about how perhaps the largest LEGO-molded element ever became the biggest creature in my collection.
Read MoreThe Force Will Be With You, Always
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Star Wars Day is a chance to celebrate the LEGO creations we built before there were official sets. What did you build? May the Fourth be with you!
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines & Highlights for April 2021
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At BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time. So here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of April.
Read MoreSea Serpents and Castle Keeps: A Chat with a LEGO Storyteller, Part 2
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We continue our conversation with builder Louis of Nutwood about LEGO and writing—and learn his tips on creating a compelling scene that tells a story both in words and bricks.
Read MoreChristmas Decorations and Bedtime Stories: Chatting with a LEGO RPGer
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What do Christmas ornaments and bedtime stories have to do with LEGO RPGing? We chat with Louis of Nutwood, an up-and-coming LEGO builder and storyteller from Brazil, who has a few stories to tell both about his LEGO building and storytelling.
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines & Highlights for March 2021
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At BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time. So here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of March.
Read MoreArt, Hope and LEGO: A Personal Journal
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How do you go about building a LEGO model with a deeper meaning? It is all about the symbols and the stories that connect us.
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines & Highlights for February 2021
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At BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks (I mean, you’ve read some of our articles, right!?). So here are some of the best LEGO stories that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of February.
Read MoreTherapy, Neurodiversity and LEGO: A Personal Journal
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It is a wonderous thing to find your equilibrium through building, sorting and all the other activities surrounding the LEGO hobby. Yes, LEGO can become an obsession, but in moderation, it can become the best kind of therapy to explore the worlds inside of you.
Read MoreSorting Series: Peanut Butter Lover’s Edition
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How do you sort LEGO? Well for me, a good sorting system is one where you can find exactly what you want to build with the least amount of hassle (peanut butter jars and ice cream containers optional).
Read MoreA Walk Through Brickvention 2021
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Take a literal stroll through a virtual art gallery of LEGO creations, watch some of the best videos, and experience a bit of what the Brickvention Online convention from Australia was all about this year.
Read MoreLEGO Community Headlines & Highlights for January 2021
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At BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks (I mean, you’ve read some of our articles, right!?). So we are starting a new series curating the best LEGO stories that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month.
Read MorePieces of Ink: Lucas "Legorio" Peña’s LEGO Tattoos
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LEGO fans manifest their love of the hobby in many ways—some collect, others build. But Lucas “Legorio” Peña makes LEGO a permanent part of his life—literally.
Read MoreMOC TALK, Part 2: If You Build It, They Will Come
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In my last article, I discussed the issue of displaying LEGO sets at a fan convention and the plans I made to create a local MOC-building community to help change the situation. The grand plan was to create a MOC TALK series of small “show-and-tell” sessions, requiring attendees to bring something with them that they have designed and built themselves to talk about and show off. But would it work?
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