Honey, I Shrunk the National Mall
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How do you make a mini-micro LEGO MOC? Take a tour of Wayne Tyler’s recently shrunk National Mall as he shares some big secrets on how to build small.
Read MoreOut of Service: The Making of a Moving Brickfilm
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How do you make a LEGO brickfilm that rivals a Pixar short? We talk to Stefan Minder about his short stop motion film “Out of Service” to find out.
Read MoreTwo Chinese Action Figures Guarding the Door
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We chat with builder JNCE about their two Chinese warriors. But these LEGO action figures are more than meets the eye…
Read MoreLEGO and Lightyear: An Interview with Pixar’s Angus MacLane
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Join us for an exclusive chat with Pixar director (and AFOL) Angus MacLane about his newest movie Lightyear and how LEGO played an integral part in his creative process throughout the four-year journey of making the film.
Read MoreOf Spider-People and Spray Cans: An Interview with Marius Herrmann
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Heading to the new Spiderverse movie? Well, don’t forget to take this LEGO Mile Morales build with you! We chat with builder Marius Herrmann about how Miles came together, from nice part usage to deciding when the build was finally done.
Read MoreOrganic Inspiration: Where the Wild Things Are
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We sat down with builder Djokson to unveil the secrets behind his organic building inspiration and learn how he creates his memorable LEGO characters.
Read MoreThe Ageless Appeal of LEGO Botanicals
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The LEGO Botanical Collection has attracted builders of all types all over the world. Floss Barrett, a grandmother of 4 from the UK, shares with us her love of LEGO flowers and building LEGO with her grandchildren.
Read MoreBe Our Guest: High-Class Realism by Victor van den Berg
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Today we chat with builder Victor van den Berg about his remarkable rooms, his creative process and how he recreates incredibly detailed interiors out of LEGO.
Read MoreHabitation on Hibernia: Literal LEGO Worldbuilding
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Welcome to the fictional planet of Hibernia where LEGO builder Bongobert and his friends have created a world all their own. We take a close look at the story behind the evolving collab and the planet’s newest habitat MOC with some stellar golden arrays.
Read MoreThere and Back Again with LEGO Builder Balbo
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One of the big perks of getting a gig here at BrickNerd is the opportunity to reach out to builders from all over the world and ask them questions—without appearing like a complete stalker! So today, I have the privilege to shine the spotlight on one of my favourite builders in the community, Balbo.
Read MoreA Pair of Pirates: Meet the Couple Who Build Big Together
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We take a cruise around this massive LEGO pirate bay built by a Swedish couple who just woke up one morning and decided to build something huge!
Read More100 Issues of LEGO Love: A Chat with Graham E. Hancock of Blocks Magazine
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Blocks Magazine is celebrating its 100th issue, so we are chatting with fellow long-form LEGO storyteller Graham E. Hancock about the magazine’s journey to 100 and his own personal history as a lover of LEGO.
Read MoreEnchanted by Encanto: The Movie MOCs of Thomas Carlier
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Welcome to Casa Madrigal and the other magical movie MOCs of medical student Thomas Carlier. From Encanto to Back to the Future and Toy Story to Ratatouille, we find out about the inspiration and process behind designing these vibrant vignettes.
Read MoreFrom Gardens to Gambits: An Interview with Cindy Zhan
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We travel to sunny Southern California to chat with LEGO builder Cindy Zhan about her massive MOC, The Garden of Flowing Fragrance, and the Huntington Library in Pasadena that inspired it.
Read MoreBionicle is Back: A LEGO Legacy Hidden in Plain Sight
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LEGO is bringing back Bionicle for a Gift With Purchase (GWP) set at the end of the month. We chat with LEGO designers Nico Vás and Niek van Slagmaat about how the set came to be and how Bionicle’s legacy is hidden in LEGO sets all around us.
Read MoreIn The Brick of Time: The Journey of the LEGO Wheel of Time
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Welcome to the LEGO Wheel of Time collaboration with a full breakdown of builds and why it was built. It’s time to get wheelin’!
Read MoreChibi Style, Part 2: Techniques to Build Cute
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We resume our chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung, pioneering builders of expressive “chibi style” LEGO characters, and learn more about all the techniques they use to build them.
Read More"Gettin’ Chibi Wit It": A Chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung
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What is chibi style? We chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung, pioneering builders of the expressive LEGO characters, and learn about the chibi building community.
Read MoreAn In-Depth Look at LEGO In Focus
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LEGO photography is so vibrant and engaging that we had to sit down with Stefan Matthies from Stuck in Plastic and Anna Bitanga from BrickCentral to talk about the stunning photos and stories behind them in the new coffee table book, LEGO In Focus.
Read MoreWorldbuilding in the Air: A Chat with the Creators of Wandering Skies
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Floating islands are nothing new. What’s more, they’ve consistently captured the imagination of some of the biggest names in LEGO MOCing. But the ambition behind Wandering Skies goes far beyond a series of collaborative builds or even an RPG—it is meant to become a TV show!
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