Nerdy About The Bricks
Have you ever been transfixed by looking at all the details and more than a thousand minifigures in a LEGO MOC? Well, Tim Parrish’s “Big Mashup in Little Asia” did just that and stole the show at Bricks by the Bay 2022.
Read MoreAt first glance, it is hard to tell the medieval towns built by Ralf Langer are even made out of LEGO. So we chatted with him about his techniques, what inspires him, and why realism is his playground.
Read MoreFrom LEGO to life, we chat with builder Birgitte Jonsgard about her true-to-life creations that look almost like stylized paintings.
Read MoreEven though it is winter in half the world, today we’re going for a stroll through a sunny Mediterranean street, courtesy of LEGO builder Andrew Tate.
Read MoreThough we may not be able to travel at the moment, this LEGO microscale creation from Gut’s24 reminds me of one of the most beautiful destinations in France: Le Mont-Saint-Michel.
Read MoreWe chat with LEGO builder extraordinaire Rocco Buttliere about his newest 114,000-part masterpiece, First Century Jerusalem, to find out how he planned and built this impressive model, why he extensively researches the locations he builds, and how he chooses the perfect parts.
Read MoreWe’ve seen a few Modulex pieces used here and there but never 5,400 of them in a single build! Take a closer look at this house—we had to double-check if it was actually made of our favorite interlocking LEGO bricks.
Read MoreAlan Jager was passionate about representing the local architecture of Melbourne, Australia through LEGO. We take a look at some of his work and the impact he had on the AFOL community.
Read MoreWhen an AFOL thinks about a“con,” they may think of “friends” or “MOCs” or “games.” With this year’s Bricks LA virtually in the books, I wanted to focus on the nerdly little details that the Very Important Builders (VIBs) in attendance may have overlooked. This is the third year that registered BricksLA participants received custom con kits designed by Tim Heiderich. The development of these kits involves some head-of-the-class Nerd Skillz. Not just run-of-the-mill nerdity like NPU (nice parts usage). We’re talking archival research and city planning and font detail. Super-duper-uber-BrickNerd fodder! Put on your highest prescription reading glasses to learn more.
Read MoreThe world of sports is filled with legendary venues: Fenway Park, Lambeau Field, The Brickyard, The Palestra, and this place; Centre Court at Wimbledon. My old pal Dave Kaleta was commissioned to build this venerable arena and ship it to the UK. Somehow it survived intact, considering all the nifty, irregular connections. Nicely done, Dave- it’s a real home run! Oh, wait…
Talk about a terrifyingly turbulent and terrific technical twist! This building by LegoFjotten is a wonderful marvel of architecture and ingenuity. Not to mention the building it is based on, the Kistefos Museum, is just as fascinating. Now try saying that tongue twister ten times fast. I’ll be waiting.
After being introduced to Lego, I have slowly seen my perception of the world around me evolve over time. I have learned to appreciate the small details in everything and the passion individuals put into their craft. These gilded doors by aukbricks are a perfect link between two worlds, providing a beautifully detailed door through the median we all know and love.
I don’t know much about this creation. It’s from builder Smoker, has no description and the image names are just alphanumeric strings. The only reason I know the name is because there’s an album name and I’m familiar with the tower that inspired this build. What I do know is this is an absolute masterpiece, an incredibly intricate example of classic Chinese architecture and as beautiful as the tower that inspired it.
The world watched in collective horror as fire raged through Notre Dame last month. We all reacted in our own way, some prayed, some cried, some vowed to rebuild and some were just frozen in disbelief. But builder Rocco Buttliere committed to building this, a spectacular recreation of the beloved architectural masterpiece. It is intentionally set in springtime to represent rebirth, a notion I find irresistibly uplifting. Click through for more pictures and some fascinating history.
I love hearing the spark of inspiration behind a MOC as beautiful and intricate as this Colosseum by SkyWalter. In this case it’s the 1x2 “jumper arch” that started it all. Those and the new style wands make up the classic arches and columns of this wonderfully realized Architecture style piece.
Micro builds allow your imagination to fly free. They’re small in size but large in creativity, like this futuristic complex by builder Dan_Sto. With it’s stacked, irregularly rotated blocks it looks like something from a sci-fi movie. Imagine my surprise when I discovered it’s actually based on a real structure. The future is now! (where’s my flying car?)
Welcome to the house on the hill, the vaguely volcano shaped hill, with a magma inspired color scheme, it's the Lava House. I love the attention to detail and like every house by builder betweenbrickwalls, it's got a fully decked out interior featuring a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom downstairs and TV corner upstairs.
I would say that most of us in the LEGO community, at one time or another, have experienced the overwhelming compulsion to build something; from spaceships, to castles, to superhero figures, and of course, spaceships. Or, if you're like WTyler, the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Since his retirement from the video game industry several years ago, he's occupied his new-found free time with LEGO. Crossword puzzles and golf just weren't doing it for him.
Read MoreOkay, so this is a real place. Near Copenhagen, Denmark, there's a gigantic incinerator building, and on the roof there's an artificial ski slope that can be used year round. Wow! So, Lasse Vestergard, continuing with his endeavor to recreate the architectural designs of the Bjarke Ingels Group, has faithfully constructed it in LEGO form. Cool! Hot? Well, you get what I mean...
I will admit I have very little knowledge of Russian architecture. In fact, beyond onion domes on colorful buildings or monolithic concrete structures, I'm really not aware of much more. So I found this wonderful building by buildingmaster1966 fascinating not only for it's brick construction, but for opening my eyes to a gap in my knowledge. Time for some google image searches and a little learning.
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