Rainbow Heart: A LEGO Mosaic Pulsing with Color

Rainbow Heart: A LEGO Mosaic Pulsing with Color

What do you do with all your extra quarter-circle tiles? Create a double-layer mosaic bursting with color! Guest contributor Joe Meno talks with BrickNerd-in-Chief Dave Schefcik about his Rainbow Heart mosaic and how it could become an official BrickLink Designer Program set.

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All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part II

All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part II

Join us for the second part of our interview with Rocco Buttliere about his monumental project to recreate ancient Rome in LEGO bricks. We discuss NPU, details, cost, Elton John... and find out what comes next!

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All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part I

All Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part I

We sit down with Rocco Buttliere, master of giant microscale replicas of real buildings, cities, and even a whole country, to get a behind-the-scenes look at his latest project: Rebuilding ancient Rome... all of it.

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The Floating City: Venice As You Have Never Seen It Before

The Floating City: Venice As You Have Never Seen It Before

Venice, the floating city, the city of bridges, the city of water, the city of… LEGO? We sat down with Barthezz Brick and talked about his 14th-century rendition of the famous serene city, his creative process, how to build and transport a large layout, and how all the little details make his models come alive.

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