November 07, 2024

Rebuild the Galaxy: An Alt-Build Armada From A Single Star Wars Set

November 07, 2024/ Ronald Vallenduuk

Do you need a huge collection of LEGO parts to build an entire fleet? Not according to Brad Barber, who shows us that less is more as he creates an alternate build armada from a single Star Wars set.

January 24, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: French DreamZzz

January 24, 2024/ Samuel Pister

LEGO DreamZzz sets give people a choice between two final models, but what would happen if we gave the sets to three French builders and let them choose their own adventures?

June 12, 2023

Abandoning the Instructions: Exploring Alt Builds for Smaller LEGO Sets

June 12, 2023/ Samuel Pister

Alt builds of large LEGO sets are fun, but we challenged two BrickNerd contributors to create alternate models of two very small sets without adding any extra pieces. Did they succeed?

May 22, 2022

Double Trouble: Alternate LEGO Builds

May 22, 2022/ Douglas Hughes

Are you an AFOL in need of a break or maybe some inspiration? Or are you just getting started trying to build a MOC for the first time? Well, alternate LEGO set builds are the perfect experiment to get your imagination racing!

April 02, 2015

Alternate! Alternate! ALTERNATE!

April 02, 2015/ El Barto

Check out this alt-build for Benny's Spaceship: Asimov I Starship, by Piotr Turecki. The ship has some nifty design features such as a detachable bow module. Plus everybody fits inside (Kitty's in the cargo bay). But what really jumps out is the photo editing-Stunning! I'll have to imagine an effect like that the next time I swoosh one of MY ships around the living room. Awesome!

October 09, 2014

"Tree? I Am No Tree"

October 09, 2014/ Tommy

When I first looked at the parts selection for LEGO Star Wars 10236 Ewok Village I thought "you could build a pretty big tree with this". But when builder JK Brickworks saw the selection he thought he could build a pretty big Ent with it, and did just that. This is an alternate model for the set, and it's pretty impressive. The face is a little goofy for my taste, but overall it's pretty awesome. There's also a video, LDD model and instructions on his website, check it out!