Creature Feature: An Interview with LEGO Artist Ian Hou
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Today we explore the amazing menagerie of brick-built LEGO creatures and characters from artist Ian Hou.
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LEGO-Aero-gami: The Art of Automatic Paper Airplane Making
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Aero-gami is the art of making paper planes. Okay, we totally made that up, but it captures today’s feature build so well though! Kenjiro Negai talks with us about his paper plane making LEGO robot, his plans for the future, and gives some excellent advice to aspiring robot builders.
Read MoreThe Novel Builds of Shannon Sproule
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They say that you should never judge a book by the cover, but book publishers have long known that we still do anyways. Shannon Sproule’s appreciation for classic sci-fi cover art from the ‘50s to ‘70s has led him to create some eye-catching LEGO book covers of his own. Let’s take a closer look.
Read MoreLEGO Community Fads: Stay In Your MacLane!
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Have you ever noticed lots of LEGO builders creating similar things all inspired by a brilliant concept? Well, there is a good chance that Angus MacLane (Pixar director and super AFOL) was the unwitting mastermind behind a few of those fads!
Read MoreEmerging From The Dark Age: An Interview with Jack England
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Many people started building with LEGO again throughout the pandemic, but perhaps none emerged from their Dark Age as colorfully as Jack England.
Read MoreRobots, Robots, Robots: An Interview with Josephine Monterosso
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BrickNerd's own Andreas Lenander speaks with Josephine Monterosso about robots, robots, and more robots. They delve deep into the parts, connections, and inspiration that make her creations come alive. In a good way, of course, not like those Terminators or Cylons.
Read MoreOne Color, Thirty-Nine Times: An Interview with Caz Mockett
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Take a deep dive into color with builder Caz Mockett who created these stunning habitats for LEGO monofigures. She talks about how she was inspired, which color was the hardest to collect, and what’s the most expensive element in the entire display.
Read MoreIt's a Small World After All
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In honor of the 55th anniversary of the opening of “It’s a Small World” at Disneyland, Bill Vollbrecht shares with us the story behind his stunning LEGO replica of the iconic ride, where his inspiration comes from, and the risks of carrying a large MOC down a staircase...
Read MoreMedieval Realism: An Interview with Ralf Langer
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At 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 MoreLemon and Limestone: Building Brighter Buildings
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LEGO builder Ayrlego is a bold painter unafraid to use their color palette when it comes to buildings. Join us as we explore some colors other than muted Earth tones that can make buildings brighter than ever.
Read MoreDevilish Destroyer of Dragons: An Interview with Sandro Q
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We sat down with LEGO builder Sandro Q to learn how they created this intricate Knight’s Kingdom-inspired dragon hunter.
Read MoreThe Karate Kid of Québec: An Interview with Philippe Moisan
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Are you a Karate Kid at heart who still loves to build with LEGO? If so, this interview with Philippe Moisan is just for you as we chat with him about his karate-themed creations.
Read MoreKaleidoscope of Color: Vincent Sereks’ Vivid Exhibit
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Hot off of LEGO Masters France, Artist Vincent Sereks’ launched a Kaleidoscope exhibit that uses LEGO as an art form—no matter how hot it gets.
Read MoreSanta’s Christmas Cottage: A LEGO Holiday Tradition
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Where does Santa go to get away from it all? Why to his Christmas cottage of course! Builder Andrea Lattanzio (aka Norton74) shares with us his tradition of building Christmas LEGO creations every year and shows how his newest one came together.
Read MoreThe Fantastic Adventures of Fred the Frog
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A few weeks ago, a little LEGO frog started popping up all over some amazing builders’ creations in quite some fantastic locations! I had to know more about Fred the Frog, how the collab came to be, and how they each created individual builds that looked perfect together as a group.
Read MoreFlying Functions: A Passionate Swedish Technic Fanatic
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Get a close-up look at the military vehicles of Mikael Bertilsson who is makes building in LEGO Technic look easy.
Read MoreLEGO Atlas of the Physical and Political History of Chile, Vol.1
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To celebrate Chilean Independence Day, we take a look at the LEGO flora, fauna and features of the country. Join us as we explore Chile and its wonders!
Read MoreNot Just LEGO Street Art, It's Dijon Street Art!
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BrickNerd's Samuel Pister interviews a mysterious street artist in Dijon, France, known as M'Brick. Although his identity remains a secret, Pistash finds out what he's all about and reveals his newest art piece.
Read MoreLEGO Jerusalem: A Port City on the Shore of Eternity
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We 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 MoreHoly FUNctions, Batman! An Interview with Rian Zagelow
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LEGO builder Rian Zagelow has a keen eye for incorporating cool functions into his builds including Batwings and Bat Computers. But what comes first? The mechanism or the MOC idea?
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