In the second part of our interview with Tormod Askildsen, we hear about the beginnings of his mission to get The LEGO Group to pay attention to its ever-growing adult fan base—from the change in the color grey to finding a key ally in Germany.
Read MoreHow did LEGO first discover and engage with the AFOL community? Are Heiseldal sits down with Tormod Askildsen to talk about Mindstorms, minifigures on Mars and more.
Read MoreHow did the LEGO Ambassador Network get started? Francesco Spreafico goes back in time to find all the answers and discover the people behind the partnership between LEGO and the AFOL community.
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for October 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreThe BTA (Brick Train Awards) are effectively the "Oscars" of the LEGO train world. They showcase the very best of our hobby and are a source of inspiration to keep building amazing LEGO train models and layouts of all shapes and sizes.
Read MoreYour LEGO Winter Village purchase can make a difference! We’re launching a Festive FUNdraiser for Fairy Bricks where all income from seasonal sets bought using BrickNerd’s affiliate link will be donated to help kids in hospitals.
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for September 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreHow do you build museum-quality renditions of famous works of Polish art out of LEGO? Easy, you stack 150,000 tiny pieces in columns with all your friends for days on end! Read all about the monumental effort to make these mosaic masterpieces.
Read MoreEven though LEGO Masters is a fierce competition, Season 3 contestant Liz Puleo shares how the cast became a family in no time at all.
Read MorePools and LEGO don’t seem like a good mix. Getting a MOC wet seems like the most unintuitive thing you could do. But what if a LUG member had a pool and issued a challenge to build something that could face the waves?
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for August 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreHow do you go from being a casual fan of LEGO who just follows instructions to becoming an award-winning AFOL? Builder Liz Puleo shares her journey about how she found the LEGO community and her experiences at her first LEGO convention, BrickFair Virginia.
Read MoreWhile LEGO’s 90th anniversary is being celebrated around the world in 2022, BrickNerd predicts the changes we hope for our favorite company in the decade to come!
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for July 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreHave 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 MoreHow do visors unite a LEGO community across generations of builders? Find out in Simon’s exploration of the World in Darkness group who are building a near-future military theme that may be more meaningful than at first glance.
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for June 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreIn celebration of Philippine Independence, BrickNerd takes its readers on a tour of the Philippines — in LEGO form! Join us as we explore the iMake History Fortress Museum, where members of the Philippine LEGO Users Group have contributed several builds of famous Philippine structures and icons.
Read MoreThese are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for May 2022. They are well worth your time!
Read MoreBio-Cup is back once again, which means we will be sharing some amazingly creative Bionicle MOCs in the weeks ahead. But what even is a “Bionicle MOC”? How did the contest get started, and how can you get involved? It’s time to refresh your Matoran memories!
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