A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest bunch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for May 2024 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish! We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO...

LEGO Shows Qatar 2024 has come and gone, and what a show it was! Being the largest and longest LEGO Shows event, it proved to be quite different from LEGO Shows Kuwait six months ago. Overhead view of the entire event Entrance into the convention hall If you’ve never heard of LEGO Shows before, it’s a large-scale interactive convention organized by ATW/Events aimed at showing everyone who attends what LEGO is and what it has to offer. This year had 26 different zones spread out across the hall for both kids and parents to explore. Some of these zones were very similar or the same as in Kuwait so I’ll focus more on the new zones and talk about some of the social aspects of attending a 16-day event. Fan Zone The AFOL presence at this event included six builders total, two from Brazil (Ildefonzo Zanette and Guilherme Constantino), two from...

New promotion for LEGO Space fans! You can currently get the #40687 LEGO Alien Space Diner with purchases of $100 or more. This is a super fun set featuring two astronauts in a space diner, sipping space milkshakes and ordering tasty space burgers from an alien waiter. They can also enjoy dancing to a space […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Today the LEGO Group, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, reveals the #10333 LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings: Barad-Dûr set, inspired by the award-winning film adaptations. Now in brick form, the epic dark tower and Eye of Sauron have many hidden fan “treasures” and story references from the Lord of the […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

(Written by William) One of my favorite LEGO themes of all time is LEGO Castle. It was a major part of my childhood and brought me out of my own dark ages as an adult. So, when the #10332 LEGO Icons Medieval Town Square was released, I needed to check in on this beloved theme […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)