As a LEGO set designer for Elves, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Zelda, and Wicked, it’s fair to say that Wes Talbott knows a thing or two about bringing fantasy to life at minifig scale. Last year, the builder’s Fire Breathing Fortress reimagining with Chris Perron took our breath away. Now Wes is back with a trio of vignettes titled Dungeon Dangers. The first scene stars a hideous slime made from trans green macaroni tubes from the Dreamszzz sets. My favorite technique is the spiral columns decorated with thorny vines in metallic silver. Wes was so pleased with the vignette design of a hexagonal base framed with three columns that he kept the pattern across the full serries. The crystalline spider sparkles, but again its the corners that capture my eye with an innovative technique for stalagnate columns. Apparently Wes came up with the concept a few years ago but...

LEGO has launched Rebuild the Galaxy, and builder lego_m.art has answered the call with a Blacktron version of the Star Wars snow speeder. Classic Space meets classic Star Wars using the new trans-yellow windscreen. The test pilot may look nervous, but the build is solid. I particularly love the classic space substitute for the rear harpoon. The post A Blacktron test flight appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Nathan Schroeder

If you’re a fan of LEGO and Transformers, then it’s almost inconceivable you wouldn’t know who Alex Jones is. His portfolio includes brick-built Autobots and Decepticons who turn into cars, trucks, planes, beasts, and some that even combine together! But for all he’s accomplished, Alex still had one building challenge he hadn’t faced – the Decepticon ninja warrior Sixshot, capable of transforming into six different modes! Robot Tank Starfighter Laser Pistol Armored Car Wolf Obviously two decades of engineering LEGO Transformers has served him well. All six modes are executed just as well as they were on the original toy, and in some cases even better. The added elbow, knee, and hip articulation helps both the robot and wolf modes really shine! To take a look at our coverage of some of Alex’s past Transformers and his other pop-culture passions, be sure and visit our archives. The post A massive meanie...

Have you ever rebuilt a LEGO set into something else entirely? Congratulations, that’s an alt-build! We are getting a bit nostalgic here, but I’m missing those fun alternative builds on the back of old LEGO Boxes. While “MOCs” weren’t a thing yet back then, it did show how to be creative with the bricks without following the instructions. Someone who really knows how to be creative with just one set is LEGO builder Dorian. When looking at one of his latest creations, you would think it’s just a great MOC—a stunning homage to The Mandolarian’s Razor Crest in beautiful red. But what makes this even greater and takes it to the next level, is that it’s made by only using parts from the 70615 Fire Mech. It’s an impressive transformation, turning the mech into a complete spaceship. And by complete, I mean it has it all! Retractable landing gear, removable cockpit,...

August brought no shortage of great LEGO content from around the globe! Here at BrickNerd, we travelled to BrickCon.PH in the Philippines, Paredes de Coura in Portugal, Comic-Con in San Diego, BSBT in Germany, and even to Epic Universe in Florida to help LEGO Toothless find the real one! We built a battle pack of trees, an Iron Man mini bust, an awesome Nerd Mech, the new One Piece sets, and a slightly disturbing long-arm Benny. We talked to builders about minifig-scale Pokémon characters, a fabulous national park collaboration, and an impressive cheese slope mosaic while delving into the history and meaning of FROGust. We even explored Middle Earth, started a First LEGO League team, looked at physical and inspirational tools for MOC builders, and explored the engineering principles and polygons needed for SHIPtember. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles in August that we’ve included an interactive calendar of...