I saw this sweet LEGO TIE /sk X1 Striker by Auto’s Builds and somehow the chorus to a cheesy provocative tune popped into my head, hence the title. Now I’m making it your problem. But now that you’re hearing it too, you have to admit this Coruscant Air Guard checks all the right boxes: Star Wars, cool-ass spaceship, and striking design aesthetics. Auto tells us the TIE Striker is ideal for navigating Coruscant’s dense architecture and crowded skylanes. The Air Guard fitted their variant with precision weapons and under-wing guided missiles to minimize collateral damage. What’s the Earthly equivalent to this? An Apache helicopter maybe? I can’t speak for the Apache’s maneuverability within a city but seeing any of these gunships in your rear view means your days of doing that afternoon delight stuff are numbered. The post TIE Striker in flight, afternoon delight appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original...

In an age where original LEGO action/adventure themes seem increasingly rare in an IP-dominated market, DreamZzz has felt like a breath of fresh air. The inherent playfulness and creativity that serve as the core of the theme are a perfect match for the LEGO medium. So when LEGO offered BrickNerd the new 2026 wave of DreamZzz sets, I was excited by the opportunity. In true BrickNerd fashion, we decided to distribute the sets to several local builders across my home state of Iowa and let the recipients’ creativity run free! With the sets in hand, it was time to assemble my dream(zzz) team. Luckily, Iowa has its own LUG, IowaLUG, full of incredible builders (shameless plug, if you’re in Iowa, definitely check the group out). I reached out to several members who I thought would be a good fit, delivered the sets to them, and let them get to work! And...

Prepare all your festive decorations and cast the spell that creates the biggest snowbanks as we make our way to Hogsmeade, the all-wizarding village known for its gorgeous architecture and magical holiday atmosphere! LEGO provided BrickNerd with set 76457 Hogsmeade Village - Collectors’ Edition. This wonderful set recreates the charming design of the old wizarding cottages and shops in remarkable detail: all the playful signboards and colorful elements are faithfully inspired by the films. The only difference from the Harry Potter franchise is the feeling of an in-between season. It’s clear that the richness of modern LEGO elements would disappear beneath thick layers of snow, and this limited snow coverage became an exciting creative challenge for us! Let’s enjoy this incredible set as an “off-season” foundation for creativity and watch the landscape transform into a true Winter Village. I took inspiration from the snow-covered window ledge of the Hog’s Head pub...

Back in the 15th century, THE renaissance man Leonardo Da Vinci had a dream to design a human-powered flying machine. He never realized his goal, but he quite impressively worked out an early understanding of many laws of physics behind flight—often based on observing birds and their mechanics. This allowed him to devise some pretty fantastic concepts that were ahead of his time, such as his famed “flying machine” (an ornithopter). The flying machine design revolves around a central wooden platform that the human lies on and works mechanisms with their arms and legs to power bird-like wings and a tail with ropes and pulleys. To be fair, Da Vinci’s ornithopter couldn’t get past the weight-to-power ratio that the inefficient flapping motion required. But, it sure looks cool, doesn’t it!? Isn’t she beauteous!! The creative folks over at LEGO decided to adapt Da Vinci’s ornithopter concept into set 10363, Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine, and...

“The Conversation Piece” is a monthly BrickNerd series about creativity and building with LEGO authored by our friends over at the Builder Improvement Initiative (BII), a Discord-based community that helps LEGO builders of all levels get better at their craft through knowledge-sharing and constructive feedback. Have a question you would like us to consider for a future article? You can submit it here. Enjoy! Why So Many New Molds? Browsing the LEGO element catalog the past few years can make you feel like a kid in a candy store, or perhaps more accurately, a mall of candy stores. For nearly every category of part, we’ve seen several groundbreaking additions to the family: plates now come rounded with bar holes, wedge plates are becoming tiles, and brackets are always getting a new variant. The graph below charts the amount of new parts per year (taken from Brickset), although it is inclusive of...