Today we’re thrilled to showcase a special interview with Azurekingfisher, a talented LEGO artist from Japan whose creations blend geometry, color, and motion into a distinctive aesthetic. Many of these works were recently featured in the Masterpiece Gallery at LEGO House, so prepare for a journey through creativity, form, and artistic philosophy. Color Choice Ann: Hello and welcome to BrickNerd! It’s wonderful to explore these remarkable creations with you. Azurekingfisher: I am very honored to be asked to participate in this interview. Thank you. Ann: First of all, your sense of color is exceptional. Your “LEGO Flower” piece, for example, practically lets us smell spring in the air. Is your color selection a long, deliberate process, or is it more of an intuitive habit? Azurekingfisher: I’ve been familiar with LEGO bricks since I was a child, but I began building in 2013. The “LEGO Flower” that BrickNerd noticed was made in...

The first half of 2025 saw Warren and me working on a multi-model commission for American Airlines to go on display in their museum as part of their centennial celebrations. This article was originally published on our own website by Warren, but BrickNerd suggested that its readers might be interested in hearing more about one section of this project: scale models of the fleet’s history. Introduction This part of the AA project took up a big percentage of the time. After all, what would any exhibition of an airline be without the planes that they have flown over the years? When we started planning the exhibition, it was clear we wanted to include a number of aircraft from throughout the history of American Airlines from the earliest planes, right through to the present day. So we decided on five different planes, all iconic in one way or another. (Jump straight to...

After the release of the LEGO Icons Tropical Aquarium (10366), LEGO has revealed an upcoming LEGO Insiders reward item coming soon with the LEGO Fish Tank (5009626). There is no information yet on how much Insiders points it will cost or when it will be available but but the link does say Black Friday so we can assume it’ll be available then or even before during the LEGO Insiders Weekend event. The set has 150 pieces and it features a small fish tank that sits on a rock cave. Inside the tank, there’s a larger blue fish that looks like a blue tang fish with some smaller ones surrounding it along with some plants. The post LEGO Insiders Fish Tank (5009626) Reward Item Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

When CMF Series 27 launched, I put together a list of twelve minifigure mascots and icons that needed a remake in the vein of the Collectible Minifigure line. The community response was overwhelming—so much so that many readers offered suggestions for who should appear next. This follow-up is for you. Here are the original 12: The lineup from the last CMF Draft Back by popular demand, this is the Next 12 LEGO Characters Ready for a CMF Remake. Ground Rules Like with the previous series, I have a set of ground rules I’d like to try and adhere to as much as possible when it comes to entry selections. Minifigures who’ve received a redesign sometime in the last decade will not be on this list. For example, themes like Adventurers are very much on the minds of the designers at LEGO right now. Johnny Thunder has received two major redesigns recently....

Today we feature a guest article from one of BrickNerd’s patrons Liz Puleo. She shares her experience building and modding LEGO Icons 10366 Tropical Aquarium. Tank You Very Much Two fish are in a tank. One said, “Do you know how to drive this thing?” and the other said, “Ahhh, a talking fish!” If only fish could talk, they’d probably tell you a better story about this tank than I will. Hey there, BrickNerd readers! It’s been a while—two years, to be exact. While LEGO hasn’t disappeared from my life completely, it’s definitely taken a back seat. So when my friends at BrickNerd reached out and asked if I’d be interested in another set mod (read: rip apart physically and metaphorically), of course I said yes. Who doesn’t want new LEGO? Especially after having so much fun with my first aquatic review, What the Shell? While I’ve attended a few LEGO...