If you´ve spent some time on the great interweb in the last couple of years and have an interest in awesome LEGO creations, there is a pretty good chance you might have stumbled across a large car being built out of LEGO bricks—a white Volvo V70, to be specific. And you may have wondered, “What in the world is going on here, who is building this thing, and why?“ Well, wonder no more as I chatted with the man behind the build, fellow Swede and LEGO Masters Season 1 winner David Gustafsson. So let’s put the interview car into gear because here we go! Andreas Lenander: First off, thank you very much for taking the time to chat with us here at BrickNerd! So who is David Gustafsson? Tell us a bit about yourself. David Gustafsson: Hi! I am 24 years old, living outside Jönköping in Sweden with my dog Alexi...

LEGO this year has released the LEGO Marvel Spider-Man’s Mask (76285) which completes the trio of him, Venom, and Carnage. It has 487 pieces and retails for $69.99. Build The build starts with the black base with the curved sides. In the middle, there are some Technic beams in the middle to keep the mask stable. The building of the mask itself is pretty simple as it mostly uses bricks with studs on the side along with brackets to get the SNOT look. There are also some sloped bricks to give the mask space for certain angles for the panels that go on later. The front of the mask uses some printed shell pieces which are connected by hinge pieces to give it slight angles. The cheeks also have printed curved slopes on the panels are clipped on but they don’t actually match up with the mouth so there’s visible gaps...

We’ve all received those curious extra LEGO elements included in many sets. Most BrickNerd readers are accustomed to them, but new LEGO builders might be a little worried about having leftover pieces after assembling their first set! Join BrickNerd as we take a quick look at the ever-evolving history of extra LEGO elements and how they have changed over the years. 40602 Winter Market Stall Why Extras Pieces? I’ve always wondered whether the extras are included to mitigate against packaging errors (due to the accuracy of the factory counting scales) or to cut down on customer service requests if customers lose a small piece. I can’t say for sure, but perhaps the answer is a little of both. No doubt, The LEGO Group (TLG) has done exhaustive analyses comparing the cost of including intentional extras versus the much higher cost of processing and mailing out a replacement. But when did the...

Super Bowl LVIII is going on right now and during one of the commercial breaks, Universal Pictures showed off their trailer for the upcoming Wicked movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. LEGO on their social media accounts without any pictures posted “Wonder if LEGO bricks could defy gravity…”. Also, a reply to the Wicked account on X/Twitter, they posted “Emerald City here we come!” This seemingly suggests that LEGO could be releasing a set for the movie in the future. Wicked premieres in theaters this Thanksgiving so if there is a set made, it wouldn’t be released until around the holiday time. If LEGO does make a Wicked set, what do you want to see in it? Wonder if LEGO bricks could defy gravity… — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) February 12, 2024 Emerald City here we come! — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) February 11, 2024 The post LEGO Teases Wicked Movie Set appeared first...

It’s been a few days since the BrickLink Designer Program Series 1 sets started pre-orders and here’s a quick update on what’s been happening if you don’t follow my social media updates. As of today, three sets have completely sold out of the 30,000 maximum allotted which include the Mountain Fortress, The Old Train Engine Shed, and Snack Shack. The Mountain Fortress sold out in three hours after pre-orders started and the Snack Shack and The Old Train Engine Shed came after. We only have the Parisian Street and the General Store left from Series 1. The Parisian Street is about 50% sold out while the General Store looks to be about 70% sold out. There’s still 17 days left to pre-order but I expect them to be sold out in about a week. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post BrickLink Designer Program Series 1 Update...

While primarily made from plastic, LEGO pieces come in all shapes and sizes, and materials. If you are looking for a more flexible option for building a MOC masterpiece, look no further! Today we’re taking a look at how capes and cloth have been used as NPU (Nice Part Usage) in LEGO MOCs. Just cause it’s fabric doesn’t mean it isn’t a LEGO piece… Cloth is a Classic Fabric elements have been around for a long time. The first LEGO pirate ships back in the late 80s had the first fabric elements. The famous Black Seas Barracuda was so popular, it was produced a second time and then was reimagined as a LEGO Ideas set! Absolutely Beautiful! LEGO took a few years to make capes for minifigures, with the first one used in the Dragon Knights castle subtheme in the 90s. Up until then, minifigs had to use a hard plastic...

Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year to those who celebrate and why not spend some of the day to build some of the new LEGO Chinese Traditional Festival sets. This year, we celebrate the Year of the Dragon which is the most powerful animal on the Chinese Zodiac and has been long revered as a symbol of strength and good luck. LEGO has released a couple of the dragon sets this year with the Auspicious Dragon (80112) and the Year of the Dragon (40611) gift with purchase set. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. • Festival Calendar (40678) – $29.94• Spring Animal Playground (40709) – $12.99• Cherry Blossoms (40725) – $14.99• Auspicious Dragon (80112) – $89.99• Family Reunion Celebration (80113) – $129.99 The post Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Have you ever been deep in some fancy SNOT work and realized you weren’t able to keep track of all the half-plate, quarter-plate, or even eighth-plate values adding up? Or maybe you just really hate LEGO fractions and refuse to use them? Fortunately, there is a solution in the form of LDU. LDU Origins What is LDU you ask? Is that a weird LEGO Dimension Unit or something? Well kinda, but in reality, it claims its origin from the LEGO computer modeling program LDraw. The history of LDraw is better left to a different article, but know that it dates back to the 1990s. If you know anything about computers, you know they are good at math. But computers are also better at using whole integers, like 1, 42, and 1958, rather than any fractions or decimals like 3.14 or 2.71. With the standard units we are used to working with...

Outer Wilds by Minibrick Productions is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 1,190 piece set features the Spaceship used in the game and some side builds. The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, Minerals Display, Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2, Hello Kitty and Friends – 50 Years, Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, Medieval Tournament, Cherry Blossom Ikebana, Roman Forum, Interstellar, Metallica M72 World Tour, and Suitcase Express! as the ones to reach the First 2024 Review Stage. The post LEGO Ideas Outer Wilds Achieves 10,000 Supporters appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The next LEGO Marvel 2024 set that we’ll be checking out is Rocket’s Warbird vs. Ronan (76278) which retails for $37.99 and has 290 pieces. This set is only the second iteration of the ship with the first being the San Diego Comic Con 2014 (COMCON034) exclusive. Minifigures There’s only two minifigures in the set, Rocket Raccoon and Ronan. Rocket has an updated torso showing him with an sleeveless armored vest. The head is the newer version that was introduced last year. His accessory is a blaster. Ronan is back also sporting a slightly updated look. This version has him in all black and gray without any other colors like with before. He now has a double-sided head showing a stern face on one side and an angry expression on the other. He has a black hood and a cloak to complete his look. His accessory is the Cosmi-Rod hammer. Build...