The Naruto: Ichiraku Ramen Shop – 25th Anniversary by DadiTwins is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is the third time project has hit the goal and is for the 25th anniversary of Naruto. It doesn’t look like there are any changes from the previous version. The project joins Dr. Seuss and LEGO, Sweet Honey, The Botanical Garden, The Crown – A Piece of History, Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room, Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Stargate, Medieval Seaside Market, Brick Boulevard, Retro Comic Store, Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary, Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic, Humpback Whale, Shrek’s Swamp, Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct, LED Lamp, Bricks Coffee, Ogel Creek Saw Mill, Hollow Knight: Forgotten Crossroad, LEGO Godzilla, Claus Toys, Twilight: Cullen House, Where’s Wally/Waldo?, V.&T.R.R. #12, Genoa, River Side Lodge, Catan – The Game, Daft Punk – The Robots, Monsters Inc: The Door...

I had the pleasure of meeting Martin Redfern (AKA Red) at a Sheffield LUG gathering in 2017. Even though I had previously admired his work online, nothing compares to the thrill of seeing a fabulous LEGO model in person. Martin’s work seems simple at first glance until you look closely and recognise the clever use of parts and the hidden complexity of each build. His quirky characters are distinct and easily recognisable. In 2017, his work was exhibited as part of the initial display in the Masterpiece Gallery at the LEGO House. I recently chatted with Martin about some of his favourite builds and his life as a LEGO artist. Sue Ann: Hi Martin! Thanks for chatting with BrickNerd. To start us off, how long have you been building with LEGO? martin’s first lego set(s) Martin: As far as my memory can go, I would say yes. My first memory of...

The Robotic Mech Factory by The_B3_ is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a highly detailed greebled box that opens up to reveal a factory inside. The project joins Dr. Seuss and LEGO, Sweet Honey, The Botanical Garden, The Crown – A Piece of History, Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room, Roscosmos Soyuz MS Spacecraft, Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle, The Stargate, Medieval Seaside Market, Brick Boulevard, Retro Comic Store, Shrek’s Swamp – 20th Anniversary, Baby Green Sea Turtle – Kinetic, Humpback Whale, Shrek’s Swamp, Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 99th Precinct, LED Lamp, Bricks Coffee, Ogel Creek Saw Mill, Hollow Knight: Forgotten Crossroad, LEGO Godzilla, Claus Toys, Twilight: Cullen House, Where’s Wally/Waldo?, V.&T.R.R. #12, Genoa, River Side Lodge, Catan – The Game, Daft Punk – The Robots, Monsters Inc: The Door to Monstropolis, Iljinai Family House, Multi-Tool, Portal 2 Quantum Tunnelling Device. The “Portal Gun”, LEGOLAND Central Station, E.T....

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 9, 2021. One of the big perks of getting a gig here at BrickNerd is the opportunity to reach out to builders from all over the world and ask them questions—without appearing like a complete stalker! So today, I have the privilege to shine the spotlight on one of my favourite builders in the community, Balbo. So let’s get to it! Andreas Lenander: Hi there! Could you introduce yourself a bit? Balbo: My name is Patrick, better known as Balbo or Patrick B. in the LEGO community. I’m 26 years old, and I’m from Austria. At the moment I’m about to finish my law studies. My favorite hobbies are building with LEGO (big surprise, haha!), picking mushrooms, hiking and going to the cinema. A few of Balbo’s favourite builds, along with his sig-fig A: How long have you been building with LEGO, and...

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published March 5, 2021. I'm a huge fan of old movies, and if you don't know where the title is from, go watch the movie Se7en. There are lots of series that gets worse and worse as they go on, but there are few that get better with age. The Mission Impossible series comes to mind as one of the rare examples where each new film is better and more over-the-top than the last. Chris Yu’s Space Box series can be counted as one of those examples where each new sequel is better than the last. Chris is a Taiwanese builder who has been building some amazing creations for the last four years—including this amazing World of Warcraft Orc (which is saying a lot, since I was totally an Alliance Dwarf healing priest!). But one of Chris’ specialties is the mind-blowing and magical ‘Space Box’...

Today is March 10, an annual celebration of the entire Super Mario video game franchise (because you can write the day as MAR10). To mark the occasion, I'm going to introduce you to Bricktendo (also known as Eliès) who made a beautiful diorama featuring the Mario franchise that seemingly magically moves without explanation. I had the opportunity to see it in person and discuss all the details of this creation at the Legsplay exhibition in Angouleme last month. Sam: Hi Eliès, welcome to BrickNerd! Can you introduce yourself a little? How long have you been building LEGO? Eliès: Hi Pistash! I'm Eliès, aka Bricktendo on social networks. I'm 22 years old and I'm originally from Nîmes, France. I have been building LEGO for 14 years now without interruption since I was seven years old. I have to say that I have a classic background—as a Star Wars fan, collecting sets was...

The process of photographing your LEGO creations has so many intriguing aspects, but one for me stands out the most: choosing the correct background. There are so many options when it comes to “setting the stage” to present your MOCs or minifigures. There are a few classic options like craft paper or fabric, but setting the scene for your MOC can make all the difference. "Roll along covered wagon, roll along, To the turn of your wheels I sing a song, City ladies may be fine, but give me that girl of mine, Roll along covered wagon, roll along". Today we are going to look at all the different types of backgrounds you can use to take your LEGO projects to the next level, give the scene more character, and explore which options are best for specific occasions. Brick Built Dioramas Perhaps the most common background is the one you don’t...

The AFOL world is a great, global community united by our love of LEGO. Within that greater community, there are many smaller interest groups, from local LUGs to people interested in specific themes like Castle, Space, Mosaics or Microscale. For International Women’s Day, we wanted to take a look at some of those groups through the lens of representation, but as I looked, one of the themes stood out to me the most… a theme where I searched high and low for female builders: trains. After searching around the globe through my network of AFOLs, I could still only count female LEGO train builders on the fingers of my two hands! (I hope to be proven wrong that there are more!) So let me introduce you to two women from this very select group: Sarah Brennan-Dunn and Ingrid Broeders-Bos, who have very different stories to tell. Meet Ingrid & Sarah Ingrid...

We don’t talk about new LEGO sets much at BrickNerd—there are a plethora of other great sites that do that. However to help us keep the quality up and ads down, we need your help. If you are going to purchase any new LEGO sets and want to help out BrickNerd simultaneously, we ask that you use our affiliate link for LEGO.com. It is a great way to support community-focused journalism without costing you more than you are already spending on LEGO. You support BrickNerd at the same time you get your new Rivendell display piece, BTS tribute, Captain Rex helmet, new parts intensive-Speed Champions, some amazing Classic 3-in-1 sets, a new botanical puzzle or even Disney BrickHeadz. Even if you just get a keychain using our link, we appreciate the help. See all the new sets at LEGO using the following links: US | CAN | UK | AU. (For...

If you’re a LEGO VIP member, the highly anticipated LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) is now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. It costs $499.99 and if you purchase it between now and March 7, you can get the LEGO BrickHeadz Frodo & Gollum (40603) as a free gift ($14.99 retail). You’ll also double up with the Houses of the World 1 (40583) GWP, while supplies last. Everything will be added to your cart automatically. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings Rivendell (10316) Now Available on LEGO Shop for VIPs appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran