Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published June 2, 2022. I’ll come clean: I love LEGO! No surprise there, I guess. But luckily, my partner—now wife—also likes LEGO enough to think it was a good idea to sprinkle a little bit of LEGO magic over our long-overdue, post-COVID wedding celebration. Here’s what we did! Custom wedding cake! Oh, and a very happy bride and groom. Photo by Olan Malde Those of you who are regular BrickNerd readers will know that my posts tend to be of the personal kind. For the most part, I write stories about things that have happened to me since I got back into LEGO about ten years ago. But this one is inevitably going to get even more personal than usual, because it’s about my wedding. And in order to get to that, I’ll have to tell you about my wife, Karen. The Significant Other Except...

The LEGO Marvel Iron Man Armory (76216) is getting cheaper and cheaper as it now on sale for 38% off. The 496 piece set is now priced at only $55.99 which haves you about $34 on it and includes a slew of minifigures including Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Nick Fury, War Machine, Iron Man MK3, Iron Man MK85, Iron Man MK 25, and Whiplash. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Marvel Iron Man Armory (76216) Amazon Sale – June 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Best of BrickNerd - Article originally published June 7, 2022. Welcome everyone, time for another technique spotlight! This time I thought we would have a look at one of the more prominent pieces of architecture when building houses—namely the roof. Why roofs? Well, I’m glad you asked—because roofs are awesome, that’s why! Seriously though, roofs can actually be pretty awesome and it’s definitely something that can elevate a build from “that looks nice“ to “holy crap, that is spectacular!“ So to help you guys out a bit, and hopefully fill you with inspiration for your next build, join me as we take a little dive into some of the different ways you can do this. So let’s get nerdy about LEGO roofs! There are a LOT of different ways to go about building a roof using lots of different kinds of LEGO elements. Below you’ll find quite a few techniques that...

What makes a small community LEGO show special? There are two shows during the year that are highlights for me in the LEGO community. They both excel at appealing to exhibitors, traders, volunteers, and most importantly, visitors. There is a positive vibe that I feel at some shows. It’s hard for me to describe or explain, but I hope that by sharing the perspectives of the organisers of the shows and the opinions of other AFOLs involved, I can convey that amazing vibe to you. The two shows are the Black Country Brick show, which took place on the 1st and 2nd of April near West Bromwich in the UK; and Ware’s the Bricks, which took place on the 15th and 16th of April in a small town called Ware, in Hertfordshire UK. The Black Country Brick show raised an astounding £10,163, which was divided between Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Fairy...

Amazon currently has a sale on the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 24 6-Pack (66733) for 27% off. It is now priced at $21.99 which saves you about $8 on it. This essentially drops the price per minifigure down to $3.67 each and saves you around $1.32 for each minifigure. Of course this is a random box so if you want to gamble, there is a chance that you might get some duplicates. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 24 6-Pack (66733) Amazon Sale – June 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Are you ready for Halloween in Summer? For us fans of the spooky season, it is better than Christmas in July! And coming this July, you will be able to pick up the spooktacular 21341 Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage. I was humbled to have been chosen by the BrickNerd family to receive this set early! The Sanderson’s cottage shown next to my haunted mansion from last year Every year for the past three Halloweens, I have made a custom haunted house MOC, and thankfully the BrickNerd crew were acutely aware of this. Frankly, it has become my favorite build I look forward to every year, not only because I enjoy getting into the Halloween spirit but because my children also share in my passion and excitement which makes it that much more worth it. Ghostly Presence Let’s be honest: for any Halloween season enthusiast, the LEGO sets within...

LEGO has teased some sort of Sonic the Hedgehog announcement coming this Friday at Sonic Central 2023. In the teaser video, we can see Sonic tied up while Dr. Eggman is laughing in the background. I guess we have to tune in Friday to see what’s going on here. Be sure to tie up your running shoes and head over to Sonic Central on June 23! https://t.co/uigpBxhBcr pic.twitter.com/7HA9cHZdnk — LEGO (@LEGO_Group) June 21, 2023 The post LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog Announcement Friday at Sonic Central appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

As a LEGO builder, what do you do to challenge yourself when you’ve already built an entire country at 1:650 scale, made a detailed replica of First Century Jerusalem, and have models of several of the world’s most famous landmarks on display at a museum? Well, you could always revisit an older project, and expand it to a behemoth piece consisting of a million bricks. Rocco Buttliere with Phase I of his massive Ancient Rome project. Photo © Rocco Buttliere, MMXXIII Regular BrickNerd readers may recall a previous article of mine, where I described the process of creating an event kit to mark the tenth anniversary of our annual Norwegian AFOL event, På Kloss Hold, in Trondheim. That kit was of course designed by Rocco Buttliere, who happens to be a good friend of mine and therefore my go-to guy for anything microscale. Rocco has a degree in architecture and since...

LEGO has officially revealed a new LEGO Disney Castle (43222) to celebrate the 100 Years of Wonder. Releasing on July 1 for VIPs, the castle has 4,837 pieces and will retail for $399.99. The castle is an updated version of Cinderella’s Castle and it references 14 classic Disney movies from the past 100 years. It also has minifigures of Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Snow White, Prince Ferdinand, Tiana, and Prince Naveen. LEGO has also announced a new gift with purchase set with the Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600). You can get it from July 1-9 with purchases of $100 or more, while supplies last. BUILDING 100 YEARS OF WONDER!NEW LEGO DISNEY CASTLE SET The LEGO Group today revealed an all-new LEGO Disney Castle set, to celebrate 100 Years of Disney. The new 4,837-piece set is a celebration of the playful joy and creativity that the LEGO Group and Disney...

LEGO has quietly revealed another LEGO Disney 100 set with Peter Pan & Wendy’s Flight over London (43232). Releasing on September 1, the set has 466 pieces and retails for $59.99. It recreates one of the more iconic scenes from Peter Pan and it includes minifigures of Peter, Tinker Bell, and Wendy. The post LEGO Disney 100 Peter Pan & Wendy’s Flight over London (43232) Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran