Congratulations, fellow LEGO fans—it’s International LEGO Day! (…in Australia! Yes, we are a little early for the rest of the world for a few hours, but we’re emphasizing the international part of the day this year.) On January 28, 1958, LEGO submitted the patent application for the bricks we know today. We’ve already seen all the places in the world where BrickNerd contributors have obtained LEGO, so join us as we celebrate LEGO Day with some of our best stories of shopping for these coveted plastic toys! Just before the “store unboxing” of the flagship store at Leicester Square, London in November 2016 I’ll start us off by telling a couple of stories of my own (I would, wouldn’t I? I like telling stories). I live in Norway where we, for some reason, still don’t have and never have had a LEGO Brand Store. The silver lining, if you could call...

To bring people more together, the LEGO Botanicals theme will be doing a global Valentine’s Tour featuring the Le Florist Flower Truck. Select cities around the world will be able to experience floral window displays and take part in free workshops to make their own LEGO Botanicals stems. Head over to LEGO.com/botanicals-truck-tour to see if there’s an event near your. The ones in the US are listed below. If you can’t attend, there will be a free workshop online as well. • New York, US | Madison Square Park – January 31 – February 2, 2025• Atlanta, US | Piedmont Park – January 31 – February 2, 2025• Nashville, US | Broadway – January 31 – February 2, 2025 Time to Reconnect: This Valentine’s Day, LEGO® Botanicals Sets off on Global Valentine’s Tour to Rebuild Wilted Connections, as Data Shows People Interacting More Online than in Person • The LEGO Botanicals...

If you are a fan of Imperial-inspired MOCs, you might be familiar with the work of Evan Crouch aka Evancelt. He builds vibrant ships, houses, battles and more from that era (and always with sharp photos so you can feast your eyes on those splendid MOCs). We asked Evan how his interest started in building in this theme and how he puts the LEGO bricks to good use. Sailing the Brick Seas Marco: Looking at your Flickr and Instagram accounts, I see an abundance of historical-based MOCs. Some are Wild West-themed or Castle-themed, but even more MOCs are based on the Imperial/Age of Sail era, including ships, fortresses, battles, and vignettes. What is the reason you like this theme so much? Where do you get your inspiration from? Evan: I grew up in Pennsylvania in the eastern United States, specifically in an area that had lots of history tied to Colonial America...

LEGO has started a new promotion for the LEGO Botanicals Field Flowers (30701) polybag on the LEGO Shop. From now until February 7, you can get it with purchases of $40, excluding pre-orders, while supplies last. This promo also stacks with the Celebration Series: Valentine’s Day Box (40759) with purchases of $75. In addition, there are some new bundles that allow you to save 15% on various sets. Both sets in the bundle have to be in the cart to get the discounts. These promos also run until February 7. Wildflower Bouquet (10313) & Flower Bouquet (10280) – Save $18 Tiny Plants (10329) & Succulents (10309) – Save $15 Retro Camera (31147), New York Postcard (40519), London Postcard (40569) – Save $7.50 Wild Safari Animals (31150) & Forest Animals: Red Fox (31154) – Save $17.25 Passenger Airplane (60367) & Yellow Delivery Truck (60440) – Save $33 The post LEGO Botanicals Field...

The relationship between LEGO MOCs and AI is a knotty one (one we’ve already looked into here at BrickNerd more than once!). lego-ish dragon designed with playground ai But in this article, instead of tackling the general ethics of AI or the possibility of it taking over the LEGO MOCing community, I’d like to explore something far more niche—the use of AI as a tool for a very specific sort of MOC, one that many of us often struggle with: brick-built animals. Yes, some people seem to have an innate talent for it, but for most of us, looking at something like a fox or a horse and trying to think where to start snapping the bricks together is enough to produce a migraine. Their shapes are so organic, bending and blending every which way with a degree of smoothness you can only drool over, and when it comes to LEGO, it...