For me, the LEGO hobby is mostly about building MOCs. As I have explained in previous articles, it is a creative outlet. An important aspect of my MOCs is that I want to create original models that no one has seen before. I follow many artists and designers on Instagram for inspiration, but when it’s time to start building, I try to put my own ideas and tastes into the MOC.  When it comes to coloring your MOC, I believe it comes down to tastes and preferences, but I also think there are ways to use color that work better than others. In this article, I will share my thoughts about colors and MOC design. The Blank Slate In this article, I will give examples of ways to use various colors on a single MOC I’ve made you can see below. As this is a digital MOC, I will not check...

In our previous article “LEGO Community in the Time of Covid,” we mentioned that build challenges have become a popular and excellent way to connect with the global AFOL community. One such build challenge is the LEGO Minifigure Habitats Challenge hosted by @brickfambuilds on Instagram, which encourages builders to make habitats based on a given theme. Since our article was published last year, these challenges have only gotten bigger and better! In 2021, there were 2,605 habitats built by 330 participants all over the world.   We sat down with Jen who runs @brickfambuilds to chat about her awesome build challenge and its effect on the AFOL Instagram community. Inez: Hi Jen! Before we talk about the minifigure habitats, could you tell us something about yourself and your LEGO journey? Jen: My LEGO journey is brief: My 6.5-year-old twins loved Duplo when they were small. So naturally when they were around...

Join us as we take a magical photographic journey through LEGO Hogwarts where you may experience a few new (minuscule) surprises from the Wizarding World. If you enjoy LEGO Harry Potter like myself, you know that Hogwarts is full of unpredictable secrets—and even more now since I've customized the “microscale” set to be more like the movies, adding new decorations and breathing life into the old castle. Get your floo powder ready as we apparate from room to room of 71043 Hogwarts Castle to see what is possible when you make a LEGO set your own—and add a few custom nano-sculptures along the way. Hogwarts Castle This architectural LEGO masterpiece is giant… and tiny at the same time because the nanofigures and their settings are perfectly microscopic! You need two things to successfully get through this article: the Spell of Enlargement for your studio and 'macro' mode (yes, wizards have special...

LEGO has revealed a brand new upcoming gift with purchase set with the Flower Trellis Display (40683). The set has 440 pieces and it will be available in two waves. The first will be from April 1-16 with purchases of $150 and if you miss out on it, the set will be available again May 27 – June 9. Plant seeds of creativity with this LEGO® Flower Trellis Display (40683) Spring gift. Featuring spring blooms and a trellis with wicker detailing, it’s a great spring gift for kids aged 12 and up, as well as adults who love nature. Featuring LEGO flowers in shades of yellow, pink and blue, plus buds and greenery, this is a piece of floral decor that will never wilt or need to be watered. Once built, it can be displayed standing or hung on a wall. The post LEGO Flower Trellis Display (40683) GWP Revealed appeared...

For each issue of BrickJournal Magazine, the BrickNerd team creates instructions for a LEGO mini-model to go with the theme of the cover story. For their recent issue about New Hashima, BrickNerd contributor Dan Ko created a speeder bike to populate the cyberpunk city. New Hashima Spinner Speeder For the New Hashima collab, I wasn’t able to participate and send any LEGO builds physically, so I wanted to create a design for something small that anyone could build and populate in their cubes to add life to the vibrant cyberpunk city. That’s when I came up with the spinner speeder idea: a bike template that could be changed into whatever color was needed. I packed the speeder with as much detail as I could in a small space, utilizing every stud and only XX number of pieces. One of my favorite parts of the build is using two 3679 turntable plates...