A few weeks ago, I received a mystery box provided to BrickNerd by LEGO. The only thing I knew was that the set was part of the Botanical Collection. My girlfriend already has the original Flower and Wildflower Bouquets, along with the Bonsai Tree (those sets are “hers” and I’m allowed to “steal” parts from them only for a couple of days but then I have to return them to their places), so she was very excited to add another botanical set to her collection. We were both delighted with 10329 Tiny Plants when it arrived, and I asked her to build them so we could take pictures of the set. But after that, I wanted to play with the parts and build something out of it. A Few Words About Tiny Plants… From Chrissy (The Current Owner of The Set) “The box is the typical representation of the Icons sets:...

The minifigure head element is a timeless mold that will be around for as long as The LEGO Group still exists. During its 48 years of service, its shape remains unchanged, but the variety of colours and prints makes it one of the most aesthetically interesting pieces in the LEGO canon. Today, we’re going to focus on its colours, in particular, the evolution from classic yellow to realistic human tones, and how this helped the minifigure head become LEGO’s most “charismatic” part. Star Wars Minifigure Head Tones, 1999 to 2023 (Including non-printed heads). Data Source: Rebrickable Quick Quiz There are currently 44 solid LEGO colours in use (excluding transparent, pearl etc). But only 40 of them have been used as a printed minifigure head…which four have yet to be used? You can find out at the end of the article. From Classic Town to Nation State Data Source: Wikipedia… yes, I...

November has arrived which means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember! It is a month where we get EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy (well… nerdier than normal) and dive even deeper into LEGO topics, techniques, themes, history, lore, MOCs and more. But it also means we host our annual contest where you can reimagine our mascot Nerdly to win some amazing prizes! So what’s the contest theme this year? Our last Nerdvember contest was High Fantasy-themed. This year we are feeling a bit more… apocalyptic. Welcome to Nerdvember 2023: Survivor Edition! Last Nerdly Standing Because our very own Mega-Nerdly met its spectacular demise (though an update on that is coming later this month), we were inspired to theme this Nerdvember on survival (or Nerd-vival!?). We want you to get creative with our mascot Nerdly (here are basic instructions as a PDF download) and customize it to a survival character or scene of your choosing. We’re looking...

It’s high time to do some trick or treating, but while it might be Halloween today, it’s also high time for our monthly LEGO community round-up! So sit back in that cozy chair of yours, take a sip of your pumpkin-spiced latte (or your preferred choice of warm drink), and enjoy this month’s potpourri of interesting articles, deep drives and insightful features from all across the LEGO community! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we traveled to Seattle and Kuwait, stopped by elementary school and college, and explored sorting and SortLUG. We learned about LEGO smoke techniques, turtles and floating islands. We looked at figure building and minifigures of real people. And we took a look at how element molds change, how creativity evolves, what kids think of instruction symbols, and...

Last Halloween, we shared instructions for two small builds: a witch on her broomstick, and a grave with a crow. In that article, I wrote that the grave was actually a one-bedroom zombie apartment. And for this year's Halloween edition of our Quick Builds, I feel that I have to reveal the apartment’s owner. He's a cool guy and goes by the name of Mr. Braaaainss. When I asked, he said only “Braaaainss” but he does look like a Mister to me. Instructions to Build a Halloween Zombie I really wanted to build a LEGO zombie with a dislocated jaw and the hinge parts (hinge base + hinge top) were perfect for the task. This is where the build started. Then I had to figure out the eyes, and I came up with the minifig hands inserted into headlight bricks. And because this was the coolest part of the zombie, I...