BrickNerd is going all in on LEGO SNOT! Get ready to sniff out all the sideways building techniques from beginning to advanced and beyond. This week we are going better and booger than ever, so hold on to your hankies as we explore the intricacies of LEGO SNOT. It is going to be SNOT-acular! Prepare to be blown away! Eww, SNOT! SNOT, maybe you’ve heard of it? And no, I don’t mean the slick green stuff that kids leave on their LEGO bricks. If you hang around a group of AFOLs you will hear it used frequently: "I really like how you SNOTted that cliffside!" or "I’m thinking about building the ground with SNOT instead" are phrases you might hear. You might be grossed out at first, but then someone helpful will try to explain what SNOT entails. My name is Oscar Cederwall (sometimes I go by the name o0ger) and...

Castle… If you’re like me, your first thought upon hearing that word is a giant gray structure with maybe the occasional bit of green for terrain. Castle and gray have become synonymous terms, which is a shame as the castle genre really has so much more to offer. Now, I’m not saying that giant gray castles are bad — far from it. However, it is nice to get some variety and see some more unique and vibrant colors incorporated. Last year, I modified set 10316 Rivendell in the style of LEGO Elves (which you can read here). I barely changed anything besides the colors, and yet the difference between the original set and my modified version is drastic. It really got me thinking about just how big of a difference color can make and the tone it sets. I thought it would be worth diving deeper into the use of color...

I had a very long dark age from the LEGO hobby (approximately 25 years!). My best guess is I stopped collecting somewhere around 1993 and wouldn’t return until 2018. Even though some Castle sets came out before my dark age, we did not seem to have any growing up. We had very limited funds for LEGO, and most of what we bought were City sets. Coming back into the hobby, Castle became the preferred theme I truly love to build, and recently I have committed to building a large Fright Knights castle for a LUG display coming up in the Fall. I always loved the printed cloth flags that adorn the top of the older LEGO sets, but sadly, I have none. When looking to acquire a few Fright Knight flags for my castle MOC, of course, I had some serious sticker shock! It would be $10-$15 minimum for a single...

As we discussed previously (see: LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Trailer & Sets!) LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is an upcoming four-part miniseries based on the LEGO Star Wars franchise, set for release on September 13, 2024, on Disney+. The series follows a boy named Sig Greebling, who accidentally activates a powerful Jedi […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Over the past months, the LEGO Ideas Review Board evaluated 42 qualifying product ideas all of which demonstrated a huge array of creativity and innovation. All these designs achieved the landmark ‘10k’ status between early September 2023 and early January 2024. And today, they announced the results! The first new project that will become an official LEGO […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)