ode to adventure A finalist in the third series of the BrickLink Designer Program, The Lost City is no small nod to adventurers: it’s a 3,500+ parts ode to exploration, crammed full of all the best hues of green and grey. The Build Process The build process was less tedious than I generally expect from a set of this size. Since it’s ruins, there were always small variations with every iteration of a design. In fact, I would have preferred more repetition, but that was because I was trying to read a detective novel at the same time as I built; but it’s probably safe to bet not many folks will be doing that. While I found it confusing to build the base all in one go (so many slightly different lengths of plates!), designing it as a single section does have one big advantage: it’s remarkably sturdy, making the whole...

September has come and gone, and pumpkins have started lining the fields and your foam-covered lattes. High time for our monthly LEGO community round-up! Take some time out of your busy day and relax with this month’s smorgasbord of interesting articles, deep dives 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 dissected LEGO boxes and went on the hunt for LEGO owls. We sat down with the winner of Vignweek, a Chibi builder, a Hong Kong artist, and looked at the legacy of a LEGO leader. We learned all about GBC, ladybugs and bees, LUG contests and Friendshiptember. And visited Bauspielbahn-Treffen in Germany and a medieval alley, and took a trip to Paul Hetherington’s Bricktacular. We even had kids guess LEGO color names,...

There has been some interesting changes made to the LEGO Ideas rules and guidelines that was recently announced on the LEGO Ideas platform. This could result in larger and more detailed sets getting approval to become official LEGO sets. Below are the details. LEGO Ideas is about to get bigger, more detailed, and better than […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

October is upon us with several new LEGO sets and promotions, including some perfect for Halloween! So let’s take a look at what’s new this month! NEW LEGO ART SET: The #31213 LEGO Art Mona Lisa comes in a bluer hue to reflect the colors used by da Vinci over 500 years ago before the […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)

Got a LEGO stash gathering dust? For a limited time, the LEGO Brick Take Back program turns your spare bricks into rewards. Trade in your pre-loved bricks and score a LEGO e-Gift Card in the process! According to the website, this new program is set up to keep as many bricks in play as possible […]Original linkOriginal author: Thita (admin)