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November 03, 2024

How To Insure Your LEGO Collection

November 03, 2024/ Shannon Flynn
How To Insure Your LEGO Collection

LEGO is expensive, so should you insure your collection in case something horrible happens? Learn how to begin the process of protecting your investment and what you need to consider before insuring all your LEGO.

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November 03, 2024/ Shannon Flynn/ 5 Comments
Collecting, Deep Dive
Collecting, Money, Insurance, Fire, Flood, Theft
November 02, 2024

LEGO Minifigure Skin Tones Over Time: The Changing Colors of an Icon

November 02, 2024/ Chris Clarke
LEGO Minifigure Skin Tones Over Time: The Changing Colors of an Icon

LEGO minifigures have been around for half a century, so we’ve visualized how their head color and skin tone have changed over time in several different ways.

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November 02, 2024/ Chris Clarke/ 3 Comments
Deep Dive
Minifigs, Minifigures, skin color, Diversity, Intellectual Property, Rebrickable, Color Theory, LEGO Color Palette
November 01, 2024

Nerdvember 2024: Animation Edition

November 01, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
Nerdvember 2024: Animation Edition

November means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember—a month where we are EXCEPTIONALLY nerdy and host a contest to reimagine our mascot Nerdly with some amazing LEGO prizes. But what is the theme this year?

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November 01, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 2 Comments
Contest, Nerdvember
contest, Prizes, Swag, Nerdvember, Nerdly, Golden Nerdly
October 31, 2024

LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for October 2024

October 31, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for October 2024

October brought a multitude of interesting articles, fascinating features, insightful deep dives, and eye-catching videos from all across the LEGO community. These are the best LEGO features of the month from around the fan community.

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October 31, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 1 Comment
News, Community
Headlines & Highlights, News, Ant Bandit, Ben Cossy, Beyond The Brick, Brick Innovations, Grant Davis, Brick Fanatics, BrickCentral, Bricking Up Brad, Brickset, BrickVault, JK Brickworks, LEGO Newsroom, Legodo, New Elementary, Rebrickable, R.R. Slugger, Sitting On a Stoop, SpitBrix, StoneWars, Stuart Lamb Cromar, The Brothers Brick, The Rambling Brick, Tiago Catarino, Tips&Bricks
October 30, 2024

LEGO Wednesday on Wednesday: Building the UCS Thing

October 30, 2024/ Will Hafner
LEGO Wednesday on Wednesday: Building the UCS Thing

To celebrate the spooky season, we took a look at the new LEGO Wednesday sets and built a handy friend, the UCS Thing!

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October 30, 2024/ Will Hafner/ Comment
Review
Wednesday, Thing, Hand, Halloween, Gargoyle
October 29, 2024

Quick Build #12: Halloween Vampire

October 29, 2024/ Dan Ko
Quick Build #12: Halloween Vampire

Welcome to our BrickNerd dungeon, where our quick build instructions lurk in the dark. But be warned, this LEGO vampire doesn’t bite!

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October 29, 2024/ Dan Ko/ Comment
Instructions
Instructions, Quick Build, halloween, spooky, Holiday, Scary, vampire, blood, count
October 28, 2024

LEGO Inside Tour Exclusive Sets, Part 3: Post-Pandemic Tours

October 28, 2024/ John Cooper
LEGO Inside Tour Exclusive Sets, Part 3: Post-Pandemic Tours

Sign-ups for the 2025 LEGO Inside Tour start today, so we are continuing our deep dive series by looking at the incredibly exclusive sets given to those on the tour over the past few years.

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October 28, 2024/ John Cooper/ 1 Comment
Deep Dive, History
LEGO Inside Tour, exclusive, LEGO House, The Vault, Fire Engine, AGV, Stuart Harris, Henrik Andersen, Memory Lane
October 27, 2024

Six Degrees of Building Separation

October 27, 2024/ Ted Andes
Six Degrees of Building Separation

“What inspired your latest build?” Ted Andes is back to explore the creative process with LEGO and explain why his answer to that question always seems to take a convoluted path.

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October 27, 2024/ Ted Andes/ 1 Comment
Blatant Self-Promotion, Random Babbling
Creativity, Six Degrees of Separation, the butterfly effect, Ramble On
October 26, 2024

Every Comic-Con and Event Exclusive LEGO Set

October 26, 2024/ John Cooper
Every Comic-Con and Event Exclusive LEGO Set

Comic-Con events and Star War Celebrations have been some of the most prolific sources of exclusive LEGO sets over the past twenty years. Join BrickNerd as we look at each of these rare buildable sets.

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October 26, 2024/ John Cooper/ 3 Comments
Collecting, Deep Dive
Comic-Con, SDCC, exclusive, Star Wars Celebration, New York Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con
October 25, 2024

Losing the Love of LEGO… and Rekindling the Flame Through Dragons

October 25, 2024/ Kate Harvey
Losing the Love of LEGO… and Rekindling the Flame Through Dragons

Sometimes burnout from LEGO feels like losing a part of yourself. Yet, with the help of a few colorful dragons and the joy of reconnecting with friends at a convention, that spark can be reignited.

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October 25, 2024/ Kate Harvey/ Comment
Stories, Conventions
Burnout, Dragons, Skaerbaek, Mitchell Bongers, Neurodiversity, Rambling Brick
October 24, 2024

Six-Wide: How to Fit a Minifig in a Custom Car

October 24, 2024/ Tom Gion
Six-Wide: How to Fit a Minifig in a Custom Car

LEGO Speed Champion sets have shifted to wider cars the past few years, but for MOC builders of six-stud-wide vehicles, how do you make room for a minifigure in such a confined space?

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October 24, 2024/ Tom Gion/ 2 Comments
Deep Dive, Techniques
Speed Champions, Custom Cars, Cars, Lowrider, Undercarriage
October 22, 2024

A New Take on LEGO Space

October 22, 2024/ Henry Licklider
A New Take on LEGO Space

Space MOCs usually have a very defined look and feel, but what can you do if you image LEGO space as a near-future colony on a colorful alien planet instead? Kimberly Giffen takes us on a tour of her take on LEGO Space.

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October 22, 2024/ Henry Licklider/ 1 Comment
MOC Spotlight, Techniques, Guest Article
Space, classic space, Kimberly Giffen, LEGO Space
October 21, 2024

Soaring Over the Winter Village: Hanging by a Thread

October 21, 2024/ Chris Roberts
Soaring Over the Winter Village: Hanging by a Thread

What’s the best way to make your Winter Village hot air balloon fly? Today we chat with the designer and try to add a little magic to really elevate your LEGO holiday display.

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October 21, 2024/ Chris Roberts/ Comment
Review, Interviews
winter village, Post Office, Hanging, Flying, Santa, Hot Air Baloon
October 20, 2024

LEGO in College: Avoiding the Dark Ages

October 20, 2024/ Caleb Huet
LEGO in College: Avoiding the Dark Ages

Have you ever experienced a LEGO Dark Age during college? Let’s explore a few ways to continue building throughout school, no matter how much space you have or how few parts you have access to.

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October 20, 2024/ Caleb Huet/ 5 Comments
Stories
College, Dark Age, Nerdly, Figbarf
October 19, 2024

The Meaning of LEGO Instructions Symbols… Interpreted by Kids

October 19, 2024/ Brian Hickey
The Meaning of LEGO Instructions Symbols… Interpreted by Kids

What do all the symbols used in LEGO instructions actually mean? But what do kids think they represent? Pull up a blanket… err sticker sheet… and find out.

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October 19, 2024/ Brian Hickey/ 8 Comments
Deep Dive
Instructions, Stickers, Symbols, LEGO According To Kids
October 18, 2024

Life After LEGO Masters with Mel Brown

October 18, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Life After LEGO Masters with Mel Brown

In the second installment of Life After LEGO Masters, Melissa speaks with Season 1 contestant of LEGO Masters USA, Mel Brown, about the many opportunities in the LEGO community his time on the show afforded him.

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October 18, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ Comment
Interviews
LEGO Masters, Buddy vs Christmas, LEGOMasters: Holiday Bricktacular
October 17, 2024

Join the BrickNerd Team

October 17, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
Join the BrickNerd Team

Over the past four years, BrickNerd has published over a thousand articles about LEGO and the fan community, hosted a dozen contests, and gotten really nerdy about the bricks. And now we want YOU to join the team!

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October 17, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 2 Comments
Blatant Self-Promotion, News
Patreon, patron, BrickNerd, Swag, Recruiting
October 16, 2024

A Tale of Two Moves: The Best Ways to Pack LEGO Sets

October 16, 2024/ Henry Licklider
A Tale of Two Moves: The Best Ways to Pack LEGO Sets

Moving is no easy task. Moving LEGO is even more difficult. How do you move dozens of boxed LEGO sets from one home to another without damaging them?

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October 16, 2024/ Henry Licklider/ 3 Comments
Stories, Tips and Tricks
Moving, Travel, Packing, Megan Lum, Storage
October 15, 2024

Creations for Charity: Using LEGO to Build a Community

October 15, 2024/ Dave Schefcik
Creations for Charity: Using LEGO to Build a Community

For 16 years, Nannan Zhang has been organizing Creations for Charity, a fundraiser where LEGO fans can donate and purchase custom MOCs and more to help raise money to send LEGO to kids in need.

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October 15, 2024/ Dave Schefcik/ 3 Comments
News, Interviews, Community
Creations for Charity, Nannan Zhang, LEGO Inside Tour, Fundraiser
October 14, 2024

Classroom Connections: How LEGO Connects Kids and Educators

October 14, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Classroom Connections: How LEGO Connects Kids and Educators

Sometimes kids are hard to connect with but LEGO can be the perfect icebreaker. Join Melissa Rekve as she shares what it is like being the LEGO lady at school and what fun connections that creates.

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October 14, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ Comment
Stories, Community
Educational, Education, Earrings, shoes, Classroom
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