Tormod Askildsen: One Last Chat with LEGO’s AFOL Advocate
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How did LEGO first discover and engage with the AFOL community? Are Heiseldal sits down with Tormod Askildsen to talk about Mindstorms, minifigures on Mars and more.
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Inside LEGO Masters: Mom-umental Moments
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Today we feature a guest article from Emily Mohajeri Norris who shares what it is like to be a mom on LEGO Masters US Season 3.
Read MoreGoing for Gold: The Story of the Golden RCX and NXT
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The rare gold LEGO RCX and NXT bricks have been revealed! The epic tale involves trips to the US and Billund, a Technic dinosaur, a local jeweler, a group of AFOL superfans and lots of cake.
Read MoreInside LEGO Masters: Family Matters
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Even though LEGO Masters is a fierce competition, Season 3 contestant Liz Puleo shares how the cast became a family in no time at all.
Read MorePreparing for LEGO Masters Denmark, Part 2: Twists and Time Management
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How do you prepare for challenges while filming LEGO Masters Denmark? In this second part of the series, Esben Kolind shares his team’s planning secrets and how it worked to their benefit.
Read MoreBuilding from Books: Getting Inspiration from Information
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As LEGO builders, we’re well aware that we can get inspiration anywhere—so we tend to keep our eyes open and pay attention to visual art wherever we see it. But what if we search a little deeper? Can we get inspiration from what we read as well as what we see?
Read MoreInside the LEGO Inside Tour 2022: Day 2
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What is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? We continue our mini-series with Wayne Tyler sharing the second day of the tour including exploring the LEGO factory, going inside LEGO Campus, visiting the employee store and more.
Read MoreInside the LEGO Inside Tour 2022: Day 1
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What is the LEGO Inside Tour really like? Guest contributor Wayne Tyler shares his “once-in-a-lifetime experience” of going on the first tour after the pandemic hiatus, swag and stories included.
Read MoreLEGO House: How the Home of the Brick Survived a Pandemic
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LEGO House CEO Jesper Vilstrup chats with BrickNerd’s roaming reporter Are about how they have adjusted during the pandemic, shares a thrilling never-before-told story about the opening, and gives an exclusive preview of new experiences coming soon to the home of the brick.
Read MorePreparing for LEGO Masters Denmark: Casting and Challenges
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How do you prepare to be on LEGO Masters in Denmark, the very country where LEGO is from!? Esben Kolind shares his planning regimen and how it paid off while on the show.
Read MoreVisors in Darkness: How I Found Out I Am a LEGO Dad
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How do visors unite a LEGO community across generations of builders? Find out in Simon’s exploration of the World in Darkness group who are building a near-future military theme that may be more meaningful than at first glance.
Read MoreA Day in the Life of the Partner of an AFOL
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Ever wonder what your non-FOL spouses/partners/friends/family/pets have to endure when you’re on a mission for Brick? Today BrickNerd’s Lorren Loveless’ partner, Kimberly, gives us some insight!
Read More10 Years As a LEGO Builder
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Ten years ago I discovered the AFOL community… and now I’ve built over 600 MOCs. What is it about LEGO that keeps inspiring me, how has my style developed, and what can you hopefully learn from my journey?
Read MoreMusings on Modulars: Building LEGO Modulars for the First Time
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What would it be like to build the LEGO modular series for the first time? Guest writer Justin Speers did just that and shares his experience, observations and future goals for his modular collection.
Read MoreLet There Be Light: Making My MOCs More Memorable
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What do you do when a LEGO event is fast approaching and you’ve got no new MOCs to show? Well, you could always try to sprinkle some magic on some older stuff… by adding lights!
Read MoreLEGO Love at First Sight
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What was the moment you fell in love with something LEGO-related instantly? Was it a set that ended your Dark Age or maybe something more subtle? For Valentine’s Day, we asked our BrickNerd contributors to share the stories of their LEGO love at first sight.
Read More90 Years of Play: International LEGO Day 2022
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Happy International LEGO Day from BrickNerd! This year we are celebrating LEGO’s 90th anniversary… but some of the numbers don’t add up. Discover why we are (somewhat arbitrarily) celebrating 90 years of our favorite toy company.
Read MoreConfessions of an Anti-Digital LEGO Builder, Part 2
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After my own Confessions of an Anti-Digital LEGO Builder, I got some other BrickNerd perspectives on digital building! Join me for a look at how some of us use (or don’t use!) digital building in our AFOL lives.
Read MoreRemember the Stormtrooper
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Follow the multi-continental search for a LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper keychain and how it turned into tale about being clear about what you want.
Read MoreMotivation, Shows and LEGO: A Personal Journal
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What truly motivates you to build with LEGO? Malin discusses the journey she went on to find what motivates her which ended with this magical MOC of the Nothern Lights.
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