We here at BrickNerd are always looking to highlight the wonderful work of talented AFOLs across the LEGO community. We had the opportunity to speak to Centuri Chan or Knee Deep in Bricks and his wife Wendy Graham about their MOC “It’s Always Tea Time” based on Alice in Wonderland. Grab some tea, sit back, and hear how this stellar MOC came to be! Getting into LEGO Ann: It’s wonderful to meet you both! Please tell us a bit about yourselves and how you got into LEGO. Centuri: I am from Christchurch, New Zealand. I’ve been into LEGO since I was a youngster. I grew up playing with Classic Space and Castle. I started building MOCs about 15 years ago. One highlight as an AFOL was the opportunity to work with Ryan McNaught and his team on the Brickman - Wonders of the World Exhibition in 2016. I certainly learned a few...

In May of 2021, a group of four builders self-described as “Star Wars nerds and AFOLs” got together and started planning a rather crazy idea: to build a giant Tatooine display. For those unfamiliar with Star Wars, Tatooine is a prominent planet in the universe with a fairly large amount of sand. And most notably, a now iconic cantina with one of the best bands in the galaxy. I was fortunate enough to chat with the guys behind this massive build. Join me as we dive a little deeper into their journey and how this collab came to enter our galaxy. The Crew and History of CB Blue Harvest Andreas: Thank you for taking the time to chat about this amazing build! First off, how did you guys come up with this idea? Anders Horvath: The idea was born as we were driving home from a sorting event in the spring...

I hate stickers, you (probably) hate stickers, we all hate stickers! But stickers in LEGO sets are a fact of life. There have been many discussions about why they are used instead of printed parts, but it all comes down to providing more details while being scalable at production. This involves finding the balance of cost, quantity of elements in a set, and larger inventory control issues. Since we can’t do anything about the use of stickers, I thought I would share a few pointers from my sticker application experience. And yes, you should apply the stickers! LEGO graphic designers really knock it out of the park to provide as good a sticker experience as possible… as long as you can stick ‘em on straight! If you’ve ever had a problem with applying stickers to your LEGO pieces, this short illustrated guide is for you. Step 1 Attach the part receiving...

In September, LEGO announced a partnership with Formula 1. At the recent Las Vegas Grand Prix at the end of November they revealed a wave of F1 branded sets, from Duplo to Technic and a lot in between. So as the 2024 season wraps up in Abu Dhabi, let me show you around the themes and sets that have come before that connected F1 and LEGO. This official partnership with Formula 1 may be new, but as you’ll see, LEGO has a long history of producing F1-themed sets.  Duplo 2025 Duplo F1, image via Brickset You may not have noticed, but Duplo has been doing F1 for a long time. Back in 2017 Mickey Mouse had a nice race car set. In 2012 one of the last Duplo Technic sets (6143) was another race car and of course in 2011 the Cars theme had Francesco Bernoulli in two sets. In 2004...

Superman returns to LEGO in 2025 and he’ll be in the Superman Mech vs. Lex Luthor (76302). The set has 120 pieces and retails for $14.99. Minifigures The set only features minifigures of Superman and Lex Luthor. Supes has the classic red and blue suit with a new yellow belt. He has the usual double-sided head with the smirk on one side and the red eyes on the other. This version of Superman uses a the newer fabric cape. Lex Luthor has on one of his green and purple warsuits. I will say that the green on it really pops and the purple accents don’t look bad either. The look is complete with the trans-green shoulder armor piece. He has a stud shooter and a trans-green crystal representing a piece of Kryptonite. Build For the build, there is only one build which is Superman’s Mech. The mech uses a similar formula...