October brought no shortage of great LEGO content from around the globe! Here at BrickNerd, we started the month by providing a Spiderman-themed spider model for Halloween and ended it with instructions for a cute ghost trick-or-treater. We had some fun with Wednesday sets, and learned about customizing a real-world motorcycle with LEGO, and cracked the secret code of LEGO castle sets.
We looked at removing printing from LEGO elements to create a new minifig look and investigated how minifigure keychains are constructed to repair a sentimental keepsake. We checked in with our FLL team, sent a castle to space, doubled down on developing a LEGO style, and learned more than we ever wanted to know about LEGO clowns.
In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles in October that we’ve included an interactive calendar of them at the bottom of this post, so you can make sure you haven’t missed a thing. But there are many more fascinating stories to be told from within the LEGO community, so here are some of the best LEGO articles and videos that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of October. We applaud the effort that went into each of these features, so click on the headlines or photos to head to each story or video. They are well worth your time!
ABrickDreamer: This Week in Bricks
The usual assortment of noteworthy MOCs in Davide’s weekly roundup includes a number of buildings this week. I especially enjoyed how color is so important in many of these models, and not just shape. One of the featured MOCs showed up in my Flickr feed this week, reaffirming that these videos are truly current content!
Brick Fanatics: What Happened at LEGO’s Fan Media Days 2025
Have you ever wondered what happens at LEGO Fan Media Days in Denmark? From the LEGO House to LEGO Campus, take a look at some behind-the-scenes videos to put you in the center of the action.
Brickcrafts: My Massive LEGO Airport is Finally Complete!
One of my early AFOL interests was collecting minifigure-scale LEGO aircraft and the first airport terminal set. My children and I spent many fun hours playing together with these models. While I did some simple expansions to the collection, I never dreamt of taking it to this level!
DuckBricks: LEGO Inside Tour Sets
Longtime readers will be aware of my interest (obsession) with the unique LEGO Inside Tour (LIT) sets. In this video, Chris takes an in depth look at several of the sets he has purchased (contrary to the title!) in the aftermarket. Each of the highlighted sets has been opened and built, and not just kept sealed for display.
Henry Moyerman: The Brick Sculptor
Now for something a little different, Henry has some wonderful photographs of his minimalist LEGO sculptures. While he’s not a trained architect, he definitely has an eye for the lines, forms and textures that are fundamental elements of architecture. His works were featured earlier in the month at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild.
Jay’s Brick Blog: Detailed Look at the Rare LEGO MRI Scanner
Jay takes a look at the rare LEGO Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner set funded exclusively by The LEGO Group’s charity arm, the LEGO Foundation and exclusively meant to help kids learn how what an MRI does and what to expect.
Matt Denton: 3 Years To 3D Print LEGO 8860 Car Chassis
We often feature labor of love creations here at BrickNerd. This impressive 5:1 3D printed version of a beloved early Technic set certainly fits that category. Now that The LEGO Group has introduced a 3D printed element in a retail set for the first time, I think we’ll see the floodgates open for many more 3D elements.
Nate From the Internet: Printing a Life-Sized LEGO Castle – Walls are Closing In!
This video snuck in last month as the second part of a double feature. But it was likely overlooked by many readers and is worth highlighting on its own, especially as this giant 3D castle starts coming together.
New Elementary: A Chat with the Designers of the Tropical Aquarium
From concept to final product, check out how some of the new elements in the new UCS aquarium come to be and how they fit within the LEGO design language.
PromoBricks: LEGO World 2025 in Utrecht
Take a photographic journey through LEGO World 2025 to see all the themed rooms, big builds, and interactive areas in the sprawling event center. The giant hanging globe and life-size brick-built characters are a sight to see.
RacingBrick: LEGO Technic’s Spirit Is Dying – Bring Back Racers to Save It!
In this video, Balazs makes a convincing case that the Technic theme has quite possibly strayed from its roots. The proliferation of cars and licensed models has been accompanied by a general reduction in the core mechanical functions that were the foundation of the Technic theme.
SpitBrix: Every LEGO Era (1932-Present)
If you need a crash course on LEGO history, this 50-minute documentary walks you through the significant events that have happened to the company over the past 90 years.
StoneWars: My First Time at Skærbæk Fan Weekend
There are a few collabs every year that take your breath away, and one you can count on is the Rogue Bricks outing at Bricking Bavaria. This deep dive explores how this Japanese layout went from sketches to the final build.
StoneWars: Rogue Ronin – A Giant LEGO Japan Collab
There are a few collabs every year that take your breath away, and one you can count on is the Rogue Bricks outing at Bricking Bavaria. This deep dive explores how this Japanese layout went from sketches to the final build.
The Brick Blogger: Reinterpreting Witch’s Magic Manor
What made the second-largest in the Fright Knights line also one of the most controversial LEGO castle sets ever made? Go back in time to see how the world reacted to this unique set and what it means from today’s perspective.
The Brothers Brick: All Aboard the Itty-Bitty Choo Choo
The Brothers Brick can always be counted on to highlight some amazing MOCs of all sizes. While the larger ones often garner the most attention, this clever scene by builder Owen (brickbytes) incorporates the new 3D printed train and made me smile!
The Brothers Brick: These Friendshiptember Builds Are Out of This World
The Brothers Brick can always be counted on to highlight some amazing MOCs of all sizes. While the larger ones often garner the most attention, this clever scene by builder Owen (brickbytes) incorporates the new 3D printed train and made me smile!
The Brothers Brick: SHIPtember 2025 Finale
Shiptember 2025 has come to a close and TBB posted a round-up before we could! Take a look at the fleet from this year and you may even see BrickNerd Simon Liu interviewed, though he didn’t mention his flying castle…
The Verge: The LEGO Game Boy Has Already Been Modded to Play Games for Real!
Nerds come in many flavors: BrickNerds, video game nerds, and circuit design nerds, to name just a few. Natalie the Nerd has combined all three to develop this impressive working version of the LEGO Game Boy!
Tips & Bricks: Is Virtual LEGO for Everyone?
Virtual building has come a long way in the past three decades. From simple CAD programs to sophisticated augmented reality interfaces, nowadays virtual builds are everywhere. But how does digital LEGO compare with physical LEGO?
Tips & Bricks: Shadow Box Landscapes
I’ve seen shadow effect MOCs a number of times over the years. But this is a nice, relatable article that shares some techniques for achieving great results. Something else to put on my LEGO to-do list…
If all of those amazing features weren’t enough to satisfy your LEGO community craving, here is an interactive calendar of everything that BrickNerd has published this last month to make sure you didn’t miss a single article.
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