(Written by William) Being a fan of LEGO, chances are you’ve seen the work of Nathan Sawaya by now. His artwork features fantastic designs while only utilizing basic LEGO bricks. Most of us have never had the opportunity to work with that many LEGO pieces at one time, so it can be hard to grasp […] Read more
LEGO Building Techniques
As we discussed earlier this month (see press-release here: LEGO Creator Assembly Square Press-Release), the next set in the LEGO Modular Buildings line is going to be the #10255 LEGO Creator Assembly Square. This is a particularly special set in the collection, because it commemorates the 10th anniversary of the LEGO Modular Buildings, and because […] Read more
I recently discovered a very interesting YouTube channel that focuses on LEGO building techniques. I found the tutorials very helpful and enjoyable, so I thought to share them with you. The name of the channel is Back Room Builder, and is run by a LEGO fan who goes by the name Durazno33. The channel was […] Read more
Building realistic vegetation with LEGO is one of the hardest skills to master, as square plastic bricks and organic shapes found in nature are as far from each other as they can be. There are some ready-made LEGO flowers, leaves, and vines that can help decorate a landscape, but to realistically represent the beauty and […] Read more
You may remember that a few days ago we talked about Bricks magazine (see: Brick Magazine Issue 15: LEGO Technic). Since then the team behind the magazine started a video series titled Bricks Solutions, which I’m particularly excited about. Bricks Solutions takes a look at official LEGO sets and ways to modify them to make […] Read more
(Written by Geneva – gid617) After having been available to LEGO VIP members for several weeks, the #21128 LEGO Minecraft The Village set is now released to the general public. Though I spent several hours building it according to the instructions (with a few friendly delays from “helpful” younger siblings), I decided to go ahead […] Read more
Back in January 2013 LEGO launched a series of video-tutorials by LEGO designers on micro-scale building. The series continued strong until March 2014, with some really excellent tutorials and building tips for your own LEGO creations. The only problem is that the videos are all over the place on LEGO’s channel, so I thought to […] Read more
LEGO minifigures come with very basic posability with movable legs, arms and rotating head and hands. While this is sufficient for play and basic picture-taking, if you want something more dramatic, you will have to experiment with unconventional ways. We have discussed a few uncommon techniques for posing minifigures in this article: Posing LEGO Minifigs […] Read more
Building official LEGO sets is definitely fun, and also a great way to learn interesting building techniques. If you would like to branch out to building your own LEGO models, one of the easiest ways to start is to simply modify official LEGO sets. This can include adding additional details and accessories, or if you […] Read more
We have featured the LEGO creations of Sean and Steph Mayo (a.k.a. Siercon & Coral) many times in the past (see links at the end of this post). They are well known for their stunning LEGO dioramas, unusual usage of LEGO elements, and for winning pretty much all LEGO contest they enter. :) Through the years Sean […] Read more
