There are many ways to connect LEGO bricks – there is the standard studs-on-top, one LEGO brick on top the other way of building, then there are ways to build sideways, upside down, and even make unusual connections between LEGO parts. But how about going completely unconventional and build a LEGO creation with no connections at […] Read more
LEGO Building Techniques
If you have been around the LEGO community for a while you have likely heard of Heather Braaten (a.k.a. LEGOGirl). Heather was the sunshine of the LEGO fan community and a very active participant of LEGO conventions, until her tragic passing earlier this year. I’m planning to feature some of Heather’s lovely LEGO doll-houses and other […] Read more
If you are a LEGO Castle fan you have likely run across the work of Luke Watkins Hutchinson, a.k.a. Derfel Cadarn. (And if you are not familiar with them, read on – you will be inspired!) He is especially known for his incredibly detailed stone-work on LEGO buildings as well as LEGO landscaping techniques. Take a […] Read more
(Written by HP) When you build LEGO creations sometimes it’s just difficult to build a huge backdrop to finish your layout. Either you’ll start to get bored creating building after building, or you just don’t have enough LEGO pieces. The LEGO building technique I’m going to share with you today is called forced-perspective, that can remedy this […] Read more
Remember the LEGO CubeDude craze from a couple of years ago? It all started with PIXAR-animator and LEGO-fan Angus McLane uploading over one hundred of his brick-built LEGO figures on Flickr towards the end of 2009. He called them CubeDudes. :D The stocky, adorable, and easily recognizable characters became instant favorites and everyone started building their own […] Read more
(Written by Quad) Let’s face it, making realistic looking LEGO water is tough. And a blue baseplate just doesn’t look as good as you might want. So what do you do? Well hopefully this post will help you next time you want your minifig to go for a swim. Let’s look at some LEGO water techniques and how […] Read more
Although these days there are many hundreds of specialized LEGO parts, the heart-and-soul of LEGO is still the regular LEGO brick. If you ever get overwhelmed by all the choices, or feel like you are not up-to-date with all the possibilities, I encourage you to go back to the basics and see what you can […] Read more
(Written by William) When we build with LEGO, we spend much of our imagination time trying to figure out how something can be done. We are often stopped by the realization that a piece we could have sworn we saw doesn’t really exist. Well, it did in our pizza-induced dreams from the night before. Thousands […] Read more
Miniature building has been a favorite of generations of model builders. Think of ships-in-a-bottle type models, miniature trains, dollhouses, castles, and landscapes! Some of the tiniest of miniature models is referred to as microscale. How small? Well, that depends on the skill of the model builder! Willard Wigan made his fame by building micro sculptures […] Read more
