Building Techniques

Top ten blunders that rot your house, waste your money, and make you sick. Reprinted with permission from Fine Homebuilding Magazine, April/May 2004, pages 52-56.

Have you come across a LEGO technique used in an official set or a MOC that left you wondering “how does that even work ?”. It turns out there is a pretty good explanation for every technique out there as long as you don’t mind getting your hands dirty with a little math. In this… Continue reading The Math Behind LEGO Building Techniques – Volume 1

Adult fans of lego or AFOL, are people who haven't let their enthusiasm for the building game die. While these enthusiasts respect the activity, some have gone off-map to create - illegal lego building techniques, and they are awesome.

This Sunday we taking a look at 5 interesting table techniques by a variety of builders. Each use specific pieces to create their unique designs, whether it be transparent clear parts or even just tiles connected correctly. Which design is your favourite? 1. By balbo._: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wTCRyJ4bR/ 2. By brickdesigned: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4z9c1PJUjq/ 3. By Victor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126493865@N07/46883010735/in/dateposted/ 4. By balbo…

Today we're sharing two fantastic wall techniques that feature no gaps through clever part use! This is actually pretty hard to do when creating angled or circular walls, and it's all achieved through simple parts that have been cleverly arranged. Check out Horlack's account on Flickr for more ingenious techniques: https://www.flickr.com/photos/horlack/51172170875/in/dateposted/

Take a deep dive into SNOT as we analyze the geometry, look at some basic building techniques and expose some hidden pitfalls of LEGO SNOT.

Two-sided half-brick wall behind the column in the corner. www.flickr.com/photos/140316942@N07/46072857171/in/datepo...

Today we're looking at simple yet effective window design by Jakob Escher on Flickr. Check out his post here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/158484670@N07/48611590518/in/feedThe design features an ornate colour scheme and utilises the pieces well, such as the texture of the masonry bricks and profile of the arches. Pictured in the image is a breakdown of the pieces used for the main window, where various SNOT (Studs Not On Top) bricks are used to position the other pieces sideways. Just above…