This guide covers a useful technique for an irregular rock base. While you could build the entire base sideways, I found it simpler to have a studs up core. 2×2…
Khairul Nizam designed this very convincing aquatic exploration mecha. With a black and yellow colorscheme, harpoon guns, powerful floodlights, and wonderful use of the porthole panel element, this machine looks…
Brickbuilt is now on Patreon! And there’s no need to fear that this means any change in our free content formats. We’re hoping Patreon will allow us to make even…
This was my last model built before Brickworld 2018, and it remains one of my favorite Isles of Aura builds. It began with the actual dragon’s nest, which used pretty…
Leonard von Wolcker built his own rendition of Weathertop from Lord of the Rings. Loose 1×2 slopes make a lovely stone floor inside, and the circular wall is well executed.…
This guide covers a design I’ve used many times, and is a technique I first learned from Simon S. This example is taken from my Streets of Daydelon model, and…
I’ve been wanting to build another star fighter since my Scorpion Starfighter in 2014, but never got around to it. The Star Fighter category in Space Jam gave me just…
Winter has its downsides, but snow sports like skiing, snowboarding, and sledding offer a lot of fun if you can tolerate the cold. This snowracer built by Philippe Moisan was…
Micro-scale castles have become one of my favorite subjects to build, and also some of my most popular creations. For this model I decided on the colorscheme first: bley rockwork…
Dormers are a challenge to build, but this tutorial covers two designs that I’ve found to work well in my own models. The first is a snowy roof dormer that…