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The Brickworks Blog
The best of the forum, written up properly. New posts roughly every fortnight.
Community · 2026-08-04 · 4 min
Welcome to Brickworks: a forum first, everything else second
Why we built a community around conversation instead of another gallery feed.
By The Brickworks Team
Technique · 2026-07-27 · 7 min
SNOT basics: five brackets that solve almost everything
Studs Not On Top sounds advanced until you learn the handful of parts that do the work.
By BrickGeometry
Workshop · 2026-07-15 · 6 min
The sorting system argument, settled (sort of)
By colour, by shape, or by nothing at all — we polled 1,400 members.
By PlateSorter
Events · 2026-06-30 · 5 min
Layout report: the spring show town grid
Eleven members, 96 baseplates, one road standard, and a surprising amount of tape.
By MayorOfBrickton
Parts · 2026-06-12 · 8 min
How to buy a bulk lot without buying someone's regret
A checklist for secondhand kilos: what to ask, what to photograph, what to skip.
By GreySorter