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Building Guides

Written by members, corrected by members. Every guide links back to the thread it came from.

Beginner

Your first sturdy wall

Brick bonding, overlap rules, and why stacked seams fall apart.

20 min read

Beginner

Reading Bricklink part numbers

Design IDs vs element IDs, colour codes, and avoiding wrong orders.

15 min read

Intermediate

Offset building with jumpers

Half-stud offsets, centring tiles, and keeping the grid honest.

35 min read

Advanced

Curved roofs without a single slope

Hinge chains, tension locks, and how to stop a roof from unfolding.

50 min read

Beginner

Photographing builds on a phone

Two lamps, a sheet of paper, and the depth-of-field trick.

25 min read

Advanced

Designing a modular street corner

Footprint standards, interior floors, and stackable alignment.

1 hr read