October 10, 2024

Ten Ways to Break Through Builder’s Block

October 10, 2024/ Henry Licklider

Have you ever felt unable to start or finish a LEGO MOC? How do you combat creative brain freeze? Our guest contributor Casey McCoy has ten great tips to break through builder's block!

November 17, 2023

The Art of Not Finishing a MOC

November 17, 2023/ Isaac Wilder

Is building only the parts of a MOC that will be photographed a lazy AFOL sin or a shrewd speed-building secret? Sometimes the decision to not finish a MOC comes down to the time and LEGO parts you have available.

January 21, 2021

MOC TALK, Part 2: If You Build It, They Will Come

January 21, 2021/ Ted Andes

In my last article, I discussed the issue of displaying LEGO sets at a fan convention and the plans I made to create a local MOC-building community to help change the situation. The grand plan was to create a MOC TALK series of small “show-and-tell” sessions, requiring attendees to bring something with them that they have designed and built themselves to talk about and show off. But would it work?

January 20, 2021

MOC TALK: How to Cultivate a Local MOC Building Community

January 20, 2021/ Ted Andes

Many times, change is born out of irritation. One day, you finally decide to take matters into your own hands and take action to change something for the better. Sometimes that momentum leads to reinvigorating a community-focused AFOL blog when other LEGO community-oriented content seemed to have fallen by the wayside. In my case, I became frustrated seeing the growing number of built LEGO sets being displayed at LEGO conventions. This is my story of how to cultivate a community of LEGO builders that go beyond sets.