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November 13, 2025

Cleared for Takeoff: Crafting a Brick-Built Fleet for American Airlines

November 13, 2025/ Teresa Elsmore
Cleared for Takeoff: Crafting a Brick-Built Fleet for American Airlines

What does it take to build a fleet of planes worthy of a museum? Step inside the multi-month project that brought five iconic American Airlines aircraft to life.

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November 13, 2025/ Teresa Elsmore/ Comment
Customizing, Blatant Self-Promotion
American Airlines, Non-LEGO bricks, Printing, airplanes, 3D Printing, Transport
July 22, 2024

How To Make Custom Printed Cloth Flags for LEGO Projects

July 22, 2024/ Brian Everett
How To Make Custom Printed Cloth Flags for LEGO Projects

The stiff fabric flags in many LEGO sets are a great way to add detail to a set, but how do you make your own custom flags for your MOCs? We have the guide for you!

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July 22, 2024/ Brian Everett/ 8 Comments
Customizing
Flag, Fright Knights, Cricut, Printing, Cutting
March 19, 2023

Perfecting Paimon: Building Big on Commission

March 19, 2023/ Teresa Elsmore
Perfecting Paimon: Building Big on Commission

What goes into making a big flying 3D sculpture out of LEGO? More engineering than you might think. Get a look behind the scenes of this giant commissioned character Paimon from Genshin Impact.

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March 19, 2023/ Teresa Elsmore/ Comment
Deep Dive, Customizing
Paimon, Warren Elsmore, Genshin Impact, Sculpture, Printing, Timelapse
December 07, 2022

Duplo Decoration: The Eyes Have It!

December 07, 2022/ Teresa Elsmore
Duplo Decoration: The Eyes Have It!

There are lots of examples of LEGO animals that have received updated moulds over time, but what about the ones with the same moulds but different prints? Today we take an eye-opening look at the spectacle of Duplo animal eye decoration.

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December 07, 2022/ Teresa Elsmore/ 1 Comment
Collecting, Deep Dive
Duplo, Eyes, Printing, Graphic Design, Animals, Creature Feature
May 15, 2015

Custom Printing LEGO Elements

May 15, 2015/ Tommy
Custom Printing LEGO Elements

While attending BrickMagic last weekend I took some time to visit with Victor Fernandez of EclipseGRAFX and learn more about the fascinating world of custom printed LEGO elements, our project: 1x1 red tiles with Nerdly glasses, dubbed "Nerdletes" (Nerdly Chicletes, get it?)

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May 15, 2015/ Tommy/ 4 Comments
Customizing
Printing, Customizing, Nerdly, EclipseGRAFX

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