Category Archives: Models

This is what we’re all about. We scour the web for the best custom LEGO models to share with you. From castles and spaceships to planes, trains, and automobiles, you’ll find the best LEGO creations from builders all over the world right here on The Brothers Brick.

The land of llamas looks lovely in LEGO

Join us on a journey to the Andes Mountains, courtesy of Taj: Brick Minstrel. Travel is treacherous when you’re this high up, eye-to-eye with the clouds. A rickety bridge is the only thing connecting this gap between mountain peaks. And both a llama shepherd and a Chasqui messenger have to make it across, going in opposite directions. We’re positive all involved are surefooted enough, but I’m glad I’m not the one responsible for getting those llamas to market. This build pays lovely tribute to a long past time in a place we’d all be stunned to see in person. Just maybe while wearing a safety harness.

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Don’t meet me under the missile toad

We all know the rules. During the holidays, if you get caught under the mistletoe, you get kissed. But get caught underneath this polar projectile by Trevor Pearson-Jones, and you might just kiss your butt good-bye. In addition to being a perfectly rendered visual pun, we appreciate the sense of motion instilled in the build. That festive fella really looks like he’s holding on for dear life. But we guess Kermit takes all the really good holiday jobs for amphibians, and this guy’s gotta take what he can get.

Set your sights on this stained-glass sculpture

It must have been divine inspiration. A stained-glass window at church set Mr Youm to considering what the image would look like in 3D, and the resulting build isn’t quite like anything we’ve ever seen before. Copious amounts of black tubing and bars have been shaped into an outline holding a heavnly host of transparent LEGO elements together, creating an angel who looks for all the world like a stained-glass come to live. It’s incredible enough that the silhouette of the angle was achieved, but when you dig in on the details – the natural bend of the fingers, the individual toes – it’s something that can only be called a miracle.

This king’s coronation is a crowning achievement in LEGO castle craftsmanship

Luke (cathedralofbricks) has enriched the castle community this year with incredible builds that blend gothic detail and fairy tale romanticism on an epic scale. Last time, Luke tackled an iconic location from Middle Earth, but for his latest, Luke builds from imagination and tells the tale of a newly coronated king who has commissioned an “eternal spring” – a fountain that to the people’s eyes might as well be magic in how it harnesses the power of nature.

Explore Luke’s latest castle creation in close up

These ripping good Chainsaw Man MOCs are a cut above

Chainsaw Man is the latest global anime hit to prove that no concept is too weird to break out. Pochita, a diminished devil who takes the form of an orange pooch with a chainsaw nose and ripcord tail, is an adorable mascot and makes the transition to brick with charm thanks to builder Agung Syam. In bright orange with googly eyes, he would make a perfect Creator 3-in-1 set!

When Pochita merges with human host Denji, they become the titular Chainsaw Man. Mexican builder Brayan Xavier is the latest AFOL to give the character the LEGO treatment. Brayan strikes the perfect balance between shaping and articulation, with a highly poseable body and a gruesomely detailed head. The builder gets an editing assist from David Ainza for a cinematic touch.

This Zelda vignette takes our breath (of the wild) away

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been rightfully lauded for its incredible scenery and visuals, and Martin brings the wild of Hyrule to life in this scene. Built for the Swebrick autumn challenge, this colorful build is absolutely brimming with the wildlife and character that we see throughout Hyrule in these games. The variety of techniques used to craft the trees (I spy a white carrot serving as part of a trunk), the terrain, and the intentional color choices to make the stream appear as if it is breaking over the rocks really brings this journey to life. Accompanying Link and Epona is a cast of birds, butterflies, frogs, mushrooms, and the usual hiding Koroks – how many can you find?

Knights of the Mineral Collection

When approaching new minifigure designs, I’ve always found myself drawn to the dark fantasy aesthetic and take a lot of inspiration from the Dark Souls series. When that can be paired with a little bit of whimsy, that’s even better! I started imagining these six characters as soon as I saw the new Mineral Collection from LEGO. I loved the idea of an order of knights who could be paired with each of the crystals in the set. As lore is also important to me, I had a really fun time writing little poems and such to go along with my builds. I hope you’ll enjoy!

Rhodochrosite:

Should you find yourself
Unsure
Let not your wariness of spirit become all-consuming.
Many fears are born out of reluctance to question
Be at peace with yourself
Knowing
That things unfold as they should.

Pyrite:

Foolish to think that
Things of gold might be
Best.
I swear to you I’ve seen more
Beauty trapped beneath
Grit.

the Knights of the Mineral Collection continue after the break

Final Iron Builder challenge of 2025 pits defender Miscellanabuilds against challenger CRCT Productions

The Iron Builder competition, finishing its seventh season, pairs two LEGO artists in a battle of builds featuring a “seed part” that must be highlighted in each build. In this round, returning champion Eann “Miscellanabuilds” McCurdy (who previously reigned supreme against Geneva Durand) takes on challenger Drew “CRCT Productions” Cazenave-Tapie with the seed part of flower bell in light blue.

Eann opens with a magical scene of a witch’s home in the woods. “Mrs. Cheeseman’s Sanctuary” is built into a beautiful grey trunk topped with pink and white leaves and peppered with toadstools on hot dog stems with caps using the seed part. Another flower bell is used for the sanctuary’s lamp, for a total of 5 uses.

Drew starts strong with the microscale blue bell monastery. The seed part is used three times – for the titular bell and, cleverly, for the fountains in the plaza. The build is perfectly scaled around the bell. I’m also smitten by the wanderful windows in the monastery.

Be sure to follow both builders or the Iron Builder page to follow the builds as they come. We’ll be back with the results next month!

6,000 LEGO bricks. 4 years of building. 3 months of coding. One seriously cool life-size Halo rifle

One thing that’s easy to forget about the protagonists and antagonists: they are big. Master Chief is just over 7 foot tall in his armour, whereas Elites can reach 8’6″ according to Halopedia. Enter Bryce Dempsey with a reminder in LEGO form. A big reminder! This shock rifle has been built according to its appearance in the latest series instalment, Halo Infinite. It’s been a proper labour of love, too: four years in the making, with 6,000 pieces adding up to a replica as accurate as it is heavy. 20lbs, apparently!

It’s not just a screen-accurate replica, though. Bryce has managed to pack in a bunch of working features, perhaps most impressively incorporating LEGO Mindstorms into the moving panels from the weapon’s overheating animation. There’s some pretty clever engineering behind it, not least of which is the code in the EV3 module. It only took, oh, you know, THREE MONTHS to write?! Be sure to check out Bryce’s excellent video talking about the trials and tribulations behind this epic replica!

Takuya Fukugawa’s chilly pixel penguins warm the heart

When Takuya Fukugawa first started building pixel art models in LEGO, he took inspiration from video games, often with stunning results. More recently, the builder has been turning to nature as muse. Last year, it was a blue whale that took our breath away. The builder’s latest features an Emperor penguin and chick.

The build is actually a remake of the artist’s previous take on the subject, swapping “realistic” colors for impressionist ones. It’s a beautiful evolution of style that shows how much vitality there is in pixel art as an aesthetic. The wider range of colors have an emotive quality – a warmth that captures the truth of the moment.

Later this month, “Pixel sculptor” Takuya is receiving his first public exhibition in Tokyo at the America Bashi Gallery.

Re-mastering a LEGO Star Wars masterpiece

There’s just something about big LEGO Venator Star Destroyers (and not just their official kit). They’ve been a popular vehicle for Star Wars builders, and if you look through our archives, you’ll find an excellent midi-scale Venator by FlyInSpaceMOCs. Ah, yes, the Negotiator… Hard to believe that was more than three years ago. A builder can come a long way in that time, and to illustrate that point FlyInSpace elected to return to this Clone Wars staple vessel. Except this time, it’s twice as big!

Step this way to see more of this enormous LEGO Star Wars build

Taiwan’s top builders team up for endangered animal LEGO tributes

At Taipei’s LEGO Sunkids flagship store, three familiar builders debuted amazing new MOCs as part of an exhibit about threatened and endangered animal species in Taiwan.

Hsinwei Chi presents this adorable Leopard Cat, the only wild cat living on Taiwan. As adorable as this frisky feline is, the species is only a distant cousin to the house cat and it cannot be domesticated. The builder does a phenomenal job with the cat’s complex markings, but it’s the playful posing that makes this a work of truly rare talent.

James Zhan captured the scaly beauty of the exotic pangolin, which despite its armored appearance is more closely related to a bear than an armadillo. The builder makes good use of various curved slopes in dark orange to create the pinecone-like scaly hide. We were previously enamored by the builder’s elegant Spoonbill.

Finally, Ian Hou swims in with Lutra Lutra – the Eurasian river otter. Hunted to near extinction on Taiwan for their fur, the species is at the center of ongoing efforts to bring back from the brink. Ian’s LEGO version captures the otter’s appeal with its stocky tube body and smiling face. The floppy fish is an excellent touch. The builder has created many incredible animal builds over the years, which you can see in our Ian Hou archives.

Incidentally, these talented builders are impacted by the troubling news that Bricklink is ending service to 35 countries, which includes Taiwan.