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Programming

ESP32 + LEGO Powered Up: Wireless Control with Legoino

How to control LEGO Powered Up hubs from an ESP32 with the Legoino library, which versions still compile, and working... Updated Oct 07, 2026 8 min

Programming

LEGO Home Automation: ESPHome and Home Assistant

ESPHome has no LEGO component, but an ESP32 running ESPHome can still drive a LEGO Powered Up hub over Bluetooth by w... Updated Oct 07, 2026 7 min

Essential Guides

How LEGO Bricks Are Made: Inside the Manufacturing Process

How a LEGO brick is made, from plastic granules to the box, the material LEGO has used since 1963, how precise the mo... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

MOC Building

BrickLink Designer Program: Publishing Your MOC Designs

How the BrickLink Designer Program turns fan designs into limited LEGO sets, from a Studio submission and a fan vote ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Building Techniques

LEGO Structural Engineering: Building Strong and Stable

How to make LEGO builds that hold together, from staggered seams and plate ties to triangles, a low centre of gravity... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Buying Guides

BrickLink Buying Guide: Tips for Smart LEGO Shopping

How to buy LEGO parts, minifigures and retired sets on BrickLink, the marketplace the LEGO Group owns, using Wanted L... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Programming

LEGO LPF2 Connector: Pinout and Protocol for Makers

The six-pin LPF2 connector links LEGO Powered Up, SPIKE and Technic hubs to their motors and sensors. This guide give... Updated Oct 07, 2026 6 min

Buying Guides

Scaling LEGO MOCs: Minifigure, Micro, and Jumbo Scale Guide

How to choose a scale for a LEGO MOC and convert real measurements into studs and plates, with the arithmetic for min... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

News

LEGO Zelda 2026 (77093): Ocarina of Time Final Battle Set

The 2026 LEGO Zelda set is 77093 Ocarina of Time, The Final Battle: an 18+ model of Ganon's ruined castle tower with ... Updated Oct 06, 2026 4 min

Building Techniques

Advanced LEGO Building: Offset and Jumper Plate Techniques

Offset building moves parts off LEGO's stud grid. Jumper plates shift by half a stud, the headlight brick's recessed ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Comparisons

LEGO vs Brickcraft: Licensed TV Sets LEGO Doesn't Make

Brickcraft is a brick brand built on licenses LEGO does not have, from Futurama and Breaking Bad to The Golden Girls ... Updated Oct 06, 2026 4 min

MOC Building

Best LEGO Sets for MOC Parts: Builder Buying Guide

Which current LEGO sets are the best value as parts packs for your own builds, compared by what they are actually mad... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Comparisons

LEGO Optimus Prime vs Soundwave: Which Transformers Set Now

LEGO's two big Transformers figures both convert between robot and disguise, but in 2026 only one is still expected o... Updated Oct 06, 2026 4 min

MOC Building

Ultimate Guide to LEGO MOC Building for Beginners

A beginner's map of LEGO MOC building, your own LEGO designs, covering the parts to start with, the free software, th... Updated Oct 07, 2026 5 min

Daily Deals

LEGO Deals: Where to Find Today's Discounts

Where to look for LEGO deals and how to judge them: our live deals page, LEGO.com sales and the 2026 holiday events, ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Comparisons

LEGO Architecture vs Icons: Which Line Should You Collect?

Architecture is LEGO's small line of real landmarks and city skylines; Icons is its broad adult line of vehicles, shi... Updated Oct 06, 2026 4 min

Programming

External Sensors on LEGO SPIKE Prime: What Actually Works

A SPIKE Prime port is not a set of general purpose pins, so the wiring and code in many older guides do not work. Thi... Updated Oct 07, 2026 5 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Instagram Photography: Light, Angles and Community

How to take LEGO photos that work on Instagram with the phone you already have, from light and camera height to posin... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Comparisons

LEGO Gringotts vs Hogsmeade Village: Which to Buy Now

The LEGO Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition left LEGO's range in July 2026, while the Hogsmeade Village Col... Updated Oct 06, 2026 5 min

Programming

Power Management for LEGO Robots: The 9V vs 5V Guide

Hybrid LEGO robots mix motors that run from a roughly 9 V battery box with microcontrollers that need 5 V or 3.3 V. H... Updated Oct 07, 2026 5 min

Programming

Smart LEGO Train Network: ESP32, RFID and MQTT Automation

Turn a LEGO Powered Up train layout into an automated railway. RFID readers under the track report which train passed... Updated Oct 07, 2026 8 min

Comparisons

LEGO Flowers: Orchid vs Roses vs Succulents vs Wildflowers

Four LEGO flower sets side by side. The Orchid comes with its own pot, the Succulents with nine small containers, and... Updated Oct 06, 2026 5 min

MOC Building

LDraw Tutorial: Complete Guide to LEGO CAD Software

How LDraw works and how to start with it in 2026, from the All-In-One Installer and the parts library to choosing bet... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Essential Guides

Starting a LEGO YouTube Channel: Gear, Formats and Rules

What you actually need to start a LEGO YouTube channel, which video formats suit LEGO, the YouTube Partner Program th... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Investment & Collecting

LEGO MINDSTORMS vs Arduino vs Raspberry Pi for Kids

LEGO robotics, Arduino or Raspberry Pi for a child learning to code: what each teaches, which ages it suits, what it ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 27 min