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Comparisons

LEGO BrickHeadz vs Minifigures: Which Should You Collect?

BrickHeadz are brick-built display figures with a big cube head, sold on their own. Minifigures are the small figures... Updated Oct 06, 2026 4 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Pick a Brick Wall Strategy: How to Fill Your Box

How the in-store LEGO Pick and Build wall works now that cardboard boxes have replaced the plastic cups, how to pack ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Gift Guides

Best LEGO Mother's Day Gifts: Our Picks by Budget

LEGO Mother's Day gifts sorted by budget: flowers and plants that never need water, LEGO Art for the wall, animals an... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Gift Guides

Best LEGO Valentine's Day Gifts: Flowers and Sets for Two

The best LEGO Valentine's Day gifts are flowers that never wilt, from a dozen brick-built roses to small orchids and ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Comparisons

LEGO Botanicals vs Real Plants: Which Suits Your Home?

A LEGO plant needs no water, light or soil, and a real one grows. Here is which houseplants LEGO makes a version of, ... Updated Oct 06, 2026 5 min

Comparisons

Are LEGO Alternatives Compatible With LEGO? Brand by Brand

Most LEGO alternative brands are built to fit LEGO bricks, but fit is not the same thing as identical. This guide goe... Oct 06, 2026 10 min

MOC Building

LEGO MOC Contests: Where to Enter and How to Do Well

Where LEGO building contests actually run, from LEGO Ideas challenges and the BrickLink Designer Program to fan conte... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Programming

Web Bluetooth LEGO Controller: JavaScript Code Tutorial

Control a LEGO Technic Hub or another Powered Up hub from a web page with Web Bluetooth and the LEGO Wireless Protoco... Updated Oct 07, 2026 16 min

Programming

How to Program LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor with Python

The MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor app was discontinued on October 1, 2026. Here is how to keep programming the 51515 hub ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 12 min

Comparisons

RC Building Block Sets: JMBricklayer vs LEGO Technic

If you want a building set that drives, JMBricklayer sells remote control trains and construction vehicles with the m... Updated Oct 06, 2026 4 min

Programming

GBC Watchdog: Jam Protection for Great Ball Contraptions

A jammed Great Ball Contraption module keeps its motor stalled, drawing current and making heat. Three layers stop th... Updated Oct 07, 2026 7 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Factory Tours: LEGO House and the LEGO Inside Tour

There is no public LEGO factory tour to book. The factory visit LEGO offers comes inside the LEGO Inside Tour in Bill... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Buying Guides

Best Vintage LEGO Sets for Collectors 2025

For LEGO enthusiasts and collectors, the allure of vintage sets is undeniable. These sets not only represent a piece ... Nov 16, 2025 9 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Workspace Design: Setting Up a Building Area That Works

How to set up a LEGO building area that is pleasant to use, from the surface and the light to storage within reach, s... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Essential Guides

LEGO NPU Techniques: Nice Part Usage for Creative Building

What NPU (nice part usage) means in LEGO building, documented examples from official Botanicals sets, and a practical... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Buying Guides

10 Beginner Python Projects for LEGO MINDSTORMS and SPIKE

Learn Python by programming a LEGO robot through ten progressively harder projects, written for the free Pybricks fir... Updated Oct 07, 2026 25 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Forums and Communities: Where Fans Talk Online

Where LEGO fans actually talk online in 2026, from Eurobricks and Reddit to LEGO Ideas, the LEGO Ambassador Network, ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Guides & Tips

Line-Following Robot Tutorial: Python Code and PID Tuning

A line follower steers by turning in proportion to how far a downward-facing color sensor reads from the edge of a li... Updated Oct 07, 2026 16 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Part Substitutes: Creative Alternatives and Workarounds

What to do when you are missing a LEGO piece, the substitutions that keep a build to scale, how to swap colours sensi... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Buying Guides

Best Vintage LEGO Sets

Vintage LEGO sets hold a special place in the hearts of many collectors. These sets, often from the 70s, 80s, and 90s... Nov 16, 2025 8 min

Storage & Organization

Mobile LEGO Storage: Solutions for Small Spaces and Travel

LEGO storage that moves, from rolling drawer carts for a small room to latching compartment cases for travel and play... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Guides & Tips

LEGO User Groups (LUGs): How to Find and Join a Local Club

A LEGO user group is a club of fans who meet to build, share and exhibit together. Here is how LEGO's Ambassador Netw... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Greebling Techniques: Adding Detail to Your Builds

How to add greebling, the small surface detail that makes LEGO ships, machines and buildings look complex, with the p... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Essential Guides

LEGO Rendering: Creating Photorealistic Images of MOCs

To render a photoreal image of a LEGO model, start with BrickLink Studio's built-in Eyesight renderer; for full contr... Updated Oct 07, 2026 3 min

Comparisons

LEGO Technic F1 Cars Compared: All Five 1:8 Cars for 2026

LEGO's 1:8 scale Technic Formula 1 line now has five cars on sale, from the 2024 Mercedes W14 to the 2026 McLaren MCL... Updated Oct 07, 2026 5 min