Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions we get. If you have any other questions, you can always send us a message on any of the social media sites linked at the top of the page.
Do you sell building kits of your models?
We don’t sell kits ourselves, but we have partnered with MOCHUB and BuildaMOC to provide kits for a few of our models. You can find more information about these kits on the kit page.
Can I just order the parts myself?
Absolutely.
There are several places you can order parts. If you would like to get them directly from the source, you can use LEGO’s online Pick A Brick service or their Bricks & Pieces replacement parts service. In my more recent models, I have included the element and design IDs of the parts in the parts list, which you can use to look them up in these services.
You can also order parts from the thriving secondary marketplace. Bricklink and Brickowl, for example, are both large re-seller marketplaces which cater to buying and selling individual LEGO pieces.
If you’ve never bought individual parts before, the process can seem a bit daunting. The easiest way to start is probably by using Rebrickable. Most of our models have a corresponding page on Rebrickable, which allows you to see which stores have the pieces needed to build the model.
I can’t find instructions for a certain model. Can you make them?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Making instructions is a pretty time consuming task, and not all models are well suited for it. If a model is particularly fragile, complex or difficult to put together, it may not provide a good build experience for other people.
If instructions are currently not available for a model, especially an older one, then chances are they will not be made.
How do you make your building instructions?
I begin by making a digital version of the model using Bricklink’s Stud.io program. It is a free CAD style program that is designed for building LEGO models. It also happens to have a built-in instruction creation tool, which is quite good.
For my own instructions, I export the Stud.io model to the LDraw format, and use a variety of tools built around the LDraw system to create the PDF file. This includes some custom tools I’ve created myself, which are not publicly available, but essentially do the same thing as the LPub tool.
You can find more information about the LDraw system and all the tools available for it on ldraw.org.
How many pieces do you own?
I don’t really know, but as of 2020, it’s probably somewhere around 500,000 pieces.
Where did you get all your pieces?
I’ve been building and and collecting LEGO as an adult for over 20 years. Most of the parts we own have simply come from sets we have purchased in that time. We don’t keep sets together for display. We take them apart and then use the pieces to build our own models.
How do you store your pieces?
I did a room tour of our old LEGO room a few years ago, which will give you an idea. You can find that video here.