Lego

a landscape built out of lego bricks, consisting of a fairytale town with a castle on a hill, on the right a flying spaceship and on the bottom a pirate ship

There's not much here yet, but my goal is to document my AFOL (adult fan of Lego) MOCs, as well as my Minifigures and parts collection, in the future.

I like to build MOCs (My Own Creation) in the evenings. It is a hobby I really like as it helps me relax after a busy day. Like every AFOL, I liked to play with Lego toys when I was young and then had my "dark ages" period before finally coming back to building Lego as an adult.

I have amassed quite a collection of bricks and Minifigures over the years, and now I often wonder if I already own a certain piece or Minifigure when I spend time on Bricklink doing my next order. This is why I might work on a tool someday to help me inventory all the parts and minifigure I own. I have not started yet, and it might take quite some time to get it done, but it is always nice to have some plans, isn't it? 😉

I have a Google document in which I add Lego MOC ideas from time to time. I also plan on building a big city like the famous Lego Youtubers I like to watch when working on my own MOCs. I'm not sure when I will start because currently I live in an apartment and don't really have a big open space to do it, so this is yet another future idea I look forward to 😉.

I mostly build with real bricks but sometimes I also enjoy creating digital builds using the STUDIO software.

Here are a few pictures of a pirate ship I call "The Black Queen" that I did some time ago:

first digital Lego MOC: "The Black Queen" ship

I have learned new building techniques and found new interesting pieces lately, so I want to revisit my build someday and improve it. Then, hopefully, I can do a Bricklink order to get all the pieces so that I can finally build it for real.

Robin Hood Bricks I like his Bricklink hauls. I found such a lot of interesting pieces by watching his channel, and I like that he often tells you from which set the pieces are, which makes finding them on Bricklink very easy
hachiroku24 the creator of the Lego Ideas set called "The Insect Collection" (21342) builds interesting MOCs
Cheesey Studios (don't watch if you are lactose intolerant though, that would be a mess 😉) well-made, funny videos about all things Lego
Brickcrafts huge Lego city, builds very interesting MOCs for his Lego museum
For Bricks and Giggles vintage Lego sets reviews
Jeremy Herbert (the official one, not that other fake one 😉) I really like his yearly advent calendar opening video series
Ben Cossy interesting piece usage, MOC ideas and building techniques
Brad's Brick Post interesting Lego MOCs
AustrianBrickFan every Lego set speed build
Beyond the Brick Lego conventions & MOCs

Lego Websites

Lego.com the official lego website (store)
Lego pick a brick the online pick a brick store to buy pieces (instead of complete sets)
Bricklink is the best place to buy new, retired, and used Lego sets, bricks, and Minifigures
The Brothers Brick is an interesting source where they showcase almost daily MOCs built by members of the Lego community
Lego Ideas a project by the Lego group where Lego fans can submit their ideas for potential future Lego sets, then the users vote for their favorite sets, and if a set reaches 10k votes in a limited time period, it will get added to a list of sets that will get periodically reviewed by Lego, and usually, one or a few sets get selected to be made into an official Lego set
Brickset A database with detailed information of most sets Lego ever released
Rebrickable Building instructions for MOCs made by Lego fans. Some instructions can be downloaded for free, and others can be bought