Six LEGO Moc Building Tips For Beginners!

Six LEGO Moc Building Tips For Beginners! This video is one I have thought about making for a while but thinking up moc building tips for beginners was harder than you would think but I managed to come up with some thoughts I hope will help you!

[SouthernCreator]

"Don't compare your skill level to others." --- This is an outrageous accusation, which I adamantly deny, and wow I can't believe that spotlight is shining down right on me.

[kanjiklubskywalker]

i started moc building more seriously about 3 years ago and i straight up jumped in with a giant first order base. i made alot of changes to it cuz i sat on it for some time. it didn't turn out bad but when i started making smaller scenes i really improved fast, like i think my skills on making mocs doubled in 3 months after making that change

[LegoBeachtrooper]

As someone whos only built 3 MOCs and would like to build more, this video was actually pretty helpful!

[cookieman]

Starting small is a great help. Building little chunks of MOCs, maybe 16x16 at most, helped a lot with landscaping and mini figure placement

[acesw]

What I would add, which also happened to me when building a moc, is it is ok to take your time do not rush it. Some months ago I was planning a new spaceship for 1 pilot and was starting with the wings, after a few hours of trying to make the rest of the ship: engines, cockpit and the middle part I could not complete it I was stuck. Months later I was building all that was missing but forgot the wings until I was trying to build wings for it I thought "wait a minute I built these wings maybe they will fit to it" minutes later after connecting the wings to the ship (perfect fit) I had a complete spaceship which had become the ship I visualized months earlier.

[MrGpdp]

One my favorite quotes is “comparison is the thief of joy”

[salvadorcantu]

I started buying lego again (for the first time as an adult) at the beginning of 2022, and as of april I discovered pick a brick and started buying parts to make small scenes and/or stands for my SW ships. Then bricklink rebrickable, etc. I keep getting better and better and I learn from watching you and other MOC builders. And some months ago I was like "oh man, I wish I had a lot of parts like you" but as you said, I realized I can just build small detailed MOCs, and now I make "small" modular escenes and place them next to each other. And that way I motivate myself in becoming better and better and not worry about the size, cos in the end I'll have enough mini MOCs and when displayed together it looks like a big one. I have a shelf full with Hoth mini MOCs and Lego sets and it looks great. Another shelf with clone wars, my empire fleet (vaders fist) and another 2 with mixed stuff. You and other youtubers are the reason my learning process is so fast.
That being said I wish for a circular building tutorial, cos I want some kamino platform as standa for my bad batch shuttle and obi wan starfighter, and mine looks horrible 😅. Thinking about doing a snot platform. But I need hinge pieces.
Anyways thanks for the content, keep it up!

[jjk]

Aside from a few small scene-builds from the Mandalorian, Clone Wars, and Bad Batch, my only major Moc is a Rebels Ghost moc that I'm very proud of. This might be sort of paraphrase of your last tip but I would add this as a tip: Accept that your moc may never be "finished." Be open to adapting, learning, and utilizing new techniques you've learned and going back to an older project and improving it.

Great video! The tip on comparing yourself to others is something I learned early on with my Ghost build.

[darthbrickbuilder]

‘Buckle up your hats’ this man thinks I’m a pilgrim

[ttpp]

The tip about visualizing real life objects into LEGO form is awesome cuz my problem is always just thinking of something to make when it could be a building I drive past every day

[BricksYt]

This video is awesome! I think the tips you mentioned are amazing! I would say I am an intermediate builder, but I can still see myself using some of these tips. I think these tips can be used for every level of builder! Keep up the great work! Love these styles of videos with the Sunday moc episode and anther 1-2 videos in the middle of the week! Keep it up!

[boomsbricks]

Great advice and tips! What about tips for organizing parts to maximize creativity but also efficiency in MOC building (especially for those 10 min MOCs!)

[mattscott]

I've just begun my foray into 'pure' mocs. However, I started by 'modding' kits. Build the kit, then add a floor - change the roof - add an angled wall...seems to have worked well for me so far. 🤷🏻‍♂️❤️

Starting small is great advice!

[NobleNectar]

I really appreciate this video! I've been working on my first moc and have been using your techniques and advice. Keep these videos up, they are so helpful!

[stockicide]

Most tutorials skip the mental aspect, which is often the thing that decides whether a project gets finished or not.
Great tips!

[TheGmanreal]

I want to build MOCs and just like many lego fans, I have a massive bin of lego that I am too lazy to organize. I've tried organizing it but the best I did was put blue, light grey, and light blueish grey parts in a somewhat organized bin which has been helpful for classic space MOCs.

[camdix]

This is a wonderful video, thank you so much! I grew up with more "early" LEGO. My children grew up with LEGO. Now, at 66 years of age, I have recenetly returned to LEGO for stress reduction, relaxation and just plain fun. Your advice is brilliant. As a retired elementary school teacher, I feel I should have inherently known some of your points already, but I didn't. I love your idea of "thinking in LEGO" when out and about and observing things. Also, your advice on not comparing ones self to others was something I needed to hear. I try to design relatively "mini" MOCs of spaceships. Compared to other mini models I have seen on Youtube and other sites, what I create is child's play. But it's a start. Above all, it's very enjoyable and if something doesn't work out you can always disassemble and try a different way of doing it. Thank you again very much for such great ideas and advice. Liked and Subscribed. Best wishes!

[blueyoshi]

I love lego, of all different styles tecnic, bricks, all of it. And as much as i love just putting a "pre packaged" model together, i've always wanted to experiment with doing my own thing. But something always stopped me; builders block, what if i dont have enough bricks, basically everything that was stopping me was addressed in this video. Great content :)

[GreenBlueWalkthrough]

I like how most of these tips are just genal creative advice which is still great as not everyone has being doing art for awhile... Also while I played with lego and made custom stuff before I never used it to make a moc so I'm nervous like I have almost all the pieces I used need to sit done and build. Which is what I always do when starting new things. Which I like everyone to remember this is Lego you can rebuild it if you are unhappy with it.

[eliasjuan]

Thank you so much Coconut! This is what I need to finally get back into making LEGO mocs