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Brick Factory MOC Review: Conveyor Belts and Workshop Machinery
A look at a 2,600-piece brick factory MOC: how the hand-cranked conveyor, lift platform and gear trains work, what the parts cost and how hard it is to build.
Racing Boat MOC Tutorial: Catamaran Hull and Rowing Linkage
Build a 700-part catamaran racing boat MOC: symmetric twin hull, four linked oars, seat layout, edge trim, budget and water test tips.
Mill Windmill MOC Review: Blades, Stability, Instructions
How the geared blades, the 42 cm tower base and the 96-step instructions hold up in the 1,287-piece mill windmill MOC, with sizing and buying advice.
Brick Gear Transmission Techniques: Ratios, Types, Worm Drives
Learn how brick gear trains work: picking gear types, calculating gear ratios, mounting axles, using worm gears and clutch gears, and fixing common jams.
LEGO Technic Parts for Beginners: Gears, Axles and Pins
Learn how LEGO Technic gears, axles, pins and beams work together — gear ratios, worm drives, steering, and which parts to buy first.
LEGO Technic MOC Modding Guide: From Static Sets to Moving Builds
Learn how Technic differs from standard bricks, which beams, axles, gears and linkages to stock, and how to mod official sets into working, steering models.