The Crazy Corsair Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 I have seen some of your guys expert mocs and thinking, why i couldn't do that.Well i thought, i don't have alot of money( i am only 12) and i don't know how to do any of the Techniques and styles. Is there a thread explaining any styles or Techniques? Help greatly appreciated! Quote
The Yellow Brick Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Try this thread. it has lists of different tutorials on different techniques. The best way to find out new techniques is to just look at MOC's. I've found out lot's of different things by studying the way they have built something Quote
Legoless Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Unfortunately you are too young to be a member of this forum (minimum age is 18)- however there are various guidelines to building- if you look in each forum (eg Train Tech, Lego Town) there are useful articles- such as SNOT building (Studs Not On Top)- which is one very useful technique to learn. You aren't supposed to post here at your age but there is nothing to stop you reading articles (bearing in mind some could be of a more 'adult' nature). Main thing is- lots of experimentation and practice. Most members here started Lego building as kids- and as such- with limited financial resources. I'd say that is the best way to learn, because if you don't have certain elements due to lack of money you have to think of other ways to get round it (lateral thinking). Also, when you are in town check the charity shops for second hand Lego- sometimes that way you can build up a collection very cheaply. Farewell and good luck! Quote
Athos Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 The best advice I can give is just build. Its really the only way to get the hang of it. Look at other people's MOCs for inspiration ideas and techniques. Steve Quote
The Crazy Corsair Posted May 5, 2011 Author Posted May 5, 2011 hahah, it is not going to kill me if i see something , of "adult nature!" I will take the suggestions in mind! Quote
Erik Leppen Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 I think one of the things that can also help, is just building sets by their original instructions. Try to find the types of things you like to learn to build, also within other themes. Of course this takes a lot of money so will take years of time. If you want to do it a bit more cheaply, you can just download and study official instructions. You can find the set numbers at Brickset by theme, year, ..., and download them from the official Lego site (at the very bottom of the main page, look for "customer service"; below that is "building instructions". But of course, building, trying stuff, beats all, but is the most costly :) Quote
Joebot Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) You'd better hurry, because in about three years, you're going to discover girls, pack up all your Lego sets and hide them in your attic because they're "childish," and enter into your Dark Ages. About five to ten years after that, you'll realize you don't care if they're "childish," you'll dig all your dusty old Lego sets back out of the attic, then regretfully look back on all the cool sets that you missed during your Dark Ages. Don't feel bad though. It happened to all of us .... Edited May 5, 2011 by Joebot Quote
Peppermint_M Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 hahah, it is not going to kill me if i see something , of "adult nature!" I will take the suggestions in mind! We also ask for maturity in members. Something a twelve year old isn't very good at. Quote
Ralph_S Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) Don't feel bad though. It happened to all of us .... Actually no. Yes, I too discovered that there was more to life than LEGO building, but I never stopped building completely. Anyway, back to the topic at hand: As other have mentioned there are a lot of resources out there and looking what other people do may help. Look around you at real things and try to figure out how to recreate them in LEGO. That my help too. However, ultimately if you want to become a good builder, you're simply going to have to do it a lot. I have been building pretty much all my life, since before I was your age. I still keep learning new tricks and ways of doing things with almost every new model I build. Cheers, Ralph edit: OK, so the OP is 'taking a break'. My advice still stands however. Edited May 5, 2011 by Ralph_S Quote
Peppermint_M Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 Yes, 12 year olds really shouldn't shout it out in their 4th post on the forum. 18+ is the rule. Quote
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