El Barto

Have you ever wondered what the LEGO community was like in the 2000s? Today’s guest writer and veteran builder Nannan Zhang shares his thoughts on building and sharing MOCs online for the past 20 years. Humble Beginnings in a Humble Community Space 2004—In that year, Flickr was launched, MOCpages celebrated its first birthday, BrickLink turned three, and Brickshelf was the big brother of the budding community at five years old.

Hey BrickNerd fans! We spend a lot of time, and I mean A LOT of time, talking about the building experience, and what goes into designing official sets and MOCs.We interview designers, analyze techniques, admire clever part usage, and celebrate beautiful finished models. But has anyone stopped to ask the LEGO creations themselves what they think about the whole process? The kind of stuff they have to put up with along the way? The endless sorting. The dramatic pauses. The photos.

I’ve been following Cole Blaq for some time now. Usually it’s something like a cool spaceship that catches my eye. And why wouldn’t it? Wicked, right?!? Hilbert Curve But then the other day, I see this; “Hilbert Brick” he calls it. Hmmm? Time to ask the Google! Here’s what I found. But I have to warn you: This may get nerdy.