Building without designing first in LEGO

When building on a budget you  regularly cannot design a model and then build it without purchasing new pieces. I learned this lesson the hard way. Instead of designing first and then building your model I found that putting pieces that seem like they have a lot of potential together, you can create a model that looks like you designed it. Another method of building with a limited supply of bricks is having a vague idea of  what you want to build and then try to build that idea as best you can. For the model shown below I used the first method described above.

 

 

No, this MOC was not inspired by the turrets in portal at all. It was only after completing the model that I saw the resemblance.

 



Mini Tank

One of the things  I have learned is that if you do not have enough pieces to fill up a space, you can use SNOT (studs not on top) pieces and flat brick to fill up the empty space. This point is illustrated below by how I used SNOTs and bricks to fill up a gap that I did not have the right pieces to fill.  



My MOC that started it all

For my first real post I would  like to show you my first appealing MOC that I built. Because of this MOC, my building standards were raised to the level that you will see on this blog.

Hello reader, welcome to the Limited LEGO Builder Blog. In this blog you will find tips and tricks on how to build with LEGO while on a budget. I will feature some of my builds and MOCs on this blog.