14+ 'Illegal' Lego Building Hacks To Pass On To Your Children's Children (2024)

No, no. These illegal Lego building techniques won't have you thrown in jail.

In the Lego community, illegal building techniques are simply ways to fit Lego pieces together in a way that the company never intended.

These techniques don't follow the official building guidelines, but some creative designers have used them to make one-of-a-kind pieces. Take a look at these clever and illegal Lego builds.

Using a standard Lego brick and some triangular pieces, you can make a Lego brick that has studs on both sides of the brick. This is a popular hack since the extra studs can make a project's design more versatile.

Using a small Lego axel, here's another way to connect two Lego bricks so that both ends have studs. Place the axel in the middle of the first brick.

Now you have a custom Lego brick with studs on both ends. This way, you can create a variety of Lego bricks in different sizes to meet your building needs.

Using some connectors and thin tiles, you can make columns with all the studs facing out. Besides building, this would also make an interesting wheel for a design, don't you think?

One Reddit user used a few illegal builds to recreate the wings for the Marvel villain, Vulture. I am seriously impressed with how creative people can get with some of these designs.

This is a classic illegal build since the studs and anti-studs are not locking into place. This might not give you the most structurally sound build, but if you need fast walls, it is an option.

If you need to add a little fire to your design, a flame accessory piece will fit in the anti-studs of some Lego bricks. Good to know if you ever want to add a torch.

Small axels like this one can help you link bricks together so that the studs are facing out. When it comes to illegal builds, there are a bunch of variations on similar techniques. It all just depends on which parts you have at home.

With some creative designing and placement, you can create a cobblestone pattern using Lego bricks. I have to say, this looks much more realistic than leaving the studs exposed.

If you have a medieval playset or just a lot of accessories for your minifigurines, you can build a display for their weapons and other items. This Lego display is more organized than my closet.

By placing single bricks on an angle and filling in the spaces with triangular pieces, you can create a cool, tiled mosaic design. I'm in awe by how people come up with these designs.

Often, people resort to illegal techniques when they have a custom design in mind.

People love sharing the ways they have designed their own version.

S.N.O.T. stands for "studs not on top" and is a popular illegal build. Here, the technique was used to make a wheel.

In many cases, illegal builds incorporate pieces from other toys, like this gun made from a Transformers toy.

Of course, adding a raspberry to make a new hairdo for your mini-figure is definitely illegal. Cute, though!

Illegal builds are often used to make parts for custom creations, so on their own, they don't look like much.

Some builders think that there's no such thing as an illegal build since the bricks can be used so many different ways.

Standing a brick upright between studs is basically the original Lego build. A lot of designers use this technique to create walls for their projects.

You'll need to attach the LED to a lithium battery in order for it to light up, but I think it's safe to say that not too many people will have seen a minifigurine like this.