Today sees the release of A Minecraft Movie, the unlikely yet inevitable next step for the world’s best-selling video game. Will it make waves like The LEGO Movie did back in 2014? Critically, reviews suggest no, but we’ll see after this weekend what generations raised with these digital building blocks think. Outside of the cinema, perhaps the strangest Minecraft partnership has been with LEGO. In most regards, Minecraft succeeds at blending play and building in a digital space better than any LEGO game has to date, and early in the product’s life, LEGO was in talks to partner with Mojang for a “Brickcraft” take on the experience.
Even though a partnership or buyout on digital worlds never came to fruition, LEGO has been enjoying over a decade of success with toy kits based on the Minecraft IP and aesthetic, like the recent tribute LEGO Minecraft 21265 Workbench. The theme is a best-seller with younger builders but there are many adult fans who enjoy expanding on the theme with original creations or incorporating the unique elements into their sets. Let’s take a look at some of our favorite Minecraft builds!
Builder Syrdarian has found magic in the isometric angles of Minecraft’s voxel world. Titled “No Mistakes, Just Happy Accidents,” this scene looks as tranquil as a Bob Ross painting until you look closely at the glowing light source. Oops! Someone got too close to the lava. I love the verticality of this build and the cutaway terrain that makes it feel like a part of a much bigger world.
During last month’s “Marchitecture” event, Syrdarian created multiple microscale Minecraft vignettes. My favorite is this swamp house. Minifig hands as water lillies is a brilliant touch.
You might have seen Michał Kozłowski‘s impressive Thunderjaw from another game franchise, but the builder has returned to the Minecraft theme for several larger builds. My favorite is the Plains Village above, which again uses verticality and cutaways to evoke the “dig and build anywhere” spirit fo the game. For insights into the build process, the builder provides a video walkthrough.
Michał journeys far from the scenic planes to the dangerous and twisted Nether in his latest Minecraft MOC, which features wonderful lava and lots of piglins and other foes at work.
Featured in the header image is Olle Moquist, who has found inspiration in this buld from the Minecraft Dungeons game (think Minecraft meets Diablo) where environments sometimes break the cube grid, like this fallen golem that provides cozy respite on a dark night.
Of course it wouldn’t be right to talk about the LEGO x Minecraft community without spotlighting Caleb Schilling, aka Cheesey Studios, whose LEGO Minecraft videos are amongst the most popular building content on youtube. The image above comes from Caleb’s Iron Bulder battle with the seed part of Minecraft Trident. This brilliant Miniland-scale MOC incorporates a minecraft accessory to create a gamer’s station for playing Minecraft.
This Swamp Hut shows Caleb’s knack for matching the game’s aesthetic, expanding on the themes found in official LEGO sets, but with an AFOL’s eye for detail.
Here’s a glimpse of Caleb’s ongoing Minecraft Diorama, which you can see him build one biome at a time on his Cheesey Studios youtube channel.
In Minecraft the game, players can add mods and DLC to add other themes to their world, and creative builders have spent years recreating beloved locations from movies and books out of voxel blocks. Strangely, there hasn’t been a lot of LEGO Minecraft aesthetics applied to other IP, but builder lingolins obliged with this Star Wars x Minecraft mash-up built for Blocks Magazine. This seems like a ripe area for more fan builds.
When it comes to untapping the potential of new LEGO elements, no one does better than the team at New Elementary. Here, the legendary Jonas Kramm finds new uses for the Minecraft wolf and horse head elements. To see where and how the parts appear, definitely read the article on New Elementary. Jonas’ creation is truly inspired!
Going way back to when the very first Minecraft set was released as part of the CUUSOO line (predecessor to the Ideas line), here’s a classic build from our archives were Michael Jasper finds the perfect use for Steve’s printed microscale face!
Finally, while our focus is on LEGO builds inspired by the Minecraft game, the creative ecosystem goes both ways. Perhaps you’ll recognize some of these modular buildings from Minecraft creator _blaze_85_ .
Even if a closer Minecraft partnership was “the one that got away” for LEGO, the sets that do exist have unleashed a lot of creativity for physical builds. Share your thoughts on how Minecraft fits in your LEGO collection.
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