How to Make a LEGO MOC? Top 8 MOCs to Build at Home!

Have you always wanted to build and stack your own LEGO models? Now you can, in creative and fun ways.

Just like a set of bricks from the Danish brand, we're giving you building instructions made by fans of building blocks and creativity!

We'll go through their creations and give you the links to the different instructions so you can make your own original builds!

I What to Build With LEGO?

1 LEGO S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier Instructions

South African LEGO builder Wayne de Beer created his own scaled-down version of the Helicarrier, the iconic support vessel of the superheroes and agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., as seen in the Marvel movies (The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, ...).

It uses fewer than 100 small pieces and can be built with basic bricks only, or upgraded with a few printed parts and stickers.

What's interesting about his version is that despite the small scale, he managed to give his model details that match the design and style of the Helicarrier quite accurately, while leaving very few exposed studs.

He used printed 2x2 round bricks to mimic the blades of the four rotors, and a brick with a stud and clip to create the bridge of this flying aircraft carrier.

Here is the link to the PDF file on Google Drive, so you can build your own Helicarrier. 🚁

2 LEGO BrickHeadz Santa Claus Instructions

LEGO did release a Santa in the BrickHeadz building sets range, 40274 Mr. & Mrs. Claus (2018), but this set was retired long ago and is getting hard to find.

Koffykat, a builder of LEGO models and dioramas, found the solution: create his own BrickHeadz Santa Claus. He even shares the building instructions with us.

This time, you don't even need to download anything, since we've put the building instructions right below ⬇️:

3 LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Instructions

For anyone who missed the release of LEGO set #75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters, don't worry: we've found you a solution, or rather Brent Waller, the creator of the LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 #21108 project, found it for you. Bear in mind that the set, retired in 2018 (US retail price: $349.99), now sells for about $660 new and $560 used (see the article "What is the biggest LEGO set in the world?")

Brent recreated the New York headquarters of the Ghostbusters. The instructions come as a LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) file. LDD was discontinued in 2022 and replaced by BrickLink Studio, LEGO's official digital building app, which can open LDD files.

Once it's installed, you can view the various building steps. Brent did point out, however, that one crucial step can't be done in the digital file itself.

So he took care to single out that step and show it, so that people who are already far along in the build don't have to backtrack. We highly recommend taking a look at his Flickr page, which is packed with MOCs and creations of all kinds!

You can download the building instructions right here 👈.

4 LEGO Rose Instructions

With the release of the LEGO Ideas #21313 Ship in a Bottle building set, many diorama and model builders took a creative approach to using its transparent pieces and bricks to create a unique diorama.

This build of a rose under a "glass dome" is the exquisite and elegant idea of Chakhei Mok, one of our favorite builders of floral LEGO creations. 🌿

He made sure to share his creative process. For Valentine's Day, this MOC could make the perfect gift for your sweetheart. An original gift that has the merit of being one of a kind! 🎁 And if you'd rather start from a ready-made kit, take a look at our LEGO flower bouquets.

II How to Build Things With LEGO?

5 LEGO Star Wars Imperial Speeder Bike Instructions

After writing an article on "How to Build a LEGO Spaceship?", we felt we had to share some speeder building instructions: the anti-gravity bikes of the Star Wars universe.

The Empire's speeder bikes got little to no screen time in the Original Trilogy (except in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but in a brown color scheme).

Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni (the creators of Star Wars: The Mandalorian) set things right in The Mandalorian, where we see two Scout Troopers on white speeder bikes.

White speeder bikes always seemed fitting for Scout Troopers, given how well the armor of these Imperial soldiers matches the speeders.

You can almost picture them patrolling an icy, frozen planet like Hoth. In his creation, James Shields, the builder of this MOC, even gave them minifigure torsos normally used for Snowtroopers. ❄️

This LEGO build has only 44 LEGO pieces and bricks, but it's packed with little details.

From the blaster under the speeder, to the accelerator pedals on each side, to the curves that come close to the design seen in Episode VI and in The Mandalorian.

If you want the building instructions, James made a PDF file, so you don't need any digital building software (such as BrickLink Studio). To download the file, it's right here 👈. A fun MOC that lets you sit an Imperial trooper minifigure on top!

6 LEGO Corvette MOC Instructions

We already covered creations themed around the American car brand Chevrolet in a previous article, but we didn't provide any building instructions. We're fixing that by sharing them here!

JamesJTechnic on YouTube presents this elegant 1961 Corvette C1, fitted with a drivetrain (a BuWizz motor and a LEGO battery box) that lets you drive it with a remote control. 🕹

This model shows excellent use of building elements from the LEGO Technic range.

Whether on the hood, the trunk or the car's interior. It also has a detailed front bumper.

The removable hardtop adds a touch of realism. It's nice to see that the designer of this MOC added flexible tubes to give the hood a more "rounded" look.

Powered by the BuWizz motor and the remote, the Corvette drives and steers thanks to an M motor and a Power Functions servo motor. 🔋

If you want to build this little speedster yourself, the building instructions start at 2:28 in the video.

7 LEGO Citroen DS MOC Instructions

Want to add a Citroën DS to your diorama but don't know how? (For more car ideas, see our guide on how to make a LEGO car.)

Builder OutBricks comes to the rescue with instructions showing you, step by step, how to build an icon of the French car brand.

To do this, he made a video showing you how to put the car together.

You can simply watch which bricks he uses during the build, or read the description to see the list of bricks and small parts used.

Here's the link to the video right below ⬇️:

8 LEGO Doom Guy MOC

Doom is a legendary video game released in 1993. And you can finally bring it to LEGO form! Perfect for anyone nostalgic for the days when games were still bought in stores!

On top of creating dioramas that capture the lines and designs of the original monsters and characters from Doom, Ochre Jelly provides step-by-step instructions here to build your own version of the character the player controls.

There you go, you now have plenty to fill your brick-building sessions and afternoons! We hope you enjoyed this article. If you did, feel free to leave a comment or share it on social media. See you in the next article, brick lovers!