10 Tips to Make Custom LEGO Brickheadz
That’s right! No Star Wars this time!
Today we’re gonna be talking about those underpriced fat figures: Brickheadz! I’m gonna show you the 10 tips to help you go on your way through the LEGO MOC (My Own Creation) universe!
1. Scale
To make your Brickhead look like an actual LEGO set, you need to stay true to the scale. A normal Brickhead is 4 studs wide, 4 studs long, and about 15 bricks tall. If you look at a Brickhead like the one down below, you can see the right dimensions.
But there’s also the smaller ones like the dogs or Yoda. Those vary in height but are always 3 studs long and 3 studs wide. I suggest a shorter character should be about the size of Grogu (The Child), as seen below.
2. Arms
I would suggest the arms of any Brickhead you make are either 1x2 plates with hinge clips or 1x1 plates with hinge clips. If you don’t have hinge clips and you don’t want to put anything in the hands, you can use another clip or 2x2 hinges with the acting as the hand.
3. Face
The face on a normal Brickhead consists of a 2x4 tile, a 1x4 tile, a 1x4 tile with studs on the end, and 2 round tiles with 2 squares in the center. For hair on the face, you can replace the 2x4 tile at the top with plates and add hair on the top.
4. Shirt
For the shirt, I don’t recommend printing out stickers to put on bricks, as seen in the LEGO sets, but it’s fine if you can’t make a good pattern out of bricks. Also, if the shirt is a v-neck I leave a 2-plate long area at the top to show the v-neck section of the shirt.
5. Legs
The legs aren’t very complicated if you’re making a boy. To make shorts, replace the 1x2 bricks with 2 tan 1x2 plates with your chosen color on top. But with dresses, you’re gonna have to add an extra layer of SNOT (Studs Not On Top) bricks. Then you can add slopes to make a billowing dress.
6. Ears
When I make Brickheadz, I leave them off. They get in the way of the hair, which is much more important. Sometimes I also make excuses, like giving characters long hair on the sides of their heads or giving the character headphones. If you want to make earrings, make the hair cover the ear and put a 1x1 round tile under it.
7. Hair - Boys
This is the thing that makes your Brickhead shine. You need to be careful with it. For short hair, I cover the top and the back of the head with 2x4 tiles. Then I make the top 2x4 tile on the sides the hair color and the bottom the skin color.
Giving your character a mullet usually means to extend the hair in the back out a stud or two, And bumpy hair (like Finn’s) is made by using 2x4 plates instead of tiles. When making tall hair you should gradually raise it up at the top, and replace a few studs of the head with a wedge plate to make a little messiness.
8. Hair - Girls
Hair going down the back is pretty straightforward - move the hairpiece down a few studs in the back. With a ponytail, put a few snot bricks where you want it to go and put tiles on. Hair that goes over the eye is a simple matter of placing tiles where you want to hide the face.
9. Stand
The stand is pretty straightforward. Just a 6x4 plate with a 1x4 tile and a 1x4 tile with studs on the edge on top. You don’t have to make it fancy and stuff like that.
10. Inspiration
Here’s just a little inspiration for your next Brickhead:
LEGO Minifigure
Poe Dameron
Yourself
Your family member(s)
Your favorite movie character
Doctor Strange
Your pet (If you have one)
Your friend(s) (If you have any)
Darth Maul
Spongebob