BDP11 · Our headline build
THE IRON REEF
A coral reef, rendered entirely in rust — a sculpture that looks like the sea is quietly taking it back. Our big submission to the BrickLink Designer Program, and the build we're proudest of.
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What we do
One studio, one humble material, and more ways than ever to dive in — bricks in your hands, on your table, on your wall, on the mantelpiece, all over your kid's next birthday, or front and centre at your next team offsite.
MOCs · My Own Creations
Original Builds
Our own original builds, sorted by scale — selected pieces ship instructions and a parts list so you can build them too.
See the builds →
Brick Masterclasses · Coming soon
Workshops
Two hours of hands-on building at the Brunswick bench — or we bring the bench to you. Zero experience needed.
Explore workshops →
Brick Worlds & Games · Coming soon
Brick-Built Role-Playing
Tabletop roleplaying on dungeons built from real LEGO® bricks — set in our own world, first-timers always welcome.
Step into the world →
A premium service
Commissions
One-of-a-kind pieces, designed and built by hand, one at a time. Every brick honestly sourced.
Commission a build →
We bring the bricks · Coming soon
Birthday Parties
Two hours of build challenges, games and laughter at your place. We bring the build; you bring the cake.
Throw a brick party →
For your team · Coming soon
Corporate & Team Building
Collaborative build challenges and structured hands-on modelling — at your office, or here in Brunswick.
Plan a team build →
A premium service
Build My Set
We build your big LEGO® set professionally and hand it over display-ready. From $120 per 1,000 pieces, with a $150 minimum.
Get your set built →
PLATE C-01 · COMMISSION
Commissions · A premium service
A build, made for you.
Anniversaries, weddings, milestones, send-offs, office centrepieces, brick portraits of your house, your street, the apartment your partner grew up in. We design it, hunt down every brick the honest way, build it by hand in Brunswick, and deliver it ready for pride of place.
1 · Brief & quote2 · Design3 · Source & build4 · Deliver
A table that's safe to sit at
The important stuff.
Safety
Working with Children Check held
All sessions are run by a checked, trained facilitator.
Practice
Child-Safe Standards followed
We work to Victoria's 11 Child Safe Standards every session, every time.
Access
Neurodiverse-affirming sessions
Designed to suit a wide range of communication, sensory and pacing needs.
Funding
NDIS self- & plan-managed welcome
Direct invoicing for self- and plan-managed participants. Plan goals are supported.
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Five scales, one brick
We build at every size — from a whole city that fits in one hand to a dollhouse you can sit beside. Each scale is its own little world, with its own personality.
Scale 01
Nano
The smallest builds. A whole region implied in a few dozen bricks. The long view, in miniature — and yes, you can pick the city up.
≈ 1 : 1000+
Scale 02
Micro
A building per finger. Architecture, neighbourhoods and whole town centres — the city the way an urban planner sees it on the model table.
≈ 1 : 200
Scale 03
Trophy
Single subjects with the lights on. Display pieces and architectural portraits, scaled to the LEGO® trophy figure — present as an ornament, not an inhabitant.
≈ 1 : 100
Scale 04
Microfigure
The Heroica scale. Microfigure-sized characters on a small, portable, playable diorama — a middle path between trophy and minifig.
≈ 1 : 70
Scale 05
Minifig
Regular LEGO® scale. Dungeons, streets and rooms become playable, and a minifigure can credibly claim to live there. The home table.
≈ 1 : 42
Five Scales, One Brick — the full field guide.
One ordinary house, built at all five scales we work in — with photos, Everplenty table notes, and a cheat-sheet for picking the right one.
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Fresh from the bench
A few of our latest. Each one starts as an idea and ends, many happy hours later, as something solid enough to knock over.
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Learn & Play
Two ways we'll soon be taking bookings: the building bench and the games table. Programs are being finalised — register your interest and you'll hear the moment dates land.
Masterclasses · Coming soon
Brick Masterclasses
Two hours at the bench, learning technique, colour, composition and the little decisions that make a build look like you meant it. For schools, workplaces, groups and the simply curious. No experience required.
First classes announced soonRegister interest →
Tabletop · Coming soon
Brick-Built Roleplaying
Tabletop roleplaying on dungeons you can actually see, touch and bump your elbow on. Set in Everplenty. One-shots and ongoing campaigns, friendly to first-timers and seasoned adventurers alike.
First tables announced soonRegister interest →
05 — About
From a childhood box of bricks — to architecture, to game design, to here.
The Scaled Brick grew out of one lifelong belief: that the humble brick never stopped being a serious tool — or a serious joy — no matter how often grown-ups said otherwise. It runs out of a small studio in Brunswick, Melbourne, and it would love to have you along.
Read the story →