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Brickinator, a brick-mosaic and stop-motion studio

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A browser-based creative suite that turns drawings, photos, and toys into buildable brick mosaics, 3D sculptures, instructions, and stop-motion films.

Why it surfaced

Brickinator goes well beyond a single image converter: it produces parts lists for LEGO Pick a Brick and BrickLink, guided build booklets, 3D models, storyboards, GIFs, and frame-by-frame movies with effects. It is also unusually specific about being private and kid-safe—and identifies itself as a one-time project made by a dad and his 10-year-old co-founder.

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