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Brickinator, a stop-motion studio for brick builders

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Brickinator turns drawings, photos, and toys into buildable brick mosaics and 3D sculptures, complete with parts lists, guided instructions, storyboards, and animation tools.

Why it surfaced

This is a remarkably complete brick-building workflow: it can export lists for LEGO Pick a Brick and BrickLink, generate PDF instructions, and turn a model into a stop-frame movie with smoke, sparks, rocket flames, and voice-over. The site says it was made by a dad and his 10-year-old co-founder, and that projects stay on the device.

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