Fan Builds Minecraft Piston Out Of Lego

Minecraft is a sandbox game where you build incredible things to show off to your friends. Lego is a physical toy that you can spend a lot of money on to build something once and then keep it forever. All about video games This cements your love for whatever you have built. Both worlds share creativity, so it's not surprising they often meet.

It results in a plethora of cool things, like this awesome zombie design from Cirelectric on Reddit. The zombies are cute because of the way their bodies look, even though it's still hunting for brains. This connection also means some people go out and build impressive things in their real lives, like this Minecraft piston made by RJMBricks.

YouTuber RJMBricks specialises in Lego builds, including things like an earthquake simulator and a driving sim. This time, they have created a functional Minecraft piston. The sheer volume of bricks, planning, and effort that went into this is staggering. RJMBricks even uses different colors to replicate the in-game version so that the textures look right.

The mechanics are fascinating too. RJMBricks had the task of figuring out how to move the piston. Due to the heavy parts involved, Lego pieces began to warp.

The video is also very popular. MY GAMES RJMBricks shares that they had 38,875 subs when the video was posted on April 24. At the time of writing, not only has the video done over 2.2 million views, but the channel has more than doubled to 94.8k subscribers. It's always nice to see hard work rewarded.

If you're more into Minecraft-based things than the reverse, you might be interested in this Pac-Man minigame from a YouTuber. It's certainly spooky.