Host: Jon (8 Bit Bricks)
Tales from the Brick
Tales From The Brick is a conversational podcast hosted by Jon (8 Bit Bricks) that spotlights builders, designers, and LEGO enthusiasts. Each episode dives into a guest’s creative process, memorable builds, and the personal stories that connect people to the hobby. Ideal for AFOLs and casual fans who enjoy behind‑the‑scenes stories and practical building insight.
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Tales From the Brick is a weekly podcast exploring the powerful, personal, and often surprising ways people use LEGO in their lives – past and present. Hosted by Jon from 8 Bit Bricks, each episode features in-depth conversations with people from all walks of life, uncovering how LEGO has been used for creativity, education, healing, and connection. Along the way, we dive into the history of the LEGO fandom itself – how communities formed, how building evolved, and how the brick became a shared cultural language across generations. Tales From the Brick isn’t just about what we build, but why we build, and how LEGO continues to shape lives and communities around the world.
Episode 34 – Orion Pobursky (LDraw)
In Episode 34 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) is joined by Orion Pobursky, longtime administrator of LDraw, the open standard and parts library that has helped LEGO fans build virtually for decades.
Orion shares how a lifelong love of LEGO, a career in the Navy, and a lack of space for physical builds led him into the world of virtual LEGO building. That journey brought him to LDraw and the early online LEGO community through LUGNET, eventually leading him to take over LDraw.org in 2003 and help steward a project that dates all the way back to 1996.
The conversation dives into what actually goes into creating a digital LEGO element, from measuring physical parts and recreating complex geometry to reviewing, certifying, and releasing them into a library that now contains around 17,000 unique shapes and patterns. Orion also explains LDraw’s surprising connection to BrickLink Studio, how the community handles everything from thousands of stickers to obscure vintage elements, and why maintaining backwards compatibility is so important.
They also explore LDraw’s role in 3D printing, the challenges of recreating Bionicle parts, the history of virtual LEGO building, and what it takes to keep a community-driven project alive for more than 20 years. Plus, Orion shares how LDraw has evolved from a handful of large updates each year to monthly releases containing hundreds of new parts.
Find LDraw:
• Website: ldraw.org
• Forums: forums.ldraw.org
• Instagram: @ldraw_org
• Threads: @ldraw_org
• Bluesky: @ldraw_org
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