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Welcome to the Brick Pit, arguably the most colorful room on television, and the heartbeat of LEGO Masters. With 4 million bricks, thousands of Minifigures, and a price tag that would make your wallet flinch, it’s more than just a room. It’s where ideas become sculptures and where builders put their imaginations to the test.
For LEGO Masters Season 7, things have scaled up. It’s not just a battle of bricks—it’s a global showdown with four Aussie teams facing off against six international ones. The stakes? Intergalactic glory. And it all starts in this brick-filled wonderland.
So what’s really inside the iconic Brick Pit? Who builds it, who sorts it, and why is it color-coded like a rainbow exploded in a hardware store? Let’s break down what makes the Brick Pit the ultimate creative playground for LEGO Masters contestants.
What makes the LEGO Masters Brick Pit a builder’s dream?
The Brick Pit isn’t just big, it’s massive. With LEGO Masters now in its seventh season, the Pit holds more than 4 million bricks. That number grows every year. For the finale alone, an extra 20,000 specialty pieces are wheeled in. Back in Season 4, the team even ordered 600,000 more bricks to keep things fresh.
And it’s not just quantity, it’s variety. There are over 5,000 unique LEGO elements in the Brick Pit. That means teams can pull off just about anything the challenges throw at them. From micro builds to towering creatures, the pieces are all there—plates, bricks, clips, arches, slopes, and more. One look at the Pit and you know: this isn’t child’s play.
$1.2 million in bricks and six weeks to build
It takes serious effort to bring the Brick Pit to life. A team of 122 people spent 1,098 hours, more than six straight weeks, just to organize it for LEGO Masters. That includes unpacking, sorting, and stocking the walls with those millions of pieces.
The total consumer value of all those bricks? A cool $1.2 million. For one room.
And just in case you thought it was all for show, think again. Only a select few can enter during filming. Host Hamish Blake, judge Brickman, and the competing teams have exclusive access. This year, the lineup included past winners and runners-up, raising the stakes even higher for LEGO Masters.
Why the Brick Pit looks like a LEGO rainbow
The Brick Pit isn’t chaos, it’s strategy in technicolor. Everything is perfectly color-coded and categorized so contestants can find what they need fast. When you're building under time pressure, there’s no time to go digging.
It’s not just basic bricks either. The Pit has glow-in-the-dark pieces, animal parts, printed tiles, and light nougat bricks, some of which were new additions back in Season 4. So whether the challenge calls for a spooky scene or a magical landscape, the ingredients are ready and waiting in LEGO Masters’ prized pantry.
Thousands of Minifigures, and endless combinations
Let’s talk Minifigs. The Brick Pit houses over 9,000 of them. That’s more than enough to populate an entire LEGO city, twice. The first Minifigure came out in 1978, and now they come in all shapes, sizes, and expressions.
Dynamic facial expressions only became a thing in 1989, when the Pirates theme introduced new faces to the lineup. Since then, it's been a full makeover. And if teams can’t find the perfect Minifig? They build one. Legs, torsos, heads, hats, and hair, every part is up for grabs.
There’s even a full wall dedicated to Minifigures. It’s a standout feature of the Brick Pit, and for good reason, it helps every LEGO Masters build tell a story.
Who keeps the Brick Pit in perfect order?
With all those bricks flying off the shelves, someone’s got to keep it tidy. Enter the behind-the-scenes heroes: over 30 LEGO sorters. Their job? Making sure every piece goes back exactly where it belongs. It’s not a job for Hamish, though we’d love to see him try.
After every challenge, these sorters also help take down the massive builds. Yes, even the ones that took hours (or days) to make. Some end with a dramatic smash, while others are gently deconstructed piece by piece. Either way, the bricks get cleaned up and sorted all over again, ready for the next round of LEGO Masters creativity.
LEGO: The world’s biggest tyre manufacturer?
Here's a fun fact that sounds like a joke until you double-check it: LEGO is the world’s largest tyre manufacturer. That’s right. The company makes 300 million tiny tyres every year, more than any actual car company.
You might’ve guessed Bridgestone or Michelin, but nope, it’s LEGO. These tyres go on everything from race cars to monster trucks to space rovers in LEGO Masters builds. Better still, LEGO has been working to make these parts using recycled materials like fishing nets, ropes, and engine oil. Sustainable tyres, but tiny.
Why the Brick Pit is key to LEGO Masters magic
The Brick Pit is more than just a storage room, it’s the core of the LEGO Masters experience. It’s where story meets structure, and where imagination gets a serious supply chain. From every Minifigure to every specialty piece and carefully labeled drawer plays a role in what we see on-screen.
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As each team dashes in, grabs their tools, and gets to work, they’re stepping into something huge, literally and creatively. And knowing what goes into building, maintaining, and organizing the Brick Pit just adds another layer to the magic.
After all, behind every LEGO Masters masterpiece is a pit full of possibilities, four million of them—to be exact.
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