LEGO® Ideas 2025 Spotlight The Working Pendulum Clock That Actually Ticks

Every LEGO® fan hits that point where static builds aren’t enough. You want motion. You want gears. You want time itself to bend to your bricks. Enter Brickjesbuilder’s Working LEGO Pendulum Clock, a mechanical feat that looks like it belongs in a cozy Alpine cabin rather than a digital catalog. It’s charming, rhythmic, and a little hypnotic.

More Than a Build, It’s a Beat

The clock is pure analog satisfaction. Made entirely from LEGO® pieces, it swings with gravity’s patience and ticks with precision. We’re talking full pendulum, hanging weights, and the kind of wooden charm you’d find in your grandparent’s living room. Except here, it’s plastic. Beautiful, satisfying plastic.

What sets this apart is the builder’s insistence on storytelling. Inside the structure hides a minifigure, the “keeper of time”, wielding a tiny scythe. It’s equal parts whimsy and symbolism, a nod to how every second is borrowed from somewhere.

LEGO® Engineering at Its Most Poetic

Mechanically, building a pendulum from LEGO® bricks is chaos theory in miniature. You’re working against gravity, friction, and the limitations of ABS plastic. Yet somehow, this clock works.

This is the kind of build that separates casual fans from the builders of consequence. There’s no electronics here, no digital cheating. Just gravity, motion, and precision alignment. Every click feels earned.

Design Meets Storytelling

Brickjesbuilder clearly loves a narrative layer. The leaves and bird decorations pay tribute to the ornate carvings of old Black Forest cuckoo clocks, but there’s also a modern polish. 

Then there’s that little reaper minifig deep inside, supposedly “keeping time running.” It’s absurdly poetic, really. Time never stops.

Why It Resonates

Part of the magic here is that it doesn’t just look like a clock. It is one. A conversation piece that swings between art and mechanics. The kind of object you hang, not just for show, but to listen to - click, click, click- reminding you of the invisible rhythm running through your day.

It also speaks to the evolving spirit of LEGO® Ideas. More fans are pushing functional builds, mechanical movements, and kinetic sculptures. Each project becomes a little rebellion against the static.