LEGO creations took over Brick Rodeo in Austin. Here are the best ones

Karen Blüdorn works on her lego build, "Life Star", during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, July 5, 2024. Blüdorn, a competitor from Lego Masters Season 4, was inspired to create an antithesis to the Death Star from "Star Wars" and added biographical scenes within the structure. "I was inspired by life, creativity and joy, said Blüdorn, "like if Anakin had not gone to the Dark Side."

LEGO® mini-figures are displayed by Frank Brown at his Brickitecture Booth during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, July 5, 2024.

April Lauer, right, and her daughter Evie, from Minnesota, work on LEGO® dresses together during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. Evie's dress is her quincea–era dress while April's is inspired by a fairy garden. The details and decorations for both dresses are made from LEGO®.

Many tiny LEGO® bricks make up a mural, created by the Houston Brick Club, displayed at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. The convention runs through July 7 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel and features massive LEGO® builds, games, presentations and workshops for LEGO® builders as well as an opportunity to socialize and meet other builders. The event is open to the public during certain time slots over the weekend, available online.

Mike Medhurst, from Colorado, lines up trains on the track while helping set up the collaborative build from Texas Brick Railroad at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. The group meets and plans different elements of the railroad, with each person designing certain elements or scenes to create the large build.

Cat Ellis, from Georgetown, adds a tree to a section of the collaborative build from Texas Brick Railroad at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. Ellis said her section of the railroad was a collaboration with her family.

Many tiny LEGO® bricks make up a mural, created by the Houston Brick Club, displayed at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. The convention runs through July 7 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel and features massive LEGO® builds, games, presentations and workshops for LEGO® builders as well as an opportunity to socialize and meet other builders. The event is open to the public during certain time slots over the weekend, available online.

LEGO® mini-figures based on three Texas universities are displayed by Karen Blüdorn during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, July 5, 2024.

Hizaq Murphy, from Georgetown, works on his "Star Wars" build during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, July 5, 2024.

A portion of the large build by Texas Brick Railroad features a dog walker with several dogs on display at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. Ellis said her section of the railroad was a collaboration with her family.

LEGO® details decorate a dress, created by Evie and April Lauer, from Minnesota, at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024.

Mike Medhurst, from Colorado, lines up trains on the track while helping set up the collaborative build from Texas Brick Railroad at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. The group meets and plans different elements of the railroad, with each person designing certain elements or scenes to create the large build.

An attendee digs through LEGO® bricks at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024.

A builder places a tree on the Texas Brick Railroad build at at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024.

Larry Lippard works a castle and village build, a collaboration created by Denver Lego Users Group at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024.

A fully operational and life-size LEGO®marionette, built by Jake Sadovich, is displayed at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024.

Potter Wyant, from San Antonio, works on his Ninjago LEGO® build during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024.

Cat Ellis, from Georgetown, adds a tree to a section of the collaborative build from Texas Brick Railroad at Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin, July 5, 2024. Ellis said her section of the railroad was a collaboration with her family.

Karen Blüdorn works on her lego build, "Life Star", during Brick Rodeo, a LEGO® convention and exhibition held in Austin at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, July 5, 2024. Blüdorn, a competitor from Lego Masters Season 4, was inspired to create an antithesis to the Death Star from Star Wars and added biographical scenes within the structure. "I was inspired by life, creativity and joy," said Blüdorn, "like if Anakin had not gone to the Dark Side."