My name is Nathanaël Kuipers, and I'm a former set designer for TLG, who still occasionally builds today.

NKubate is a combination of my initials NK and the word incubate which is often seen as a process in which new ideas hatch.
Furthermore NKubate can stand for a shorter version of:
Nate's Custom Builds, an Alternative Experience, because many of my builds are alternative models from official sets and I hear often that people really enjoy the experience of recreating them, sometimes making the comparison of building an official product.

Why do I mostly build alternates? Because I want to stimulate creativity and show that you don't need many pieces to build something cool. But on top of that, I also want to promote the concept of trying to reuse our resources as best as we can for a more sustainable future.
So I kindly encourage you to check out my work and find out for yourself.

Thanks for visiting!