In a lot of cities, residential neighborhoods are getting denser. Last week’s house had a luxuriously large lot, but this week I’ve squeezed two houses and an ADU into a single module.
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40354 Dragon Dance Guy
I was really excited to see that LEGO decided to use BrickHeadz for their seasonal sets again in 2019. I was even more excited to see that one of their Chinese New Year sets would be available in the United States, for the first time! I had to get my hands on that!
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75972 Dorado Showdown
I barely know anything about Overwatch®, but I am a fan of sci-fi builds, be they space ships or mecha or anything in between. It was the lure of new minifig parts and such that lured me to give this new series of Overwatch sets a chance.
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Micropolis Monday: Tea Plantation House
I feel like residential neighborhoods are a neglected aspect of Micropolis cities. To get this feature started, I built a small modern home.
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21150 Minecraft® Skeleton BigFig with Magma Cube
My son and I are fans of Minecraft. We play the game together regularly and we both enjoy the sets that LEGO® has been producing. When I saw that they were releasing buildable characters in an action figure size, I knew that I had to get my hands on some.
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The LEGO BOOST Activity Book
I’ve been interested in LEGO robotics for years, but I’ve never tried my hand at it. Mindstorms seems like a bit much, but the BOOST system has so much potential for adding programmed (and controllable) motion to LEGO models. But how do I learn to harness the potential?
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Head Lopper Brickheads
About a year ago, I fell in love with Andrew MacLean’s Head Lopper. It’s the tale of a conan-like figure, Norgal, who travels the land dispatching evil. Often separating them from their heads.
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Mapvember
Early in November, I stumbled across an Instagram hashtag that I’d never seen before: mapvember. The idea was simple, to post a roleplaying game map every day for a month. I’ve been doing some experiments with designing D&D maps with LEGO, so it seemed a perfect excuse to see what I could do with the concept. Continue reading Mapvember
Designer Notes: Gelatinous Cube
Just like last month’s model (the Mimic), this adorable little monster started its life as a Mixel. I’ve always had a fascination with the more bizarre monsters from Dungeons & Dragons, especially those that might only come about through magical experimentation. The mutants of the fantasy world as it were. Continue reading Designer Notes: Gelatinous Cube
a lonely tiny boat by delayice
I love a good micro build, and it really doesn’t come much better than this little ship by delayice. You’ll have to zoom in to appreciate the clever parts usage and techniques in there!