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I have a friend at school who hates those shin guard elements. I took the opportunity to trade 15 cents for both of Ackar’s. When I got hame this idea popped into my head. It’s not great, but it’s my best try.
TFOLs (Teen/Tween Fans Of Lego) and UFOLs (Underage Fans Of Lego [9 and under]) are often disappointed by their parent’s reaction to the latest cool creation they either build or find online. Non-Lego fans simply do not understand the rules of Lego and the effort that goes into any creation. I cannot blame them–you cannot fully appreciate Lego unless you have built Lego yourself. But still we want out parents to be amazed by the wonders of amazing Lego creations. This guide highlights some types Lego creations and qualities found in Lego creations that cause a parent’s increased awe. If you are a TFOL or UFOL and have your parent nearby, I suggest you invite them to read this post with you. I will include an example of each item.
1. Brickfilms
Stop-motion animation with Lego is very popular. Parents love the idea and think it is amazing that you can make a movie, of all things, with Lego. Here is an old example built by rymdrelage to promote the song “8- Bit Trip”:
You should probably stop for a moment now to pick your mom or dad’s jaw off the floor.
Thanks to Fasinating Lego Model of The Day.
2. Robotics/Motion
You can find hordes of robotic creations online if you know where to look. Most are made from the Mindstorms or NXT Lego robotic kits, but if that is out of your price range (NXT 2.0 costs $279.99) you can buy Power Functions Motors.
Robots and vehicles are great, but think out-of-the-box like NeXTORM:
Amazing, right?
Thanks to The Brothers Brick.
3. Huge Size
Anything is more impressive if it’s gigantic. Although most people don’t have enough bricks to make something the size of this model of the battleship Yamato, by Jumpei Mitsui, you can always build something impressive with what elements you do have.
Statistics:
Thanks to The Brothers Brick.
4. Creative and Original Build
Think: is a Toa really anything new? Is a spaceship truly noteworthy? Haven’t you built lots of custom minifigures before? Parents may tire of seeing the same old type of creation over and over again. But a Bionicle lobster? They’ve never seen that before.
So there you have it- the basics on how to impress your parents with Lego. Now go forth and build!
A huge thanks to Jibs Studios for featuring my bionicle Lobster on his blog, Jib’s Bio Blog.
By using a combination of Bionicle, System, and Technic, I have created an adorable mouse.
It gets better. More cute pictures are on MOCpages. Go on, click the link.
It occurs to me now that I never posted my Brick Transport Tycoon entry on my blog. Therefore, I present to you the one and only Medieval Mobile Oil Drill!
Find more pictures and the backstory here and here on MOCpages.
Please, please, please vote for this creation here! For some reason my creation is called “More Pictures of Medieval Mobile Oil Drill” on Klocki, but it’s still my creation!
I recently bought Midievil Market Village. Despite the fact that it was missing several pieces (customer service was very friendly and sent me the missing pieces via pick-a-brick) I present you with these MOCs made exclusively from Medieval Market Village.
First, Medieval Military Princess Transport:
Secondly, a steampunk version of set 8014 Clone Walker Battle Pack:
Here’s a vignette entitled, for lack of a better name, “Pike Fishing accident”:
Each of my sisters built something as well.
A nice cottage on stilts:
And a farm scene:
That’s all I (and my sisters) made. Of course, my head is brimming with more ideas, but I had to pirate the pieces for my Brick Transport Tycoon entry- which I will soon blog.
…Toa Gali swims around, in search of a kanohi. She glances to the left, and finds herself face-to-face with a Makuta Fish.
Gali stays very still, not wanting to frighten the beast into combat. The Makuta Fish swims around her once before dashing under her and into a crevice in a coral reef.
As Gali continues her search, she is glad that she was not forced to harm the creature.
