Some kind of ninja out of Box 7

Hi everyone!

It has been almost a week since I have purchased the Ninjago Dragon set. I knew it would be quite a challenge to build something else out of these bricks alone, but I honestly was not prepared for this! I had a very tough time creating something new, and I am still not entirely satisfied with the result...

Anyway, I have managed to build a kind of ninja-armour-transformer-robot with the ninja as a pilot. Whereas I am not that happy with the model, I am very fond of some of its features: I really like the serrated arms and the shoulders. Also, I have to thank my girlfriend, for she was the one who came up with the idea of the wings in the back... Enjoy the pictures!

Given the difficulty of building from such a small a specialized pool of bricks, I do not know if I will be able to make create something else from this box...
Stay tuned!
Gabriel

Spacemen!

Hi everyone!

I have recently been to Camden Town, and I found a guy selling a handful of classic Lego spacemen for a couple of pounds... How could I possibly resist?

Stay tuned!
Gabriel

Back with Box N°7!!!

Hi everyone!

I am sure you missed me a lot the last few weeks, but I have been kept away from my bricks by a series of unfortunate events at work and a holiday abroad. But I am back and feeling more creative than ever (although that's a really relative concept...).

Anyway, as I was inactive, my Piggy Bank was not, and I found myself with a huge amount of money to spend on Lego. As I was a little bit intimidated by a giant fat box for my return to the bricks, I instead opted for a smaller one. But this is not a way to avoid any challenge, as I chose to purchase the Ninjago Dragon.

I remember when I first saw the Ninjago sets, and I have to confess I was not that excited about them, for I am more of a castle/pirate guy... But I guess after all this time I could go on judging without trying it myself... So here you go! The Dragon is really fun to build, and I absolutely love the wings! On the downside, I sense it is going to be really chalenging to build something else out of this box... Here are a few pictures (on some of them I chose to remove the "ball-launcher", just for aesthetics reasons).

Stay tuned!

Gabriel

"Guardians of Atlantis" contest on www.legopirate.net

Hi everyone!

As I mentioned it before, I was Lego-busy lately trying to enter my first building contest. This friendly competition intitled "Guardians of Atlantis" is organized by www.legopirate.net (french site & forum). As the most faithful of you may remember, I had managed build a kind of giant Atlantis monster a few weeks ago, and this was the starting point of my planning...
The idea of a giant lobster/crab monster was really appealing to me, although I started to imagine a darker kind of build, mixed with a science-fiction nightmarish vision of a colossal insect... In particular, the mechanical octopuses from Matrix were a strong inspiration in the process.
After a few days and as many building trials, I came to the conclusion I needed more specific brick to complete what I had in mind... Therefore, I had to purchase a Lego set I knew would fit perfectly... Unfortunately, the box I had chosen (Set Atlantis 8056 "Crab Attack") was not available from the Lego stores, and I had to sell a kidney to shop in online and have it delivered to my very door in a few hours...
Once my building complete, I feel really proud of myself, because the model looks like I imagined it (after a few minor tweaking, of course...), and it gives me a welcome little boost in self-confidence, for I now know I am able to build from total scratch!
I hope you'll like the pictures as much as I do!
 

I will sure keep you all posted with the results!

Stay tuned!

Gabriel

PS: To see all the entries, click here

A Red Dragster out of Box 6!

Hi everyone!

You cannot possibly imagine how glad I am to write these words, as I have been working  almost restlessly all week long. But with the week-end came a little building time, during which I managed to create another race car out of the "Wreckage Road" set. I sense the more conscientious of my very numerous readers (more than 1000 since the creation of this blog!) might be bored with me building race cars. What shall I respond? I am sorry, but I really cannot help it, I love putting together big engines and wheels!

Today, I am proud to present a red and black dragster-like car! The origin of the model was my will to use the pillars of the finish line originally included in the set. After a few unsuccessful attempts, it became  clear the best way to insert them in the model was to build the car around them... This was consistent with the thin and long style I wanted anyway! I am pretty happy with the result, specially since the look is a strange mix between retro and concept cars... Hope you will enjoy the pictures!

I think that is pretty much it for this set, and I will be working on a very different project for a contest in the coming days... Of course, I will share pictures of my entry here as well!

Stay tuned!

Gabriel