ShaydDeGrai Posted April 16, 2014 The ancient runes inscribed in the white marble of the Temple of Air resonated with deep magic. Rising like a vortex from the summoning circle, the Air Elemental answered the call... Ever since reading The DaVinci Code, I've been looking for an excuse to try building an ambigram (text that reads the same right-side up or up-side down) in LEGO. This seemed like as good as an excuse as any, and you'll notice the symmetric "runes" on the back wall form the word "AIR" in calligraphy script (even if you're reading this on a tablet and have the display upside down). The Air Elemental itself is made of clear 1x2 plates, 1x1 round plates, cheese wedges and a few white 1x1 round plate (just to accent the spiral). It's terribly fragile but catches the light nicely. The other "runes" built into the base are the alchemical symbol for the element of Air. It seemed appropriate and had the added bonus of being pretty easy to build after scrapping a dozen different versions of the ambigram from the back wall... I'm the first to admit I'm not a great photographer (Lego or otherwise) but I hope these shots were good enough to get the gist across. Thanks for stopping by. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelmanator Posted April 16, 2014 Wow, this looks really good. I love the architecture and the air elemental is just fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godtshep Posted April 16, 2014 Really cool! Sort of reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonwil Posted April 16, 2014 Wow, pretty amazing. You should do the other 3 elements too :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gedren_y Posted April 16, 2014 Wonderful build. The lighting for the photography could have been better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infernum Posted April 17, 2014 Wow. Very nice build! I really like the fig too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MassEditor Posted April 17, 2014 Amazing work! The elemental is wonderfully crafted, though I imagine it was very frustrating to build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLegoDr Posted April 18, 2014 Very neat! I like the idea of an ambigram. I hadn't thought of that term before. You definitely pulled it off. It definitely helps a story along with pictures and an interesting creation such as this. Keep up the great work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady K Posted April 20, 2014 Fantastic build. Great job on the runes. The Air Elemental is incredible as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
