Taller lego castle minifigure

[autohost]

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I have always wanted to have a taller knight so I created this taller minifigure, can be used when you need some god of war or someone real big and strong in your army.

Compare to normal minifigures:

Detail is here

Please visit my flickr here

https://www.flickr.c...os/8784871@N02/

Thank you.

Edited May 10, 2016 by autohost

[soccerkid6]

That's a very clever brickbuilt big fig design I like how you used the skelly torso as the core

[LittleJohn]

Really nice work here! Definitely makes him look much more intimidating, might have to use this design sometime

[Actor Builder]

Nice! I used to make a whole bunch of Large Figures like this.

Some of them were pretty great, I made enough to where I eventually decided they were like a pantheon of LEGO gods.

Maybe I'll make some vignettes for them or something and post them someday.

Good job, and welcome to here!

Edited May 11, 2016 by Actor Builder

[gilvader]

@autohost,

Do the legs match up in height with the long legs from Woody (Toy Story) or are they taller? This could be great for a custom tall Sauron figure.

[autohost]

Thank you for your comments. I don't have Woody but i think the legs now is about 6 x 1 plate tall if you know what i mean:) I can add 1 more round tube brick on each leg to make them taller i think, but 2 would make it a bit unnature tall for a human being maybe. Of course Sauron is a different story.

Edited May 11, 2016 by autohost

[MAB]

You can do something similar by adding round 1x1 bricks or plates to regular minifigure legs too then feet on the bottom, if it is all hiding under capes. Obviously using plates gets you more height control.

Edited May 11, 2016 by MAB

[AmperZand]

You can do something similar by adding round 1x1 bricks or plates to regular minifigure legs too then feet on the bottom...

Or just a 1 x 1 plate for a small boost in height as in some of the minifigures in the following pictures:

For a minifigure-shaped bigfig, you can mod a keyring-torch if you're willing to go non-purist as in this oni:

[Actor Builder]

Amperzand, why is Turtleman bending over like that? Is he just asking the Big Guy to kick him in the butt?

[autohost]

AmperZand where did you get that huge guy?

[MAB]

AmperZand where did you get that huge guy?

... you can mod a keyring-torch ...

[autohost]

I understand now, thank you.

[AmperZand]

Amperzand, why is Turtleman bending over like that? Is he just asking the Big Guy to kick him in the butt?

The turtle-like minifigure represents a creature from Japanese folklore called a kappa. They're often portrayed stooped over, hence the pose of the minifigure.

[gilvader]

You should do the other yokai too. Your Kappa is awesome AmperZand.

Edited May 14, 2016 by gilvader

[AmperZand]

You should do the other yokai too.

My minifigures are mostly based on European/European-inspired fantasy, mythology and folklore (with some Arabian and Egyptian in the mix). Despite the pictures above, the Japanese part of my collection is relatively small.

I do have minifigures that are anthropomorphised animals including a tengu, a kitsune, some hebi, a bakeneko, some inugami and a tsuchigumo (the latter three among other minifigures in this picture: http://www.brickshel...14_cmf_mocs.jpg ) but they're more generic, European or fantasy (e.g. D & D) versions, and not the way they are traditionally portrayed in Japanese art.

Your Kappa is awesome AmperZand.

Thanks. It's kind of you to say so.

When I saw that Star Wars head and the TMNT shell, they just screamed "kappa".

Apologies to the OP for the threadjack.

Edited May 15, 2016 by AmperZand