henrysunset Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) I wanted to share a project that I'm doing which I think will be interesting to the members of this community. I've recently purchased the Lego Architecture Studio set, and I created a personal challenge to build 30 models with the bricks from this set in 30 days. Each day, I create a new building challenge to try and build, and I've already completed 9 models so I'm almost 1/3 of the way done! I hope that others will take the challenge, either by doing the same 30 challenges I've done, or expanding the idea with new challenges to try. Learn more about the project: http://tomalphin.com...-challenge.html Please take a look and let me know what you think! I'm especially interested to hear if others have taken on similar personal challenges, or if you have idea of other challenges I should try... Sincerely, ---tom Gallery of a few of the projects I've built so far: Lego Challenge #8: Make a model of a piece of furniture Lego Challenge #5: Build a model based on an architectural style Lego Challenge #2: Build a microscale home, then a bigger model with more details. Lego Challenge #9: Fire Lookout Tower Edited October 21, 2013 by henrysunset Quote
LEGO Historian Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Very nice models... love that desk!! Have you been tempted to add any of your own white bricks to the contents, in case you run short of a particular part, or want to make something larger... or is this challenge just within the framework of the parts in the existing set? I believe that the origins of the LEGO Architecture Studio Set had its origins in something that the TLG folks did in Oslo Norway about 5 years ago. They had over a million white LEGO elements and allowed folks in a public square build with the parts supplied by TLG... the results were displayed there... and there were some very stunning creations built very quickly. I tried to find a link to these photos, but could not find it. I was amazed because of the speed in which these creations were built... just by passersby of this display area. I guess when you reduce LEGO to just 1 color... it speeds up the time for building, and provides a result that is pure architecture, without the hassle of color choice or digging for more of a particular color, which all contribute to a slower build. One of the most interesting monochromatic white models was from the 1985 Centre Pompidou LEGO Exhibit in Paris... by a group of European architects... this model used over 40,000 LEGO elements.... This model has Classic, Neo-Classic and Post Modern architectural details all wrapped into one model. This image is from my 3000 page Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide. Gary Istok Edited October 21, 2013 by LEGO Historian Quote
caperberry Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 Great idea to get the most out of your Studio! Keep it up Quote
henrysunset Posted October 22, 2013 Author Posted October 22, 2013 On 10/21/2013 at 11:23 PM, LEGO Historian said: Have you been tempted to add any of your own white bricks to the contents, in case you run short of a particular part, or want to make something larger... or is this challenge just within the framework of the parts in the existing set? I have definitely considered doing this, and I've already augmented the set with a few additional specialty pieces from bricklink, mostly hinges and 1x2 technic pieces to allow for angled structures. I am taking notes along the way, and will be buying many more bricks and accent pieces (especially 1x1 2/3 slopers and various studless plates) to enhance my building options in the future. I am planning a post near the end of the project to call out specific bricks that I think the set should have included. That said, it is an impressively versatile set as-is, and I commend Lego for the selection they included. Keep reading, and feel free to subscribe to the blog to get the (nearly) daily updates. ---tom Quote
henrysunset Posted October 22, 2013 Author Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) I just posted my 10th project, a home in the Prairie style made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright, etc... LINK: http://tomalphin.com...style-home.html Hope you enjoy! ---tom Edited October 22, 2013 by henrysunset Quote
henrysunset Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 I've posted three new projects you might want to see... http://tomalphin.com/2013/10/lego-challenge-11-skyscraper.html http://tomalphin.com/2013/10/lego-challenge-12-impossible-escher.html http://tomalphin.com/2013/10/lego-challenge-13-brutalist-style.html (A photo of the Escher model which came out really well...) Quote
Rick Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 I've moved this to the Special Themes forum. Quote
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