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Thank you again! I love this comment because you are being very complimentary while also pointing out a fundamental flaw in the model! Well, it shows how little I remember about the rules of chess from my childhood... Funnily enough, in my first draft (see below - when the queen was also taller), I did have white on the right by chance. But I ended up moving the squares and pieces around for visual reasons, because I felt that for the board to work in Lego I had to have mostly white pieces on white squares and brown on brown, or I lost the 'chess board' effect.
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Hi, thanks for the comments. When I do this kind of scene (usually an album cover, but this time a TV programme), I only build as much as I need to in order to try and replicate the original photo. So, here is what I was copying; And here (with no filter applied) are two zoomed out shots, showing how I only built 'just enough'. There's obviously a geometrical challenge in reproducing the original here due to the odd proportions of minifigures, and the fact that even a 16 square chess board is very big...
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The review is of course nicely done. But for a 30 Euro toy, could they not have put in anything of actual interest beyond our favourite father and child, like a fun little brick built Krayt Dragon, or Cobb Vanth or even, I don't know, Doctor Mandible (whatever episode he was in).
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Nice, clean, sharp model, with cool colours and shapes. It looks like an actual picture from a Real Estate brochure!
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I did a little model of one of the publicity pictures from the hit Netflix chess drama 'The Queen's Gambit' which we enjoyed watching this year. https://www.instagram.com/retro__chip/
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This is fun! Nice work. I've never actually seen Tangled, but I looked up a picture and it's instantly recognisable. I think the purple roof looks good, and the yellow hair is cool. Looking at the reference pictures, maybe you could experiment with some other techniques for the greenery on the tower walls if you wanted to. I'm not sure...you might consider more smooth tiles and curves rather than exposed green stud plates. Or perhaps only using 1x1 green flower pieces. But they're just suggestions. Well done!
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I really like this, as I said on Instagram. It's a beautiful model of something a bit different from the usual. The snowy whiteness goes so well with the sand green.
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Thanks, both. A couple more pictures here. In the second one you can see a bit more of which parts project from the background. It's a kind of bas-relief, I suppose. Just enough 3D-ness to add some visual interest to the final front-on photo, rather than just making a completely flat mosaic-type thing.
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Miles Davis, Bitches Brew. Seminal electric jazz album, 2020 marks 50 years since its release. The Original Cover painting was by Mati Klarwein. My Lego version is 460mm x 460mm. https://www.instagram.com/retro__chip
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I understand your sadness, as it's not easy I'm sure to see your corner of Lego history being ignored, even as Lego prospers. And I will say that the Ideas Exo Suit is one of my favourite sets. But I think the Cantina may not be the best target for criticism here. Yes, it's outrageously expensive for what it is, and I'll almost certainly never buy it. An absolute cash grab. But it is a really iconic moment in cinema/popular culture. George Lucas captured lightning in a bottle here, with believable aliens, a real hollywood star (Ford), a classic actor (Guinness), a genius composer, fun silly dialogue and so on. Star Wars itself is a glorious past.
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Thanks...I tried! Should've been slightly more purple...But it was fun to make, anyway. Ah, thanks for looking! I appreciate the comment, Carebear! More here, if you like music... https://www.instagram.com/retro__chip/
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( MOC ) Time Capsule Treasure Box ( Lego Ideas )
Retro replied to carebear's topic in Special LEGO Themes
Nice idea. Would it come with minifigures or do you just put some of the ones you already own in it? Certainly nostalgia is a wonderful thing...we enjoy looking at old catalogues all the time. As soon as a set is retired it seems more attractive! -
Beautiful animal. Well done! Do you plan it out first of all or just invent the design as you go?
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What's great about this (apart from the jaw-dropping technique and parts usage) is that it feels like Fawlty Towers. You could throw 3000 bricks at a moc without bringing it to life like this. It's perfect. Is there a Siberian Hamster in it somewhere?
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Hi All, I was greatly flattered that my Lego model of the album cover for Headhunters from 1973 was re-posted on the official social media for jazz legend Herbie Hancock. Since the first mocs I ever posted were on Eurobricks, I thought I might share this here too. https://www.instagram.com/herbiehancock/?hl=en
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Number 8: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Lego; Original;
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Number 7: Bruce Hornsby - Harbor Lights (Original painting was Edward Hopper's 'Rooms by The Sea') Lego (natural light, no tricks); With blue filter; Original;
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More on Flickr and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/retro__chip/
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Are forums still relevant when compared to comments?
Retro replied to astral brick's topic in General LEGO Discussion
I think unfortunately places like Eurobricks are going to slowly fade away. Apart from a few core areas, I see comments and intelligent conversation are dying out. Which is a pity, because it has always been one of the friendliest places on the web. On the related topic, I have to say I agreed with the reaction to the poster who said they hated the brick helmets. I think it was a response to the endless negativity. Sort of the straw that broke the camel's back. If I like Lego, or Bach or Pink Floyd, I don't want to log on to a forum and see endless criticism of my hobby. Even if a Lego set is not spectacularly brilliant, I don't personally want to see it torn to shreds. I'd prefer people to find the positives in it within reason... -
The map of the world on its own is already a better MOC than most people will make in their lifetime. Love the wall the map hangs on too. The whole model is just great. The retro feeling is spot on.
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Number 6: Massive Attack - Protection Lego; Original;
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Thomas the Tank Engine and The Lego Group
Retro replied to Digger of Bricks's topic in LEGO Train Tech
Well, obviously the only real Thomas medium that counts (!) is the original 1940s books, which we grew up on at home and are still in my parents house I think... -
Number 5: Pearl Jam - Ten Lego; Original LP; Original CD; When I started this, I intended to make the CD cover version. The one with just the arms. But I discovered two profound enemies of Lego building. One, is trying to do a specific font. I had to make the white letters so big to make them look reasonable, that it pushed the whole thing to be about 300mm. Second is accurate human anatomy. Minifigure arms are just so short! I even tried brick building the whole collection of arms in black, and though the silhouette shape was perfect, the lack of colour variations for hands and sleeves just looked wrong. So I ended up with this hybrid between the LP and CD cover, with some minifigures of the band just doing their own thing. ? Edit: will include brick built arms version here now;
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Number 4: Steely Dan - Gaucho Lego (disclosure - a little magic was used); Original;
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The books and the EH Shepard illustrations are just absolutely, perfectly brilliant. I could read them every day for the rest of my life. That said, I don't know how you could translate those drawings into Lego. I suppose it will be some sort of Disney-fied version. Maybe it will be great, but...