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  1. LittleJohn
    A big slice of plastic chocolate fudge cake is on the menu this week! I actually built this before any of my other food models, but kept putting off photographing it, as I didn’t know how I was going to set up the picture. As it turned out though, the photography went very smoothly – only one photo session, and we had gotten a picture I was extremely pleased with! And for those of you wondering what the background of the picture is, it’s the underside of a griddle. Never thought I would be using one of those for a photography backdrop! Thanks for looking, C&C are always welcome
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    Thank you very much, glad you like it!
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    Thank you very much! I would love to do something with bread, great idea Just have to come up with a good design
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    This week’s installment in my food series is one of my personal favorite breakfast foods: waffles! And even better, waffles a la Mode! Because who doesn’t like ice cream? The photography for this build was challenging, to say the least. I spent several days trying different setups for the picture, getting suggestions from friends about what to change, and even now, I’m still not entirely happy with the result! But I guess that’s all part of learning and getting better. Picture aside, I am very pleased with how the waffles turned out. As always, feel free to let me know if you have suggestions for what I should build in the future for this series!
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    Thanks, I had a ton of fun setting up the photo - glad you like how it turned out! Yogurt is always a great breakfast choice My next build for this series is up now: link
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    The second installation in my food series – this time a breakfast parfait! Quite happy with how this one turned out, especially the blueberries. I had been trying to think of a good design for them for several weeks, but wasn’t coming up with anything. Then I came across those hats, and Isaac pointed out that two of them connected to each other would work well. Only problem being, we had enough of the hats to make just 2 blueberries! So I hopped on over to Bricklink and ordered a bunch from BulkAThon. I usually don’t order parts for one specific build, but I think it was worth it here. And I’m sure I’ll be using them more in the future as well! Let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions on what I should build in the future for this series, I’m always open to ideas!
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    Thank you very much! The eggs were a lot of fun to make, glad you like how they turned out
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    Bar and Clip Brickwork Tutorial
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    The first in hopefully a series of builds to come from me, centering around the subject of food. Here we have an essential part of anyone’s day: breakfast! Each of the elements of this build had their own unique challenges, but the avocado slices were definitely the trickiest to get right – aside from the photography that is! I’ll be posting a build log in the coming weeks that will go into lots more detail regarding the model’s photography setup and process. So what do you think – would this be a breakfast that you would eat? Or do have another dish that is a breakfast favorite of yours? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
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    We hope you all are still finding these techniques useful Furniture Tutorial #12
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    My entry for category C:
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    Just posted my entry for Challenge II:
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    My entry for Category C of Challenge II. As soon as I saw the back alleyways category for this challenge, I knew what I wanted to build. However, actually making it proved to be quite a challenge. I’m fairly happy with the overall result though. You can expect to see a build log on it in the coming weeks, where I’ll go into more detail on various aspects of the build. After the civil war, the back alleyways of Kaliphlin have fallen into a state of disrepair, and can be a dangerous place to lurk. These circumstances have also made it a place where under the table business transactions take place. Are these two figure shrouded in black cloaks just exchanging money for goods, or is something more sinister at stake? More pictures on Brickbuilt. Thanks for looking, C&C welcome
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    Elk, Fox, and Bear Tutorial
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    SNOT Tudor Design
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    My fifth build for the Kaliphlin at Work collab, and the second part of my “From Field to Goblet” entry for the CCC. It was fun putting our flesh colored plates to use again here, as well as a few of our newly-acquired MDF plates. Wahall owns a prosperous goat farm that provides milk and meat for his family with any surplus easily sold in the markets. The dairy goats have their own stable and are milked daily. A stable boy helps make sure the stable is kept clean and plenty of fresh water and food are always available for the goats. More pictures on Brickbuilt. Thanks for looking, C&C welcome
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    What should Santa look like? Well, I think it would be pretty great if he looked like this: Maybe they could even release a set with, oh, I don't know, say 50 of these "Santas" included? That would be a fabulous Christmas present
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    Furniture Tutorial #11
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    Thanks! I should have clarified before, but that isn't actually water, per se; it's meant to be the the ocean floor, under the actual water (which is shown in the update picture below). I'm going for very much of a fantasy feel for the whole build, and I thought the trans-light blue worked well for that. Glad you like how the rest is looking! Thanks Kai! Yeah, that was my thought too. Definitely will be switching that out for something else. Thanks Bas! I swapped out the Nexo knight shield, and I like the look better. Good suggestion And I have added a cave now, on the backside (picture below). Thanks Navarre, though I'm not sure I'll really be able to do any sort of border at this point. I'll definitely be messing around with options for the vine. And yeah, I do too! Thank you very much, pombe! Good suggestion about the vine, I will definitely be playing around with different options for it. And the Nexo knight shield has been replaced now, thanks to both of yours suggestion Thanks Gabe! I know, right? Who in their right mind would put a building with open windows under water?! Normally I wouldn't even consider it, but because this is purely a fantasy build, (and because I like how it looks in the concept art) I'm not worried about it making any sense . Glad you like the rockwork, it got rather tedious to build towards the end. Thanks adde! Glad to hear you like the shimmering seabed. For the explanation on the window, see my above reply to Gabe. And yep, definitely going to change the vine Here's some updated WIPs, with the actual waterline set in place, so you guys can get a better idea of what exactly is going on: The blue technic half pin you see in the above picture is where the olive green vine was attached. I just haven't gotten to trying any other options there yet. The back portion. I added a cave with an octopus, several fantasy plants, and lots more crystals. It's a bit plain right now, so I'll probably be playing around with things to spice it up a bit, and some more interesting detail. Ideas are welcome! I'm thinking maybe some exotic sea-plants, possibly a few more animals, etc. Comments and suggestions welcome!
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    My fourth build for the Kaliphlin at Work collab, as well as the first part of my entry into the “From Field to Goblet” category of the Colossal Castle Contest. I’ve had this waterfall sitting around for a while now, and this build provided a good excuse to finally put it to use. I tried to base the oasis off of some real-life pictures I found, with the medium dark flesh and green, but I’m not sure how well it translated to LEGO. I would love to hear your opinions! Wahall is a goat farmer, and one of his most important tasks is making sure his goats get enough water. He can frequently be found visiting the nearby oasis, both to water the goats and to fill up barrels of water to take back to the farm. More pictures on Brickbuilt. Comments and constructive criticism very welcome!
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    So I've been working on this on and off since the beginning of October, as I kept having to set it aside to finish other builds (cough, Kaliphlin at Work, cough). I'm back at it now though, and would like to know if you guys have any thoughts/critiques on it so far. It's loosely based off this image, but obviously I'm not trying to copy it exactly. A look at the other side. I'm planning on adding more of the trans-pink crystal formations in a few spots, and of course continuing the rockwork up to the proper height. I might add a small cave, or some marine life too. I'm a little unsure about the olive green vine though, any thoughts on that? Comments or critiques are very welcome!
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    Thank you adde, glad you enjoyed it I was quite pleased with how the first picture turned out as well. Thanks! Thanks Kai! I finally put quite a few of our lion knight shields to use Glad you like the canopies over the thrones, those were one of my favorite parts too. Thank you dG! Here's a picture of the floor without the figs, which is also in the Brickbuilt post (unfortunately the quality isn't the best - we had a hard time taking pictures of this build): Thank you very much, HQ! The stairstep is actually created using panels. This page shows how it's done. As for the band, they are definitely in a portion of the hall that isn't shown here - simply for space limitations of course It would have been a good idea to include them, but I'm just not sure where they could have fit. Definitely something I'll keep in mind for next time though! Thank you Thanks, glad you like it! You don't need tons of parts to enter, and you definitely already have the skill! The 8x8 "Medieval Legend" category would be perfect for you this year, if parts are an issue. Glad you like the build though! The upper floor details were some of my favorites too Thanks zoth! It was fun getting to use some of our transparent bricks for the windows Thank you Grover! Thank you Basiliscus! Glad you noticed the panels to for the carpet, I was really happy with that design. And there is a picture of the build without the figs on Brickbuilt, and also above in my reply to dG Interesting fact about the cheese slopes, I hadn't known that before. Thanks! Glad you like the banners. Yeah, plastic swords just don't have that razor sharp edge... no idea why...
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    Ah, yes, that darn lance It was always popping up just a little bit when I was building, and apparently I forgot to push it back down for the pictures. Thanks for telling me though, I appreciate it! Absolutely! I always like getting advice on even the little things. Thank you, glad you like it! Thanks en_zoo! The cloth piece is this elephant saddle. I always enjoy putting it to use Thanks mccoyed!
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    Beautiful scene Kai, the shot through the arches is just wonderful. The flowers add the perfect touch of color to the scene, and there are some really clever piece usages throughout - do I spy a Ninjago bandana even? Great idea to incorporate the cheese slopes into the cobblestone design too!
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    The very latest technology indeed - that thing looks like it can really get moving! As wonderful as the cart is, the landscaping would definitely have to be my favorite part of this build, light yellow works perfectly in combination with the tans! Will have to try that at some point in the future - when I get more light yellow
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