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INTRODUCTION Come on board and bring along All your hopes and dreams Together we will find everything That we’re looking for... Airing for the first time back in 1999 One Piece has become one of the most well-known anime series of all time. The story of Monkey D. Luffy and his quest to become King of the Pirates has captured the hearts and imaginations of multiple generations. One Piece follows a formula well known to anime series of the 90s. A young adult (or kid) through passion and determination gets stronger, beats the bad guys and gets closer to his goal. Something that sets One Piece apart from other anime is it's constantly optimistic tone and extremely wacky and colorful characters. It doesn't shy away from dealing with some deeper subjects like government overreach or corrupt leadership. But the attitude throughout the series is that the good guys are going to triumph over evil even when facing impossible odds. I started watching the anime show in English back in 2019 and after 6 years I'm almost 1000 episodes in. There are currently 1145 episodes so I'm still catching up. In 2023 Netflix aired a live-action version of the anime and gave Lego the perfect chance to partner with them and go sailing into the One Piece world. I watched the Netflix version and enjoyed it, but it lacks the same charm of the animated show. So will Lego One Piece be everything we're looking for? Let's find out! SET INFORMATION Number: 75639 Title: The Going Merry Pirate Ship Theme: One Piece Released: 2025 Part Count: 1376 Box Dimensions: 47.6 x 37.3 x 8.8 cm Weight: 1927g Set Price (RRP): £119.99/$139.99/€129.99 Price per Part: 8.7p/10.2c/9.4c Links: Brickset, Bricklink THE BOX AND WHAT'S INSIDE The front of the box shows off the Straw Hat crew's ship, the Going Merry, the Netflix logo for the show and Inaki Godoy who plays the live action Luffy. The back of the box shows the various compartments of the ship, the working canon and the fact that 4 Wanted Posters are included. These posters are similar to the Chocolate Frog Cards from the Harry Potter sets. There are 8 in total with this first wave of sets and the distribution is random in each set. In addition to the 10 numbered bags we get a few of the flexible parts packaged separately as well as a sticker sheet. The sails and the pirate flags are all the thicker plastic material that you have to punch out. I forgot to take a picture of those sheets before removing the parts. It was an interesting choice for Lego to go with plastic instead of fabric, but I think the end result works well. THE BUILD Five years ago the techniques used in this set would have been mind-blowing. Instead of using pre-fab hull pieces the Going Merry uses a brick and plate frame with a lot of SNOT to get the curved hull shape. Other angles are achieved using clips and bars to hold sub-assemblies at crazy angles. By today's standards it's a pretty normal build, but I was still impressed with all the techniques and really enjoyed building the ship. A lot of the smaller details rely on stickers which is unfortunate. I had a really hard time getting them straight and as a result the cabinets in the kitchen look like they were hung crooked. In the kitchen there is a couch with room for 2 to sit or 1 to lounge. The counters are high for a minifigure with the pan being almost eye level with Sanji. There are a lot of details like the jumper plates used for drawers and the rail plates used to add a lip to the counter. But I think it would have worked better if one of the details had been sacrificed in order to get the counter to a better height. The whole ship plays around with scale to get the best of both a display model and a play model. For the most part it does this extremely well, but this is one area with room for improvement. The kitchen is covered by a clever combination of sections to create the stern of the ship. First the section with the mast slides into place. It sets in place using a modified plate resting inside a window element. The white, modified plate shows how this works. Because the window element is more panel than full window frame, the bar can rest between the bricks and the slight downward offset of the bars allows it to slide just under the top lip of the window panel. The resulting "connection" is an amazing use of Lego geometry. The section with the tangerine trees folds closed and slides into the rails under the mast. They also lock under the brown "arms" meaning the mast section won't slide out accidentally. The entire back section is an engineering marvel. It is only spoiled by the rudder connection. Because it's on a mixel joint it tends to shift into odd angles. It can give the ship just a little bit of cartoonish character, but I don't think that's what the designer had in mind. A clipand bar connection would have been better and kept the rudder level with the bottom of the boat. In total there are 3 sections that can be removed for access to the inside of the boat. In the front is what I believe to be a bed along with Nami's map of the world. Zoro would need to jump a little to get into bed, but that is at least somewhat realistic compared to a kitchen where your arms have to lift pans above your shoulders. Both the kitchen and the bedroom have stairs leading down into them along with a doorway. Behind the main mast is a cargo area. Inside, the cargo turns out to be a lot of food and our 4 Wanted Posters. There is also some meat inside the treasure chest kept on the forward deck. Apart from the meat (which Luffy is always wanting more of) the food selection seemed very random. Especially the green egg. If that's a reference to something I couldn't think of please let me know. I was happy to get 4 different Wanted Posters after hearing about poor distribution from other people. However, my other sets did not treat me so well... You'll see in the other reviews but I ended up with a lot of duplicates and I'm still missing 2 posters. I get the idea of having chase elements and wanting people to work to "collect them all." But I bought or received every set in the theme. It seems reasonable to want to get all 8 posters without having to buy multiples of sets or buy off Bricklink. I don't know how they ensure that except to put all 8 posters in the biggest set. Now to finish talking about how this set plays with scale. You can see that the front of the ship is pretty much minifigure scale. This works great and allows for the crew to point out their next island destination. Moving to the back of the ship it focuses more on micro-scale. The tiny door and 1x1 round tiles for portholes make a micro-scale cabin and the tangerine trees in the back would fit well next to a micro-figure. Putting a minifigure in the back to steer the ship helps spoil the forced perspective. But overall I think the set balances the scale well. This is a set that looks great as a display model but will also provide a lot of play potential for the kids. Through the series of One Piece Luffy slowly recruits a crew to join him. They become known as the Straw Hat pirates because of Luffy's iconic straw hat. But the end of season 1 of the Netflix show Luffy has recruited 4 members. In the picture we have Luffy, our intrepid captain; Nami, the navigator; Usopp, the sniper; Sanji, the cook; and Zoro, the swordsman. Overall their outfits represent their live-action counterparts well. Zoro gets a new sword element that attaches at the neck. This is necessary because Zoro uses a fighting style called 3-sword style where he holds the 3rd sword in his mouth. I was really hoping Lego would make a neck bracket with a clip to hold anything and was disappointed when they went this direction. The element works great for this use, but it's limited to this situation only. The sword can be held by the handle, but the neck bracket element sticks out making that not a viable usage. Each has back printing and alternate faces. A missed opportunity to include Sanji with hearts printed for eyes. Nami and Zoro have dual-molded arms and Usopp has a printed sweatband on his left arm. I feel like this was a missed opportunity to have side printing for Nami. Adding her signature circle pattern on her legs would have helped a lot. Each character comes with a new-for-One-Piece hair or hat element. Not picture is Zoro's new bandana piece. It's similar to the previous pirate bandanas, but slightly different. Since Lego is making their sets based off the Netflix show and not the manga or anime there is one major change to a character that I feel is a big loss. That is Usopp. In the manga and anime Usopp has a comically long nose. He is known for telling tall-tales and Pinocchio and his nose easily come to mind. For the live action series they chose to ignore that physical aspect of the character. I tried replacing Usopp's head with the Lego Pinicchio. However, the expression on the face ruins it. I really hope Lego makes at least 1 set based on the anime and re-uses the Pinocchio head for Usopp with the right skin tone and facile expression. But all those minor complaints shouldn't stop you from enjoying this set. All the arcs in One Piece seem to end with some kind of feast. This review will be no different. Using just food and drink elements from the set, our crew is enjoying having set off for another adventure. OVERALL In summary I have a few complaints with the set, but compared to the finish product they are minor. This boat is a fantastic re-creation of the Going Merry and looks amazing. The shaping is superb and it is packed with detail. There are lots of compartments and the right amount of space for our whole crew. It's great that you get all 6 Straw Hat pirates in this one set. If you just want 1 display model you don't have to source the rest of the crew from other sets. The finished boat is sturdy and I believe will hold up to play well. SCORE How do I rate this set? DESIGN 9 I love the overall design of this set. The rudder not using a clip, the lack of side printing on Nami and overuse of stickers are the only reasons this gets a 9 instead of 10. BUILDING EXPERIENCE 9 It was fun to build and managed to pack a lot into a small space. It makes great use of modern building techniques. It felt like a standard build, but that's only because Lego building techniques have been getting more and more clever. FEATURES 9 There are great play features with all the areas of the ship for story-telling. The negative feature is the random distribution of the Wanted Posters. I got lucky with this set, but others did not receiving 2 or 3 of the same poster. Somehow Lego needs to get better at distributing these chase elements. PLAYABILITY 10 This set is very easy to play with, full marks there! PARTS 10 I wouldn't call this set a good parts pack, but it does have a great selection. New elements are used well, colors work well together and nothing feels missing or superfluous.. VALUE FOR MONEY 10 At 140 USD it's just over the golden PPP. At 130 EUR it's just under. Either way I feel like this set is a good value. You get a great ship, the full crew and hopefully a good set of Wanted Posters. FINAL SCORE: 10 I"m going to round up and give this set a perfect 10. Yes, there are some small flaws. But if you are a One Piece fan you are going to want this set as a part of your collection. But what's this, there's more! What would happen if our crew stumbled across the Eldorado Fortress? Guys, there's an island up-ahead! Should we go check it out? I don't know, what if there are monsters waiting for us? I'll bet they have meat, I'm going to go check it out! Wait Luffy, we should go together! It's too late, he's already gone. Come on, let's go catch up with him. Tune in next time to find out what happens next!
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I finally completed this Figure of Goblin Slayer & Priestess form the Goblin Slayer Manga/Anime Series. Obviously I used some alternative bricks that are not offered by LEGO, but there is no way I am building armor in anything but flat silver. The figure itself has been completed for a few months now, but I couldn't find anyone who would print on a 10x10 dish for the shield, so in the end I had to do it myself with spraypaint. This caused me problems since I had never spraypainted anything in more than a single color, but after a few tries and a few ruined pieces I got a decent result. The original idea was to make a half-circle base and place the two figures side by side. But as it turned out Goblin Slayer was way too heavy, and a support was needed to keep the figure from tipping over. In the end I placed the 2 figures back and connected them at the back to back so they can support each other. as you can see there is a support running from the Priestess back to her hair, and the Hair is connected to Goblin Slayers belt. To make both characters visible I placed the whole Base on a turntable so it can be freely rotated. it has little rubber track inserts at the bottom to stand secure. I originally wanted to place a motor inside (not from LEGO, too loud and power hungry) to slowly spin the MOC, but I haven't figured this out as I have no experience the electronics. Here are two more pictures of the base details: Overall I am quite happy with how this Project turned out, even if there were some unusually big annoyances along the way. I hope you like my MOC :) Greetings Gray Gear
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Hey there :) I created an Anime opening Theme about my Lego Hero "Green Star" in Stop Motion. The song was written especially for this. Hope you will enjoy the clip. :)
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My new 6 stud wide Kei Car model! This time i made a Honda Today from You're Under Arrest! FEATURES 2 minifigures fit inside Functional Hood Detailed Engine Space to Store a Honda Motocompo model Stickers can be bought from Brickvisions: CLICK HERE VIDEO REVIEW:
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Hi! This isn't a replica of an existing model; as far as I know, there's no R34 Time Attack/Climbing car with an EVA01 livery. While there are a couple of Evangelion-themed race cars, this isn't one of them. First, I aimed for the Time Attack/Climbing aesthetics, then applied the EVA01 livery (this is a modification of an old MOC).EVA01 is a massive entity (not a mech) from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, although I'm referencing the 'Rebuild Of Evangelion' design. I've tried to incorporate not only the colors but also some of the shaping from EVA01 into the car. Although there are similarities, this is not a MOD from the Speed Champions Fast&Furious Nissan GTR-R34 set. The construction of both is completely different. Custom Vinyl Stickers, 3D printed and painted Rims and Printed tires
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Since Kotobukiya hasn't made her into a figure yet, I decided to make a brick-built action figure of Zero's love interest and Mega Man heartthrob, Iris. Instructions are available for purchase on my Rebrickable page. She has authentic articulation with its many joints, plus various details from the game series: Four changeable facial expressions (normal, happy, worried, and dead). Open hands and fists. Adjustable ponytail. Wide skirt made using a cobweb piece. Posing stand for air poses and stability. Posing stand for dead Iris to be held by Zero. Anguished face for my previously-made Zero figure from the infamous "what am i fighting for" cutscene in Mega Man X4! Display plaque with Iris' last words quoted.
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LEGO×Yu-Gi-Oh! Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (QC Anniversary MOC) byu/BrickPharaohThe1st inbioniclelego Part 5 of my tribute series for the Quarter Century Anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh, having made its debut at BrickFestival Coventry last weekend! One of my fav Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters, and the subject of fascination of mine since I first watched GX. I first tried my hand at this character 6 years ago for the 2018 BioCup prelims. Wasn't too happy with my execution nor presentation, so this year I finally decided I'd give this another shot. I'd like to say I managed to improve upon my first attempt but I included it in the last 2 shots so you can compare them yourselves! Taking suggestions for monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh! you'd like to see! https://www.instagram.com/p/C_85DxbODaL/?igsh=MTdycjc0b3N5azM3Nw== -
As a part of #exdlegocollab on Instagram i decided to recreate some cars from a somewhat hidden gem of an anime named éX-Driver. As the first part of this collab i recreated Lisa Sakakino's Lancia Stratos HF. Although she used to drive a Subaru Impreza WRC in the first episode (which was wrecked) i decided to go with her later car - a Group 4 specification Lancia Stratos HF. FEATURES 2 minifigures fit inside Buy .PDF instructions from Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/196889 Or Brickwhiz: https://brickwhiz.com/product/129712cc-8f83-4a41-bbba-a3d58000e9ce
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Not sure if this is the right place for something like this, it is definitely military but also decidedly sci-fi. Mods please do let me know if this should be removed or relocated With that out of the way I present a moc that I call the LHCP 87 or Light Hover Combat Platform type 87 - meant to be a nod to naming conventions of the Japanese Self-Defense force as this was inspired by the style of vehicles seen frequently in late 80's to early 90's anime and manga especially. Of course I am well aware of the impracticality of a hover tank. However it is such a sci-fi trope I feel it is a subject worth exploring. It this version it is really more of a variable thrust powered tank, which presents its own problems of course but with a healthy suspense of belief I'd like to think the finished model is a plausible representation fitting the world for which it was designed. Anyways on to the build. I really wanted to focus on the cold-wr meets sci-fi nature of the subject, hence the combination of some fairly dated technologies along with an array of various sensors, cameras and active protections. Of course I have taken some artistic license here, but again tried to remain in the realm of the plausible. I am by no means an expert in this area, just an enthusiast. I plan on incorporating this into a small build, I'm still deciding whether it will be an urban setting or a natural one. Any thoughts on this are welcome Let me know what you think below. -
Hitori Gotou or 'Bocchi' from the anime Bocchi the Rock. -- I always wanted to make some Chibi figures with Lego like those made by https://www.flickr.com/photos/101845027@N03 Javier Soravilla or https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikevd/ Mike Dung, but seeing that https://www.flickr.com/photos/ted_andes Ted Andes also made some, Chisato and Takina, recently made me want to also finally give it a try. I borrowed some building techniques of those mentioned earlier and used the instructions of Javier Soravilla: https://flic.kr/p/2nUv88W for the frame of the figure. -- For this Chibi figure I had to get creative, I wanted to make Hitori Gotou, but in the show she's mostly wearing pink and her hair is also pink. I wanted to distinguish between the two. So I used "Paradisa" Pink for her body, which severely limits the available pieces and Bright Pink for her hair. Ofcourse I can't forget to include the guitar and an amplifier, I even included a distortion ds2, if you where wondering what that orange thing was. Bocchi by Ids de Jong, on Flickr Thanks for looking, C&C always welcome. -
Chibi, from Emeraldas. Gravity Saber with NPU part N°2614 Fishing Rod, Cosmo Gun/Cosmo Dragoon with NPU part N°36752a Wand, & Leiji Matsumoto Chibi - Emeraldas by Horlack, sur Flickr
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This is the second Anime Figure I built: The Catgirl "Fran" from the Manga/Anime series "Reincarnated as a Sword", which is one of my favorite series. It is both cute, wholesome and exceptionally brutal at the same time. The second main character of the series is the the intelligent Sword "Teacher", who helps Fran escape slavery and accompanys her on her adventures. This being my second figure I had more of an idea what I was doing. I still had to use some non-LEGO bricks to get the look I wanted. Fran being 12 yo Girl meant I had to build a Figure with a body a lot smaller and more slender than most other figures out there. I really enjoyed building the clothes, which are a kind of mix between a dress and a light Armor. For the cloak I used the one from the Obi-Wan Kenobi buildable figure, which turned out to fit quite nicely. The Base was also a lot of fun. In the series Fran is often thrown backwards when blocking heavy blows due to her low weight. The uses her Sword as a kind of plow, ramming it into the ground to slow down. I decided to use this as a kind of support, so the figure would be more stable. This worked very well and the whole MOC can easily be lifted by the sword blade. The upper part of the sword is very fragile though, so the upper hand is not actually contributing anything in terms of stability. I also made the floor to look broken and cracked. I hope you like my MOC Greetings Gray Gear
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Hi there! After seeing @scarovich's MOCs here I finally decided to share my own figure MOCs on EB as well. This is my first figure brickbuilt figure: Marin Kitagawa from the Manga series "My Dress-Up Darling" As some of you might notice I used some non-LEGO / spraypainted bricks to complete the MOC the way I wanted it. This being my first Figure I looked at some other MOCs for inspiration an I copied a few building techniques, namely the face shape and knee joint. Looking back I am not 100 % happy with this figure anymore, the skirt for one and especially the simplistic base bother me and I am considering doing a remake. (Most anime figures have a similar simple white base, so at the time I thought it would be a good idea...) Well, tell me what you like and what you think I could improve. That's it for now :) Gray Gear
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Fire Emblem Fates: Corrin (Male, Female, and Dragon)
StudWorks posted a topic in LEGO Action Figures
My 1:12-scale figures of Male Corrin, Female Corrin, and Corrin's dragon form from the Nintendo 3DS game Fire Emblem Fates! Instructions for all three are available on Rebrickable! Corrin is Fire Emblem Fates' main character/avatar, a noble torn between the kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshido. The human figures have authentic articulation with their many joints, plus various details from the game: Yato, Corrin's legendary sword and Omega Yato, the sword's true form. Dragonstone. Shape-shifted dragon head. Dragon fang shot arm with blast. Dragon lance arm. Three changeable facial expressions (normal, smiling, and shouting). Open hands and fists. Adjustable cape and skirt. (Female Corrin also has adjustable hair) A 1x1 plate to raise hip/legs assembly for crouching poses. Posing stand for complicated poses and stability. The stunning brick-built dragon also has authentic articulation: its head, neck, arms, legs, claws, tail, and wings can all be adjusted for posing. For lovers of Fire Emblem and LEGO, my 1:12 scale figures are the perfect, affordable way to show your love for your favorite characters. As most may never be produced in actual action figure form, here's your chance to build your own! Hope you like the figures, more Fire Emblem Fates characters are coming soon! -
As a part of #exdlegocollab on Instagram i decided to recreate some cars from a somewhat hidden gem of an anime named éX-Driver. As the last part of this collab me and aioli_lego_creation recreated this Caterham Super Seven JPE owned by Sōichi Sugano. FEATURES 2 minifigures fit inside FREE INSTRUCTIONS HERE: https://reb.li/m/198165
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BrickHeadz of Lal'C Mellk Mal, one of the main charachters, from the 2005 anime Gunbuster 2 - Diebuster. Set in a far future where space monsters terrorize the umanity tha colonized the solar sistem, only large mecha called Buster Machine piloted by teenagers can protect and save Earth and every human colony. Space monsters, increasingly strong, attack the human settlements to retrieve the key to destroy or save humanity. Lal'C Mellk Mal Brickheadz - Diebuster by Jordan Parmegiani, su Flickr
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Hello, my dear visitors! Have you ever dreamed of a fairy paying you a visit? Well, you may want to reconsider. Such amazing! So mobility! Much wow! "A modern toy". This action figure is meant to illustrate the sorry state in which the child and teen entertainment industry is finding itself in our age. My intention was to leave as much humanly features as possible, overlaying them with the sheer inhumanity of modern toys and games. If you think that parents can effectively shield their children from corporations who employ flocks of shrewd marketeers, then think again. There's only so much one can can do, and this is where we are headed. Leg movement animation. Click here to see my attempt in composite animation which was too heavy to be embedded. An angelic "Kill Teal" version. A dangerous kind of beauty... isn't she?? Thanks for your attention and I hope you enjoyed her company! x)
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Alright, now that LEGO has announced 21311 Voltron, the first ever LEGO set to be based on an anime series originally from Japan, I can imagine LEGO doing an anime adaptation of their properties. My pick would be Bionicle: The Mata-Nui Saga! Based on the Mata-Nui timeline, Season 1 could cover the 2001 storyline, Season 2 covering 2002, Season 3 with 2003 and onwards. If LEGO ever decides to remake their classic Bionicle sets as a tie-in, I think it'd be pretty interesting to see. Oh, and believe it or not, the word "Bionicle" can also be translated into Japanese! バイオニクル - Baionikuru Does anyone think Bionicle could work out as a Japanese anime as long as it stays true to the source material?
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Flameo my fellow Avatar fans, I’m a huge fan of ATLA and I need your help. Recently I have submitted a project on LEGO IDEAS, it's the Spirit Oasis from Avatar: The Last Airbender. As you might know LEGO IDEAS is a website which allows users to submit ideas for Lego products to be turned into potential sets. So If my project reaches 10.000 supporters it may become an official LEGO Product. Many Avatar Fans including me would love to purchase another LEGO ATLA Set since the original sets from 2006 are not available anymore. Check out my project: The Spirit Oasis Project on LEGO IDEAS All you need to do is press the support button and create a free LEGO Account if necessary. Thanks a lot, Every supporter counts! -
Hi All, My first post here, nice to meet everyone. I'm just sharing my recent MOC. Please check out my VR-052F Cyclone Ride-Armor from the Robotech/Mospeada 1980's classic animation. For those who are not familiar with the Cyclone, it was a type of armored motorcycle that a rider was able to transform into a wearable exo-suit for battle. It was one of the iconic vehicles in the Robotech/Mospeada series. It was really fun bringing this design to life in LEGO form!: Armor-Bike and Rider Mode Ride-Armor Mode This MOC is fully transformable between Armor-Bike and Ride-Armor modes. You can check out the transformation sequence here: LEGO VR-052F Cyclone Ride-Armor Transformation More higher quality images can be found on my Flickr: Daikoncat's Photostream If you really like this MOC, I would appreciate it very much if you help me reach my next goal of 1k supporters on LEGO Ideas. You can find my project page here: Lego Ideas Robotech/Mospeada Cyclone I am already aware of the licensing hurdles, but it still doesn't hurt for me to try. If you are interested in instructions, I am working on it Thanks for taking the time to check out my MOC -Daikoncat
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Introducing the worlds largest and most accurate LEGO EVA Unit 02, complete with a detailed Tokyo-3 diorama! I'm sure a number of you have already seen this build (partly or as a whole) featured on The Brothers Brick or Oficina dos Baixinhos (among others) - I'm very thankful to these blogs for putting my creation in the spotlights - but in this topic I'm going to give a in-depth look into the entire build process and dive further into the details of the build. Let's get started! Introduction & Motivation EVA Unit 02 is a mecha from Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), one of the most popular/debated anime classics of all time. To give a little bit of background: teenage pilots working for a mysterious mega-corporation (NERV) battle a variety of gigantic aliens (the Angels) in colourful, gigantic mecha (the EVAs)... The mecha and their pilots, from left to right: Unit 02 with Asuka Langley, Unit 01 with Shinji Ikari, and Unit 03 with Rei Ayanami. The sinister-looking guy is the CEO of NERV. So, why did I choose to build EVA Unit 02? Firstly, I'm not remotely the biggest Evangelion fan out there, but at the very least I think the mecha designs and setting in the series is amazing. Between the three units above, I think Unit 02 gets the most spectacular and iconic action sequences in the show. Also, from a builder's perspective, all units have gotten multiple MOC renditions, but I feel like those of Unit 2 have been the least successful in accurately capturing the head. That, in great contrast to Unit 01 - which has been captured close to absolute perfection by Moko (see here), a great inspiration of course. In addition, Unit 02 is mostly red, meaning a colour with a very broad range of LEGO elements I could work with and one that was already abundant in my collection. Bearing those things in mind, I was confident I could be done and would end being something unique. Reference material I choose to stay true to the design as seen in the TV series, as opposed to the variations that appeared in the several movies that followed. I used the action figure below as my main reference standard for the body measurements and shaping, and screenshots from the episodes for the rear and the head. I got the idea to make a base diorama from a huge and beautiful display model by Prime 1 Studio, below. Unlike Unit 02 itself, my Tokyo-3 diorama is not a one-on-one recreation of any specific part of the city as seen in the anime. I paid close attention to the civil infrastructure, though. Build process I made the head (well, the first of many) first, as a proof-of-concept. This is the part with the highest density of details and colour blocking, and is therefor critical in choosing the scale, or so I found out. Though that first head wasn't perfect, it showed me that the scale was right. I measured its height, and together with my main reference printed out on A4 I determined which length in cm and studs every body part should get, with the help of Sariel's unit converter. Later I realised that the chosen scale was quite close to nanofig scale, very convenient! I started building mid-January and I finished at the end of September, though I set it aside for a few months to work on other builds. The collage above is arranged in chronological order, time passes from left to right and top to bottom. After making the head, I experimented with the shoulders and spine, essentially with how to maximize friction, also a bit of preliminary breastplate work. Then I realised that it would be better to start from the hips. Then upper leg, lower leg, ankle and foot (tough!). Then upwards: pelvis segment, second segment (front), third segment (front) and breastplate version 2, with increasing difficulty. After that, the rear: pelvis spine plate, second spine plate, and third spine plate. That's when the most difficult part started: the upper torso. It's where the breastplate, shoulders, spine, neck, power plug, entry plug and plug cover hatch have to connect, while also retaining the odd angles that they are required to have. At this point I sure wished I had chosen a bigger scale, so that I would have had more inside space to solve these problems. In the end though, I found a solution to everything, quite rigid as a whole, too. Here an insight into how it fits together: Green = clips Yellow = technic pins Aqua = hinges Blue = bars Pink = click hinges After the torso was done, I did the hands, upper arms, shoulder blades, and lower arms. Then head version 2, Spear of Longinus, head version 3. Started the base: foundation, street, pavement, traffic lights and street lanterns. Cars, vending machines, raised pavement. Then the main building: inner structure, front, then lock-down doors, roof and greebles. Next, secondary building: ground floor with garage, open staircase and hardware store, then second floor and roof. Then the elevated railway bridge, large stairs and railway platform. Tertiary buildings with vending machines. Finally, head version 4 and head version 5. The completed model I must say, I'm very satisfied with the end result. The iteration on the head definitely paid off and the base, despite not initially being planned, was a creative adventure in itself. The most fascinating thing about the nanofig scale is how it transformed the meaning of various parts, but mostly the printed ones. For example, I have used different 1x2 smartphone tiles to represent vending machine interfaces. Also, a partially covered 2x2 plate from Star Wars turns into a road sign. But my favorite is the 1x2 console from Back to the Future, which I used here for the arrival and departure clock at the railway platform! List of features Although it could be deduced from the images, I will list the features of this build. All limbs of Unit 02 can be articulated, as well as the neck, jaw, shoulder blades and spine (lean to the front and lean to the back, but it's tricky). Unit 02 has an opening hatch under which the entry plug can be inserted or taken out (see the third image down from the second column in the WIP collage). Tokyo-3 features a large office building, of which the facade can be closed off by lock-down doors. The doors slide in from above, which does require the edge of the roof to be temporarily be removed. Tokyo-3 features a smaller building, the hardware store. The first floor can be removed to show the ground floor, which has an opening garage door, a store interior with some electronics, and a staircase. For emergencies, all windows on the first floor can be sealed with hatches. The diorama features numerous small details such as lampposts, traffic lights, a parking sign, graffiti, vending machines (six of them), trees, benches, dustbins and a road map. Additionally, there are three hatchback/SUV cars, an MPV and a TV broadcast truck. Reception, recognition & events Though I would not normally write about this, unlike my previous builds this was really my first full-blown recreation an existing (licensed) thing. I created this with the idea of taking it to comic cons and possibly other events, not only to LEGO conventions. Thus, I was curious what the response would be from within and from outside the LEGO community. I will use this paragraph to keep track of my experiences, if I feel like it. Blog posts, articles and other coverage: Oficina dos Baixinhos: https://oficina.blogs.sapo.pt/tokyo-983908 ArchBrick Daily: https://archbrickdaily.wordpress.com/2019/10/02/tokyo/ The Brothers Brick: https://www.brothers-brick.com/2019/10/07/lego-eva-unit-02-has-activated/#more-188744 Lega Nerd: https://leganerd.com/2019/10/11/lunita-eva-02-lego-e-il-diorama-microscala-di-tokyo-3/ BrickVault: https://youtu.be/xWuyKBLBwhE?t=344 ToyPro: https://www.toypro.com/jp/news/296/view-this-impressive-anime-moc-and-meet-his-designer (Also available in other languages here) Events: Comic Con Antwerp 2019: Very limited response. The audience, whether that were general visitors, cosplayers from American/European franchises, or even anime/manga cosplayers, hardly paid attention to the creation. Occasionally, someone stopped and stared, but an appreciative look, let alone a look of recognition, was rare. Over the weekend, I spoke to around six people who were really enthusiastic about it. Two of those were vendors with products of the same franchise, and one was genuinely a big Evangelion fan. LEGO World Utrecht 2019: Strong positive response! The creation was only on exhibit for a day, but there were reportedly more than 11.000 visitors, if I remember correctly. From the first few minutes till the last few, kids were running up the creation and expressing their wonder. I've spoken to about 7 Evangelion/anime fans, and a number of others. Greatest of all: LEGO Star Wars Designer and Gundam/anime hobbyist Kurt Kristiansen was very much impressed with it, and there was just enough time to tell him all about the model. That made my day, my week, my month, of course!
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A fast paced Isekai for your enjoyment!
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Dandelie Anime Avatar This basically is my “avatar” in Lego. I used some custom parts and filters, to make it look even more like japanese mangas or animes. comment in the section below if you found content like this, or that you made! How do we post bigger pics ;w;
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Hi to all! I made Dr Raw Flying machine from Hayao Miyazaki's old anime Mirai Shounen Conan. While I was gathering parts to build Arvo's Kaneda Bike,I was captured by the shape of the Pod Container and since then I decided it was the best solution for this MOC. Obviously the egg shape has been a big dilemma to reproduce, but at last maybe I find the best way to make it. Here it is. Hope you'll enjoy. K8802_Raw_FM01 by Mauro Cavinato, su Flickr K8802_Raw_FM03 by Mauro Cavinato, su Flickr
