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Hello everyone, this is my MOC of USS Constitution. I estimate it to be between 5-7000 pieces. I will eventually rig the ship fully as well as add minifigs and longboats. I am currently working on the Guerriere for a battle diorama. If anyone has any feedback or changes I should make, plea feel free to let me know. more photos at Uss constitution - Imgur
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I present, Version 2.0 of my LEGO Queen Anne Victorian dollhouse! (I'm still working on getting the bricks to build it in real life). I have loved Victorian houses since I was a little kid, and my absolute favorite is the George Comstock House, in Bridgeport CT (It's in one of those illustrated magazine floor plans from the time period, in 1891, but I can't seem to find any real life photos of it, doesn't exist anymore). Another great love of mine is designing things with LEGO bricks, so naturally I had to try and put the two together. I've learned that Victorian houses are really, really hard to execute properly in LEGO form! My first attempts were absolute messes. But I've slowly been getting better at it. Earlier this year I entered LEGO's Bricklink Designer program with an earlier version of this MOC. Sadly, it didn't make it, but I've been taking the time to modify it a bit. Some of the furniture was a bit too big scale wise, so I redesigned it. I was also able to add a partial back to it, a kitchen, and do some landscaping to improve the blockiness of the base. The living room furniture is my absolute favorite, the bookshelf and the potted plants I'm dying to create in real bricks. (I ordered the parts from Bricklink, so I should be able to build them on Monday!) I already have an absolutely enormous Playmobil Victorian dollhouse at home that I've added to and painted and customized. Decided it might be time to try and create a LEGO dollhouse version with furniture that was somewhat similar. Following the advice of several members of the Dollhouses subreddit, I submitted this build as an entry in Ideas (due to the increased parts count limit and less competition from castles like in BDP). There are more photos and angles of the entry that can be found at the link below (it is also available for consideration/voting, any support would be greatly appreciated): Queen Anne Victorian Let me know what you think! Comments are always appreciated :) Update: I received the parts to build the living room and dining room furniture in real bricks, and they look so cute!
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Here is my take on a Minifigure Scale Ancient Greek Homeric Galley. A predecessor to the Bireme and the more widely known Trireme, the Homeric Galley was a rowed warship that sailed the Aegean Sea around the 12th century BC. This ship specifically is based off of the Epic Poem The Odyssey and its protagonist, Odysseus' ship. Homeric Galley by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Homeric Galley by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Homeric Galley by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr
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Welcome to the Jackal Staff Oasis! Deep within the sands of a long lost desert, the glittering oasis beckons. Rising amongst magnificent date palms and tranquil, lotus-covered pools, is a fabulous temple containing the vast treasures of the surrounding kingdoms. Young Amata has been sent to retrieve the fabled, powerful Jackal Staff contained within this lush paradise, to bring back to her kingdom in need. I built this MOC digitally about a year and a half ago, with the intention of using it as a contest entry, but then ended up not using it. Later, I revived the design and built it in physical bricks. The model has 1522 bricks total, and measures 12" long, 15.6" wide, and 8.9" high. My favorite part about the whole build is the garden in the front with the water features and the palm trees. A close second would have to be the columns for sure! More pictures can be found in our Flickr album! https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientexpress24/ This MOC is currently up and running on LEGO Ideas! Any support would be greatly appreciated! You can support it here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/4dbf14ab-a99a-4252-9949-e59d34fc6616 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItTWTtWhjk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=towPSgd78t4
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Introducing a continuing LEGO series spanning the Trojan War of Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector and Paris to the decade long journey of Odysseus through the mythical Aegean Sea. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of Homer's Epic Poems. I also hope you learn a little bit about one of history's first incredible adventures. Homer's Iliad by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr The Warlord Achilles and his Myrmidons. Achilles and his fearsome Myrmidon Soldiers hailed from Phthia in the Northwestern Aegean Sea. It is a disagreement between Achilles and the Mycenaean King Agamemnon that serves as the primary storyline of the Iliad. Acilles and his Myrmidons by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr
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Historical Build 1519 Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes arrives on the mainland of the New World. After disembarking his ship he, along with a small group of soldiers, row upriver through the mangrove swamps of Eastern Mexico in search of the famed Aztec Empire. PART 1 of a Continuing series. Heading Up River by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr
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Well, after a long period of not doing much besides the giant Eleitian Central Command model, I present to you my newest model, The Cliffside Villa! The idea came about last Sunday, I was procrastinating on doing stuff I was supposed to, as one does. I decided to expand on the bridge, which I had been building as a standalone concept but couldn't figure out what to do with. I was going to build a fairytale castle on the cliffs that I eventually made behind the bridge, but then it morphed into an entirely different building altogether! The porches, stained glass window, and other elements of the actual pavilion came about next, after I'd laid the groundwork (literally) in the form of the cliffs. I then decided to make it into a combination of my previous Temple of the Moon Maiden MOC and something more open to interpretation. So it could be used, (it sits on a baseplate totaling 32 x 48) as an addition to a modular city! Perhaps a large city park with a pavilion, or some form of garden! From my official description: It's a fine spring day at the Cliffside Villa! The Moon Priest contemplates the deep questions of life on the porch, while his daughter strolls the elegantly appointed walkways of the garden. Two guards stand sentry by the staircase, protecting the inhabitants of the Villa from harm. Explore all the secret nooks and crannies of this large set, from the bell tower to the fish pond to the stained glass window behind which the statue of the Moon Maiden is placed! Set features: - 2568 Pieces - 7 Minifigures: The Moon Priest, Moon Priest's Daughter, Statue of the Moon Maiden, (2) Garden Statues, (2) Guards - Villa features a large stained glass window, metallic Statue of the Moon Maiden on a raised pedestal, and two spacious porches. Upper story features a movable bell! - Elegant bridge crosses a large frog pond filled with lily pads and other aquatic plants. See if you can spot the frogs hiding down there! - Statuary adorns the garden, which is built onto the cliffs with beautiful brick-built birch and cherry trees in full bloom. - Relax on the small bench set below one of the statues! - Features multiple unique pieces, such as the Ornamental gold fish adorning the roof, the Moon Priest's staff, and much more! - Spacious basement level beneath the Villa is perfect for placing hidden treasure or whatever you need for added suspense! But don't just follow that one story for this model, use your imagination to make it your own! This model, on baseplates totaling 32 x 48, can be placed as a standalone model or a complementary model for your modular city! Use it as a pavilion, a city park, or a historical monument in your LEGO town. This MOC is now on LEGO Ideas! If you want to, please help support it, I'd love for it to be one of the lucky few that makes it! The Cliffside Villa: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/4bfda07a-beb1-440e-bcfe-d9742e9d3746 Feel free to leave any comments below, and keep on building, everyone! :)
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Hi, there is my contribution to 2019 Summer Joust Collaboration Category. Brother Stud has arrived to the New World, but his endeavour has only begun. He makes his way across the unexplored forests, unmapped rivers and impenetrable mountains. He is not yet aware of the silent company of the local tribes, observing the newcomer with suspicion... -
Part II: ‘The Serendipitous Gift of Language‘ On the Island of Cozumel, Cortés and his forces readied to set out for the mainland of Mexico. It was March 12th, 1519 and the conquest of the New World was about to begin. As they prepared to leave, a canoe was seen approaching the island from the mainland. A Captain named Andrés de Tapia was dispatched to investigate the strangers. The canoe was manned by several indigenous people but as it reached the shore only one stepped on to the beach. In shaky spanish the stranger asked Tapia “Brothers, are you Christians?” The man was a Spanish priest, named Jerónimo de Aguilar, and he had been shipwrecked 8 years earlier in 1511. During his time on the Yucatan this man had become fluent in various native languages. Cortés immediately employed Aguilar as his interpreter and it would be this ability to communicate that would grant Cortés his first advantage vital to the success of his expedition. The Fall of the Aztec Empire: Part II The Serendipitous Gift of Language by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr The Fall of the Aztec Empire: Part II (Full Build) by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr
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I was looking for LEGO Concorde designs but not very much came up in such a small scale so I thought I might as well give it a try. It comes complete with bendable nose cone, retractable landing gears (front and back), moveable back wing flaps (thanks again, mini fig pants...!) and the optional flame FX for... historical accuracy... . . .!? And as always you can find more pics here and if interested in a cutesy little Concorde to swoosh around the full set & instructions are available here. I hope you like my small sized interpretation of one of aviation history's most iconic aircraft. Thanks & have fun! (And many thanks to ukbajadave for explaining to a noob how to implement more pics here!) -
IMG-20200718-WA0037 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr Apologies, I am still getting my head around adding photos or hotlinks to Eurobricks. Now on Youtube https://www.flickr.com/gp/189396852@N04/M022um The Royal Albert Hall is situated in South West London and is one of the most internationally recognised buildings. Designed to promote the arts and sciences it has since 1871 maintained its hectic schedule of rock gigs, classical music concerts, community and school concerts, comedy, circus, lectures, film premieres and sports, including tennis and even boxing. It is the Rolls Royce of village halls! IMG-20200718-WA0035 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr The base hinges to split the hall and reveal the auditorium with organ and a grand piano. 20200718_210753 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr 20200718_210544 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr The detailed roof (including the ceiling 'mushrooms' to improve the acoustic) can be lifted as can the auditorium. Each half of the hall can be lifted out to access a basic representation of the loading bay, car park, backstage and arena bars. 20200718_210251 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr 20200718_211952 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr 20200718_211130 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr Further details include the south steps with John Durham's statue of Prince Albert presiding over representations of the four continents and the tree outside stage door planted in tribute to Mario Lanza. IMG-20200718-WA0041 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr Part dolls house, part Russian doll this basically consists of 5 components (base, both halves of the exterior, auditorium and roof) slotting inside the other. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/183167bd-8302-4cbc-bf1d-42f26e96a9dd/comments_tab#content_nav_tabs Please support on Ideas if you like. Many thanks. 20200718_211001 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr I had been stockpiling dark red and tan Lego for some time even though I was too busy to contemplate building the Hall. Then with Covid 19 and the lock down I suddenly had no excuse. The Royal Albert Hall is very close to my heart: I work there and to see it shut and empty is beyond heart breaking. IMG-20200718-WA0032 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr I finished this just as the 2020 Proms started and this is a model to celebrate not just a venue but live music the world over. Wherever you are please look after your arts venues. They will be the last parts of the economy to be reopened and need our help. 20200718_205647 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr 20200718_214133 by Barney Rayfield, on Flickr Please do go to the Royal Albert Hall's website if you want to donate but in the meantime I hope you like the model. Please tell your friends. I am barely on social media so fee free to share photos of it. I might need a piggy back to get this seen. IMG-20200718-WA0038 by Brney Rayfield, on Flickr
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A Skirmish at North Bridge April 18th, 1775 British Redcoats engage in a firefight with local Militia on the outskirts of Concord. This small battle marks the first day of the American Revolution. (I figured as the Revolutionary War took place during the Age of Sail this was a good forum for this build) A Skirmish at North Bridge by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr A Skirmish at North Bridge: Redcoats by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr A Skirmish at North Bridge: Mlitia by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr
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I ve being thinking for a while to share with you my Lego Ideas Mocs... and I ve being hesitant. Well I decided to go ahead and do it!!! These is my latest moc and I m planning to upload the others too :) https://ideas.lego.com/content/project/link/3c993b46-9c04-400b-a633-86dd613463cc Based on several Japanese Traditional Watermills, this modular structure works both manually or with added Power Functions. It is made from 2073 Lego bricks, 3 minifigures and PF are also included in the count. When I began my research into Japanese Traditional Architecture I became fascinated with its Watermills... Such simple structures but at the same time so intriguing mechanisms that perform a simple task of grinding! My Working Watermill With Interior & Power Functions consists of the roof, a ground floor and a basement. The big Mill turns either by turning the crank on the rock in the river or by power functions that can be added in the basement. It creates movement in the mechanism found on the ground floor. If PF are not added the basement works as a storage for the seeds that are harvested and awaiting to be grinded. This would make a great set as I feel a working watermill is something missing from Lego sets. Its is very playful and could be easily added in a modular landscape. I m currently in the process of gathering bricks and hopefully before the end of the year I will be able to make it a real-life model! I would like to thank my dear friend @Patgeo for helping me work out and simplify the gears and power function mechanism!!!
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Support a LEGO Idea? Submitted this idea to LEGO, but built it to fill a need for more steam punk builds in general. Anyone who's familiar with steam punk have some details they would add to this that could make it more appealing? In 1865, a time traveler came to Abe Lincoln and told him his gruesome fate. Wanting to avoid this, Abe agreed to come aboard the time traveler's vessel and live his best life: treasure hunting through time! Along the way, he gathered a crew of history's most adventurous people. Along with Abe came Cleopatra, Sun Tzu, Socrates, Robin Hood, and Blackbeard. He persuaded these celebrities of history by offering fame and fortune beyond their wildest dreams. The vessel itself is a hardy steam-powered copter ship that can travel on water or through the air. It is driven by a lightning rod device that uses static electricity in the clouds and lightning to power its fuel cell attached to the wheel. That wheel is connected to a helm clock and an engine clock where the crew can set a course for any time throughout history. One can remove the rear deck in order to stow helpful items and treasure! A rear propeller thrusts forward movement while side propellers affect the yaw. Heavy chains keep the rotor and engine assembly stable while in flight. Get ready for adventure and fun as this all-star crew wets their feet on this maiden voyage tea party! Support this time machine idea!
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A Castle designed by me for my Kids i such a way as to be as playable as possible. Detailed description and more pictures You'll find on my entry on Lego Ideas. I'll be grateful for Your comments. If You like it, please support on Lego Ideas leave Your comment and don't forget to share with Your Friends :)
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Hello everyone! The first couple of AFOL Designer Sets from BrickLink have arrived to the people who pre-ordered them, so I thought it's time to make a review of my design, The LEGO® Story (which now has a set number too, BL19008). The postman gave me a classic brown box, with the BrickLink logo on it. After I opened it, I was finally able to see the beautiful, high quality box design. It has a white sleeve, with a couple of images of the four vignettes, the BrickLink logo, the 60 years anniversary logo from LEGO and a nice sticker, with "Exclusive LEGO element included" label. When you remove this white part of the box, you can see a nice backdrop photo for the model (on the inner side of the white sleeve), and of course the matte black box, with the BrickLink logo, and a nice brick pattern. The box is closed with a special shiny sticker, which includes the set number and name, and the (user)name of the AFOL who designed it. Let's open this black box! You can see here a thank you message from BrickLink and The LEGO Group, the exclusive element, the numbered bags, and the building instruction: Here is the exclusive element! - 39789pb01 The set contains 9 bigger, and several smaller bags (inside the bigger ones, for the smaller LEGO pieces), which are numbered similarly to the official LEGO set bags. A1 and A2 contains the pieces for the old workshop, B1 and B2 for the old moulding machine, C1 and C2 for the designer's office, and finally D1, D2, and D3 contains the pieces for the modern factory with the big moulding machine. The building instruction booklet is really high quality, just like the ones which you get with the bigger Creator Expert sets these days. I believe most of you have already seen the set on different sites, but here are some photos of the final model, and an official unboxing video made by BrickLink! Official unboxing video:
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This is my latest Castle MOC: The Clovershire Castle! Built entirely within the Stud.io program, I began the model with a completely different model in mind. Below is a picture of the Temple of the Moon Maiden, a MOC I had submitted to the LEGO Ideas platform. I wanted to take the bridge you see in the background, as well as the water, and the staircase on the right, and create something totally different with it as a baseline. This was the result: My inspiration came from pictures of old misty castles in Scotland and Ireland. I wanted a ruined castle feel, but one that was also partially restored. The bridge was framed by a ruined window, and the mountainside to the right became a rocky buttress to the crumbling castle wall. And of course I left the lanterns in because I thought they were cool. This model got submitted as a contest entry to the AFOL Designer Program with Bricklink, and became a finalist! Below is the MOC after a couple changes were made by the Bricklink and LEGO teams. It's currently in the crowdfunding stage and accepting pre-orders. If it makes it to the funding goal, it'll become an actual set! At the rate it's going, it seems a little doubtful that it will make it, but there's still hope! If you like it, you can head over to the site and check it out! :) https://www.bricklink.com/v3/crowdfunding/designer-sets-for-adult-fans-of-lego/57599/Clovershire-Castle Stay tuned for my next MOC post! :)
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Celebrate the historic neoclassic home of one of America’s most famous Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson! Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home began construction in 1768, when he was only 26 years old. America’s third president was never fully satisfied with his design, and the house was continually redesigned throughout his lifetime - not so unlike Lego fanatics constantly reworking their own builds. This microscale Monticello has been meticulously and faithfully rendered to capture the unmistakable appearance of the iconic building, known to all Americans as “that building on the back of the nickel coin.” The 930-piece set would appeal to lovers of Lego’s Architecture series, and would also contain highly sought after dark red pieces that have never before been produced. The design could also be scaled down to remove the some of the landscaping (the house by itself contains under 650 pieces). If you love architecture, history, and Lego, I would be forever thankful for your support on Lego Ideas! @BenBuildsLego | Flickr
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Welcome to Babylon! Let Akitu begin! The new year’s celebrations have begun with the entrance of the king through the Ishtar Gate to the city of Babylon. The Ishtar Gate is the eighth access gates to the city of Babylon and was built in 575BC by king Nebuchadnezzar II, second king of the Neo-Babylonian empire. The gate is adorned with beautiful blue tiles, and two animals representing gods of the Babylonian pantheon: the dragon Mušḫuššu for Marduk and an auroch for Adad. ============ I've created this build for the Bricklink Designer Program Series 4. Go give it a VOTE if you want it to become a real set! ============ The model is not only a representation of this beautiful monument, but an ode to the history and culture that originated in Mesopotamia. The back of the model opens up to reveal some secrets: This project originated from a fictional sub-theme I created a couple of years ago (you can read all about it here). I was a space theme about planet exploration. In the first wave, I suggested a sort of Ishtar Gate set in a dusty moon far away. I've always really liked ancient antiquity, and Babylon in particular, so I think it was kind of inevitable I would sooner or later redesign the fictional gate into a larger and more complete replica of the original. Living Quarters The back opens up to reveal a few scenes of daily life in Babylon during the time of construction of the gate. There is a board game called “The Game of Ur”, which consists of a race and a battle between two players to see who can get seven pieces across the board first. Plenty of clay tablets are stacked on the table, along with cylindrical seals and a tablet with the world’s oldest map. On the shelves sit a few frog-shaped weights and a little Mušḫuššu sculpture. King’s Throne The other part of the back has the throne, a staff, a chest and a tiled mosaic with floral themes and lions. There are close to no remains of babylonian furniture because it was all mostly made from wood. Details Dotted around the model, there are other important artifacts from the history of Babylon. The Basalt Monument of Esarhaddon sits in front of the model and tells the story of the reconstruction of Babylon by Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon. Next to it, sits a tamarisk plant typical of saline soils. In the footing of the other tower sits the Stele of Nabonidus showing the last ruler of Neo-Babylonian empire standing next to the moon god. Model Dimensions: Length: 40.5cm / 16in Width: 28cm / 11in Height: 28.8cm / 11.3in Thank you for reading along and hope you like the model!
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Through the Jungles of Yucatan Through the Jungles of Yucatan, 1519 by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Through the Jungles of Yucatan, 1519 by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Through the Jungles of Yucatan, 1519 by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Through the Jungles of Yucatan, 1519 by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Through the Jungles of Yucatan, 1519 by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Through the Jungles of Yucatan, 1519 by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr
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Do you want to learn history in an easy way? I have a cool history lesson for you in LEGO style. The battle of Narva (1700), Check it! https://youtu.be/TjVikqB6Xp4?si=Ugaa07WL8JKeHzh6
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Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr Merchants of Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate 819 AD by Nicholas Goodman, on Flickr -
Presenting one of my newest MOC redesigns, the Hidden Oasis! There's kind of a longish story behind this one. I started building something that was kind of similar to it for a LEGO Ideas entry way back in the day, in 2019-2020 ish. I've always been fascinated by Egyptian architecture and Ancient history themes, and I also have this weird thing where I tend to choose a single piece and see if I can build something around it. The teal flower petal was the factor for this MOC. I saw it and was thinking about ancient Egyptian hypostyle columns and the stylized lotus capitals and thought "ooh, maybe I can build a column around it!" I ended up building the hall around the columns, and then expanding to include a base with kind of a musty ancient tomb atmosphere. I also have a fondness for trying to replicate water features in my MOCs, so I included a garden area in front of the temple with date palms, lotus blooms and papyrus. The original iteration of this MOC was actually larger than what this final model turned out to be. It was really ungainly, because I made the pools perpendicular to the temple, rather than horizontal like I ended up with in the final version. So there was this nice compact temple, and then this long mess of plates sticking out the front that made our real brick version impossible to carry around or display properly! So this new version is a bit more stable and a lot more compact, which I like. The original version also had this really cool lotus roof structure to the right of the hall. I was inspired by a movie I saw back then that had similar roof styles. I don't have a picture of the older MOC which is a shame, but when I was redesigning it, the roof on the lotus tower was a little too hard to replicate. (I should also mention that we moved in between iterations, and the version I'd created in real bricks was disassembled, placed in a bag, and then I had to reassemble it. Problem was, I only had a couple of pictures and the original digital file was corrupted. Lesson learned, always have backups! Reverse-engineering a MOC from an exterior picture is hard.) Another favorite feature of this MOC are the two Anubis statues guarding the staircase. I'm normally not the greatest at creating brick-built things like statues, my brain just doesn't work spatially to create the right angles and curves and things. But I think they're quite cute, especially the little ears! The date palms too were really fun to design. They are surprisingly not as unstable as they look. In the real brick model that we have on our shelf at home, they stand up pretty steadily and only break if I really knock it around in transit. (The fez pieces are sturdy, plus there's a bar inside the cone that holds it in place pretty well). As you can see the real brick counterpart is slightly different. Small differences in pieces and things like that. The digital version is the more spruced up version that I will eventually fully create once I modify the brick version, just have to order a few more pieces. Currently I've been adding more treasures to the interior of this digital design's real brick counterpart, the sarcophagus piece comes in really handy for that. And it makes for a good sort of display for my old Pharaoh's Quest minifigures!
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Okay, first off: I'm starting a new topic out of not wanting to perform necromancy on dead threads. Apologies in advance if I'm retreading old ground, but I couldn't find the answer I'm looking for on the old threads. Recently I was devouring old threads both here and on Lugnet from the time of the great colour shift (when the old greys and brown were replaced by their new variants, and the palette of Lego shrunk considerably). I'd never delved into these threads before, and curiously found that what I'd always taken to be the reason for the colour change - that Lego had been forced to seek a new supplier of ABS that did not provide the old colours - wasn't true. In response to the AFOL backlash, Lego's community rep ended up making a post on Lugnet apologising for the decision but confirming that it was going to go ahead. This obviously is well established (we're nearly twenty years on and the new colours are still here!) but interestingly he mentioned the possibility of Lego making available service packs of key elements like train tracks in the old colours, even asking for community advice as to what was seen as key elements. This leaves me with two questions, neither of which were answered satisfactorily by later threads on the topic - many of which seemed to be more concerned with exactly what the untouchable core colours were. 1. Did Lego ever end up releasing the mentioned service packs? If so, how long were they available and what was the reason for their discontinuation? 2. If the decision to switch colours and stick with the new ones was economical rather than enforced by their ABS supplier, is there any technical reason the old colours couldn't return? I'm not talking economically - I'm well aware that it's unlikely to ever be viable to bring those colours back unless they were replacing the new greys. Simply in a physical sense, is there any possibility of the old greys being revived? In writing this I'm reminded of the survey from the other year which had a question concerning possibly making old sets available. If the old colours could in a technical sense be revived, it opens up the possibility of remaking these sets of yore exactly as they were.
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Since it's the 25th anniversary of LEGO Mindstorms this year I thought it would be interesting to share a history of LEGO Mindstorms. One post every Thursday. Of course everyone is welcome to chime in. Mindstorms History - 01 1984 - Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen watched a TV program, 'Talking Turtle', where MIT professor Seymour Papert demonstrated how children could control robot 'turtles' using LOGO, a programming language he developed. Related pages: More early history by Evan Koblenz http://www.brickhacks.com/0.php
