Cool creation of the week: Lego guns

This cool creation of the week I did a little while ago when I decided making a Lego gun would be fun. It took a lot more work than I expected, but it was worth it in the end. After making a Lego pistol, I thought it would be fun to try making a Lego revolver. The revolver, though smaller than the pistol, took a lot longer, and a lot more work. They are both fully functional,  both shoot decently far, (though the revolver works better) and were fun to make.

Cool creation of the week: Lego Honda Element

     This cool creation of the week took me a little while to complete, I think I took 3-5 hours building it, and it still isn't perfect.
     I originally got the idea for this build when I noticed how the Front of the Honda Element looked like it was almost built out of Lego. From there the idea took off.
     I looked at a lot of pictures of Honda Elements, and started building, and in the end my build ended up like this...   I really like the way it looks, especially with the cool racing stripe.

Etsy shop

I now have an Etsy shop, and have started selling Lego related items. currently I am selling Lego Dinosaurs, and soon enough will be selling Lego bowties, so stay tuned...
Feel free to check it out here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/235258527/red-dinosaur-lego-kit?ref=shop_home_active_1

Cool Creation of the Week: Lego salt lake temple

     As most of you know i'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
     Recently an article in the news was published about a man who spent 9 years creating a minifigure scale Salt Lake Temple. When my Grandpa (on my Mom's side) showed me this I was inspired to create my own, but in a way smaller scale.
     I got about 9/10ths of the way done, but ran out of bricks. I decided to show it off anyways, and so on mother's day I showed it off to both sides of my family.
     They all really liked it, but my Grandpa (on my Dad's side) said I should finish it, and pointed out some things to fix.
     I went back to work, but again ran out of bricks, so I went to Brick Link.
     I ordered the pieces I needed, and was finally able to complete it.
     A special thanks to Snark Bricks, and to Grumpy Grandpas Bricks, for making ordering the pieces so smooth.

Angry Minifigures are not harming children

      Angry Minifigures (lego guys) has recently been a hot topic on the media ever since a study was conducted and showed that more angry Minifigures are being made than happy ones.
       Gusses were made and opinions taken. Even some sources guessed that this might be harming children. The truth is out: Angry minifigures are not harming children. These studies don't even prove that the angry faces are affecting children. All they prove is that the LEGO company has been changing the expressions of their minifigures to help inspire creativity, and help kids (and adults) be able to play with LEGO products more easily.
        look at these images below, and consider the following.In this classic scene "Shelob Attacks" from lord of the rings we have three different Minifigure expressions. Frodo: scared or mad, Sam: Nervous, or Mad, and Golem: mad/ grinning (hard to tell with him).
         Now wouldn't this scene look cheesy if Golem was grinning,  Sam was looking happy about finding his friend tied up, and Frodo being thrilled about being captured? The answer is clear: YES!
        The new expressions that LEGO has made can inspire creativity, and help kids and adults make and build scenes easier. The truth is, angry Minifigures are not harming children!

Lego Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc

Lego just barley released the brand new lego lord of the rings tower of Orthanc!
Here are some details.(found on http://thebrickblogger.com/2013/04/lego-lord-of-the-rings-tower-of-orthanc/)

1. Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, an Uruk-hai and the Orc Pitmaster
2. Features 6 highly detailed floors with lots of functions, including a folding staircase, LEGO light brick palantir, opening entrance doors and a trap door
3. Weapons include 5 staffs, knife, sword, shield and a long axe
4. The attic features a folding staircase, the 3 staffs of the missing wizards, the 2 keys of the Two Towers, 2 maps and an Uruk-hai helmet, shield and sword
5. The library features 2 books, 2 torches, 2 maps and 2 skulls
6. The alchemy room features 2 torches, a bomb (being produced for the Battle of Helm’s Deep), 2 potions, bottle, skull, gunpowder keg, pot, cauldron and a long axe
7. Saruman’s throne room features lamps, 2 bookcases with 3 potions, map, letter and the powerful palantir with a LEGO light brick
8. The entrance hall features opening doors, trap door, 2 large banners, chandelier, statue and 2 axes
9. The creepy dungeon features a chain, 2 bones, 2 skulls and a rat
10. Buildable Ent features poseable limbs for holding a minifigure and a cool swinging arm function
11. Attack the tower with the cool buildable and poseable Ent!
12. Swoop to the rescue with the Great Eagle!
13. Activate the LEGO light brick and make the palantir glow!
14. Set the trap door and banish unwanted guests to the dungeon!
15. Prepare the bomb for the Battle of Helm’s Deep!
16. Swing the Ent’s arms to smash or grab things with the poseable fingers!
17. Measures over 28″ (73cm) high, 8″ (21cm) wide and 6″ (16cm) deep
18. Ent stands over 9″ (23cm) tall
19. Ages 14+. 2,359 pieces.
20. US $199.99 CA $249.99 DE 199.99€ UK 169.99 £ DK 1699.00 DKK

Cool creation of the week (To-scale model of classroom)

This cool creation of the week was made by me and my friend Isaac. It's a to-scale model of mine and Isaac's classroom. It took about two months to measure plan out and to build the actual model. Our scale was 1 stud = 1foot.

Lego classroom with detachable roof

Triangular desks

Cubbies and cubbords

T.V, desks, globe, printer, and lizard cage

White board, and teacher's desk 

Bookshelves, and round table

Ball basket, and bookshelves

Back counter with sink

Back of classroom with windows

Entryway

Top view

Detachable roof

Underside of detachable roof

Valentine's day countdown

Happy Valentine's Day! Today is the final day of the Valentine's day count down, so I decided to save the best for last. These two pictures are my favorite two of all of them, so I hope you enjoy.

"At last I see the one that is called a heart"

"<3 <3 <3"

Valentine's day count down

Today is the last day before valentines, and so this is the second to last picture on the count down. the picture is of a couple on the beach that are having a relaxing time.

no caption needed 

Valentine's day count down

These two pictures are about the flowers, so I hope the don't smell, but happy Valentine's day

"You should't have. No really, i'm allergic to flowers. "

"A teddy makes everything better."

Minifigure head container

One day I was searching online for cool things to put on this blog, and I came across Lego Minifigure head containers. They are easy to make, are good containers, and are very decorative.
This photo is of one I made, and the Lego head I used as a model was Lloyd Garmadon. All you need to make one is a round container, some yellow spray paint, a permanent marker, and stuff to put into it. 

Valentine's day count down

Today's picture for the Valentine's day count down is cool proposal idea for Valentine's day, its a lego built ring box with lego hearts around it.

"Will your marry me?"

Valentine's day countdown

Today's picture features not a couple looking into the sunset, but two stormies gazing at the death star. I love the way that the picture was made using the series 1 collectable  galaxies.

I hope you have a good one.

"what a pretty sight, and I mean the girl."

Valentine's day count down

These pictures are all about cards, I hope you like them.

"Be mine"

"More?"

Valintine's day count down

This is photo number two, and I hope you don't end up like this Stormie here because he looks crushed. So even if you do end up like him, happy Valentine's day!

"Why me? They don't even teach us this field of battle."

Valentine's day countdown

Starting today I will be posting Lego Valentine's day photo's as a countdown to Valentine's day. Here is photo #1.        
                                 Hmm. Why is a rebel hanging out with a storm trooper?

Can you feel the love in the air?

Lego.com comic makers

If you haven't already you should check out the lego.com comic makers! They are located on City, Hero Factory, Star Wars, and DC Super Heroes. These lego themes' home pages can be found on Lego.com if you click on the button in the top right corner labeled products. These comics are fun and easy to make, just like this one I made for school on the  Lego City comic maker.