 | Octopus Escape! – LEGO Competition – VOTES NEEDED!! |
Hot off the tails of the Cathedral of Learning winning the S.W. Randall competition, I became aware of LEGO’s new beta site, Rebrick.LEGO.com, and their competition! I didn’t have much time to prepare or make a bricklink order, especially with us going out of town 4 days before submissions were due! The rules are pretty simple:
- No photoshop
- Original entries created for the contest
- Must fit on a 32 x 32 stud plate
- Must contain an octopus, either built or LEGO figure
Seeing as I don’t have any LEGO octopuses, I had to create my own from scratch. I thought for a couple of days on what I’d do. I remember seeing a video on youtube a while back that demonstrated how smart octopi are. They like puzzles, they can open jars, and sneak through tiny holes. I wanted to capture an octopus escaping from an aquarium! The first thing that came to mind were these really long bionicle tentacles, but I only have 4 of them and at about 10 inches long, they wouldn’t be the correct scale to fit on a base plate anyway. I did remember some of the atlantis sets having some black dinosaur bones that could be used as tentacles though, and as luck would have it, I had 8 in stock! PERFECT!
At first, I made a tiny black aquarium, but the black on black was too dark. I asked Kallie to help me with some feedback. She suggested a color change and making the tank bigger. I took her advice, she through in some artistic touch with the clear cheese slopes on a blue background to add a water effect, and then she also took some pictures since I hate that part. I never grew up with a camera, and I just don’t feel at home behind the lens. I don’t see things in artistic ways through photography. Keren got all that talent I guess.
Anyway, here’s my submission. Click the link and give it a vote by clicking “like” next to it. Since it’s still a beta website, I think I have a shot at least!
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