UPDATE: Read more about the LEGO Ideas project here – http://sixf00t4.com/2014/04/lego-ideas-project-cathedral-of-learning-and-stephen-foster-memorial/ Email me if you want the parts list, instructions, or to buy a kit from me! https://sixf00t4.com/contact-me/ Contact me if you would like to obtain the instructions for this build! Here’s a video of it being digitally blown up! Back when I did the […]
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I can’t take all the credit for the work involved in this one. There are 9 32 x 32 stud plates (which makes this 30 inches by 30 inches!) that I divvied up to the 9 kids in my class this year. I used software to break a standard image down to 96 x 96 […]
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Tags: art, baseball, brick, bricks, buccos, class, excel, kids, LEGO, logo, mlb, mosaic, picture, pirate, pirates, pittsburgh, pittsburgh pirates, PNC park, stud, student
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This was part of a challenge this year to make something homemade for 5 people. Adam’s always been a big Who fan. Probably took 3 hours to design, build, and then glue.
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I once set out to create a model of Pittsburgh out of bricks. It didn’t turn out well. Scale is a hard thing to maintain when constricted to the shapes of LEGO bricks. So, the mini-series was born. As I’m inspired, or as requested, I’ll set out to recreate individual buildings and landmarks. Here’s what […]
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You knew someone was going to do it eventually. Back in 2009, British Television host, James May, and a group of volunteers set out to create the house in the UK. Sure, they made sure it had a solid wood frame structure, but everything else is all LEGO. There was something about James actually living […]
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This is actually my second foray into the LEGO mosaic realm. The first one was a freehand design of the LEGO logo. A mosaic of Albert Einstein would require a little assistance though. There are 2 methods for creating mosaics in LEGO bricks, this one is a studs out technique, where the studs face the […]
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Tags: Albert Einstein, art, block, brick, commission, creation, einstein, fee, LEGO, logo, mosaic, optical illusion, picture, portrait, ratio, render, tile
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