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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It’s a pretty rude expression of a mack truck. I struggle with actually putting in the effort to scale things properly or work on replication from a model. I just said, “I want to build a mack truck” and started at it. I mean, yeah, you get the idea that it’s a mack truck, but […]
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Tags: big, bricks, engine, LEGO, mac, mack, moc, power, red, rig, truck
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The wise man built his house upon the plastic brick, apparently. It claims to be the world’s largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible. Tons of LEGO inspired recreations of Bible stories. http://www.thebricktestament.com/
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Tags: art, bible, block, God, Jesus, LEGO, model, moses, recreation, Religion, scene, testament
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Here are some quick Christmas ornaments I made this year. Nothing too fancy, but simple enough for anyone to make.
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Tags: bell, bells, Christmas, gift, LEGO, ornament, ornaments, poinsettia, sled, snowman, tree, wreath
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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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Tags: Adam, brick, gift, home made, LEGO, logo, mosaic, music, who
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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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Tags: arena, art, block, brick, bricks, buildings, cathedral, cathedral of learning, civic, creation, LEGO, mellon, mini, model, Pitt, pittsburgh, recreation, scale, series, tower, university, us steel tower
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