Flying Rocket Scooter

I’ve noticed that, very often, when I build a spaceship, I tend to wonder, afterwards, how the pilot is supposed to climb in and out of the ship. So, I set out to build a scooter-type ship with a skinny middle section that the pilot could easily hop onto and off of. The nose of this scooter ended up being bulkier than I had envisioned, but, overall, I think this turned out very well. It went together quickly, except for the handlebars. A minifig’s arms don’t have much flexibility, and it took a lot of experimentation to come up with something the pilot could hold with both hands at the same time. (At one point, I considered cheating and having the pilot waving with one hand in the air.)

Waiting For The Orange Line

I love the way this piece turned out. I started out looking at those brown arch pieces and thinking that they would be perfect as roof supports at a light-rail station. I envisioned the station, and started building. There was just the right amount of experimentation along the way to make it an enjoyable build. This station came together quickly, and the overall shape turned out exactly as I had wanted.

If I had to find something to quibble about, it would be that I didn’t have enough gray plates to make the platform surface a little more uniform. (Oh, well.)

Someday, I’m going to buy some tracks so I can build a train for these folks.

R is for RV

Motorized Wheelchair

For a gentleman requiring the use of a wheelchair, this latest model affords him the utmost in mobility. By harnessing the ultimate power source – steam – this wheelchair provides all the self-sufficiency such a gentleman should need. All that is required of a hired helper is the initial input of coal or wood, and then the gentleman is free to go as he chooses. Recent technological breakthroughs have allowed this wheelchair to be equipped with the smallest steam engine ever built, and has reduced the overall weight to merely a  few tons.

Ye Olde Falling-Water

After a long, long bout of the Lego equivalent of “writer’s block”, I came up with this: My answer to Phillip’s request that I build something “in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright”. Even after I started building it, there were long periods of time when I’d set it aside. I just wasn’t inspired to build. Then, I had a burst of energy and finally finished it. It isn’t exactly in the style of Wright, and it predates him by several generations, but I like how it turned out – very much.

The nagging question is: How does that cow get in and out of there? This house makes clever use of its limited space and free-flowing layout through the use of sliding panels, hidden doorways, and recessed stairs. After a string of cow thefts in the area, one such hidden doorway was incorporated into the barn. Where that doorway is located is, of course, a secret.