I have been doing some reading, and thought it’ll be nice to pass on the info. Found some fairly easy to understand articles on eHow teaching how to wire up an LED:
Yeah, thought I’ll get started on this (picking up LED basics) cos eventually I would have to find some way to have lighted street lamps. It looks kinda strange to have a ‘blacked out’ street when the buildings are lighted. 😦
Never thought my LEGO hobby will have me trying to pick up basic electrical knowledge but hey we live and learn ya?
I think I’ve also found a solution so I won’t have to drill any LEGO pieces in the process of making street lighting… but it would mean going on Crack- I mean BrickLink to get some stuff. Think I’ll try to do up a prototype when I manage to get some electrical equipment to play with.
Update on 17 Nov: Been busy lighting up my houses. Now they are all set up and blinky… I have to say, the street looks fantastic lighted up. Very atmospheric. Now I really need street lamps…
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Finally found some at Daiso. Yep, more yellow blinky lights for my modular houses. At S$2, I think this is the cheapest way to light up my houses… actually, christmas LED lights are probably cheaper, but then I’m lazy to string them up. So these are good… 😛
How would you like to have a business card that is a 1.5 inch minifig that resembles you, has your name printed in front and contact details behind? Like this:
Yeah, me too. Talk about having a memorable intro… imagine carrying a container of minifigs instead of boring namecards when you go for meetings. LOL.
What a crummy Monday… and thank goodness for a short week ahead (Wednesday is a public holiday in Singapore for Hari Raya Haji).
Quite a bonaza of MOCs that caught my eye. Enjoy…
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This Halo Master Chief Helmet looks very much like what I see from the game. In Benny Brickster‘s description “it is made completely out of Lego except for the visor, which is a modified motorcycle helmet visor”. He seems to be keen on making an entire costume out of LEGO which makes me wonder how he’ll move in the costume without it breaking into pieces… or for the matter move around surrounded by a few kg of LEGO bricks…
One look at the thumbnail and I guessed this must be another entry in Castle Castle’s competition. Castle Hadrian is busboy489‘s entry in the “Realistic Castle” Category of CCCVIII.
Does Kosaka-10 mean anything to you? It doesn’t, but this creation by tkh reminds me of those ‘strange’ anime displays I see in some toy stores. By ‘strange’, I mean… erm… y’know, let’s move on…
You like flying blimps? I think I’ve a soft spot for them… Shamisenfred‘s “CONDOR” ostrichean smuggler is an example.
This Huge Persian Market by Brian Lyles looks fantastic. I know I don’t visit MOCpages enough and I certainly should more often with creations like this… do visit the page for more pics of the marketplace: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/235718. So… more POP sets anyone? 😛
Continuing the somewhat Asian theme, this gorgeous Kasbah at Deir-az-Zur by davekaletais built for the “Swords and Sorcery” final round of the MOC Olympics at www.mocpages.com/group.php/12864.
This Homage to H.P.Lovecraft by Mr. Xenomurphy looks deliciously spooky… and twisted. I’m sure it’s intentional cos it’s in the 3rd round of the Dem Bones Haunted Halloween Contest for Haunted House. Again… great presentation here: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/236388.
Haven’t had a nice piratey MOC for a while. Luke Watkins‘ Rocky Reef Hideout looks great. I really like the rickety bridges.
GYUTAcontinues his streak of transformable MOCs with this Transformer: Barricade. And another video below.
So rather than spending time re-posting, pls do go to the various sites that have already posted/re-posted the pics to get your fill of the 2011 sets k? Anyway you would already have seen the sets if you saw the leaked catalogues posted a while back.
I’m more interested in the news of Minifig Series 4 shared by legokuate from EB who translated them from Dutch to English. (EB Link)
Monster
Surfer Girl
Sailor
Kimono Girl
Punk
Viking
Speed Skater
Hockey Player
Skateboarder
Man with Safety Suit
Musketeer
Werewolf
Artist
Mad Professor
Soccer Player
Garden Gnome
Hard to assess without pics but based on description I would say Kimono Girl, Punk, Musketeer, Artist, Werewolf & Garden Gnome sounds good to me – either from the minifigs or the anticipated accessories.
So what do you think will be the ‘Spartan’ of this series?
Here are some nice creations for your inspiration.
King of Diamonds by Marin Stipkovic looks amazing. Really impressive piece of work.
All The Kings Horses by Shmails is an entry over at Classic Castle’s CCCVIII Pastoral Life Category – I like how the action is represented by splashings in the water. Personally, I love building competitions… there’s always an outpouring of creative MOCs when there are competitions.
Remember the wall-E I featured the other day? GYUTA wows us next with this One Touch Transformable RC Tank. According to him “It tranforms with just one touch from a tank to a robot, and vice versa. Also, this vehicle can be driven by LEGO RC controller, whatever its form is, a robot or a tank. If you want to watch the transform process, visit my youtube channel below” (ok, embedded so it’s easier for you) 😉
A Modular Life 