You Can Build It Book 2

You Can Build It Book 2 With instructions for building these custom LEGO® creations: • USS Constellation • Miniland Figures • Deep Sea Scene • Mini Yellow Castle And MANY MORE!

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Book 2 Table of Contents Dedication by Joe Meno........................................2 Welcome............................................................................3

7 Sculpture: 8 Models that are in a unique scale outside of minifigure scale, such as Miniland scale and 1x life-scale.

Miniland Figure:1x Skater Girl....................4 Animation Puppet.....................................7 Robot..........................................................14 Sliding Puzzle...........................................20 Minifigure Scale Models that are in scale with LEGO minifigures.

Military Heavy Truck..............................25 Micro or Mini Scale Models that are scaled to either a person being one brick, or one brick and one plate, in height.

Deep Sea Diorama.................................46 Yellow Castle............................................49 USS Constellation...................................52

You Can Build It! Book 2 One Very Tired Author, Layout Artist, Designer and Writer: Joe Meno Publisher and Proofreader: John Morrow Contributors: Allan Bedford, John Cooper, Christopher Deck, Didier Enjary, Michael Huffman and David Pagano.

Some of the content in You Can Build It, Book 2 has been previously printed in BrickJournal Magazine Published by: TwoMorrows Publishing 10407 Bedfordtown Drive Raleigh, NC 27614 www.twomorrows.com e-mail: store@twomorrowspubs.com First Printing: September 2012 Printed in China ISBN: 978-1-60549-036-6 Trademarks and Copyrights:

LEGO®, TECHNIC®, CREATOR®, and related product lines are trademarks of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this magazine. All contributions herein are copyright 2012 by their respective creators. All artwork and photography is copyright the year of production by its creator; and said artwork or photography or other trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective owners; and said artwork or photography or other trademarked material is printed in these pages with the consent of the copyright owner and/or for journalistic, educational and historical purposes, with no infringement intended or implied. This entire book is ©2012 BrickJournal Media, LLC and TwoMorrows Publishing, and may not be reprinted or retransmitted without the written permission of the copyright holders. All rights reserved.

Dedication This book is dedicated to all the builders that have inspired me to build the crazy models I have built, as well as to the builders out there that have yet to step up and create. May they find the inspiration to create at a display, event, or maybe even here.

Dedications also go to my family, who never thought that they would see a son that would end up playing for a career!

And thank you for reading this far... now go build!

Joe Meno

Acknowledgements Many thanks to the contributors who added their creations to BrickJournal and here. Thanks also to the LDraw community for the software it makes available to the community, which we use for making all of the instructions and renderings in this book. We would especially like to thank Kevin Clague for his continued upgrades of the LPub tool that is a part of the LDraw suite. For more information, please visit http://www.ldraw.org.

Also thanks to the gang at the LEGO Group that have helped the community and BrickJournal past and present, including Tormod Askildsen, Jan Beyer, Jim Foulds, Jake McKee, Steve Witt, Kevin Hinkle, Peter Espersen, and of course Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen!

Glossary

AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) NLSO (Non-LEGO Significant Other) MOC (My Own Creation) TLG (The LEGO Group) BURP (Big Ugly Rock Piece) LURP (Little Ugly Rock Piece) POOP (Pieces­—that can be or should be made—Of Other Pieces) SNOT (Studs Not on Top) LUG (LEGO Users Group) LTC (LEGO Train Club)

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Welcome... ...to the second volume of the You Can Build It series of books. Originally, these were going to be compilations of the instructions from BrickJournal magazine, but the series changed as it was being designed.

The book became a series of instruction books that went up in levels, from beginner to intermediate to expert.

BrickJournal’s instructions are for beginner to intermediate builders interested in building new things. These books are a more focused document to show building.

One thing that is a common thread in these models is that they use mostly common parts, so hopefully you will have many of the parts needed for a model already in the sets you have bought. If not, the parts lists have the information you need to find any missing parts online. If you want a complete list of the all parts used in this book (including information on identifying, finding, and ordering parts), you can download it at: http://www.twomorrows.com/media/YouCanBuildIt2List.pdf If you don’t have internet access and want a hardcopy of the list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: You Can Build It Parts List TwoMorrows Publishing 10407 Bedfordtown Drive Raleigh, NC 27614

Most of the models here use basic building techniques, so this is a good start into LEGO building. There are some advanced techniques that are used in the larger models, so take a close look at the instructions if there are any problems. The techniques shown in the models are a good look at how you can make a model a certain shape or function a certain way. The scales of the models are a variety, so you have a chance to build an assortment of items, from an military truck to a robot.

When it became apparent that the book would have to have models of a specific skill level, I took a look at my creation library. I have built LEGO models for over ten years, and still have some of my models, which are included here.

Other contributors include people from all around — Christopher Deck from Germany, Didier Enjary from France, and John Cooper, Mike Huffman and David Pagano from the US.

Models are arranged in categories: Sculpture (where you will see building techniques), Minifigure scale (if you want to build something for your LEGO figures) and Microscale, so start where you want to and get building!

Don’t have all the parts in your collection to build the sets shown in this book? You can download a complete parts list in PDF form, with links to find the ones you need online.

Just go to this link: http://www.twomorrows.com/ media/YouCanBuildIt2List.pdf

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can find parts on Bricklink.com by searching Parts List You with the part number.

Sculpture

Skater Girl Design by Didier Enjary

This model first appeared in Issue 7 of BrickJournal.

This model is Miniland scale, which is a larger scale than minifigure scale. This allows for more detail to be built and incorporated into figures and environments. You’ll see this scale at the LEGOLAND park displays.

This model is taken from a Miniland figure and shows some techniques to create arms and hair. You can experiment to create different poses and hair, so give it a try!

The original model, seen in LEGOLAND.

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Animation Puppet

Sculpture

Model by David Pagano

This model first appeared in Issue 14 of BrickJournal, which spotlighted brickfilming.

People tend to use minifigures as the main actors in their LEGO films, but I am continuously fascinated by the possibilities inherent in building my own characters brick by brick.

To that end, this charming fellow is what I call a LEGO animation puppet. He’s a refined version of the rig I started experimenting with when I made my film “Playback” in 2008. Back then, I was trying to make do with hiding a lot of Bionicle parts behind regular bricks and plates. I was overjoyed when ball-and-socket joints with studs started popping up in Exo-Force and Power Miners sets. Now we just need them in an assortment of colors...

Anyway, this puppet is about 11.5” tall, and he’s got 20 points of articulation (23 if you count his tie). His mouth is built to be removable, and can be replaced with different mouth shapes if you feel ambitious enough for lip-syncing (see the inset photo).

He can also be made to blink by placing a couple of 1 x 1 yellow tiles over his eyes for a frame or two.

I purposefully designed this particular character with a bald head and plain clothes; that way, you can customize him to your heart’s content. Does he need glasses? A giant sword? A pompadour? I’ll leave that up to you. Have fun!

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Parts List # Part Description Color 2 3666.dat Plate 1 x 6 Black 2 6636.dat Tile 1 x 6 Black 4 3040b.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Black 4 3004.dat Brick 1 x 2 Black 1 32001.dat Technic Plate 2 x 6 with Holes Black 2 32174.dat Technic Connector 2 x 3

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with Axlehole Type 2 Dark Gray 7 57909.dat Brick 2 x 2 with Ball Joint

and Axlehole Dark Gray 2 3069b.dat Tile 1 x 2 with Groove Dark Gray 1 4871.dat Slope Brick 45 4 x 2 Double

Inverted with Open Center Dark Gray 1 57908.dat Brick 2 x 2 with Two Ball Joints Dark Gray 2 3031.dat Plate 4 x 4 Dark Gray 2 4859.dat Wing 3 x 4 with 1 x 2 Cutout

without Stud Notches Dark Gray 8 44728.dat Bracket 1 x 2 - 2 x 2 Dark Gray 9 3020.dat Plate 2 x 4 Dark Gray 12 3021.dat Plate 2 x 3 Dark Gray 6 3022.dat Plate 2 x 2 Dark Gray 14 3023.dat Plate 1 x 2 Dark Gray 9 62712.dat Brick 2 x 2 with Ball Socket

and Axlehole Dark Gray 2 3665.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted Yellow 2 3815c01.dat Minifig Hips and Legs (Complete) Yellow

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with Ribs between Studs 2 32064b.dat Technic Brick 1 x 2

with Axlehole Type 2 2 3665.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted 2 3069b.dat Tile 1 x 2 with Groove 2 6636.dat Tile 1 x 6 4 3001.dat Brick 2 x 4 2 2420.dat Plate 2 x 2 Corner 4 2436.dat Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 4 1 3003.dat Brick 2 x 2 4 3040b.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 6 3004.dat Brick 1 x 2 1 3894.dat Technic Brick 1 x 6 with Holes 4 3068b.dat Tile 2 x 2 with Groove 2 3794.dat Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud 2 3622.dat Brick 1 x 3 4 3298.dat Slope Brick 33 3 x 2 3 3034.dat Plate 2 x 8 4 44728.dat Bracket 1 x 2 - 2 x 2 8 3020.dat Plate 2 x 4 6 3021.dat Plate 2 x 3 2 3022.dat Plate 2 x 2 2 3700.dat Technic Brick 1 x 2 with Hole 2 3023.dat Plate 1 x 2 6 3660.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Inverted 4 3039.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 2 3010.dat Brick 1 x 4

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Sculpture

Robot A challenge was posed to me by a friend of mine to build a robot. I was in the midst of building frantically for a display, and I built a small work shuttle that had arms to hold items. The arms were made from a newer long pin attached to a tile with a clip on it (Take a look at the arms of the bot to the left to see what I am describing). In a fit of inspiration, that arm became the basis for the limbs of the robot. To make him cute, I built a head with eyes and ears - at this scale, a mouth would be tough to do.

The end result is articulated at the shoulders and hips, and the arms and legs can be positioned to ‘bend.’ You can make him as is, or change his color. See what you can add to him to make him your robot!

Parts List

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I made a simple rocket pack to fly with.

You can build something else. What would you make?

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One of the best parts of being an Adult Fan Of LEGO (AFOL) is the wonderful collaboration and inspiration that occurs within the AFOL community. Here’s a good example of how one builder’s creative idea became the inspiration for another builder to push the concept to the next level.

Sculpture

Back in November 2006, Mike Huffman was inspired by the LEGO Mosaic sets (#6162 and #6163) and built a fun sliding puzzle. Mike shared his creation with a post on LUGNET (www.lugnet.com, post is http://news.lugnet.com/ announce/moc/?n=3647), along with some linked photos online. The genius of his design was the interlocking rail and groove sliding modules. Many people have built simple noninterlocking sliding puzzles out of LEGO, but this was the first interlocking design I had seen. Immediately I set out to build my own puzzle to fill a 32x32 stud baseplate.

This article and model first appeared in Issue 10 of BrickJournal.

Mike Huffman’s first puzzle.

Photograph by Mike Huffman

Puzzling LEGO® Models:

Building the World’s Smallest LEGO Sliding Puzzle Article and Photography

by John Cooper

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Above: Some of John Cooper’s puzzles.

Right: Mike’s puzzle module design.

Mike’s puzzle design used a 6x6 stud sized sliding module.

After building my initial puzzle, I thought it would be great to have a smaller module, allowing more sliding pieces in a similar-sized puzzle. After many attempts with overly complicated 4x4 stud designs, I found a simple solution.

Around this time I got in a dialog with Tommy Armstrong (www.brickengraver.com) about some projects using engraved and printed LEGO tiles.

Tommy laid down the challenge “What’s the smallest size sliding puzzle you can make?” I began more experimentation with ideas for building an even smaller sliding module.

As is often the case, the best solution was based on clever simplicity. An effective 2x2 stud sliding module was devised using an upside down tile.

The puzzle frames utilize the same slotted bricks and rail plates from Mike’s original design. Since slotted bricks are only available in 1x4 size, it takes a little creativity in designing the frame for smaller puzzles, particularly the corners. But otherwise, any size puzzle can be made in two stud increments.

One thing that has always annoyed me about sliding puzzles is the empty space necessary to allow movement of the pieces. I wanted to display my LEGO puzzles when not in use, so I made a removable filler piece for display. That way there isn’t an empty spot, and the filler piece drops out by turning the puzzle over and tapping it gently.

Mike’s original sliding puzzle used 1x1 bricks to create the puzzle picture. With the smaller puzzles it’s difficult to get a recognizable image with the resolution of the 1x1 bricks. This is where Tommy’s expertise shines.

Engraved or printed tiles are the perfect medium for a detailed image in a small puzzle. When the Nintendo DS Lite armor cases were released in late 2009 with LEGO Star Wars and Indiana Jones images printed on tiles,

naturally I had to build sliding puzzles in that size as well.

The final size reduction came as a suggestion from Gary McIntire. Gary reminded me about the new 2x2 jumper plate that was introduced in 2009. When the part was first released I considered it for use in the puzzles, but discounted the idea since the part was expensive and only available in game sets sold in Europe. But since then, the new part was showing up worldwide in new sets, so it was becoming more affordable.

Gary also pointed out one benefit I hadn’t considered--the engraved or printed tiles could be attached directly to the 2x2 jumper plates. This reduced the height of the puzzles by nearly 40 percent. While the 2x2 jumper plates don’t slide quite as well as the 2x2 tiles, they certainly offer a significant size reduction.

So what is the world’s smallest LEGO element interlocking sliding puzzle size? Obviously a non-interlocking sliding puzzle with 1x1 modules could be built, but it wouldn’t survive the test of being turned upside down. An Printed tiles from Nintendo DSi cases, sold by a third party. interlocking puzzle with just Of course I realize anytime you claim the four modules can easily be made. But when “World’s Smallest” title, someone else will come the filler piece is removed, the remaining along with an even smaller design. But I see that three pieces would slide around in as a continuation of the collaboration and order. I personally wouldn’t consider this inspiration process, so bring it on! a puzzle, since no real thought is required to get the pieces back in order. So my vote would be that a six module LEGO element interlocking sliding puzzle is the world’s smallest.

The Evolution of a Puzzle Module or the Incredible Shrinking Piece!

6x6

Here’s a look at how the puzzle module has decreased in size, from Mike Huffman’s initial module at left to John Cooper’s and Gary McIntire’s latest iteration at right.

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Sliding LEGO® Puzzle: 9 -Module Puzzle Design by John Cooper Here are the instructions to make a 3 module by 3 module puzzle. This will create a puzzle with 8 sliding modules and 1 insert module. With some thought, this can be upsized to a 4 module by 4 module or larger. Also the colors of the frame can be changed if desired.

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Here’s an example of a 3 module x 3 module puzzle (left) and a 4 module x 4 module puzzle (right), These use engraved tiles, but cut stickers can also be used, or patterns can be built directly on the brick, eliminating tiles altogether. Have fun building!

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Heavy Duty Truck

Minifigure Scale

Model by Joe Meno

This truck was built about ten years ago when I wanted to see how accurate I could build in minifigure scale. This is based on an Oshkosh Severe Load Vehicle, which is used by the military to deliver cargo. I downloaded some blueprints and matched them up to a minifgure compatible scale - I think I arbitrarily made the truck eight studs wide and worked from there.

The truck has a movable crane, the roof of the cab can be removed to place minifigures, and the doors open. Also the rear cargo area can be modified to have other containers, so you can build pallets or whatever you want.

Parts List Qty 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 17 3 2 2 2

Part 2357.dat 2412b.dat

Description Color Brick 2 x 2 Corner Light Bluish Gray Tile 1 x 2 Grille with Groove Dark Bluish Gray 2429c01.dat Hinge Plate 1 x 4 (Complete) Black 2431.dat Tile 1 x 4 with Groove Light Bluish Gray 2431p52.dat Tile 1 x 4 with Danger Stripes Black Pattern Yellow 2436b.dat Bracket 1 x 2 1 x 4 Type 2 Light Bluish Gray 2445.dat Plate 2 x 12 Light Bluish Gray 2452.dat Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side Black 2458.dat Brick 1 x 2 with Pin Light Bluish Gray 2540.dat Plate 1 x 2 with Handle Light Bluish Gray 2654.dat Dish 2 x 2 Light Bluish Gray 2877.dat Brick 1 x 2 with Grille Dark Bluish Gray 3001.dat Brick 2 x 4 Light Bluish Gray 3002.dat Brick 2 x 3 Light Bluish Gray 3003.dat Brick 2 x 2 Light Bluish Gray 3004.dat Brick 1 x 2 Light Bluish Gray 3005.dat Brick 1 x 1 Dark Bluish Gray

Qty 2 4 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 7 1 4 6 8

Part 3006.dat 3007.dat 3008.dat 3009.dat 3010.dat 3020.dat 3020.dat 3021.dat 3021.dat 3023.dat 3023.dat 3024.dat 3031.dat 3034.dat 3036.dat 3039.dat 3039.dat 3040b.dat 3062b.dat

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3068b.dat 3069b.dat

Description Brick 2 x 10 Brick 2 x 8 Brick 1 x 8 Brick 1 x 6 Brick 1 x 4 Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3 Plate 1 x 2 Plate 1 x 2 Plate 1 x 1 Plate 4 x 4 Plate 2 x 8 Plate 6 x 8 Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Brick 1 x 1 Round with Hollow Stud Tile 2 x 2 with Groove Tile 1 x 2 with Groove

Color Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Dark Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Dark Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Black Black Dark Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Dark Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Light Bluish Gray Dark Bluish Gray

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Parts List Qty 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 6 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 2 1 3

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Part Description Color 3069b.dat Tile 1 x 2 with Groove Red 3069b.dat Tile 1 x 2 with Groove Black 3069b.dat Tile 1 x 2 with Groove Light Bluish Gray 3069bpc3.dat Tile 1 x 2 with Red “82” and Yellow and White Gauges Pattern Light Bluish Gray 3070b.dat Tile 1 x 1 with Groove Black 3298.dat Slope Brick 33 3 x 2 Light Bluish Gray 3460.dat Plate 1 x 8 Black 3460.dat Plate 1 x 8 Dark Bluish Gray 3460.dat Plate 1 x 8 Light Bluish Gray 3622.dat Brick 1 x 3 Light Bluish Gray 3623.dat Plate 1 x 3 Light Bluish Gray 3660.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Inverted Light Bluish Gray 3665.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted Light Bluish Gray 3666.dat Plate 1 x 6 Light Bluish Gray 3680c01.dat Turntable 2 x 2 Plate (Complete) Black 3705.dat Technic Axle 4 Black 3710.dat Plate 1 x 4 Light Bluish Gray 3747a.dat Slope Brick 33 3 x 2 Inverted without Ribs between Studs Light Bluish Gray 3794b.dat Plate 1 x 2 with Groove with 1 Centre Stud Black 3795.dat Plate 2 x 6 Dark Bluish Gray 3823.dat Windscreen 2 x 4 x 2 Trans Black 3832.dat Plate 2 x 10 Dark Bluish Gray 3937.dat Hinge 1 x 2 Base Dark Bluish Gray 3937.dat Hinge 1 x 2 Base Light Bluish Gray 3938.dat Hinge 1 x 2 Top Light Bluish Gray 3956.dat Bracket 2 x 2 2 x 2 Up Light Bluish Gray 4070.dat Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight Light Bluish Gray 4079.dat Minifig Seat 2 x 2 Black 4081b.dat Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Light Type 2 Light Bluish Gray 4085c.dat Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical Type 3 Light Bluish Gray 4150ps2.dat Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW Sith Infiltrator Pattern Light Bluish Gray 4162.dat Tile 1 x 8 Light Bluish Gray

Qty 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 8 2 4 1 1 2 2 6 6 2 9 2 9 1 1 4 2 1

Part 4162.dat 4175.dat 4276b.dat

Description Color Tile 1 x 8 Black Plate 1 x 2 with Ladder Light Bluish Gray Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers and Hollow Studs Light Bluish Gray 4286.dat Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 Light Bluish Gray 4592c01.dat Hinge Control Stick and Base (Complete) Light Bluish Gray 4864b.dat Panel 1 x 2 x 2 with Hollow Studs Trans Black 6019.dat Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal Light Bluish Gray 6134.dat Hinge 2 x 2 Top Light Bluish Gray 6141.dat Plate 1 x 1 Round Trans Red 6141.dat Plate 1 x 1 Round Black 6141.dat Plate 1 x 1 Round Trans Neon Green 6141.dat Plate 1 x 1 Round Light Bluish Gray 6143.dat Brick 2 x 2 Round Type 2 Light Bluish Gray 6231.dat Panel 1 x 1 x 1 Corner with Rounded Corners Light Bluish Gray 6249.dat Brick 2 x 4 with Pins Light Bluish Gray 6636.dat Tile 1 x 6 Dark Bluish Gray 6636.dat Tile 1 x 6 Light Bluish Gray 6636.dat Tile 1 x 6 Black 30010.dat Panel 1 x 2 x 1 with Square Corners Light Bluish Gray 30071.dat Brick 1 x 1 Light Bluish Gray 30136.dat Brick 1 x 2 Log Light Bluish Gray 30283.dat Slope Brick 45 6 x 4 Double Inverted with Open Center Light Bluish Gray 30285.dat Wheel Hub 14.8 x 16.8 with Centre Groove White 30383.dat Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Single Finger On Top Dark Bluish Gray 30391.dat Tyre 30.4 x 14 Black 30395.dat Hook with Towball Light Bluish Gray 30396.dat Hinge 1 x 2 Locking with Towball Socket Black 30413.dat Panel 1 x 4 x 1 Light Bluish Gray 30554.dat Hinge Arm Locking with Single and Dual Fingers Light Bluish Gray 44237.dat Brick 2 x 6 Dark Bluish Gray

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Miniscale This article and model first appeared in Issue 10 of BrickJournal.

With more than one hundred pieces, this mini diorama has slightly more parts than an average mini model. It consists of the sea bottom with a small shipwreck, a giant spider crab, a sixgill shark (those could be found within depths of more than 2,000 meters) and a small yellow submarine exploring the sea ground.

Building this was quite fun, as it’s different from what I usually build. I especially enjoyed building the small creatures, although I have to admit that it cost me some time and many attempts to come up with a micro shark design which looked satisfying enough. Those new 1x1 slopes were really helpful for that. The spider crab uses a modified octagonal plate and lots of droid arms attached around it. For the little yellow sub I wanted to use octagonal elements because they provide a typical submarine look and echo the spirit of the former underwater themes in which they were used.

Crab, shark and sub, together with the sea ground and its rocks, plants and shipwreck, create this nice little underwater scene. With this, I am done for this time. I wish you happy building!

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Mini Deep Sea Diorama Design and Instructions

by Christopher Deck

Parts List SEA BOTTOM Qty. Part 1 3867.dat 6 3062b.dat

1 3010.dat 1 2357.dat 2 3001.dat 2 6188.dat 3 6126.dat 18 4728.dat 1 30093.dat 4 3024.dat 3 3794.dat

1 3623.dat 1 3710.dat 1 3666.dat 1 30385.dat

1 3747.dat

8 3665.dat

1 3039.dat 1 3039.dat 2 3660.dat

CRAB Description Baseplate 16 x 16 Brick 1 x 1 Round with Hollow Stud Brick 1 x 4 Brick 2 x 2 Corner Brick 2 x 4 Cone 1 x 1 Minifig Flame Plant Flower 2 x 2 Plant Sea Grass Plate 1 x 1 Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud Plate 1 x 3 Plate 1 x 4 Plate 1 x 6 Rock 1 x 1 Crystal 5 Point Slope Brick 33 3 x 2 Inverted Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Inverted

Color Tan Reddish-Brown Md-Stone-Gray Md-Stone-Gray Md-Stone-Gray Trans-Green Trans-Green Trans-Purple Trans-Green Trans-Green Reddish-Brown Reddish-Brown Reddish-Brown Reddish-Brown Trans-Neon-Green Reddish-Brown Reddish-Brown Reddish-Brown Md-Stone-Gray Reddish-Brown

SHARK Qty Part 1 4733.dat

2 47905.dat

1 6188.dat 5 54200.dat

1 3040b.dat

1

Description Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on Four Sides Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on Two Opposite Sides Cone 1 x 1 Slope Brick 31 1 x 1 x 2/3 Slope Brick 45 2 x 1

Color Dk-Stone-Gray Dk-Stone-Gray Dk-Stone-Gray Dk-Stone-Gray Dk-Stone-Gray

2

Qty Part 1 54196.dat 6 30377.dat

2 59230.dat

2 4073.dat 1 33291.dat

1 2540.dat

1 30033.dat

2 2555.dat

SUB

Qty Part 2 48729.dat 1 3941.dat 1 6042.dat

1 30663.dat

2 6188.dat 1 6039.dat

1 30367.dat

1 54196.dat 2 53989.dat

2 4073.dat 1 4073.dat 2 2540.dat

1 4599.dat

Description Dish 2 x 2 Minifig Mechanical Arm Minifig Mechanical Arm Straight Plate 1 x 1 Round Plate 1 x 1 Round with Tabs Plate 1 x 2 with Handle Plate 2 x 2 with Rod Frame Octagonal Tile 1 x 1 with Clip

Color Black Black Black Trans-Orange Trans-Clear Black Black Black

Description Color Bar 1.5L with Clip Black Brick 2 x 2 Round Trans-Clear Brick 2 x 2 x 3 & 1/3 Octagonal With Side Studs Yellow Car Steering Wheel Large Black Cone 1 x 1 Black Cone 2 x 2 x 1 & 2/3 Octagonal Yellow Cylinder 2 x 2 with Dome Top Yellow Dish 2 x 2 Trans-Clear Minifig Mechanical Arm with Clip and Rod Hole Black Plate 1 x 1 Round Trans-Yellow Plate 1 x 1 Round Trans-Clear Plate 1 x 2 with Handle Yellow Tap 1 x 1 Black

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Mini Yellow Castle

Miniscale

Design and Instructions

by Christopher Deck

Today we want to take a closer look at one of the most famous castle sets of all times! It was released more than 30 years ago in 1978 and marks the beginning of the LEGO® castle line. Today set 375 it is often just referred to as “Yellow Castle” and still is one of the most wanted castle sets.

My tribute to this legendary set is the micro version which I want to present to you now. The basis of this tiny model is 7x7 studs and thus requires a lot of jumper plates as well as a 3-piece-base plate to be centered. This is necessary to build up the many corners and edges of the castle. The piece used most for this model is the 1x1 tile with clip which is the obvious choice for the pinnacles of a micro castle.

However, the things that really make this castle unique and always recognizable are the red spots in the yellow colour scheme: The two gates and mainly the red window of the tower in the centre of the castle. The micro version features both red gates, and also the nice red window in the tower. For this we need two Technic® bricks next to each other. The rear one has an axle hole and holds a 2-wide red axle while the front one has a standard hole which leaves some empty space around the axle. This creates the illusion of a red window frame.

With that I think we’re done and have a finished micro building. I wish you happy building!

This article and model first appeared in Issue 8 of BrickJournal. which focused on castles.

Parts List Qty.

Part

Description

1 4490.dat Arch 1 x 3 1 3659.dat Arch 1 x 4 4 3005.dat Brick 1 x 1 6 4070.dat Brick 1 x 1

with Headlight 2 3003.dat Brick 2 x 2 4 6188.dat Cone 1 x 1 2 30002.dat Minifig Goblet 2 3024.dat Plate 1 x 1 1 3023.dat Plate 1 x 2 9 3794.dat Plate 1 x 2

with 1 Stud 1 4477.dat Plate 1 x 10 2 3022.dat Plate 2 x 2 3 4032.dat Plate 2 x 2 Round 2 3030.dat Plate 4 x 10 1 32062.dat Technic Axle 2 Notched 3 32064.dat Technic Brick

1 x 2 with Axlehole 1 3700.dat Technic Brick

1 x 2 with Hole 23 2555.dat Tile 1 x 1 with Clip 2 3070b.dat Tile 1 x 1

with Groove 1 3069b.dat Tile 1 x 2

with Groove 1 3068b.dat Tile 2 x 2

with Groove

Color Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Bright Green Yellow Yellow Bright Green Red Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Red Red

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Miniscale

The Seven Seas Will Never be the Same!

Design by Allan Bedford This article and model first appeared in Issue 2 of the online version of BrickJournal.

What happens when you take a classic LEGO set, shrink it by half and give it an up-to-date color scheme? You end up with the Mini Constellation, of course! I’ve always been a fan of the set #398, the U.S.S. Constellation, but the official set is much too big to sit on top of my computer monitor. To get around that problem, I built a scaled-down version using colors taken from the actual ship following its restoration in the late 1990s. The result is a mini-version of the ship that easily fits on a computer monitor or a small shelf.

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Parts List Qty 3 2 12 3

Part 2420.dat 2420.dat 2431.dat 2436b.dat

1 1 13 3 15 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 36 5 16 20

2555.dat 2555.dat 3002.dat 3002.dat 3004.dat 3004.dat 3004.dat 3005.dat 3008.dat 3008.dat 3009.dat 3009.dat 3010.dat 3010.dat 3010.dat 3021.dat 3021.dat 3022.dat 3022.dat 3023.dat 3023.dat 3024.dat 3040b.dat 3062b.dat

4 4 1 10 3 4 3 1 3 9 2 2 3 1 11 22 5 5 1 16 4

3069b.dat 3070b.dat 3176.dat 3460.dat 3460.dat 3460.dat 3460.dat 3460.dat 3622.dat 3622.dat 3622.dat 3622.dat 3623.dat 3623.dat 3623.dat 3660.dat 3665.dat 3665.dat 3666.dat 3666.dat 3666.dat

Description Color Plate 2 x 2 Corner Tan Plate 2 x 2 Corner Black Tile 1 x 4 with Groove Black Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 4 Type 2 Black Tile 1 x 1 with Clip Tan Tile 1 x 1 with Clip Black Brick 2 x 3 Blue Brick 2 x 3 Black Brick 1 x 2 White Brick 1 x 2 Blue Brick 1 x 2 Black Brick 1 x 1 Blue Brick 1 x 8 Red Brick 1 x 8 Black Brick 1 x 6 Red Brick 1 x 6 Black Brick 1 x 4 Red Brick 1 x 4 Blue Brick 1 x 4 Black Plate 2 x 3 Tan Plate 2 x 3 Black Plate 2 x 2 Tan Plate 2 x 2 White Plate 1 x 2 Tan Plate 1 x 2 Black Plate 1 x 1 Black Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Red Brick 1 x 1 Round with Hollow Stud Light Bluish Gray Tile 1 x 2 with Groove Black Tile 1 x 1 with Groove Black Plate 3 x 2 with Hole Tan Plate 1 x 8 Black Plate 1 x 8 Reddish Brown Plate 1 x 8 Blue Plate 1 x 8 White Plate 1 x 8 Brown Brick 1 x 3 Black Brick 1 x 3 Blue Brick 1 x 3 White Brick 1 x 3 Red Plate 1 x 3 White Plate 1 x 3 Tan Plate 1 x 3 Black Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Inverted Blue Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted Blue Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted Black Plate 1 x 6 Tan Plate 1 x 6 Black Plate 1 x 6 Blue

Qty 10 2 3 4 1 3 8 6

Part 3666.dat 3666.dat 3710.dat 3710.dat 3710.dat 3710.dat 3710.dat 3794a.dat

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20

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4477.dat 4477.dat 6141.dat 6141.dat 6541.dat

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6564.dat 6564.dat 6565.dat 6565.dat 6636.dat 30039.dat 30071.dat 30071.dat 30071.dat 42446.dat 43722.dat 43723.dat 44301.dat

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Description Color Plate 1 x 6 White Plate 1 x 6 Red Plate 1 x 4 Tan Plate 1 x 4 Black Plate 1 x 4 Blue Plate 1 x 4 White Plate 1 x 4 Red Plate 1 x 2 without Groove with 1 Centre Stud White Plate 1 x 2 with Groove with 1 Centre Stud Black Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight Black Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight White Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 Inverted Yellow Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 Inverted Blue Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 Inverted Black Plate 1 x 10 Reddish Brown Plate 1 x 10 White Plate 1 x 1 Round Red Plate 1 x 1 Round White Technic Brick 1 x 1 with Hole Tan Technic Brick 1 x 1 with Hole Black Wedge 3 x 2 Right White Wedge 3 x 2 Right Black Wedge 3 x 2 Left White Wedge 3 x 2 Left Black Tile 1 x 6 Black Tile 1 x 1 with Groove Black Brick 1 x 1 Black Brick 1 x 1 Blue Brick 1 x 1 White Bracket 1 x 1 - 1 x 1 White Wing 2 x 3 Right Black Wing 2 x 3 Left Black Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Single Finger on End Vertical White Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Dual Finger on End Vertical Yellow Brick 2 x 2 Corner Round Black Wing 3 x 4 with 1 x 2 Cutout with Stud Notches White Brick 1 x 1 with Stud on 1 Side Black

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Special EVENT ISSUE with reports from BRICKMAGIC (the newest US LEGO fan festival, organized by BrickJournal magazine), BRICKWORLD (one of the oldest US LEGO fan events), and others! Plus: spotlight on BIONICLE Builder NORBERT LAGUBUEN, our regular column on minifigure customization, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions, spotlights on builders and their work, and more!

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Discover the world of stop-motion LEGO FILMS, with brickfilmer DAVID PAGANO and others spotlighting LEGO filmmaking, the history of the medium and its community, interviews with the makers of the films seen on the LEGO CLUB SHOW and LEGO.com, and instructions on how to film and build puppets for brick flicks! Plus how to customize minifigures, event reports, step-by-step building instructions, and more!

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We go to the Middle Ages, with a look at the LEGO Group’s CASTLE LINE, featuring an interview with the designer behind the first LEGO castle set, the YELLOW CASTLE. Also: we spotlight builders that have created their own large-scale version of the castle, and interview other castle builders, plus a report on BRICKWORLD in Chicago, ands still more instructions and building tips!

BrickJournal looks at LEGO® DISNEY SETS, with features on the Disney LEGO sets of the past (MICKEY and MINNIE) and present (TOY STORY and PRINCE OF PERSIA)!

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BrickJournal goes undersea with looks at the creation of LEGO’s new ATLANTIS SETS, plus a spotlight on a fan-created underwater theme, THE SEA MONKEYS, with builder FELIX GRECO! Also, a report on the LEGO WORLD convention in the Netherlands, BUILDER SPOTLIGHTS, INSTRUCTIONS and ways to CUSTOMIZE MINIFIGURES, LEGO HISTORY, and more!

“Racers” theme issue, with building tips on race cars by the ARVO BROTHERS, interview with LEGO RACERS designer ANDREW WOODMAN, LEGO FORMULA ONE RACING, TECHNIC SPORTS CAR building, event reports, instructions and columns on MINIFIGURE CUSTOMIZATION and MICRO BUILDING, builder spotlights, LEGO HISTORY, and more!

A look at school sculptures by NATHAN SAWAYA, builder MARCOS BESSA’s creations, ANGUS MACLANE’s CubeDudes, a Nepali Diorama by JORDAN SCHWARTZ, instructions to build a school bus for your LEGO town, minifigure customizations, how a POWER MINERS model became one for ATLANTIS, building standards, and much more!

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Special EVENT ISSUE with reports from BRICKMAGIC (the newest US LEGO fan festival, organized by BrickJournal magazine), BRICKWORLD (one of the oldest US LEGO fan events), and others! Plus: spotlight on BIONICLE Builder NORBERT LABUGUEN, our regular column on minifigure customization, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions, spotlights on builders and their work, and more!

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Looks at the LEGO MECHA genre of building, especially in Japan! Feature editor NATHAN BRYAN spotlights mecha builders such as SAITO YOSHIKAZU, TAKAYUKI TORII, SUKYU and others! Also, a talk with BRIAN COOPER and MARK NEUMANN about their mecha creations, mecha building instructions by SAITO YOSHIKAZU, our regular columns on minifigure customization, building, event reports, and more!

Focuses on STEAMPUNK! Feature editor GUY HIMBER gives a tour with a look at his work, DAVE DeGOBBI’s, NATHAN PROUDLOVE’s, and others! There’s also a look at the history of LEGO Steampunk building, as well as instructions for a Steampunk plane by ROD GILLIES! Plus our regular columns on minifigure customization, building tips, event reports, our step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions, and much more!

LEGO SPACE WAR issue! A STARFIGHTER BUILDING LESSON by Peter Reid, WHY SPACE MARINES ARE SO POPULAR by Mark Stafford, a trip behind the scenes of LEGO’S NEW ALIEN CONQUEST SETS that hit store shelves earlier this year, plus JARED K. BURKS’ column on MINIFIGURE CUSTOMIZATION, building tips, event reports, our step-by-step “YOU CAN BUILD IT” INSTRUCTIONS, and more!

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Go to Japan with articles on two JAPANESE LEGO FAN EVENTS, plus take a look at JAPAN’S SACRED LEGO LAND, Nasu Highland Park—the site of the BrickFan events and a pilgrimage site for many Japanese LEGO fans. Also, a feature on JAPAN’S TV CHAMPIONSHIP OF LEGO, a look at the CLICKBRICK LEGO SHOPS in Japan, plus how to get into TECHNIC BUILDING, LEGO EDUCATION, and more!

LEGO EVENTS ISSUE covering our own BRICKMAGIC FESTIVAL, BRICKWORLD, BRICKFAIR, BRICKCON, plus other events outside the US. There’s full event details, plus interviews with the winners of the BRICKMAGIC CHALLENGE competition, complete with instructions to build award winning models. Also JARED K. BURKS’ regular column on minifigure customizing, building tips, and more!

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of the top custom builders in the LEGO fan community! BOOK ONE is for beginningto-intermediate builders, and features instructions for creations from a fire engine and Christmas ornaments to miniscale models from a galaxy far, far away! BOOK TWO is for intermediate-to-advanced builders, with more detailed projects to tackle, from a miniscale yellow castle and miniland people, to a mini USS Constitution!

Together, they take you from novice to expert builder, teaching you key building techniques along the way!

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About the Book You Can Build It, Book Two is a compilation of custom LEGO® instructions from BrickJournal magazine and new creations from Joe Meno, BrickJournal Editor-in-Chief. Meant for the builder who has some experience with LEGO® building, most of these models use parts that are readily available from sets or from online sources.

The models in this book include contributions from BrickJournal staffers, including Allan Bedford’s USS Constellation, Didier Enjary’s Miniland Figure, John Cooper’s sliding puzzles, and Christopher Deck’s Deep Sea vignette and microscale Yellow Castle. There are 8 models total, from a minifigure scaled truck to a sailing ship. With them, beginner and experienced builders alike will learn techniques that will improve their building skills.

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