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Issue 23 • April 2013
Contents
From the Editor....................................................2
News Building Disney Wonder... on the Wonder?.................................................3 Cabinet of Curiosities......................................8 Elvis the Heli-Tanker lands!.......................12 The Euromap: An Adventure in Brick Cartography....................................................16 Think Outside the Blocks..........................22
People Pete Brookdale:Building on a Different Scale ....................................26
Building Intergalactic One-Hit Wonders.............32 Minifigure Customization 101: Skill Building....................................................36 Avenger Assembled.......................................40 You Can Build It: AT-TE................................49 You Can Build It: X-Wing............................52 Simon MacDonald: From Costumes to Funettes...................66
Community Star Wars Celebration VI..............................70 Erik Varszegi: Head Builder of Celebration VI..........72 X-Wing: A Look Back— and Forward!..................................................74 Community Ads..............................................78 Last Word..............................................................79 AFOLs by Greg Hyland...............................80
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From the Editor: Star Wars. I saw this movie in 1977 at a theater in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was a film that changed the direction of my life, as it inspired me to go into art direction. Originally, I wanted to design for movies, but in college I realized how small the field really was and went into advertising instead. Eventually, that led me to what I am doing now, so it’s fitting that this issue is devoted to the movie that got me into the profession I enjoy, the hobby I enjoy, and the community I enjoy.
April 2013 Issue 23
Publisher John Morrow
Editor in Chief Joe Meno
Photography Editor Geoff Gray
Proofreader Eric Nolen-Weathington
European and LEGO Group Bureau Editor Megan Rothrock Japanese Bureau Editor Nathan Bryan West Coast Editors Todd Kubo Ashley Glennon
Contributors: Jared Burks, Christopher Deck, Shawn Steele, Guy Himber, Ryan McNaught, Tobias Reichling, Tyler Clites, Pete Brookdale, John Cooper, Jacob Carpenter, Angus MacLane, Simon MacDonald, Peter Crone, Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Jan Christensen, and Greg Hyland. Many thanks to the websites who have served as mirrors for BrickJournal:
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About the Cover: The Avenger, by Jacob Carpenter. Photo by Joe Meno. About the Contents: A Fun-ette by Simon MacDonald, with Jango Fett flying away from Obi-Wan Kenobi, thanks to a pull of the string! Photo by Simon MacDonald.
There’s a lot going on in this issue. What I thought would be a tough issue to fill became a tough issue to keep to the pages I have. Star Wars is a theme that both the LEGO Group and the fan community have kept alive with sets and models from the movies and now television, thanks to the Clone Wars. The result has been a diverse set of layouts and models. The cover model is a Star Destroyer model that has to be seen to be believed. The X-Wing is given a retrospective with help from the LEGO Group, and also a new model (with instructions) by Angus MacLane, who created the Cube Dudes. There’s a look at large-scale models and a mini AT-TE, thanks to Chris Deck. And that’s just the start, so don’t just sit there—start reading! And building! Joe Meno, Editor P.S. Have ideas or comments? Drop me a line at admin@brickjournal.com. I’m open to suggestions and comments and will do my best to reply. P.P.S... Yes, BrickJournal has a website — www.brickjournal.com! Twitter? Yep, there too — http://twitter.com/brickjournal. Facebook? Yup — http://www.facebook.com/group. php?gid=58728699914&ref=mf. Or you can scan the bottom codes with a QR reader! P.P.P.S. If you want info on a subscription, you can go to: http://twomorrows.com/index. php?main_page=product_info&cPath=78&products_id=616 or scan below! Website
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Building Disney Wonder... on the Wonder?
The Steeles and Mickey, Minnie, Chip, Dale and Goofy pose with the LEGO Wonder.
Article and Photography by Shawn Steele Boarding and Building
Questions
“No thanks, we’ll manage,” we replied, scrambling to the top deck. The Disney Wonder wouldn’t sail for several hours yet, and we had a plan. Other people might swim or explore the ship, but instead we found a table and dumped piles of bricks from our bags. The idea: build a model of the ship before it reached Hawaiʻi.
Some guests watch the ship take shape.
Curious stares followed us as we boarded the Disney Wonder with several large bags. “Are you sure you don’t want to check that?” asked the porters, as most guests let them take their luggage, which would magically appear in their cabin later in the afternoon.
The LEGO Disney Wonder started to take shape quickly, starting with a red outline of the hull on blue plates. With bricks everywhere, other guests and crew recognized that we were starting a major building project. Most deduced that we were obviously building a ship, yet curiously, despite the fact that we were all going to be on the same vessel for two weeks, many couldn’t guess which one!
The five baseplates we used are fifty inches long and ten wide. Completed, the LEGO Wonder would be around 4500 pieces, near 12 pounds and ten (partially fragile) inches tall. If the first question was “Are you building the Fantasy?” (DCL’s newest ship, and notably not the ship we were standing on), these bystanders were more perceptive on the inevitable second question: “How are you going to get it home?”
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My Queen,
O ften my heroic adve ntures and brave trav els take me to exotic unenlightened indi locations to mingle genous folk. On one with the such wandering I w object called the ‘Ark as investigating the loca that walks.’ I journey tion of a mysteriou ed to countless anci sects in pursuit of th s ent temples and soug is legendar y Ark. Fi ht out strange religi nally, through some I found myself on a ous deliberate and gene noisy train bound fo rous palm-greasing, r Katmandu. A dark mentioned our mut , scar-faced native app ual friends in Bomba roached me and y and a desire to help loosened his oily tong in my quest. A few ue further and even English pounds tually he led me to guarded by his poor a vast and secretive village. The locals ha underground cavern d no idea the value of the feared object Upon further inves fo tigation of the ancien rgotten within. t cave system, I foun Edwardian or Quee d an n Anne period hard odd “device” in the fo wood cabinet, now a rm of a sizable have somehow been home for crickets an a mechanical maste d cobwebs. It appears rwork, crafted by an move about great di to unknown hand, wit stances and collect obj h the ability to som ects and curios. Nea the front of a weath eh ow rb y, hand-written ca ered leather picture lligraphy scrawled on album simply stated or mention was mad “wunderkammer.” N e as to how the strang o further description e cabinet had functi it and its thirst for oned or what arcane ar tifacts. It is unknow magicks empowered n if the device was so photos itself, or if an mehow capable of cr unseen inventor crea ea ting the enclosed ted the collected im original ar tifacts ha ages. The empty shel d been pillaged long ves evidenced that th ago... e 8
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Elvis the Heli-tanker Lands!
Article by Joe Meno • Photography provided by Ryan McNaught, LEGO Certified Professional
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Building Big... Again LEGO Certified Professional Ryan McNaught resides in Australia, but is known internationally for his builds that he brings to the LEGO fan convention BrickWorld in Chicago. In past years, he has brought a minifigure scale model of a jetliner and a cruise ship. What made each creation incredible was that they were cutaway models showing the interior of the vehicles, with motorized and lighted details. For the Australian LEGO fan convention Brickvention 2013, Ryan wanted to build another big thing. After 100,000 bricks, a month of design and building time, he brought an orange helicopter... but not just any helicopter. He built “Elvis,” an Erickson Air-Crane used as a firefighting chopper. At just under 4 meters and over 1 meter high, this is by far the largest helicopter he has made. Because of its size, Elvis posed some structural challenges. As Ryan describes, “Each of the rotors has a steel support in it which goes into a steel internal hub. It’s actually designed to be able to be motorized, but I just haven’t been bothered doing that side of it—like all good things, when is a MOC finished? I also burned out a few XL motors playing around with it, so had to cut my losses.” As for the rest of the chopper frame and its structural strength, things got a bit tricky. Ryan reveals, “The model is actually designed to be hung from a roof. There are 4 anchor points across the roof section which go into the core of the model. Its center of gravity is well forward of the wheels because of the lightness of the tail.” Ryan’s inspiration for building Elvis is pretty simple: “Living in Australia every summer there is a constant threat of bushfires, and pretty much everyone is or has been affected by them in some way. So anything related to firefighting is really cool. Elvis is seen as a hero due to the sheer number of lives he has saved. It’s also a really interesting model. Normally each year I’ll make a cutaway model, but with Elvis pretty much everything is on the outside, so that worked out well.” Presently, Elvis is on a bit of a tour, as he is booked in at quite a few places around Australia. Normally after Ryan finishes a large model, it tours around for about 2 years before it ends up overseas somewhere. He is hoping to take Elvis over to some AFOL events in the USA, as he has done with other models, but the cost of the logistics over the years has skyrocketed, so it’s getting pretty tough.
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The Euromap:
An Adventure in Brick Cartography Article by Tobias Reichling Photography provided by Andreas Overberg and Tobias Reichling
On the last evening of the LEGO Fan Weekend 2009 in Skaerbaek, Bruno Kurth and Tobias Reichling sat together and built one of the LEGO Architecture sets. Impressed by the model, they were inspired to build other buildings in this style. However, this brought up the question: What could they do with the finished models? How could they display them? Both were inspired to embed these buildings into a relief map of Europe. Even with the microscale models, though, the map would be huge, measuring over 12 feet by 12 feet! It took several months of planning, but the map design was started in April 2010 with building starting the following June. At the same time, many other European Lego fans offered their building support by building microscale landmarks! By the time the map was completed in September 2010, there were 43 landmarks by 20 builders, making this not only a Euromap of landmarks, but also a Euromap of LEGO fans!
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Map panels were defined using a computer program. From there, instruction sheets were printed and used to build.
Completed map panels stacked for storage. Tobias Reichling and Bruno Kurth working on map panels.
A completed map panel.
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Think Outside the Blocks! Article by Tyler Clites Photography provided by Eric Tetangco, Thorsten Bonsch, Jason Allemann, and Tyler Clites
C
reativity can come in many shapes and forms. It is the foundation upon which the LEGO company was built and it is also the fuel that powers all LEGO builders, both young and old. Whether you are simply constructing an official set, or building your own creation, creativity is always present. LEGO bricks by their nature are designed for creativity. If three ordinary 2x4 bricks can be connected in 1,060 ways, just imagine how many connection possibilities are possible with the thousands of different types of LEGO bricks that have been created over the years. In the past, LEGO would often provide inspirational models on the backs of instruction booklets to encourage kids to literally think outside the set on the box. Many LEGO fans have done just that and more. You need look no further than the LEGO fan community to see websites, LUGs, and conventions all centered around creativity with LEGO bricks.
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Eric Tetangco’s whimsical figures.
However, I wonder if it is possible to get bogged down in a creative quagmire. No, I am not talking about builder’s block. What I am referring to is a creative plateau where, as creators, we have stopped looking for ways to be more creative. We have reached a high point on the creative mountain, and we seem content to stay there instead of venturing further up the creative mountain. How many spaceships, castles, or trains have you seen that all look essentially the same? At conventions you see displays with dizzying train layouts, massive skyscrapers and castles big enough to stand in. Sure, there are subtle differences which make each one unique to the builder and maybe some new creative techniques sprinkled about, but in a way, they are all the same. This can also be applied to the creations seen online. Another spaceship, another mech, another train, another castle, and the list goes on. There is certainly nothing wrong with this, but it seems that as a whole, LEGO builders have stopped looking for the next new thing, and are content to build the same things over and over again.
Thorsten Bonsch’s mosiac.
What happened to our creativity? Did we just reach a point where we stopped thinking of new ways to use the bricks? New parts and colors come out every year, but rarely can you find anything that could be considered ‘new’ or truly creative. As a whole, LEGO fans seem to have limited our creativity to within certain parameters. AFOLs often say things like, “I build space” or “I build castles”, or they ask what your favorite theme is. Why do creations have to be built within the confines of a theme? Instead of building within the ‘box’ of a theme, why not build something that does not fit a theme or that bridges multiple themes? However, all is not lost. A number of LEGO builders have taken this leap and begun to explore the world outside the box. It may be a strange and scary world but a few builders are doing it with style. Like ancient explorers, they are not content with their current locale but are fascinated by what lies beyond the horizon of LEGO. Is it even possible to build outside established themes or genres? You bet your ABS it is.
Eric Tetangco, or SPARKART! has broken the proverbial mold with his original characters. Star Wars and comic book fans will be easily enthralled by these creative models. Eric makes creative use of the printed windscreen parts from LEGO’s Cars line. Since LEGO has made Star Wars and super-hero minifigures, many people would tend to be content with making a model in these genres that would suit the already established figures. You could certainly refer to these as Star Wars or super-hero models, but they are also sculptures, and cartoons. Thorsten Bonsch or Xenomurphy has really taken mosaics to a truly original level. If the number of connections within the thousands of LEGO elements is essentially infinite, think how much is possible if you did not have the restriction of connecting the pieces to one another. Thorsten has created his Spider-Man mosaic without connecting any of the bricks. Yes, he literally created a stunning image with just a bunch of random bricks. Do unsorted bricks plague your build area? Think creatively and turn those loose parts into a mosaic. Thinking outside the box may just mean dumping the bricks out of the box.
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Pete Brookdale: Building on a Different Scale! Article by Joe Meno Photography provided by Pete Brookdale
British builder Pete Brookdale’s creations have become well-known at events. Besides building Star Wars-related models, he builds them in LEGO Ultimate Collector Scale. His models are large, complex, and impressive. BrickJournal talked to him about his growing collection of creations.
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Avenger Assembled! Article by Jacob Carpenter Photography by Joe Meno
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The Avenger on display.
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y name is Jacob Carpenter, I am 35 years old and live in Clarksville, TN. I am an active duty United States Army soldier, stationed at Fort Campbell, KY. My job description is a Armor Crewman on the M1 Series Main Battle Tanks. I have been doing it for just shy of 16 years and plan on retiring from the Army at 20 years and move on to other interests. When I was about 5 years old my mom bought me my first LEGO set, which was the LEGO Gas Station. Then it was all downhill from there so to speak, as I became quite obsessed with LEGO after receiving that set. I was a huge LEGO fan throughout my childhood, but typically began my dark ages starting around my later years of junior high. I watched Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time at my grandparent’s house when I was about 8 years old. I remember being quite terrified of Darth Vader at that time. After watching it again some years later, I became quite enthralled with the movie and watched it, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi every chance I had. When the first lines of Star Wars LEGO sets were released in 1999, I was still in my dark ages. I remember my mom would buy me LEGO Star Wars sets for my birthday and Christmas each year, which I would build and display. When LEGO released the UCS Star Destroyer in 2003, I remember being really impressed with the set. Despite still being in my dark ages, I ordered the UCS Star Destroyer from LEGO and had fun putting it together. It displayed on my entertainment center and made a great conversation piece. I did not purchase another LEGO set until many years later. In late 2008/early 2009, I broke free of my dark ages and began buying LEGO sets again. This was due to the fact I had just recently married my very loving and understanding wife Jennifer, and became a father to my stepsons Dylan, age 10, and Devon, age 8. I guess you could say being around younger children unleashed my inner childhood. With my Star Wars interest rekindled, I began buying Star Wars LEGO sets at a rapid pace, collecting both the Clone Wars and Original Trilogy (OT) sets. After a short period of time, I realized that I was running out of display room and that it was costing me quite a bit of money. Since I favored the OT sets more, I sold all my Clone Wars sets and just concentrated on the OT LEGO line. I would like to say for the record that my wife is very supportive of my hobby, although
One of the Avenger’s TIE fighters.
she does think I am quite the geek due to my interest in both LEGO and Star Wars. My boys think differently, however. To talk about my inspiration for building the Star Destroyer I would have to start from the beginning. First and foremost, my inspiration and creativity comes from God. It is because of Him that I was able to design and build the Avenger. Initially I wanted to build a Star Destroyer, but decided against it due to cost and size. So when LEGO released the Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser LEGO Set, I bought six of them with the intent to combine all the sets into one big one. I started looking at the website MOC Pages to see what other builders had done. I found that a lot of builders had already done a lot of big renditions of the Venator. I was a bit deterred since I wanted to do something different. I remember coming across a builder who took the LEGO Ultimate Collector Series Star Destroyer and put a mini-figure interior in it. Seeing that model was my inspiration; I knew at that moment I wanted to create a Star Destroyer with an interior on a much larger scale than the one on MOC Pages. The intent was to create one of the most iconic starships in the Star Wars universe and to design the exterior close to the actual screen model. After all, everyone remembers that pivotal part in Star Wars: A New Hope when the Star Destroyer, Devastator, ominously comes into view in the opening scene, which really set the tone for the movie. That was the starting point, which would launch me into the most extensive, frustrating, fun, and rewarding build I had ever completed. So I started the Star Destroyer in 41 February of 2011 and finished in August of 2012.