Some Building Tips. (With a proper post)

So I’ m going to do something slightly different today, I am planning to show you some tips for when it comes to making models stand out , look interesting . I will also show a build that showcases all these quality’s and point the our along the way.

INTEREST- The most important thing for your models interest, that’s not just making them have cool settings, but the whole model right down to the small things like walls.

The smaller the detail for me then it is the most important, So with things like computers making them small and compact is obvious but using a variety of printed plates, coloured studs really bring the model or computer to life, Here is an example of a computer build for part of my star wars Star Destroyer (I will show the ship at the end) The computer desk is quite simple but with a screen build off form the wall, it works quiet effectively.

 Another key part is the bigger details, like walls they are big and require a lot of pieces, so not a lot of smaller pieces are built in, which removes the possibility of detail. But say if you where to make a wall starting with a dark grey base , the added plates along the wall and then went back to dark grey, you have added visual interest. In the photo here I show this quite clearly except it is towards the ceiling.

Also colour is really important the models, if are built to look amazing should be colour coordinated.

  We now have ACCESSIBILITY, This area is quite cool because if you are building a multiple story building (Shown here) Then having SNOT plates on the top of each story is quite important because being able to pull off layers of the building is a really useful design aspect, this means that building interiors or just playing with your models is so much easier because you can take the other levels off.

To build this kind of building/aspect you need to get lots of SNOT tiles and position the along the top of the roof along with normal plates. (Shown here). Also to make access easier consider not building complete walls, with sides taken out.  

Saving pieces is quiet hard and I often find that I cannot finish a build due to not having enough pieces, My solution to that is quite simple and that is using bigger pieces that add detail and interest to the wall, while don’t actually have anything key to the build, although they bring visual interest and save pieces.

This technique here shows slopes in the wall, creating something nice to look at despite is cold dark colours, the slopes themselves are very common in my Lego collection and I had no trouble finding enough for all the walls in my build.

Adding lights to the build is quite a nice way to show that my buildings aren’t just cold dark ships, and mostly I just use 1x2 white bricks for them. 

STAR DESTROYER INTERIOR.

This article was inspired by the fact that the build I made this weekend, had heaps of quality’s that I kept seeing and reminding myself about, and finally after I finished it I decided to write about the quality’s and the build itself. Lets see if you can identify all the qualitys in the photos showen.

So the part of the build largely focuses on the prison cells, which only has two cells, but the prisoners are top priority captives, one being a mandalorian smuggler who would be a asset that if under employment of the alliance then would be devastating to the empire as he would smuggle food and supplies that the alliance would use to fuel the war effort, and the other captive is a alliance general, who I have used for my stories and or blog posts before.

The room outside of the cells shows two first order on guard duty, surrounded by supplies taken from both captives, The computer in the corner, is much like the one I mentioned earlier.

Moving upstairs we have a technician monitoring the computers with a wall showing the usual techniques for saving pieces. The ramp down to the main floor doesn’t serve much purpose but it helps with the story telling, explaining how the characters would get up to the room.

The other rooms are just boring areas to make the model bigger and look more impressive again they showcase running out of pieces. 

So that’s all for today, I hope you enjoyed the model and please let me know if you think I missed any important building steps in the comments. And finalllt lets see if you can spot the easter egg hidden in one of the photos, comment where it is if you have found it.

Thanks for reading.

Jayzien.

S-wing (A star wars moc)

Hey guys, sorry for being so lack lately. I would have posted earlier, but I had nothing to feature which really doesn’t help. So today I am featuring a ship From a Galaxy along time ago. This

ship was named the S-wing because the cockpit spins around (spin wing) Hope you enjoy. 

The ship itself is made of four main parts, including the wings. It has a few main functions the coolest being that the cock pit rotates in circles allowing the pilot greater view of the battle field or just the space around her/him.

Moving onto the cockpit, well there’s not much to say it was build with the SNOT technique in mind? (Studs Not On Top), and I feel I pulled off its chrome sleekness pretty well, what do you say?  The cockpit doesn’t have all that much room, no more than an X-Wing’s.

The Cockpit.

The wings have unique details which I built in after finishing the ship, thinking it was too plain. The wings guns are twin ion blaster cannons, which are very capable weapon s in the battlefield. The wing also slide up in a position that shows its docked, ready for takeoff.  The other gun which is mounted at the top of the ship (Depending how you look at it) would be a very able anti personal cannon.

Lastly we have the engine, a small compact hyper drive for long trips and decent acceleration would be able to hold off in most space dog fights.

The engine and wings from the back.

Thanks, I will see you next time.

The Dragons That almost was featured before

Dragons that are familiar some how?...

So Dragons seem to be a pretty common thing here,  but there still cool and I am right back at ya with guess what another Dragon!

This Dragon is WAY... cooler than the last dragon, but there are a few similarities (I used the same wings and properly similar pieces.This photo here shows a view from the dragon's back which has a pretty fabulous tail if you ask me.

The other photo (head) is also really cool and it took ages to build with difficult piece positioning.

So that's is for now.

Please comment for more posts like this one.

Jayzen.

A LEGO Star Wars Story

STAR WARS IMAGE STORY.

Hey guys,

it's Jayzien and here is a short story based on the star wars universe (with the Lego set ‘First Order Battle pack’). It will detail its actions/abilities, and I hope you enjoy it.

The planet that housed Starkiller base gleams in the harsh darkness, the resistance escape pod hurtles toward the planet. The five crew members try to catch a glimpse of the planet through the perspex windows.

Their mission was simple. They would go to battle station, built to withstand resistance attacks in space craft, the escape pod would land just East of the station and they would walk over to the station and use the computers to access the security plans stored in the hard river of every computers and use the security plans. Once the security was breached they would leave using the escape pod….All according to plan of course.

The reason for getting the plans is that  the resistance needs the security codes to spy on the first order transmissions, and with this information they would be able to move their fleet in order to counter move the First Order.

The descent into the atmosphere was hard and bumpy but the the crew made it without any severe injuries. The trek from the pod to the battle station was long and cold, but they made it without anything of notice.

At the battle station they found two stormtroopers and a technician giving a check up on computer. Without a word the resistance troopers sent off blaster shots, dropping them instantly, they hurried forward not willing to waste time.

Inside star killer base…

The Com's room, is cold and dark as the technician monitored the gleaming computers. The night had been silent as a dying tauntaun (Meaning it was loud) the computers realest rhythmic beeps, and chimes. Then there was an alert as the stormtroopers on a routine mission trip to update the software and, the update had gone on fine and it was fully updated. But know the troopers com links and the technician dispatched had all gone off line. He sent an alert to the security. A few minutes later the doors hissed open and Kylo Ren himself, stalked in followed by a security detachment. His ever silent companion Captain Phasma  followed. He snapped a salute and gave them the chalk talk, detailing the information.

The slicer, hurried forward (slicer- star wars term for hacker) not willing to waste the precious time. She started tapping at the computer, bleeps and blooms emigration from the metal compartment echoing off the otherwise silent snow.

Kylo Ren lead the security team himself, and allowed the pleasure of the silent agony of his stormtroopers  at the cold, and of course they couldn't complain.

As they rounded the final hill of snow the battle station came into view and he saw the resistance scum, milling around the computer.

At last the slicer was finished and they could leave this, forsaken world behind, then a sizzling sound from behind them, they spun a day saw the cold merciless helmet of Kylo Ren's helmet shining in the harsh light. He spun around and cut down two of the five, the slicer backpedalling away as the Ewok loosed a round of blaster fire, he block all of the bolts but the remaining three had ditched, the heated the blaster fire from the stormtroopers coming at them but they didn't stop, until the pilot was shot in the head, killing him instantly.

The ewok, half turned tears streaming down its face, then ran the the remaining two fighters got to the escaped pod, firing up the engines and trying to exit, the horrible atmosphere.

They made it, intercepted by the resistance fleet the heroes flew into hyperspace. There only thoughts on their lost friends and not of the huge victory they had scored

Hey, me again what did you think of this project? Should I create more of these stories? and is star wars a good setting?

the other thing I am sorry about not posting for so long as i have been away and when i was home hadn't been able to post any thing due to not having anything.

Anyway thanks again
Jayzien

The alien mechs

The Alien Mech

Hey guys sorry that I got side tracked for so long, Its just I got really lazy and in an attempt to make it up to you I shall continue this blog, like the original idea was.

So first things first I have started a new type of post - The Lego Language, or what each block is called. In the easy to swollow form


So lets star wtih the basics a lego block that is a oblong 8 studs in total (four on side) this is called a 2x4 or a 4x2 to be honest i dont know if the way you say it matters, if you where to cut it in half along the middle then you would get a1x4 and if you cut it in the middle side ways youd get 2x4, and if you cut that in half youd get 1x2 get it?





So now the Alien and Human mechs

The story behind this is that I watched a fantastic movie called Disterict Nine which for those who have seen it, must agree and awsomerobot mech, so naturally i had to build two, the humans and the aliens, this lead to alien speeder bikes (posted next week) and a few more. But after watching a two hour movie  I wasnt aloud to go on the computer so building one staight from my head with no refrences was rather tricky and it lead to mutiple break of weak legs and complaints that I dont have enough pieces.

Though in the wise word of and old mentor '' there is no try only do" so "did it I have". For those of you who didnt get that, go watch Star Wars. hahaha, no really!

Any way the aliens look is a sleek and dangerous, I know what I am doing look instead of I make robots that might hurt you, Yay! kind of way. The gun is very dangerous and would most proberly kill you with its green plasma cannon ball things.

Mean while the humans clunky yet, elegant design might suggest a  builder who was copying the instuctions and got side tracked, maybe alien instructions? We might not be all to smart?
The weapons are a rapid fire machine gun and of course the wonderful curcuit frying plasma gun!

Oh Yeah! The other thing is that the alien claws are mismatched, maybe suggesting there scavengers? Alot of room for story telling in this model! please give me suggestions behind the questions raised and maybe I shall write an action pack paragraph describing the battle?

Ok thanks
And if you want a lego alien invasion competion, where you build and judge, let me know i wouyld gladly start that up with you guys!
Remember to comment and subscribe to give me the support I need to keep this blog going, writing all this is tough work
Jayzien

MANDA AND JAYZIEN'S EPIC CASTLE

Over the holidays me and my mum have been building a LEGO castle. There are 7 mini-figs in this build 2 knits, 2 archers and 2 sword people.

THE GOOD GUYS.

The archer has quiver of arrows and a bow. His helmet I think looks like a sun hat.

The foot solder has a triangle shaped helmet with nose guard and also a sword and shield 

Then there is the lord, he has a beat up sword and a fancy chest plate along with a helmet. 

The blacksmith has a hammer and a bit of stubble.

THE EVIL GUYS.

The archer has no quiver but still has a bow. My favourite thing is his helmet which is very cool.

This sword-man is a smiley happy guy  but a master sword-man so look out!

The evil Lord: The surly evil Lord is a machine with his double battle axe and a reasonable good horse rider.

THE CASTLE.

This is the home of the good guys. THe curved battlements were really tricky to build but in the end we managed it with lego hinge pieces. 

The gate is a basic structure but the gate door came in the Lego set "Gate House Raid".

 The windows were cool to build and the sloped roof area was a great detail in my opinion. 

All in all I really liked this Lego build. It was very fun building with my Mum because she is wonderful (and might have been the one to help type all this out and "proofread").

Greek Temple

Today I would like to talk about my Greek temple.

It took 1 hour to two hours to build.

The most common piece was a 2 by 2 and flat tiles. I have made 4 models of this temple but this is the final design. On the inside is gold plate for offerings to the Gods.

Centaurs

A few days ago I finished watching a movie with centaurs in it so I created a few.

And here they are:

A Hobbit Hole

Today I am going to talk about the front half of my hobbit hole.

My favourite bit is the door which opens outwards and closes inwards. It is made of 12 flat tiles:

These are the pieces you need to build it:

On the inside is a coat rack.

There is room for 3 hobbits. On the roof there is a tree. It is one of the best I have built.

By Jayzien.

The Black Rider Encounter - A Video

Hi, here's my next post. It is a stop motion video. The hardest part was the sound effects.

This is this is the first video I've made. It is a Lord of the Rings video about the first time that Frodo and the other hobbits see a black rider. There will be more to it because I plan on making four more stop motion movies with my Lego.

The characters are: Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Merry Brandybuck.

Battle of Isengard

This is a tower, it is called Isengard. The giant monsters are Ents. Ents are giant moving trees that can talk. They were not going to get involved in the battle but they did because Saruman (he is on the second platform on the tower) was chopping down all the trees and that made them angry. 

The Ent with all the red bits is on fire. It is running toward the water to put it out. At the top of the tower is Gandalf. The guy running along the canon is trying to outrun the flood.

This is a close up picture of their blacksmith.

My favourite thing is that the canon can shoot!