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my Q4 build challenge
Whoa, when I first saw the thumbnail version of the photo I thought it was a circuit board … and THAT would have been a winning entry for originality!
Love the knolling, @carlsonf! And the photo makes a better parts reference for working on the rebuild than the one in the back of the manual. (I also saw a circuit board at first glance)
I had to look up “knolling” – thanks for the new word, @legoleia51. I built it as an homage to sorting, which is my thing. However the more I looked at it afterwards from across the room, it came across as a shipping port or warehouse facility. And the tires across the top read as big tanks.
However the more I looked at it afterwards from across the room, it came across as a shipping port or warehouse facility
Yes it does! Great microscale eye there. I also LOL’d at the original as I instantly knew that it was your homage to organization! 😀
I had to look up knolling too. I also initially thought it was a circuit board, since Rachel builds Lego circuit boards all the time, I thought it looked familiar.
I got my entry built today. Since there’s a little bit of a story and play features to go with it, I’m not gonna post a picture here, you’ll have to wait til Saturday. Mine is geology themed, with four different kinds of rocks, one of which is called benidium. The other three are currently unnamed though, so if anybody wants some rocks named after them, you have til Saturday morning to put your name in here.
I was successful in using every single part in the set, including extras. When you know your build isn’t gonna be quality, go for quantity.
In a simulated lunar environment, NASA technicians test their newest development, the Terrestrial Exploration Robot Prototype or TERP.
I must admit this was a difficult challenge. I’m used to turning anything into a rover, not the other way around 🙂
>> I must admit this was a difficult challenge. I’m used to turning anything into a rover, not the other way around.
Ha, that was my thinking exactly. Fortunately, I am also used to turning anything into a spaceship, which is what I did.
“Watney!! Watney report!!! Where the heck is he going?????”
My build ended up looking an awful lot like the rover from the movie “The Martian” (one of my favorites). Since I won’t be there in person to show it, couple features I was able to incorporate:
* The cab pivots 360 degrees for loading the flatbed.
* The remote arm also pivots, as well as telescoping out.
* The back trailer also articulates to go around corners.Since I don’t have the cool backdrops like Tom has, let’s just say that today they’re extracting precious gems from the mineral rich “Parquet Crater”!!
@bengood921, Well if none of the Master Builders have claimed naming rights to the rocks in your build, and it’s not too late, how about flurinium?
Sorry for all the spam, but I really enjoyed messing around. My actual submission will be at the meeting!
>> Well if none of the Master Builders have claimed naming rights to the rocks in your build, and it’s not too late, how about flurinium?
I’ve been aware for some time that I never replied to this one and I don’t wanna leave Nancy hanging @carlsonf, even though this thread is essentially done at this point.
Sadly, I got this message too late. You would have been first in line, since, in fact, nobody else wanted the honor. I had a whole bunch of names lined up too – bobonium, gregesium, joshonium, peteium, etc. Unfortunately it was moot in the end anyway: because there were so many entries, I ripped through my story as quickly as a I could and I skipped naming any other minerals besides benidium. But I’ll keep it in mind for future use 😀 Since I don’t like to make my Lego guys fight, I prefer to theme my space builds on science and exploration, and mining stories are always good for that, even if they’re not always environmentally responsible.
(Also, flurinium sounds suspiciously real. Isn’t flouride made from flurinium? Plus, you realize that in Pittsburgh, I will always have to explain that no, it is not named after Marc-Andre.)
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