A Magical (and Super) Christmas is Coming to BrickWoodStay tuned to @legorunner_productions, and for the first time (not really) on @legorunner for the first annual Rise of LegoRunner Christmas Special. After Krampus attacked the park, and LegoRunner returned things settled down for a while. But as many people and even LegoRunner himself feared, Krampus is still alive! Will the evil anti-Santa call upon an army of evil villains to destroy Christmas, or will LegoRunner stop them. Stay tuned to see, on @legorunner and @legorunner_productions December 10th, it begins! And who the heck is the samurai??? -Bennett McKinney
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The Old Fishing Store is a nice little shop in the quite Sea Village. Run and owned by Anton this bait shop houses many great tools for fishermen and sailors of all shapes and sizes! -Bennett McKinney “Visit the beachside Old Fishing Store, featuring a shop packed with fishing-themed elements, and a connected watchtower with a 360-degree viewing balcony and office on the lower level. Ideal for display and role-play, this model has 2 removable roofs, an opening back wall in the shop for easy access, 4 minifigures, cat and 3 seagull figures, as well as loads of other cool details and elements to fire up the imagination.” -Lego.Com This New Ideas Set is Killer!The massive ideas set comes in at $149.99 US, and a stunning 2,049 pieces. The detailed interior includes intricate details that would be expected in any fishing store, and the exterior is amazing. A perfect use of the sea green tiles to give the appearance of wooden boards gives this set a realistic look. The roof over the main store is removable and the details on it make it look like it really has survived some storms. The back wall of the store opens up to reveal the inside along with the ability to take the roof off which makes it optimal for photos and play time. The top half of the tower is detachable to reveal an office for Anton him self. the top part of the tower has a viewing deck which is ideal for any minifigure to catch the sunset on the beach. Asode from the main building the details around the 32x32 sand colored baseplate are amazing. The use of 1x1 round bricks to make piles for the docks and gray and dark gray slopes and tiles for a rocky outcrop make this look like a real beach. Under part of the dock a repeated module was used to show raised up sections with “retrofit” sections of stilts make it ready for any hurricane or high tide that may come ashore. This store also features lots of printed pieces including tons of wooden boards, some little boxes of hooks (1x2 tiles), a window pane, and even a sign that says “Anton’s Bait Shop”. Along with printed tiles this set has some interesting stickers. Including: an “Open” sign on one door, a “Gone Fishing” sign on another, and even a “Boat Rentals” sign. This set includes 4 minifigures, 3 seagulls, a cat, some fish, some lobsters, and a couple crabs. All in all I was extremely happy with this set especially with the high price, and hope we see more from the creator Robert Bontenbal. I took some time and contacted Mr. Bontenbal and gave him a little interview. Q: When did you start playing with Lego? And what was your first set?
I started at a young age playing with Lego, I still have some Lego from those days and my first firetruck #336 Q: What inspired you to create your own models? I have a passion for fishing and architecture so combine these two together and the Sea front Village was born. Q: What (specifically) inspired you to create the Old Fishing Store? I guess the sketches and the models I had build give me the inspiration to create the Old Fishing Store. Q: You have some other MOCs on Lego Ideas, and are now tied for the most ideas to reach 10K supporters, how do you feel about this? I am honored to see that my work is liked and appreciated that gives me a great feel. Q: Which building out of the Sea Village is your favorite? The Ice Factory House and the Lighthouse are special and the Old Fishing Store but the Boat Repair Shop I like myself lots of details and you can dream that you are repairing the boats your self. Q: Will you continue to make models and putting them on Lego Ideas? I am still expanding the Village and we will have to see in the future if I will submit some more projects of the Sea Front Village to Lego Ideas. Q: If Lego were to offer, would you consider a job with the Lego Group? If I can stay in Holland? but I have a nice job and my wife also and children to school. But the question is not ask yet! This Month On Our PageThis month we've been looking at the classic lego smiley face. This got me thinking, what is the classics, the basics, photography. So I'm here. Let's see, basic photography we're so I start? The camera: the most important tool of photography. The CameraWether it's an iPhone, a digital, or a professional, it takes photos and costs money. Your camera doesn't have to be top of the line, high end camera. It can and probably will be a phone at some point. But an important thing is that you're comfortable with it. It has to fit right or you won't like it. Also make sure it's ready for all environments, sand water, winds, and sun can all affect the camera. Make sure you have good ISO, and white balance options. The sun is brutal and it won't change, but if you're using indoor lighting, you have some control. The camera is vital to your photography and it's yours to choose. Forced PerspectiveForced Perspective. Ok where do I begin? It's taking small things and big things, using your position and the object(s) position to create something beautiful. The small object seems as big as the larger one or they appear to interact. It's a cool little trick, and a good one to know. The Lego Men work hard Lego Figures are the easiest thing to do this with. Their small size and easy pose-ability make them great contenders for forced perspective. Have fun with it, just play around until you get something you like, because remember Lego's moto is "Only the Best is Good Enough" Benny's Adventures on the strange planet. EditingI could honestly write an entire post on its own about this, Photoshop, apps, on the camera, cropping, but I'll keep it basic. Editing on Photoshop is super fun, and relatively simple. Replacing backgrounds, just select and move. You can download brushes, and patterns and play around with different layers and styles. I have some apps for this too. Photo Editor- is an app I use to make some changes to color and feel of photos, as well as making crops. PicMix Lite is all in the name. I use it to remove sticks or strings and merge photos. ElementFX Pro I use this to app smoke and fire effects. Also it has some cool lasers and water. Pow Strip Designer is for comics. LD is for lens flares or smoke. It's a layer thing. Camera+ is for taking photos when I don't have my camera. I can also edit them and it's similar to photo editor. Stop Motion and ReverseVid are for stop Motion and playing videos backwards. These are all free, but most have in app purchases. That's AllThanks guys for reading, and please ask any questions you have! Keep Building
-Bennett McKinney -Lego Runner Lego's New Theme BrickHeadzLego has introduced a new theme: BrickHeadz. BrickHeadz are a series of individual brick built minifigures. There are currently ten, with promises of two more. Each is ten dollars and is from ninety to one hundred fifty pieces. The Lego Batman Movie CrewThe Lego Batman movie crew consists of four figures. Batman offers cool glow in the dark eyes. He also has a cool cape design and nice ears. Batgirl has a nice array of purple pieces and the cape too. Robin has so awesome detail. From the glasses to the hair and cape, he is just adorable. The Joker is another story. From the awesome printed pieces on his shirt to the insane detail in the hair. He is just amazing. The AvengersThere are also four in this category. Captain America has a ton of printed pieces, and looks just like the figure. He even comes with a shield. Next, Iron Man. He looks very close to the figure too. He also has new eyes and some nice printed pieces. Black Widow has some interesting detail in her hair, and some nice printed pieces. Finally, Hulk. Hulk is more of a basic figure with little to offer. His best details are the printed pieces for his abs. The Disney CrewThe Disney crew currently has two figures. Belle has some great pieces on the dress. She also has great hair details. This is a nice figure. She also comes with a rose. Beast is nice. He has nice printed pieces for his shirt and is nice in detail. There are two figures left for the Disney crew. Captain Jack Sparrow and Captain Salazar will be out for the new Pirates of the Caribbean. That's it for now. Click the button below to go to lego.com-Legorunner Bennett McKinney
There Is Now An Exclusive Line of WallpapersCheck Out the New Line of Exclusive WallpapersI was recently asked if there were Wallpapers that were exclusively wallpapers, and the answer was no. I have decided to change that. What are They?Well right now, it's just a few. However I plan to add many more over time. The current ones include those pictured above, and some more that I just whipped up. There will be some more that I am actually planning on making tomorrow (1/22/17) So How Can I Get Them?Well it's simple. Just email me so I can send you the entire, full quality wallpaper. It's totally free and really easy. I want you to be able to enjoy things like this as easy as possible. My email is [email protected] or just fill out the form below. ⬇️ Tgis could be a future wallpaper.
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