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Monofigure Habitats #1

Monday, 29th March 2021 By Caz

For many months, I have been resisting the temptation to start a collection of monochorme Minifigures – with each figure built entirely from one colour. Well I’ve finally cracked. And not just that, I’ve decided to make each figure a matching Monofig Habitat to fit their characters. Here are the first three.

For starters, we have The Prisoner, a rather unfortunate light bluish grey chap who has been incarcerated in his prison for so long that his hair has gone wild and his beard is bushy and unkept. Being the first mono habitat I built, I went through all of my parts drawers looking for the most interesting ang greebly parts to adorn his environment.

The next is The Adventurer, who is rather suited to his reddish brown habitat. He has a bow and arrow for protection, a backpack full of supplies, a hat which means business and a book which he hopes will lead him to hidden treasure. I can’t help but think that something is watching him though – do you see a face in the background?

Making a pearl gold Monofigure is not too difficult, but constructing a suitable habitat is a bit more tricky, due to the lack of bricks in that colour. But some fancy oriental fence pieces and a couple of ornate wheels came to the rescue here. The baseplate had to be dark tan rather than pearl gold, but that’s a compromise I’m prepared to make where necessary, for this and other habitats.

Filed Under: Minifigure Habitat, Monofigure Habitat Tagged With: bley, light bluish grey, monofigure, pearl gold, reddish brown, the adventurer, the oriental warrior, the prisoner

Grayson Rise – Micropolis #206

Friday, 26th March 2021 By Caz

Grayson Rise is a development of six luxury apartments situated in an upmarket residential area of Micropolis. The spacious apartments are light and airy, and their large picture windows give access to views across a wide area of the city. The striking cantilivered structure is built on alternating split levels to afford each apartment more privacy. The block is set among communal gardens at front and rear, which the concierge service ensures are neatly kept at all times.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: apartments, grayson rise, residential zone

Minifig Themed Habitats #16

Wednesday, 24th March 2021 By Caz

My latest trio of Minifigure Habitats cover diverse themes. The first is Wedding Batman from The LEGO Movie 2, followed by Fireworks Guy from CMF Series 18, and finally a couple of Imperial Guards from the Pirates theme. Batman is an impressive figure and I thought he needed a suitably posh habitat – so I used the table MOC I made from parts in the Hidden Side Mystery Castle as the starting point. It’s positively groaning with food but Batman is happy as he has his favourite lobster dish.

Fireworks Guy had to be the centre of a pyrotechnic display – in fact, I made this last November when my LUG had a monthly meetup on the theme of Fireworks. There are rockets going off in the background and a warm bonfire burning in the front.

The two Guards are manning a lookout tower in their Imperial Outpost, scanning the horizon for potential raids from their pirate foes. They’re nervous that the pirates may try to spring one of their scurvy crew who is currently being held at the base – or is he?

Filed Under: Minifigure Habitat Tagged With: fireworks guy, imperial guards, pirates, prisoner, wedding batman

Blockville Update #20 – New Mars Train Rides

Monday, 22nd March 2021 By Caz

I’ve made a lot of progress on New Mars since my last video back in October, and I thought the easiest way to show you was to take a ride on the lumbering cargo train and high speed monorial. I hope you enjoy the view!

Filed Under: Blockville Updates, New Mars Tagged With: custom monorail train, mining colony, monorail, new mars

Micropolis Bay Blocks #202, #203 & #205

Wednesday, 17th March 2021 By Caz

When I first finished the Jade Court Hotel I releasied I needed to make a few more water modules for Micropolis Bay to complete the three by one and a half block area defined by the buildings around the edge. The Lifeboat Station was the first, and this Bandstand and prom is the second quarter block to fill in the shoreline.

Next followed an 8-stud extension to the pier, which always look ed a bit shore sitting on just one quarter block – it is now on a half block and looks much more in proportion. This just left a single quarter block hole of open water which needed filling, so I have pinched one of the cargo boats from Butlers’ Wharf to give it a bit of interest.

Of course, I knew you would want to see the finished product, so here is a flyover view of the whole bay, with each of these modules now in place. I don’t plan to make it any bigger just yet, but if I did, I would probably make it 2 blocks deep and push Holy Island further out to sea, with a few more open water pieces to finish things off.

Filed Under: Micropolis Tagged With: bandstand, boardwalk cafe, flyover, jade court hotel, leisure zone, lifeboat station, micropolis bay, open water, promenade

Minifig Themed Habitats #15

Monday, 15th March 2021 By Caz

I’ve been having a bit of a YouTube holiday but hopefully I’m now back to bringing you regular content. Today it’s the turn of three more minifigure habitats.

The first shows the Series 19 Bear Costume Guy, standing in a suitably co-ordinated room with rainbows on the walls and matching colour accents. He’s clutching his trademark rainbow for good luck.

Next up we see the Series 15 Janitor, hard at work cleaning the locker room. The lockers themselves are from a tutorial by talented former LEGO-designer Tiago Catarino. Once the lockers were in place I filled the room with various pieces of sports equipment that the gym-goers may need.

Finally, the Mime from way back in Series 2 has a very simple habitat, showing him mid-mime, apparently trapped inside an invisible box! His alternate heads watch in dismay and amusement from another corner. I hope you enjoyed these three Habitats, you will be pleased to know that there are plenty more to show you over the coming weeks.

Filed Under: Minifigure Habitat Tagged With: bear costume guy, CMF15, CMF19, CMF2, janitor, locker room, mime

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