Too geek to function.
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Women in STEM Illustrations
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2024, I created two new colouring-in illustrations of notable Women in STEM – author and codebreaker Irene Jessie Brown, and geologist Charlotte Murchison. I also discuss AI enhancement tools and vision loss challenges associated with my design process.
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Cloud Nine Car
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When my friends Catherine (aka CrankyBricks) & Jonny (aka SetToBuild) announced their wedding date as the 4th of May (Star Wars Day) I knew I had to create a very special gift.
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How to Design a Brick Mosaic
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Looking back at all my different Lego mosaics, I offer insights into the design process and provide full instructions for a variety of budgets. These digital and physical artworks have been used as open-education resources (OERs) for both personal and professional projects.
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FAB-AT-AT
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Happy FAB-AT-AT Instructions Day! PDF building instructions for my FAB-AT-AT are finally available to buy from Rebrickable.
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Typology of Lego Smartphones
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes To date, Lego has released 25 different smartphone models (1×2 printed tiles). Let’s take a wee journey through the last 12 years of Minifigure mobiles.
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Truffle Hunt
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Some happy news to share, my Fabuland creation ‘Truffle Hunt’ is now on display at the Lego House in Billund, Denmark!
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Braille Bricks
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Whilst experiencing further sight loss last year, I went ahead and bought set 40656 ‘LEGO Playing with Braille’. My latest hangar MOC incorporates eight different Braille bricks, spelling out the word Fabuland.
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Life Got Dark
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Life got considerably darker last month. Unfortunately, after 12 months of fighting I have lost the sight in my left eye.
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Old Blue Eye
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes DYK eye trauma can cause your iris colour to change? In an eventful summer health-wise, one of my blue eyes is now green.
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Bonnie Scotland
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes I’ve submitted this little vignette of me painting watercolours in the Scottish Highlands for the latest Lego Ideas challenge.
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TIE Bungalow
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes There’s no UCS TIE Bomber yet, so please say hello to my Fabuland ‘TIE Bungalow’.
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Briques Magazine
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Chuffed to be included in Briques Magazine’s wonderful Fabuland feature (issue 22).
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