Too geek to function.
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Maid of Fabuland
Estimated reading time: 13 minutes Lego kindly invited me to build a Fabuland ship for the prestigious Lego House in Denmark. Going blind in one eye has been the hardest year and this creative challenge absolutely helped me move forward. Read about the ‘Maid of Fabuland’ paddle steamer and one of the happiest days ever.
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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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