I designed Norman the Gnome for the Lego Ideas challenge ‘Timeless Creations’. Sadly, he didn’t make the Fan Vote stage, but I still love this wee guy!
Inspiration
Garden gnomes have been a design classic for over 200 years, first introduced as lawn ornaments during the 19th century.
Now these cheeky figurines regularly feature in popular books, movies, video-games and TV shows.
Our family have friendly gnomes living in both the garden and the house. They don’t take up much room and love watching TV with us.
Photo gallery
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Features
- Norman has his iconic red pointy hat, pot belly, white beard, rosy cheeks and shiny gold belt buckle.
- He’s had a successful day fishing and caught another timeless classic – an upscaled orange ‘Fish’ (part 64648) first released in 2009 and included in 270 sets!
- Inside his conical hat is a secret mini-build, depicting one of his favourite daydreams – a cute bunny bouncing on mushrooms.
- Fun Lego elements include white croissants for eyebrows, a whip forelock, ‘winding key’ shoelaces and Fabuland half-barrels for his trousers.
Specs
- This model has 695 pieces.
- Norman is 32cm tall.
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