Mural Revisited

Large section of the wall mural with 2 of the 3 Lego displays

A few better quality shots of the Christmas Mural which was a fully illustrated 6+ metre long wall piece, with 3 Lego displays set into the panoramic, augmenting parts of the mural with underground workshops and tunnels.

Santa's Workshop

The display base is 60cm approx which gave a lot of breadth to build into. Designing a conveyor belt style panoramic build suited the length and this dictated the shape of everything around it. Building a strong roof was key, with the back Lego wall providing a lot of hidden strength to allow the front to appear as a cross section through a mound of snow, unveiling the busy elfs.

Santa descending the chimney

I post-edited a few action shots in Photoshop to create a warm Christmas atmosphere, glowing fairy lights and sizzling fireplaces.

An Elf decorating the workshop

Time Travellers!

Speedsters!

Myths & Legends: Atlantis!

Myths & Legends: Battle for the Elements!

The Mummy's Curse!

Lego Workshop!

Earlier this year I visited the Innovation Studio Workshop at Thinktank Birmingham.

After undertaking some warm up games we went on to simple coding followed by more complicated routes. We used Lego Mindstorms EV3 to code a route which would complete an assault course.

It is the first crossover between a children's toy and automated technology and has lots of potential to better help children understand modern technology and engineering to complete real life tasks.

This has inspired me to consider brick-based invention courses that deal with current issues of sustainability (lowering the use of plastics) and the melting of Antarctica due to climate change.