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Tecnnique Week II: Day 1
Welcome back to that weird thing I do where I choose a random week and post a new technique every day of that week!
This first one is another grass technique. It's fairly straightforward: Gather up a bunch of Rock 1x1 Crystal 5 Point pieces and attach a minifigure hand to each "point", then place the structures on a plate. Note that each crystal has to be 1 1/2 studs away from every other crystal, so the easiest way to set them up is to use 1x1 plates, 1x2 jumpers and 2x2 jumpers in such a way that each available stud is 1 1/2 studs away from the other nearest available studs. Also note that the crystals generally come in weird colors and so you have to hide the bottom half of the construction, but that's not all too difficult.
This technique is rather fragile. The hands bend back and forth at the slightest touch and it doesn't take much force for them to come off completely. However, the technique is still more sturdy than simply propping up minifigure hands on a studded surface, as I've seen builders do in the past.
More techniques soon to come! Some more useful than others. :P
Tecnnique Week II: Day 1
Welcome back to that weird thing I do where I choose a random week and post a new technique every day of that week!
This first one is another grass technique. It's fairly straightforward: Gather up a bunch of Rock 1x1 Crystal 5 Point pieces and attach a minifigure hand to each "point", then place the structures on a plate. Note that each crystal has to be 1 1/2 studs away from every other crystal, so the easiest way to set them up is to use 1x1 plates, 1x2 jumpers and 2x2 jumpers in such a way that each available stud is 1 1/2 studs away from the other nearest available studs. Also note that the crystals generally come in weird colors and so you have to hide the bottom half of the construction, but that's not all too difficult.
This technique is rather fragile. The hands bend back and forth at the slightest touch and it doesn't take much force for them to come off completely. However, the technique is still more sturdy than simply propping up minifigure hands on a studded surface, as I've seen builders do in the past.
More techniques soon to come! Some more useful than others. :P