Jordan Fridal
The Cube: Oasis
The third cube has been discovered. It lay deep in the desert next to a previously unknown oasis. While the ruins around it bear familiar architectural stylings, they are different enough to defy efforts to definitively identify their builders. We still don’t know what the cubes are, how many more there are, who made them, and what their purpose is. Perhaps time will tell, though I’m not holding my breath anymore.
Thanks again to Zachary Steinman for providing the breakdown photos of some of his cubes that made making this one possible.
This was a lot of fun. I had to stretch myself to learn some new things, including how to do palm trees. The core of the tops are actually a new technique (I think) that makes heavy use of the minifig action bar element. The water coloring was lifted directly from the Great Pyramid of Giza set and then extended to fill the space. I think my favorite detail is the sphinxes.
When I show the cubes at events, I play a game with the public with a little prize, usually a pick-a-brick wall piece that’s in theme with the scene in question. It’s a finding Waldo, I Spy-type seek and find game with the LEGO frog element. The jungle has one green frog in the foliage, the reef has 12 different colors of frogs used throughout the scene, and this new oasis has five tan frogs hidden in the ruins. Is a lot of fun, and people of all kinds and ages seem to enjoy it.
The Cube: Oasis
The third cube has been discovered. It lay deep in the desert next to a previously unknown oasis. While the ruins around it bear familiar architectural stylings, they are different enough to defy efforts to definitively identify their builders. We still don’t know what the cubes are, how many more there are, who made them, and what their purpose is. Perhaps time will tell, though I’m not holding my breath anymore.
Thanks again to Zachary Steinman for providing the breakdown photos of some of his cubes that made making this one possible.
This was a lot of fun. I had to stretch myself to learn some new things, including how to do palm trees. The core of the tops are actually a new technique (I think) that makes heavy use of the minifig action bar element. The water coloring was lifted directly from the Great Pyramid of Giza set and then extended to fill the space. I think my favorite detail is the sphinxes.
When I show the cubes at events, I play a game with the public with a little prize, usually a pick-a-brick wall piece that’s in theme with the scene in question. It’s a finding Waldo, I Spy-type seek and find game with the LEGO frog element. The jungle has one green frog in the foliage, the reef has 12 different colors of frogs used throughout the scene, and this new oasis has five tan frogs hidden in the ruins. Is a lot of fun, and people of all kinds and ages seem to enjoy it.