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I happened to have walked by this building right as the sun was hanging on to the corner; it's one of my favorite moments that tweaks the perception of a corner of a building.
This design is a variant of Shifted Bricks. Every other brick in each row is of different length. Since the rows are shifted relative to each other, if you look the right way, you can see four-brick clusters that form larger rectangles (narrow-wide in top row, and wide-narrow in the row below). This is just one of many examples how you can vary the bricks’ lengths in interesting ways.
The tessellation is iso-area, with the back side being a mirror reflection of the front. Folded from black Satogami paper.
I saw someone publish the same design on Instagram, with the information they learned it in one of Madonna Yoder’s workshops, so like many other members of the Pythagorean Tiling Family, this one has probably also been reinvented independently by many people.
More pictures: origami.kosmulski.org/models/clustered-bricks
(525), Unusual as "Woodston" (a village which lies between Peterborough & Fletton), is pressed in the frog.
The hereios of the We're Here! group have paid a visit to the Hard lines group today.
Stuck for an idea for your daily 365 shot? Try the hereios of the We're Here! group for inspiration.
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An interestingly crumbling brick wall contrasting with its modern metal roller door. I also liked the antique ventilation thingy inset into the brick, as well as the attempts to repair the wall.
I just found an old cookie tin box filled with these roundabout 100 years old charming bricks in great condition. For me the black, gray and light gray bricks are new colors. Any info on these 3 colors would be much appriciated - as far as I know, they didn`t appear in the Batima wooden boxes.
Batima is the earliest known plastic construction toy, made in Belgium circa 1930, compression moulded from casein formaldehyde (milk curds hardened with formaldehyde).
This picture was taken in Fiskars Bruk, Finland. It is a brick wall made from some sort of strange rock
Bricks Cascade 2017 recap time!
First off, the general convention vibe was great. Compared to BrickCon, there was a lot more floor space, and yet the Technic section managed to be one of the most packed themes there. Everyone was quite welcoming, and new friends were made (always a plus)!
As for models, both the Koenigsegg and the Subarute were received very well. My last parts for the Subarute showed up on Saturday at 12:30ish, so I had to frantically build for a few hours to get the model to where it is now. Thankfully, it got done before Sunday's public hours, where it received quite a bit of attention. The Koenigsegg, of course, received it's usual "KOENIGSEGG!!!" and "Is that a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Saleen S5?" comments, and it was great seeing faces light up when I'd open the doors. The One:1 also won the award "Technic-al Achievement", which came with the Cargo Plane set you see in the photo (Convention organizers take note: trophies are better when they come with a set!).
On the topic of sets, I picked up two copies of 42063 while making a LEGO store run, along with the Claas tractor, which I and two other Technic builders drafted out (hence the big ziploc of Technic pieces). Off-screen are also two small boxes of system pieces that I'll need to sort through....
...which brings me to my next point. Everything in the picture (plus the two boxes of system and the Binary Clock model that's collecting dust) needs to be disassembled and sorted before I start my next model. Of course, I'm keeping the trophy intact, and I've got fairly accurate LDD models of both the Koenigsegg and the Subarute in the event that I need to rebuild them. The only thing is, my current LEGO sorting setup is already at the overflow point, and that's without the Koenigsegg and Subaru BrickLink orders (let alone the 3 sets and heaps of bulk). Guess it's time to buy some more storage containers!
Overall, Bricks Cascade was an absolute blast. It's great to finally go to a convention that's 20 minutes from home rather than 3.5 hours away, and the friendly environment made me feel quite at home. Plus, who can say no to free LEGO?