Ionut Plesca
- Friday 16 January 2009 - 00:12
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Can you make a cute action-figure out of some Lego blocks that are either twisted, don't have any standard sizes and might also be damaged?
No(?); is not an answer.
Say you have this block that is of a pale yellow (this will be [1]). On one rear side it has this shattered-alike glass hole but the other rear parts are shining as new. On top it has many extrusions in a very complex pattern style, chaotic yet somehow intelligently designed.
Two other blocks are green. One is more of a crude green grass color [2]. Also this one has round corners. And the other plain green one is simply a cube with neat sides (including on top) [3].
You're given 2 more blocks. One block is actually like a platform [4], having the height at about 10% from the length or width. What's interesting is that this "block" has many "welded" small block-alike on top. It feels like it was an already designed model.
The last block is merely a "tiny block" collection [5]. It's has the standard size and the standard color but it can break apart into smaller identical pieces.
(Got bored? Maybe you should return to your work and leave this fancy philosophies for another time)
The plan is to use this blocks to create a stable/functional house alike construction (and also nice).
My first option was to split [5] and use the tiny pieces in the matching spaces from [4], the platform. This way I can create a "somehow filled-in horizontal" plane. Next, I think I will put [3] somewhere in the corner of this just built plane ([4] + [5] for those with short term memory loss). Stick to it, using the "hole" side, block [1]. The place for [2] is at the next corner of the near-plane platform and it will be rotated with the top side to the exterior of the platform [5] (this way the round corners won't affect that much the next level of bricks).
If you're to look at this "thing" from a small distance you'd probably call it a "challenge" (maybe a mess). But if you get some distance you'll be amazed to notice the increased stability and upgrade-ability. It might not be fancy just yet but it's like all the pieces are in a team effort for success.
Latest Change by: Ionut Plesca on Friday 16 January 2009 - 11:34