![]() Also, note that I added four or five medium-green leaves, but mostly only used the ones that were in the set. I relied heavily on espresso plates ( Bar 1L with 1 x 1 Round Plate with Hollow Stud) for attaching the leaves at organic angles. For my tree, I took all the horns and stalks out, and tried to create something that looked a little more organic with arch bricks.Īfter all, apple trees are hard to build. I was far less than impressed by the original tree it has some creepy angles and branches sticking out. ![]() But this isn’t a spaceship, so it doesn’t need to resist being swooshed, does it? It’s also not quite as sturdy as the original solution. Of course, I had to find a few more shield tiles in order to pull this off. The main roof ends in a straight line, so I fixed the small roof to end in a straight line too. I was originally thinking about doing something totally different when the obvious problem with the original roof hit me: it looks terribly incomplete, because the tips of the shields are hanging over the edge. I wanted to bring them more into the style of the main roof, without the strict limitations a LEGO designer would have about being able to withstand play.Īs you can see from the above picture of the inside of the construction, my solution is not attached by much, but it doesn’t fall off under normal circumstances. It helps make it more interesting for the eyes and saves on shield tiles too.Īfter this, I decided to touch up the smaller roofs. (Yes, we have some unattached pieces there…)įor the back, I added a few brown grill tiles to create more gaps in the roof. So I reintroduced just a tiny bit of moss on top. However, I realized after taking all the green off, that it actually had done a nice job of tying the roof in visually with the landscaping. So I got a handful of dark-blue and black shield tiles (didn’t have any bright-blue in my collection) and took the moss off. I’m not the only one to have made negative comments about the sand-green moss there’s just too much of it and it’s not the prettiest color when paired with blue. ![]() The first and most obvious change is the roof. The following was the result.Ībove is a picture of the original, so you can play a game of spot the differences. Of course, the beauty of LEGO is that if you don’t like it, you can rebuild it! So, I decided to go for it and see if I couldn’t make it better. A week or so ago, I reviewed the #21325 LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith, and toward the end, I pointed out a few things that I didn’t like so much about an otherwise fantastic set. ![]()
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