One of the things I've really enjoyed doing on BrickLink is building some classic LEGO sets that you just can't get any longer, especially Space themed sets from the early 80's. Here I'll walk through the process of creating a BrickLink wishlist for all the pieces you need - it's easier than you'd think. The first step is to decide what set you're rebuilding. I'm … [Read more...] about Rebuilding Classic LEGO sets
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Ai Mosaic, Pt. 5 – Ordering the Parts
Ai Mosaic, Pt 5, Buying in the Parts. In the last installment of this series, we figured out our color palette and created a wishlist for the final set of parts needed for the mosaic project. In this section, I’ll tell you about how I ordered the items on that wishlist, while aiming to keep our costs down. I placed my orders through BrickLink. Even though I find BrickOwl … [Read more...] about Ai Mosaic, Pt. 5 – Ordering the Parts
Ai Mosaic, Pt. 4 – Color Palette
The Color Palette Colors are a big deal when creating a mosaic, especially if you want to keep the costs reasonable. In this post, I’ll tell you about how we took the image that Rachael had created thus far, and then edited it to make sure it was something we could realistically afford to build. When I first looked at the wishlist and clicked BrickLink’s “buy all” … [Read more...] about Ai Mosaic, Pt. 4 – Color Palette
Ai Mosaic, Pt. 3 – Editing the Design
To edit the design, I first downloaded the design, from the My Baseplate in bricklink.com, via the ‘download creation’ button. This gives you a ‘.mo’ file that can be opened in stud.io. This the mosaic file that will bring the design into stud.io. Yes, another bricklink.com program. Why stud.io? Why not LDD (Lego Digital Designer)? I found the learning curve with stud.io to … [Read more...] about Ai Mosaic, Pt. 3 – Editing the Design
Ai Mosaic, Pt. 2 – From Image to Design
In my last post, I talked about how I got the basic image for my mosaic. Now, how I got it from digital image to Lego mosaic design! I used the bricklink.com program Mosaick to get a basic layout. There are a few variations that one can consider. You can do the design in plates, bricks or tiles. This matters for the design because some colors might be available in a … [Read more...] about Ai Mosaic, Pt. 2 – From Image to Design
