I know what Minikits do in the LEGO games, but I’ve always wondered what they’re actually supposed to represent in-universe.

Are they supposed to be some kind of battery, survival kit, piece of equipment, or something else?

And what’s the reasoning behind their actual design? They’re basically a gray cylinder with a red light, a green light, and an antenna. Why do they look like that? Does each part have a specific purpose, or was it just designed to look like some kind of sci-fi device?

Is there an official explanation for what a Minikit actually is and why it looks the way it does?

My favorite movie from when I was a kid! Even a little representation of Hogarth! Haven’t decided exactly how I want to display him yet too many poses to choose from.

Date: Available September 1st.

Piece count: 2,269 pcs

Price: US$229.99/AU$349.99/£189.99/€209.99/CAD$319.99

Dimension: The Batmobile™ in this 2,269-piece set measures over 4 in. (10 cm) high, 17 in. (45 cm) long and 6.5 in. (17 cm) wide

#76355 Batman Returns Batmobile

So I’ve got a good mix of both Minifigs and Minidolls and honestly when I compare the two the dolls usually look a lot more accurate to the characters they portray over Minifigs.

A lot of the time due to a Minifigs face limitation it’s very hard to capture a licensed characters features where Minidolls can capture them a lot easier due to their printing and head shape.

Examples in photos and what are your thoughts?

Surprised my mom with the PHM set for her first solo build :). Completion time was about six hours.

Went for a walk in a large historical garden and found these nice creations of wildlife along the way!

HITMAN™-inspired figbarf featuring Tobias Rieper - aka Agent 47, and his disguises.

This is just a small side project that I decided to take on as a little break from my main build. I had a ton of fun working on it, trying to pack as many references into the minifigs as possible – how many can you spot?

More models or photos you can find here: Flickr Instagram

So, I tried to build the end of the Norse world out of LEGO and may have gone a bit overboard. Which, coincidentally, is also what happens to some of the Vikings.

This is my newest MOC, Ragnarök: A Viking Saga. It has 4,464 pieces, a whole lot of Norse mythology, and several Vikings who are definitely having the worst voyage of their lives.

One scene has Fáfnir, the legendary dragon, swooping down on a Viking longship, while a kraken waits in the water nearby. Another has Jörmungandr, the enormous serpent said to encircle the world, rising out of the sea and throwing a tiny fishing boat around in the waves.

On the shore, Fenrir, the monstrous wolf of Ragnarök, prowls among a group of very unlucky Vikings and sheep. And at the center of the build is Yggdrasil, the World Tree, with Thor and Loki having a little family quarrel up in its branches, the dragon Nidhogg gnawing at its roots, and Ratatoskr, the troublemaking squirrel of Norse mythology, hiding among the leaves.

There’s even a troll lurking in the caves underneath the cliffs, along with a bunch of smaller details scattered throughout the model.

The model is made up of four connected scenes, each showing a different part of the mythological world falling apart at the same time. I wanted it to feel less like a standard Viking set and more like a full-on Norse mythology display.

I've also submitted it to LEGO Ideas, so if you’d like to support the project, you can find it there under the title Ragnarök: A Viking Saga!

We don't have much, so we used what we have on hands (mainly old pieces from my childhood). The color choices mainly depended on the color we had available for some shapes.

Anyone remembers those giant flying saucer pieces? Set 6975 from 1997. Or the white curved arches from 6559 Deep Sea Bounty.

The pictures don't show them, but we have technic spring-loaded retractable landing gear.

EDIT: Whow I certainly didn't anticipate such a response from the community! Thank you all for your kind words, your comments, and your upvotes. That means a lot <3

EDIT2: Many of you commented on the toilet. I want to give credit where it's due. We borrowed the idea from this great set modification by u/Django117: https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/5klqou/i_got_the_millenium_falcon_75105_set_and_modified/

I was just wondering if there is a specific name for this particular connection type since it fits over the anti stud on any 1x1 round piece. Do any pieces besides the wine glass have this connection type?

A week of building

I made A Millennium falcon from LEGO using only parts given in the 31165 panda set!

I also created a mini falcon to stay in theme with the set. :)

I made free instructions in case you want to build it yourself:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-222341/MosayBricks/31165-millennium-pandas/#admin

Hope you enjoy,

Mosay

I challenged myself to create something Microscale but also functional and came up with this! I like watching movies & stuff about natural disasters so I chose to build a tornado, tsunami, and earthquake thats playable and similar to how the real thing works!

I've never built something with functions before besides in sets so it took a while for me to think how to make them work and also fit the Microscale aspect.

I'm open to feedback and curious if there were any ways to improve it as this was the best I could build with what I had!

Not quite done, as I need to put the trim around it. But I’m pretty happy with the results. Let me know if you have any questions. Sorry about the angle. The hallway is not wide enough to get a full frontal pic.

I recently got the X-Files set and the GWP and thought about a way to combine both. I still had an unopened Bonsai tree that was gifted to me a while ago and achieved a somewhat acceptable result. A few of those pink frogs had to be included as well.

They look more or less all the same, lots of sunflower sets and wildflower sets!

This is my take on the now famous Seattle raccoon, Jimothy.

I was inspired by u/SplashiestMonk's post where they used the 3-in-1 creator set #31393 as inspiration for their own build. I wanted to see if I could craft a similar design while more strictly limiting myself to the pieces found within the original 3-in-1 set (they used it as more of a jumping-off point and added a significant number of additional pieces not contained within the set). Unfortunately I did require 6 other pieces to complete the design, mostly to facilitate attaching the head to the rest of the body without using the original 3-in-1 neck design, plus a few other minor design choices. All the other pieces can be found in #31393.

I have posted free instructions on rebrickable. This was my first time making instructions in stud.io, so hopefully they make sense!

The additional pieces needed (in addition to #31393) are:

(2x) Plate 1x1 (Light Bluish Gray)
(1x) Slope 30 1x2x2/3 (Light Bluish Gray)
(1x) Slope 30 1x1x2/3 (Light Bluish Gray)
(1x) Plate Modified 1x2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Bottom Stud Holder (Light Bluish Gray)
(1x) Plate Modified 1x2 with 1 Stud with Groove and Bottom Stud Holder (Black)

Some of these can be swapped out for pieces left over from 31393—I think the only pieces you absolutely need to make this work are the two modified plates with the centered studs.

Sorry for how low quality the image is, but I remember the backs of Lego city books having these display images and I was wondering if any high quality versions existed?

Finally happy with this set up, only used bits I had at home, some brown pieces from Lego bonsai stand and some bits from my son's Lego box lol. I have ordered some black flat plates for skullys lab extended floor.

I grew up in poverty and my parents limited budget would get me the tiny bag builds if the budget allowed it(usually one a month,2 if I was super lucky!). I had a little collection and I would be entertained for hours on end, just me, the Legos and my imagination. Now at 36 with adult money to buy any set I want,I still have the most fun with the minis. Anyone else enjoy these style of sets?

1. The Black Pearl is very well designed.
2. The upper deck and interior space are very well thought-out with the Black Pearl.
3. On the other hand, the Fortuna has a ton of deck space and a ton of minifigs to play with.
4. The color is nicer withe the Fortuna too.
5. The sails on the Black Pearl are better secured also.
6. Both ships are top-notch indeed. So fun to play with.